Difference between 70 series and a Prada

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that sounds like you got a good tune in the end. I'd love to see it on a long steep hill but I guess there isn't any other those around your parts. I find the EGT figures before your turbo install shocking and I am struggling to think of how that it could be. Prior to my turbo my coolant gauge refused to go higher than the quarter mark no matter how long and hard I worked it. Once on the Coquihalla I got to half and turned the heat on then it settled down right quick.
 
Those temps. (850+/-) were recorded in East Tennessee on steady inclines that often exceeded 3-4 miles. I abandoned the factory water temp. gauge shortly after taking delivery of the Cruiser and replaced it with a high quality mechanical gauge.
 
Here Landcruiser are for real men and prado's and Hilux's are for the shopping mall car park but the new Prado is still called a Landcruiser prado here which sucks because you type in Landcruiser for cars for sale and you get a heap of crap prado's
 
While I would totally agree that the only use for a 1990-92 2L-TE Prado motor is as a boat anchor the 1993-95 KZJ71/78 Prados with the 3 litre diesel are a pretty good vehicle provided hauling big loads or spinning big rubber isn't a key requirement. The coil suspension is a definite improvement over the leaves found in most 70 series - both on & off road. The diff is not as big in the back as a heavy duty cruiser for sure but they still retain front beam axles giving a much stronger setup than many other similar 4x4s with IFS.

I'm not sensitive about my light duty Prado anymore as virtually all the light duty parts are now in the scrapyard :)

Cheers
Clint
 
The LJ71s we have in the museum have nicer seats and carpet than the BJ70, 71, 73, 74 variants we have.
 
cruiserdan said:
The LJ71s we have in the museum have nicer seats and carpet than the BJ70, 71, 73, 74 variants we have.
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Well I do recall an EBay ad not long ago where the seller said the "L" in LJ was Toyota's designation for luxury and we all know everything on EBay is presented accurately.
 
cruiserdan said:
The LJ71s we have in the museum have nicer seats and carpet than the BJ70, 71, 73, 74 variants we have.
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i can agree on that
they are very close to the mk3 toyota supra seats i was impressed with the LJ71
i kinda like all the luxury options the LJ has to the BJ
Also like the look of the LJ compared to the BJ something about the square lights i like
 
i have a 1990 pzj70 , it has drum rear brakes and came with an 8.5 inch front axel . in 1990 when the pz/hz were intoduced toyota went too the smaller front diffs
I understand the prado also has spot welded panels instead of bolts too ... here it is doing what they do best lol
 
I have a PZJ77 with drums out back and an 8.5 up front. I can cruise at 65/70mph if I want to (in the mid-west) but efficiency drops to 10-15mpg. The LJ78 is not a lady wagon mall crawler unless you want it to be. Below is a friends LJ78 (front-end conversion, I can post pics of the conversion if wanted). It's sitting on 38's and is a maniac on the trails. Suspension is custom and it's re geared but has stock guts in the axels/ manual trans. No issues hanging with the guys in 40 or Mitsu jeeps with 40's.

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Point is, don't believe everything you see. The Prado is a fine piece of machine and may suit your needs. Usually they are cheaper, and do have a nicer interior (specifically the wicked sweet cup holder which I'm lucky to have in my 77. I just need to remove the poopy faux carbon tape)

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70 series Prados are by far the most luxurious 70 series ever. And this is coming from the guy who has also owned a 2012 76 series Cruiser
Here is the video i did on my Prado.
It had every option it could have sans the rear diff lock

 
It would be an honor to present our club stickers to the most respected cruiserhead .
I will personally bring them over if i ever cross the US border again.
 
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