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Probably short or medium wheelbase. And I assume you are saying Auto tranny is the way to go?Great advice from @MyCruiserisaHogBeast
I too own a BJ74. I bought mine needing the engine to be rebuilt (300k miles, hose blew on free-way and blew the headgasket) I opted to fully rebuild it.
Down to a bare block rebuild, I was able to get all parts I needed for a full rebuild: pistons, sleeves, gaskets, bearings, seals, etc so it's not quite as scary as you think if you need parts to rebuild.
You however won't find a block/head/camshaft/crank, intake/exhaust, grid heaters lots of things like that new. You can find them used though with some searching but it's nothing like being able to find EVERY part for a 1HZ.
My Vote:
1HZ - again, great engine, parts availability however a bit sluggish in some of the Troopy or heavier models. In HZJ73, it would be fine.
then:
13BT - Excellent little tractor motor, Factory direct injected turbo diesel, (don't confuse these at all with the 2LT/2LTE engines) mine runs excellent, no timing belt, moves fairly quick for a cruiser hoping to not have to worry about it for a long time, SIMPLE SIMPLE to work on, easy to turn up boost/fuel/intercool to get good power.
3B - underpowered, but can be turbo'd, parts availability issues, not as bad as the 13BT though.
I guess my point on the 13BT is, unless you really trash a 13BT/3B they can be rebuilt as basically all parts needed for a full rebuild can be found. If you trash a CAM/Crank/head/block you are going to be searching used. These motors are tough as hell and as long as it's in good shape, I wouldn't be paranoid about it knowing you can rebuild.
Personally I'd look for the 1HZ, but not shy away at all from a BJ74 or 13BT powered rig provided it's taken care of, that 13BT is an excellent engine.
Are you looking for any specific 70 series? Short Wheel base? Medium Wheel base? Soft top? Troopy? Pickup?
Oh an auto vs 5spd makes a pretty big difference in these engines.
Thanks