You should look up what it takes to change the starter on those engines as well... it’s not fun
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I've already looked it up. One of the donor vehicles I'm looking at recently had the starter replaced. Gonna have to do a timing belt on it though.You should look up what it takes to change the starter on those engines as well... it’s not fun
You should look up what it takes to change the starter on those engines as well... it’s not fun
I went through the whole thread , and 1 important factor has gone under the critics .
Toyota 70 LJ series was made to cost less , and be competitive in a tight market .
Despite is was probably the best car of its cathegory , it is FAR lower standard the the heavy duty 70 series.
This will include , frame , transmission , both gearbox , shafts , differential ecc ecc.
It will be a big pitty if you are able to put in a V8 engin , with big time and money investment , to find later down the road to have a very fragile car !
Sorry for this negative opinion , but inItaly the LT, LJ series were very common , and known for been fragile.
Of course all is possible , but we all look at the money /result ratio.
Pls don't take this comment negative , but use it in prospective.
Just my 2 cents.
By Renago
A lot of changes were made to the 1990+ LJ7x compared to the earlier ones. I think the front axle on the earlier LJ is more similar to a Hilux. The later LJ front axle is basically identical to the heavy duty one with exception of the axle housing (all part numbers cross between the two in fact!!). In either case, they are pretty tough. (Hilux's have a reputation of being very tough.) Both the early and late LJ7x have real landcruiser split transfer cases. I really don't believe any LJ7x frame is any weaker than it's heavy duty brethren. Having been under both I did not see any strength difference at all. The early LJ7x do have different spring perches than the later LJ, not sure if they are weaker than the later ones or not? I can say that when out wheeling the 40 and 60 series frames bend enough that the fans hit the shrouds, but thats never happened to my LJ78 even when am teetering on two wheels (opposite corners). So for certain the Prado frame is better than those. And yes, the R151 is weaker than an H55, but again, they are both good boxes, and many people put 1UZ's together with R15x transmission in Toyota sports cars. They're good to over 500hp I believe. And the R151 is used in the newer 70 series heavy duty landcruisers anyhow. A343F is a great transmission and I'd take it over an A440 any day. The A34x auto trans comes standard behind the 1UZ/2UZ anyhow (100 series landcruiser, Tundra truck, Sequoia).
Another interesting tid bit, the LJ78 trucks were actually MORE EXPENSIVE than the heavy duty equivalent HZJ77 when new in Japan....
The only real weak factor and problem for the Prado's is the engine. And the OP plans on changing that!![]()
I have a LJ and a HJ and to my untrained eyes the frame looks the same, except for the location of all the stuff welded to it, like engine mounts, body mounts, suspension.
Do any of you have a picture of a r15X to the a340 bellhousing? I've considered selling my LJ73, due to time and money but if i cannot sell it i'm going to try and do the swap this winter after i get my bonus.
Anyone want to drive down to Illinois to help out?