death of a cruiser

[Sowikal]

This Tuesday past (November 16) I hit a patch of ice while heading to Kindersley, SK. Unfortunately the results were a broken collar bone and a seriously damaged cruiser. Guess I shoulda shelled out for some better winter tires. Here are pictures after she was towed to town...still starts, and would probably drive without difficulty - except for the doors not working anymore. Looks like I'll have to start looking for a replacement too, depending on what SGI values the cruiser at. Anyway, watch out on the roads this winter, she gets slippery, and if you're going to roll a vehicle twice at highway speeds, it had better be a cruiser or you're going to hurt even more than I am!

 

[Spddude]

Ouch! good to hear your injuries weren't to bad.
Sad about the cruiser, held up ok for two rolls though.

 

[Scud1373]

Good to hear you are alright!

 

[ForealBoreal]

Thats sad. Poor hzj77. So this means there one less in Canada unfortunately.... Good luck!

 

[cicak]

oh dear thats bad glad you are ok.

The cruiser is tougher than I thought.

You wearing a seatbelt right?

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Glad the thread title was not "death of a Cruiser and occupant".
Toyota can always produce more Cruisers..........1978HJ45

 

[ducatiman81211]

Glad you are okay! Landcruiser saved me more than once! Get another, don't look back!

 

[speycaster]

mud flaps

There are the mud flaps that I need, I wonder if they are available.

 

[1tontoy]

Glad you are OK

 

[bsmith123]

salvage

glad you are okay

it is a shame cause that is one helluva truck

a lot of people would be interested in parts if you salvage

need a bellhousing and input shaft myself actually

 

[1tontoy]

Wow,

 

[Basie]

Makes me all misty eyed!


Agree with get another one. It will be therapeutic and a collar bone is bad enough, but you can till type

 

[Phil in BC]

Good thing your ok. Will be interested to see what your insurance gives you being it is a JDM. Let us know.

 

[Malahki]

The narrow track width and mud terrain tires are a bad combination for winter driving. I almost rolled my BJ71 last year when the ruts in the road thew me for a loop on the ice.

At the very least people should have their mud terrains siped, it really makes a huge difference. But still their is no substitute for a good winter rated tire.

Glad you didn't get hurt worse and you might as well recoup as much as possible from parting it out. Their is obviously a demand

 

[ForealBoreal]

last 77 that sold went for about $26,000 so yeah.

 

[ForealBoreal]

1990 Toyota LandCruiser HZJ77 *very rare - Edmonton Cars For Sale - Kijiji Edmonton Canada.

I know it sold to a guy but its still up.... Take info down on this so you can show it as proof. Screenshots. Copy stuff down. This was the only one for sale.
You might get nailed for not having winter approved tires.

Good luck though!

 

[petermac]

Thank god you're alive! How fast were you driving and what tires did you have mounted?

I'll be driving my 1990 HZJ77 from Regina to Ottawa in a weeks time with my three year old son strapped in the back. This is my worst nightmare! I'm praying that the nearly $1300 I just dropped on new rubber - winter rated Kumho KL61 A/T's - will greatly reduce the odds of this fate befalling us. The BFG M/T's I pulled off are like hockey pucks on the hard pack. Of course, ice is ice and nothing short of studs is really going to make the truck stick. Makes me wonder if I should have chosen differently...

If you part out the truck, I might be interested in a few things.

Here's to a speedy recovery,

Peter

 

[1tontoy]

I'll say it again.

Wow,

 

[speycaster]

If you do decide to part it out I am in for the front and rear drive units and the mud flaps.

 

[ivanhoe]

good to hear of only a few bumps, always sucks when the cruiser takes it's life for you(all the fine tuning we put into them). happened to me(avatar), extra lucky we were driving cruisers!! i've dug my footing into the dirt when the insurance came back with pitiful offers. play hardball with them! have a quick recovery and luck on finding a replacement!