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1994 FZJ80 4BTA Conversion, Locked in E. NC
For Sale: 1994 Toyota LandCruiser FZJ80 with Proffitt’s Cruisers Cummins turbo diesel conversion. The engine is a Remanufactured 2001 Cummins 3.9 liter 4BTA. I have a new project cruiser and I need to free up driveway space and money for the new truck. It needs to get gone which explains the low price, but I’m not going to give it away, so no low-ballers or trades please
Pics
http://s905.photobucket.com/albums/ac258/phrogg4evr/1994 FZJ80 Cummins Conversion/
The following bulleted items are those included in the build of the truck. Feel free to PM me with any and all questions. I’m using bullets to keep the ad short and concise given the amount of space a full description could really take up.
- Reman’d 2001 Cummins 4BTA (~75k miles)
- New Water Pump
- New 1HC 52mm Turbo
- New A/C Compressor/Power Steering Pump
- TCC built Panther 700R4 Tranmission
- 4 inch lift, via OME Heavy springs + MetalTech front spring spacers + Man-a-fre Rear spring spacers
- Slee off-road 1st Gen. front control arms
- Slee off-road front and rear adjustable lateral control arms
-Bud Built tie and relay rods with new TREs and jam nuts (not installed yet)
- Slee off-road winch bumper
- Safari snorkel
- Custom built “Stubbs Welding” sliders with air fitting taps welded on
- Custom built rear bumper with rear winch mount, dual pivots, rear tire swing-out. Rear bumper eliminates factory rear cross member for closer fit and better departure angle
- IPOR Dual battery setup with two Diehard Platinum Group 34 batteries. Surepower dual battery separator.
- Alpine iXa-01 Head Unit w/ Ipod hookup
- Eclipse Speakers – Front/Rear
- Wagon Rack rear platform and cargo barrier
- Wagon Gear tailgate storage lid
- 5 Factory FZJ80 Wheels with 295/75/R16 BFG AT/KO tires darn near new
- Factory Toyota Differential Locks: Front and Rear
- Recent (10k ago) front birfield repack with all new associated bearings, etc.
- First and second row seats re-done with Shane’s (Aatlas1x) repro seat leather along with newly wrapped steering wheel and shift knob.
- George’s LED interior lights and LED map light
- All marker and turn signal bulbs swapped to LED with new relays
- HIR bulbs for lo/hi beam with Slee off-road harness
- Unity 245k candlepower spotlight
- Toyota 80 Series FSM and Cummins 4BTA FSM
- New front and rear rotors, reman’d front calipers and 100 series front pads, 80 series rear pads
- 2 New OEM keys cut by the dealership via the VIN number, (1) brand new OEM fob.
The good: A strong running 4B motor. With the diesel conversion, comes a TCC built Black Panther 700R4 transmission, considered to be a step up from the typical 700R4 Proffitt’s uses in these types of conversions. Also I replaced the flex plate, wave ring and recently upgraded to a steel adapter plate cut by Bud Built so strengthen the torque converter adapter and wave ring. A Toyota split case eliminates the full-time 4wd these vehicles had in stock configuration. The early model transfer case allows 2wd for better fuel consumption and less wear on the front end. All major maintenance, seals, valve adjustment and fluids have been done in the last 30K miles. Truck drives great, gets decent mileage (16-19) and never fails to perform. It rolls well on the highway; you can run 65-70 pretty easy and not rattle the truck apart, over 75 the engine starts to vibrate a little more. Off road it shines, you don’t really have to go into low very often as the low end torque lets you idle over stuff pretty easy. A/C and heat work awesome, all the electronics work ok except for the reverse lights and the cruise control died not too long ago. Interior it pretty nice, the leather from Shane is really nice, new floor mats and a few new trim pieces make it a little better. The truck definitely turns heads, and people seem to dig the diesel. The Dealership guys love it. The engine is easy to work on and any diesel shop can get parts as long as you have the S/N handy.
The bad and quirky.
- It’s loud, it rattles, you get the obligatory puff of smoke on start up and get the spy hunter smoke screen if you really mash the skinny pedal. I may advance the timing a little to reduce the vibrations and smoke.
- Since I used 100 series pads on the front and new rotors, I couldn’t fit the anti-squeal pads in there, so the front brakes give you a little squeal now and then.
- It’s also kind of slow to get rolling. You definitely ain’t gonna win any races with it.
- There is a water leak, I think it’s the windshield as the PO had a new windshield put in before I bought it. You get a little dampness on the DS carpet area after a real hard rain.
- When I drilled the hole for the spotlight, I forgot about the sunroof drain tube and drilled right thru it on the DS pillar. So, I sealed up the sunroof with RTV as I never used it anyway.
- Did I mention it’s loud?
- The speedo is about 10% off, haven’t had the time to have it re-calibrated
- Oh yeah, it’s loud.
80 Series “usual” stuff
- PS mirror has the 80 Series wobble going, I have it shimmed up with weather stripping so the wobble is stopped.
- A backlight bulb is out on the heater control panel, and also one on the right side of the gauge cluster.
- Keyless entry works when it wants to. Locks the doors fine, unlocks maybe.
- Windows are slow in the winter
- To preserve the turbo’s bearings, it takes 5-7 minutes for the EGTs to cool down. I was planning on adding a turbo timer, but never got around to it. I also am considering adding a closed loop heat exchanger for the aftercooler and see what that will do to the EGTs, and when I advance the timing it may help also.
- Did I remember to tell you it was loud?
So, most of the “bads” aren’t really that bad. The “loud" isn’t that bad either, it’s loud outside, but the PO lined most of the interior with sound proofing which helps a bunch. The AT/KOs are quiet and good for around town driving. I have really enjoyed this truck, and it has really gotten me up to speed on diesels and turbo diesels. The PO maintained it well, and I have continued the trend. Aside from a few of the quirky electronic gremlins, it has been a relatively trouble-free truck. All I have done is a new water pump and new fuel line, and had to re-torque some loose flywheel bolts.
I’d love to keep it, but the truck I just got is well worth parting with the 80 and I need to get back what is in the 80 and what I overspent on the new cruiser.
13.5K Firm
Thanks for looking.
For Sale: 1994 Toyota LandCruiser FZJ80 with Proffitt’s Cruisers Cummins turbo diesel conversion. The engine is a Remanufactured 2001 Cummins 3.9 liter 4BTA. I have a new project cruiser and I need to free up driveway space and money for the new truck. It needs to get gone which explains the low price, but I’m not going to give it away, so no low-ballers or trades please
Pics
http://s905.photobucket.com/albums/ac258/phrogg4evr/1994 FZJ80 Cummins Conversion/
The following bulleted items are those included in the build of the truck. Feel free to PM me with any and all questions. I’m using bullets to keep the ad short and concise given the amount of space a full description could really take up.
- Reman’d 2001 Cummins 4BTA (~75k miles)
- New Water Pump
- New 1HC 52mm Turbo
- New A/C Compressor/Power Steering Pump
- TCC built Panther 700R4 Tranmission
- 4 inch lift, via OME Heavy springs + MetalTech front spring spacers + Man-a-fre Rear spring spacers
- Slee off-road 1st Gen. front control arms
- Slee off-road front and rear adjustable lateral control arms
-Bud Built tie and relay rods with new TREs and jam nuts (not installed yet)
- Slee off-road winch bumper
- Safari snorkel
- Custom built “Stubbs Welding” sliders with air fitting taps welded on
- Custom built rear bumper with rear winch mount, dual pivots, rear tire swing-out. Rear bumper eliminates factory rear cross member for closer fit and better departure angle
- IPOR Dual battery setup with two Diehard Platinum Group 34 batteries. Surepower dual battery separator.
- Alpine iXa-01 Head Unit w/ Ipod hookup
- Eclipse Speakers – Front/Rear
- Wagon Rack rear platform and cargo barrier
- Wagon Gear tailgate storage lid
- 5 Factory FZJ80 Wheels with 295/75/R16 BFG AT/KO tires darn near new
- Factory Toyota Differential Locks: Front and Rear
- Recent (10k ago) front birfield repack with all new associated bearings, etc.
- First and second row seats re-done with Shane’s (Aatlas1x) repro seat leather along with newly wrapped steering wheel and shift knob.
- George’s LED interior lights and LED map light
- All marker and turn signal bulbs swapped to LED with new relays
- HIR bulbs for lo/hi beam with Slee off-road harness
- Unity 245k candlepower spotlight
- Toyota 80 Series FSM and Cummins 4BTA FSM
- New front and rear rotors, reman’d front calipers and 100 series front pads, 80 series rear pads
- 2 New OEM keys cut by the dealership via the VIN number, (1) brand new OEM fob.
The good: A strong running 4B motor. With the diesel conversion, comes a TCC built Black Panther 700R4 transmission, considered to be a step up from the typical 700R4 Proffitt’s uses in these types of conversions. Also I replaced the flex plate, wave ring and recently upgraded to a steel adapter plate cut by Bud Built so strengthen the torque converter adapter and wave ring. A Toyota split case eliminates the full-time 4wd these vehicles had in stock configuration. The early model transfer case allows 2wd for better fuel consumption and less wear on the front end. All major maintenance, seals, valve adjustment and fluids have been done in the last 30K miles. Truck drives great, gets decent mileage (16-19) and never fails to perform. It rolls well on the highway; you can run 65-70 pretty easy and not rattle the truck apart, over 75 the engine starts to vibrate a little more. Off road it shines, you don’t really have to go into low very often as the low end torque lets you idle over stuff pretty easy. A/C and heat work awesome, all the electronics work ok except for the reverse lights and the cruise control died not too long ago. Interior it pretty nice, the leather from Shane is really nice, new floor mats and a few new trim pieces make it a little better. The truck definitely turns heads, and people seem to dig the diesel. The Dealership guys love it. The engine is easy to work on and any diesel shop can get parts as long as you have the S/N handy.
The bad and quirky.
- It’s loud, it rattles, you get the obligatory puff of smoke on start up and get the spy hunter smoke screen if you really mash the skinny pedal. I may advance the timing a little to reduce the vibrations and smoke.
- Since I used 100 series pads on the front and new rotors, I couldn’t fit the anti-squeal pads in there, so the front brakes give you a little squeal now and then.
- It’s also kind of slow to get rolling. You definitely ain’t gonna win any races with it.
- There is a water leak, I think it’s the windshield as the PO had a new windshield put in before I bought it. You get a little dampness on the DS carpet area after a real hard rain.
- When I drilled the hole for the spotlight, I forgot about the sunroof drain tube and drilled right thru it on the DS pillar. So, I sealed up the sunroof with RTV as I never used it anyway.
- Did I mention it’s loud?
- The speedo is about 10% off, haven’t had the time to have it re-calibrated
- Oh yeah, it’s loud.
80 Series “usual” stuff
- PS mirror has the 80 Series wobble going, I have it shimmed up with weather stripping so the wobble is stopped.
- A backlight bulb is out on the heater control panel, and also one on the right side of the gauge cluster.
- Keyless entry works when it wants to. Locks the doors fine, unlocks maybe.
- Windows are slow in the winter
- To preserve the turbo’s bearings, it takes 5-7 minutes for the EGTs to cool down. I was planning on adding a turbo timer, but never got around to it. I also am considering adding a closed loop heat exchanger for the aftercooler and see what that will do to the EGTs, and when I advance the timing it may help also.
- Did I remember to tell you it was loud?
So, most of the “bads” aren’t really that bad. The “loud" isn’t that bad either, it’s loud outside, but the PO lined most of the interior with sound proofing which helps a bunch. The AT/KOs are quiet and good for around town driving. I have really enjoyed this truck, and it has really gotten me up to speed on diesels and turbo diesels. The PO maintained it well, and I have continued the trend. Aside from a few of the quirky electronic gremlins, it has been a relatively trouble-free truck. All I have done is a new water pump and new fuel line, and had to re-torque some loose flywheel bolts.
I’d love to keep it, but the truck I just got is well worth parting with the 80 and I need to get back what is in the 80 and what I overspent on the new cruiser.
13.5K Firm
Thanks for looking.
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