BJ40 from the Philippines (1 Viewer)

[audionaut]

hi equus,

there might be bigger "balikbayan" boxes, jusk ask around.

as for the exact model i think it might have started its life as an fj40 and then metamorphosed into a bj40 later on in life, hehehe...

don't worry. these are pretty common by the way in the PI. a lot of PO did this conversion during the oil crisis in the late 70's.

as long as conversion was done properly, it should be OK. in fact i also own an fj/bj40 back home. engine bay looks similar.

 

[x3inchesx]

Most door-to-door "balikbayan" box shippers will accommodate unusually shaped boxes. One of the better one here in Chicago called T-Bar uses the measurements of your shipping box and bases a price on that. it's usually about the cost of how many regular boxes would fit in the space of your box. Shipping from here is usually around $50-$60 per box to Manila more if you’re not in the city. Shipping does take around a month or so but one thing to look out for is how many times the shipper sends a container per month. Some only send once a month, others are every week. So if you catch the shipment at the wrong time you could be waiting almost two months for your stuff. There is no weight limit but it still has to be light enough that the shippers can still pick up your stuff without a lift. I’ve heard horror stories of people sending boxes of ceramic tile or canned goods or even rice. Those boxes would probably weigh close to 500 pounds easy!

If you have someone in the states that would coordinate your shipping for you, it might be worthwhile to get stuff from here and the “door-to-door” it there. Depending on how much you ship at once, they may even cut you a better deal.

Check out the shops on Banawe. Some of them specialize in Land Cruisers or at least they did when I was last there. Ride and Campershells come to mind as their names. It’s close to Quezon Ave on Banawe in Quezon City. They may even have leads on where to get parts locally.

I'm in the opposite situation you are, I want stuff shipped from there to Chicago. Problem is shipping is expensive and customs can be an issue too.

Good luck with your project.

don't worry. these are pretty common by the way in the PI. a lot of PO did this conversion during the oil crisis in the late 70's.

as long as conversion was done properly, it should be OK. in fact i also own an fj/bj40 back home. engine bay looks similar.

I had a friend in the PI that had a 40 with a 2T conversion. I never rode in it, but he said that engine was still powerful enough for driving over there and saved gas too.

 

[equus]

UPDATE!

its with me! the BJ40 is finaly home. will post some pics soon.

some things though..

1. the battery of the bj 40 is a long 12 volt battery.. is this accurate? or are the long batteries 24 volts?
2. she drives fine. i got her on the highway with no problem and i was doing about 85 to 90 kph. a bit wobbly but as expected.
3. i drove her from the province to the city.. maybe a good 90-100 kilometers.
4. as soo as i got into the city, SHE BOGS DOWN!!! i did about 70 to 80 km in the highway but she dies in the city. I ran out diesel.
5. good thing i was with my girlfriend and family driver and we manage to pull the rig into a gas station. upon investigation, my tank has a hole... CRAP!
6. the mechanic tries to revive her by pumping out the air but to no avail.. CRAP!
7. i pull my rig home for about another 20 kilometers or so and finally, she's home.

some questions...

1. is it REALLY THAT HARD to re start a 2b engine that ran out of gas? they were saying something about needing to remove the air from the diesel line but the mechanic was unsucessful..

2. my plan now is to remove the gas tank and have it fixed along with new gas lines.. when thats done, thats when ill have the engine/gas line fixed with a full restoraition of the engine..

comments please. thanks!

 

[DanS HJ-45]

1. is it REALLY THAT HARD to re start a 2b engine that ran out of gas? they were saying something about needing to remove the air from the diesel line but the mechanic was unsucessful..

2. my plan now is to remove the gas tank and have it fixed along with new gas lines.. when thats done, thats when ill have the engine/gas line fixed with a full restoraition of the engine..

comments please. thanks!

It isn't that hard, but you have to bleed the injector lines. It's not as simple as pumping the primer pump. Basically you crack the nuts on each injector until fuel starts to seep out, then tighten it back up (you have to have the engine cranking while doing this, if not idling)

Where is the tank leaking from? If it's just the tank, you could have simply rubbed it with a bar of soap to stop the leak and get you home. If it's a fuel line, then you've obviously got to deal with the fuel line.

Dan

 

[equus]

actually, thats what they were doing.. but the mechanic was saying something about that thing that he was pumping was not pumping deisel into the injector lines... or some sort... dont know... anyways, i hope to post the pics soon.

thank you sir!

 

[lostmarbles]

3 steps to getting the air out when you've run out of fuel:

1. Open the bleed valve on the top of your fuel filter and then operate your primer-pump until you see clear fuel escaping. Then close this bleed valve (while diesel is still escaping from it)
2. Open the bleed valve on the body of your injector pump and follow the same procedure
3. Get a helper to crank your engine and then crack open the nut (17mm spanner I think) on the top of each injector in turn (reclosing it when you see diesel escaping)

During step 3 - you may find the engine starts up by itself. If not, glow the plugs for 20 seconds and then crank it again.

 

[equus]

I love this site! thank you sir lost marbles!

i hope that one day i can start contributing to this site... anyone need to know anything about animals, surfing, quantum physics or fitness training? hehehehehhe..

 

[Blue77FJ40]

equus, slight off topic question: I knew a guy who when he was stationed in the PI, had his jeep body made totally of stainless steel at a factory somewhere there. He said that they could take any vehicle, and using its body panels, etc., make a stainless version. He did that to his cj7 and it came out beautiful.

Have you heard about this factory? Just curious if it still exists.

 

[equus]

sir blue77fj40,

im certain that there are a lot of backyard factories that can do your request. not sure if there's an actual factory though but most likeley these would be the people who build our local jeepneys.. or the ones who do the local "owner" jeep. the "owner" jeep is fashioned after the cj7.

I dont know of any personally but it would be easy enough to find sir.

 

[x3inchesx]

There was a factory MBJuan? that re-pops jeep parts. But like equus said labor is so cheap that you can get any panel you need made.

There are people that just use a hammer and dolly and a piece of sheet metal to make anything you want. I was amazed when I saw guys cutting keys with a hand file and be done with it by the time the traffic light changed.

 

[audionaut]

i remember 2 big name players come to mind:

md juan enterprises (mdjuanDOTcomDOTph) - specializes in army-style j**p and exports mostly to north america

alana motors (alanamotorsDOTmultiplyDOTcom) - specializes in mini humvee and exports mostly to australia

of course there are countless other smaller backyard factories almost anywhere...

 

[romey]

nice 40! yeah, more pics pulease!

i like the SS body idea!

 

[equus]

PICTURES!!!

finally! these are my pictures!

 

[equus]

more..

 

[equus]

pics pics pics

some more

 

[equus]

pics!!

 

[equus]

pics!!!

 

[equus]

interior

 

[equus]

underside

 

[lostmarbles]

Thanks for all the pics Equus. (I've got my fix for the day now thanks to you.)

Isn't it crazy the way "sky blue diesel fortys" attract all the pretty ladies!