BJ45 from finland

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tepa78

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Greetings from finland, I know you guys like these so heres one:

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BJ45-81
3B diesel
shortened frame and wheelbase
SOA, OME shocs
HJ60 axles, HJ61 cablelockers and BJ40 gearing
Runva 12000 winch front 9500 back, both with synthetic rope
38,5-15-15 boggers, 10x15 beadlockwheels
24 and 12V charging systems

more pics

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Face to face with my daily driver HJ45

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Heres the full story in finnish: SLCK.net - Suomen LandCruiser Klubi ry. :: Näytä viesti - Kompura-autosta safari/offi laite
 
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Nice! Bet there's not much that'd stop the orange beast.
 
nice trucks...i think i was supposed to hook up with your club i think when i was in finland...really wish i would have. where abouts are you? beauty trucks...how common are the HJ45's? i dont remember seeing many around Lappeenranta when i was living there...

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r083rt said:
Why cut and shorten the frame and wheel base of a 45? Doesn't that just make it 40-43 series?

:meh:
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Noup, It was originally a longwheelbase and since we didnt get those short wheelbase trucks here in finland I had to make one:)
It now has 2700mm wheelbase.

yotawheeler said:
nice trucks...i think i was supposed to hook up with your club i think when i was in finland...really wish i would have. where abouts are you? beauty trucks...how common are the HJ45's? i dont remember seeing many around Lappeenranta when i was living there...



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kiitos, I live in salo about 200km from helsinki.
They are not that common, any 45 is quite rare here and usually in very bad condition.
But plenty of BJ40`s and 42`s here (I have two of those too) Not so many FJ´s, this is the land of diesel cruiser:D
 
Nice truck
 
I thought the allmighty 3B needed some extra power, so off with the manifold:

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Flipp it around and weld a turbo flange to it:

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And all done:

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Much better now:)
 
killa ride mate 10/10
 
Broke the rear hub bolts on one of our clubs rides:

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decided to add four bolts to the hub:

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It now has ten grade 12.9 bolts, I think it should take some beating before braking again.

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Thanks all for the comments, I really like how the truck performs, suspension is smooth and flexes well, wheelbase seems to be optimal for the type of trails we have here and the turbo made huge difference.

Little testing of the hub bolts:)

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And some new damage, I think my replica safari snorkel is beyond repair;) and they say glassfiber is tough...:D

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Wow thats one nice ride.
 
Where did you source the flexible pipe from the turbo to the intake?
 
vk7ybi said:
What wheel studs are in this disc converted brake hub? What disc brake rotors do you use? What calipers are you using on those rotors?
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Sorry missed this one...

Rotors are toyota lj70 front discs, behind the hub
Wheel studs are hj60/61 front studs
MB sprinter calipers with custom bracket
and wheel spacer made from old brake drum
pics:

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And heres little snoplowing accident:)

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Gday Tepa78

nice truck.

I was through northern Finland in October 2010. Spotted 5 40series and 60 series just of the road at peoples houses.

can read about the trip here..
The White Elephant does the North Cape. Im still uploading it, even though I finished the trip in November.

Quick question on your disk brakes.

Can LJ70 calipers be fitted?
What was your reason for not using them?

regards

Tonka
 
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