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[DSRTDWELR]

Hello, I am new here. My current goal is to decode the VIN of a 1966 FJ45LV. So my request is to know what the lead-off letters stand-for or mean. Can you help me understand what the "F" represents and what the "J" stands for? Thank you.

Newbee Jon

 

[txnight]

Welcome!


Land Cruiser Vehicle Identification

 

[Living in the Past]

F is a six cylinder gas engine. B is a four cylinder diesel engine. H is a six cylinder diesel.

J is the family of vehicle it belonged too. FA was Toyota's Heavy 2WD truck at the time when the J series started.

 

[Dynosoar]

FJ45LV
F = Engine Family (6 cyl gas)
J = Chassis Family
45 = Body Style
L = Left Hand Drive
V = Van (Hard top)



Also from what I understand the FJ45LV's are strange beasts. Their chassis serial number usually far predates their completion date as the components were pulled from the Toyota assembly line and sent to Gifu Auto Body to be completed at a later date. So just using the chassis serial number will give you incomplete information.



Dyno

 

[Flight2k5]

FJ45LV F = Engine Family (6 cyl gas) J = Chassis Family 45 = Body Style L = Left Hand Drive V = Van (Hard top)


Dyno

I thought j was because it's made in Japan.

 

[CreeperSleeper]

I thought j was because it's made in Japan.

Nope, it stands for Jeep.

(((OMG!!! I WAS KIDDING... IT WAS A JOKE! DON'T LYNCH ME....))))

 

[Flight2k5]

Nope, it stands for Jeep.

(((OMG!!! I WAS KIDDING... IT WAS A JOKE! DON'T LYNCH ME....))))

That's what little jeep boys always try to tell me.

 

[JohnnyC]

It's not a joke... That's what it originally stood for

 

[JohnnyC]

Link: The meaning of "FJ" and "BJ"

 

[cruiserkreutz]

It's not a joke... That's what it originally stood for

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Ignorance is bliss.

 

[toyotaspeed90]

At least I know for early 80's toyotas....

The generic code is usually based on the Vin number.... FJ40 would be part of the vin. Similarly AW11 is a first gen MR2...

In that shortened version the first letter is the engine, J is the chassis code, then the next piece is a little odd... because they are based on variants on the chasis. 4 doesn't necessarily mean it's the 4th generation, but that number is sequential. Usually the first numeric figure doesn't change unless the chasis really changes.

For instance, in the AW11 example... it has a 4AGE (A engine family), and the 11 denotes the chasis "version". There was am AW10 in other markets that had a single cam carb version, then the supercharged version is AW16 which came out a few years after the AW11... when the supercharged version came out the NA (AW11) was sold at the same time. To further this example... an SW20 is a 2nd generation mr2 (W code), has an S family engine.

Where the vehicle is made is denoted within the Vin itself... a JTAW11 is a Japanese made AW11.

To further explain this - an AE86.... this has a 4AGE engine (same as the MR2), but the E denotes the 'corolla' chasis family.

So an FJ40 is a "landcruiser" with an F series family. An FJ60 is a later version of the cruiser that also has an F series motor.

The engine codes also denote the family. In the mention of a 4AGE follows similar "rules". 4 is a sequential number of its build/version (there was a 3ac found in other cars). The G denotes a dual cam engine. The E means it's EFI. I'm guessing the C, F, G denotes versions of overhead cams.

For instance, a 3F vs a 3FE would mean it's EFI.

 

[JackA]

More info and some pix on your LV please. Also you will find more answers about the LV in here:

FJ45 Owners Club

 

[78fj40mg]

It's not a joke... That's what it originally stood for

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I have a real problem with that! It's a Land Cruiser not a jeep!

 

[cult45]

Also, generally speaking, if it's missing an L after the wheelbase designation it'll be a RHD truck. Gotta remember that Mr. Toyoda was originally from only a RHD market. For example:

FJ45LV

F - Petrol, heavy duty
J - Landcruiser
4 - 40 Series
5 - Long wheelbase
L - Left hand drive
V - Van body

LJ70

L - Diesel, light duty, 4 cyl
J - Landcruiser
7 - 70 Series
0 - Short wheelbase

BJ74V

B - Diesel, heavy duty, 4 cyl
J - Landcruiser
7 - 70 Series
4 - Factory turbo
V - Van body

There's also more than a few times that Toyota strayed from their own designations. And as well there's a few designations that were skipped. Sometimes the second digit equalled a more up-spec variant [BJ41 case in point], or sometimes it means factory turbo [BJ74/HJ61]. But most Landcruisers you'll hear of [in a loose chronological order and minus the Bandi's] are:

Petrol BJ [different to the later BJ40-45]

FJ25; 28; 35

FJ40; 43; 45
BJ40; 41; 42; 43; 44; 45; 46
HJ45; 47

FJ55; 56
HJ55 [?]
BJ55 [?] - maybe in some central asian/latin american markets

FJ60; 62
BJ60
HJ60; 61

FJ70; 71; 73; 75
BJ70; 71; 73; 74; 75; 76 [?]
HJ75

FZJ70; 71 [?]; 73 [?]; 75
PZJ70; 71; 73; 74; 77 [rare 5 cylinder diesel, replaced the 4 cylinder at the end of 1989]
HZJ73; 75; 77; 78; 79
HDJ78; 79 [factory turbo model]

VDJ76 [V for 1VD engine]

FJ80
FZJ80
HZJ80
HDJ80; 81

FZJ105
HZJ105
HDJ100

..and on to the 200 series [which I only care for their drivetrain, so they've been skipped ]

Also, were the the Light Duty trucks. They ran a Hilux motor, gearbox and axles on coil springs but with a Landcruiser t'fer case. Good in theory, but underpowered and I think the diesels were prone to cracking heads in anything warmer than subzero temps.

LJ70; 71; 72; 73; 77; 78; 79
RJ70; 71; 73; 74; 77; 78;
KZJ70 - allegedly euro only and replaced the LD trucks, despite the Z denoting it belongs to the HD family.

I'm sure someone will correct me if I've made a few errors but that's pretty much it.

 

[fhawk5]

Cam-in-block - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[cjgoode]

From 1950 to 1954 the J stood for JEEP, the name Land Cruiser was not around until 1954. So to say the J that was started in 1950 stands for Land Cruiser when that term was not created till 1954 is a joke. Add to this the original ones were created for a US Government contract to Toyota to make a vehicle that matched the Willy's JEEP specs, clearly the J was for JEEP. Funny they came up with the name Land Cruiser because their biggest competitor was the Land Rover, see the similarity there also. Luckily the Toyota took those specs and made a far superior product. Anyone who has owned a CJ and an FJ40 knows they are not comparable when it comes to quality, and going that extra mile to make the ultimate off road vehicle. My aunt has been a missionary in Africa since the early 70's and they only used land cruisers and land rovers, she use to tell us she has never seen a jeep over there in the bush, she had a 4 day drive from the nearest town the missionary, the offroad stories she use to tell us were great, and it was always funny to hear them from a nun in her habit.

 

[handcannon]

You are never too old to learn something new. This time it was several somethings. WOW!!

Don