If you have a link for a cheap manual transmission LJ77 in France, please let me know!
I had a quick look by curiosity and there is a ph1 LJ70 with a 100% stock body, completely pristine, 0 rust, original stripes, etc. and a dead engine for 1800€
Can the 90-96 70 series be an all around daily driver?
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I had a quick look by curiosity and there is a ph1 LJ70 with a 100% stock body, completely pristine, 0 rust, original stripes, etc. and a dead engine for 1800€
GTSSportCoupe
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I had a quick look by curiosity and there is a ph1 LJ70 with a 100% stock body, completely pristine, 0 rust, original stripes, etc. and a dead engine for 1800€
I think there is must be a good opportunity there to import these to north america! We have no limits on engine swaps and turbos. That is a very cheap price.
Even with shipping, if everything engine back is pristine (the the 2LT is truly dead) this seems like a good 1UZ candidate, no?
One thing I never liked about the 7* series, is the draft you get from the gaps around the door. I guess they made the door with enough clearance for the body to flex. They all do it.
Do you mean the cruisers with the removable tops? Or your troopy as well? All my 40's had air leaks and drafts..... even with new seals, and adjusting hinges and door latches, you could make it better, but never perfect. I figured it was just the nature of the fact they could be dismantled.
I had a '85 60 series that sealed well, but was noisy anyways. Still a lot better than the 40's. My 2002 76 is like a luxury vehicle to me, it is so quiet and well sealed. I have to slam the door if all the windows are shut, otherwise the door won't close all the way. But the 76 is a hardtop. I think if your troopy is drafty, a little TLC and new door seals should resolve that.... just a thought...
No drafts whatsoever in my 78 Prado, all the doors close nice and tight and the only wind noise I get is from the sunroof, which gets extra buffeting from the RTT.
All the 7* series I have owned or driven. At first I thought the 73 series was accident damaged and not repaired properly but they were all that way. 7* series cabs are designed to flex and I imagine toyota have left some room around the frame for this to happen. I never tried replacing the door seals because they looked in good condition. Being fairly warm here, it's never bothered me, except on the really cold days and putting the heater fan on sort of pressurised the cab and kept the cold out.
Must be a southern hemisphere calamity...
But you could blame it on global warming or something. Everything else seems to be, or covid...
Must be a southern hemisphere calamity...
But you could blame it on global warming or something. Everything else seems to be, or covid...
Everything gets blamed on covid these days....
FJBen
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I think my 74 is pretty dang quiet. Maybe my expectations are lower 
but I was honestly impressed with how quiet mine was driving it. Only "wind noise" I get is from the snorkel sometimes depending on wind direction. Mine was pretty drafty but I replaced the vapor barrier(it was gone) and that stopped most of it.
The softtop isn't that bad either and I was expecting flap flap flap the whole time.
but I was honestly impressed with how quiet mine was driving it. Only "wind noise" I get is from the snorkel sometimes depending on wind direction. Mine was pretty drafty but I replaced the vapor barrier(it was gone) and that stopped most of it.The softtop isn't that bad either and I was expecting flap flap flap the whole time.
Drove a BJ70 with a 13BT swapped in year round in Fairbanks, AK, even at temps -30F or colder for weeks at a time. Of course it was prepped for living in the cold. Now I have a 75 ute and it is my daily driver, winters in Anchorage aren’t as cold as Fairbanks.
You can imagine my surprise as well then, coming from mostly driving 40's, and suddenly getting into a well insulated and sealed 76 for the first time and having luxury items such as air conditioning, power windows and locks, and.... a sunroof?? I thought I was in an escalade, not a land cruiser. After the well needed suspension work, it rides so smoothly now it just want to travel in it....I think my 74 is pretty dang quiet. Maybe my expectations are lower
The softtop isn't that bad either and I was expecting flap flap flap the whole time.
