12Jan2005 (UTC +8)
Ever seen a carb'ed FZJ-80? This is one of the first ones I've ever seen also, up close. It's a 1997 FZJ-80 with a 1FZ-F 4.5L non-EFI gasoline engine mated to a 5-speed H151F stick shift; 15-inch wheels on a full-floater rear axle; with disc brakes on front but drum brakes on the rear. It has seatbelts for 5+1 people (one small person has to seat with the transmission lever between the legs) but can seat a total of 10... with the rear-most passengers going in/out through the ambulance doors. Note that it has no fender flares, which is a good thing, but the previous owner seemed to have tried "improving" the look by painting the fender on and side mouldings too. Yuck. As an extra bonus, it has dual fuel tanks! It has a "United Nations, New York" on the rearmost door glass.
The only weird thing about it is the layout of the dashboard and the absence of a tachometer --it's a very rare look. I wonder how the fuel economy is on this workhorse? I'd love to hear more about it if you have more trivia you can share about this model.
You can find it in the top-left gallery of http://www.pbase.com/drexx/hardware . Enjoy!
Ever seen a carb'ed FZJ-80? This is one of the first ones I've ever seen also, up close. It's a 1997 FZJ-80 with a 1FZ-F 4.5L non-EFI gasoline engine mated to a 5-speed H151F stick shift; 15-inch wheels on a full-floater rear axle; with disc brakes on front but drum brakes on the rear. It has seatbelts for 5+1 people (one small person has to seat with the transmission lever between the legs) but can seat a total of 10... with the rear-most passengers going in/out through the ambulance doors. Note that it has no fender flares, which is a good thing, but the previous owner seemed to have tried "improving" the look by painting the fender on and side mouldings too. Yuck. As an extra bonus, it has dual fuel tanks! It has a "United Nations, New York" on the rearmost door glass.
The only weird thing about it is the layout of the dashboard and the absence of a tachometer --it's a very rare look. I wonder how the fuel economy is on this workhorse? I'd love to hear more about it if you have more trivia you can share about this model.
You can find it in the top-left gallery of http://www.pbase.com/drexx/hardware . Enjoy!