40 vs. 42 differences (2 Viewers)

[lostmarbles]

... and I do not believe NZ bound BJ42's were shipped with a roll bar.

Very true Joe. (Nor did any of our FJ40 models automatically get roll bars.)

 

[Clint79]

don't burn me as I'm a 7x series owner but love the 4x series just the same
don't the 80-84 ish have a tacho on the right hand side of the steerin wheel (in a RHD model) ?

note . 85-89 hj 75 series cruiser come with 2h

 

[Littl42]

don't burn me as I'm a 7x series owner but love the 4x series just the same
don't the 80-84 ish have a tacho on the right hand side of the steerin wheel (in a RHD model) ?

note . 85-89 hj 75 series cruiser come with 2h

I got a 83 BJ42 with tach on RHS. Getting an 2H with 5 speed. Still needs to be reborn!!!

 

[BreckenridgeCruiser]

As far as the NZ rigs go there are two types... the rare ones brought directly from Japan and sold in NZ for the first time, and then the majority which are JDMs that were shipped out of japan used and resold in NZ. The JDMs were 24v and the orginals were 12v.

The addition of 2 (as in BJ42 or HJ47) designation happened in late 1982 model year when all of the parts changes were official that started in 8/80. Therefore the point is that no model in or around the 1981 MY has all of the parts the same until the 10/82 (MY1983) solidified the changes. The same thing happened in 1974 with transfers and such.

One last addition to the list is the addition of full floaters in the 47 and in the 42 (and the 46 which also went from the 2B to the 3B with an h55). IIRC only the 44/46 had a forward facing seat except for the 42LX as the only SWB with a forward facing seat in the diesel line.

 

[lostmarbles]

As far as the NZ rigs go there are two types... the rare ones brought directly from Japan and sold in NZ for the first time, and then the majority which are JDMs that were shipped out of japan used and resold in NZ. The JDMs were 24v and the orginals were 12v.....

I don't think "Majority are 24V" applies to 40-series diesels here Kraig (but it probably does for later series like 70 series diesels).

And "brought directly from Japan" may not be quite what you may think either.

Back in the 70s and early 80s the New Zealand Government had a policy of protecting and nurturing kiwi industries. So Toyota then could import 40-series cruisers only in a CKD (completely knocked down) state with kiwi labour used to assemble and paint them. Not only this, but if any kiwi company could supply a component, Toyota was pressured to incorporate that component in those vehicles. Consequently our 40-series cruisers had tyres, batteries, radiators, exhaust systems etc - all NZ-made. These NZ-assembled cruisers (petrol and diesel) were all 12V and 12V would still be the majority here in the 40-series diesel category IMO.

Shortly after the forty series finished in production there was a political change where kiwi industries had to stand-on-their-own-two-feet-and-compete or face-collapse. Needless to say, our car assembly industry collapsed and so did almost all (probably "COMPLETELY ALL" by now) the little industries that fed off it.

And to improve the average age of our vehicles, the importation of used vehicles from Japan was encouraged in the 90s and still occurs today. I don't believe many 24V-40series-diesels got imported this way (compared to 12V kiwi-assembled ones already here) .. but those that were are probably over-represented in the vehicles appearing on the market for sale (although still not the majority of 40-series diesels for sale).

 

[herbs]

don't burn me as I'm a 7x series owner but love the 4x series just the same
don't the 80-84 ish have a tacho on the right hand side of the steerin wheel (in a RHD model) ?

note . 85-89 hj 75 series cruiser come with 2h

All of the diesels from late '82 have the tacho, the FJ 40 and FJ 45 from late '82 on don't have the tacho. This is for Australian vehicles, there's lots of differences between vehicles intended for ddifferent countries.

 

[Volcano cruiser]

But there's also BJ45's . The HJ4* series have either a H or 2H engine.
Early 75Series also sported the 2H till being replaced by the 1HZ.

The only reason the BJ series created the BJ42 model was because of the engine change (from B to 3B).

In other words, all the other changes (like changes in springeye diameters, handbrake location, and wipers) were shared by the FJ40 model at the same point in time.

And things like "front disc brakes or front drum brakes", "12V or 24V" simply depended on the market the vehicle was sold to.

That's the way I see it.

As Tom says a lot of the small differences depended on the market/region of import. Here they did not have H engines in the SWB 40s and did not get B engines in the 45 series pick ups.

 

[smack]

You will also find that the 1982 BJ42 with a 3B has a different
dash and a different glow plug system, hence different steering colum than that of a 1983 BJ42 with a 3B.

 

[polarweasel]

My 1982 BJ42 (Canadian spec) has the Superglow system. What changed in '83?

 

[BreckenridgeCruiser]

SuperGlow was a 1981MY addition. My 2B has it. I think the dash change (which happened on my 1981 - I have the silver panel) was the only thing as the glow idicator ended up as a light as opposed to a screen.

Again, with the swapping, not all trucks had it yet. you can tell by looking at your rad hose. Comes from the left (when sitting in the truck) and you have the newer system as that is the newer B series setup with room for the PS.

Tom, You are right I was basing it on the availability fo rigs for sale. A lot of 24v are listed for sale and all of them are JDM through NZ. I never knew about the domestic build thing. That's really interesting!

 

[Tonka]

How about the rear body tubs?

im looking at rear 1/2 body tubs for a 1982 BJ40.

is there a differnece between it and a BJ42 body tub?

something about the fuel filler?

Im not too keen on buying a shiney new BJ42 tub then hacking it to suit a BJ40.