Hey folks,
just wanted to share a little about my cruiser and get any feedback and ideas on what can be impoved upon.
I'm from Delta, Bc and found a haggard, worn out 1982 BJ60 on craigslist for $2000. On my 20th birthday I had it towed from Burnaby and it was deposited outside my house. I had never changed the oil in a car and now I had a landcruiser that didn't run. There was something with the head gasket. I never really did find out. When I pulled the head I found the precups cracked and in my ignorance figured my head was cracked. I got on the phone and found a newer 3B for $800 from a guy out in South Langley. Can't remember his name, good cruiser mechanic though.
I basically just learnt as I went and spent about 8 months getting the thing running solid on diesel and vegetable oil. Now I find myself with a pretty solid 1982 BJ60 4-speed landcruiser converted to run on waste vegetable oil. It has an interior storage system I made out of wood with storage for surfboards, food, equipment, extra vegetable oil... I spent the last 5 months figuring out a solid system of how to live out it and now I am heading into mexico! Just wanted to share my expedition rig.
It came with an old warn winch which I have tested out and seems to be pretty solid. I built a rear bumper for the thing with a swing out arm which holds a spare tire and 2 sceptor military jerry cans full of vege oil. I installed OME's Heavy-Heavy suspension and built a huge storage box that sits on the roof. It carries surfboards, vegetable oil, spare water, and other camping equipment. Yes, it's a little top heavy. We have 31"x10.5x15" tires in the front and 32x12.5x15" in the rear. 2 31" spare tires.
Anyways, that is kinda the jist of it. I outfitted the truck with an onboard vegetable oil filter with dieselcraft's OC-20 centrifuge. It is run with a 1/3HP pump and heater element and hooks up to my bumper. With this I have been able to drive from Tofino BC to San Diego CA and all in between for the past 5 months surfing and camping. I'll try and get some pics of the rig specifically to share with you all tomorrow.
just wanted to share a little about my cruiser and get any feedback and ideas on what can be impoved upon.
I'm from Delta, Bc and found a haggard, worn out 1982 BJ60 on craigslist for $2000. On my 20th birthday I had it towed from Burnaby and it was deposited outside my house. I had never changed the oil in a car and now I had a landcruiser that didn't run. There was something with the head gasket. I never really did find out. When I pulled the head I found the precups cracked and in my ignorance figured my head was cracked. I got on the phone and found a newer 3B for $800 from a guy out in South Langley. Can't remember his name, good cruiser mechanic though.
I basically just learnt as I went and spent about 8 months getting the thing running solid on diesel and vegetable oil. Now I find myself with a pretty solid 1982 BJ60 4-speed landcruiser converted to run on waste vegetable oil. It has an interior storage system I made out of wood with storage for surfboards, food, equipment, extra vegetable oil... I spent the last 5 months figuring out a solid system of how to live out it and now I am heading into mexico! Just wanted to share my expedition rig.
It came with an old warn winch which I have tested out and seems to be pretty solid. I built a rear bumper for the thing with a swing out arm which holds a spare tire and 2 sceptor military jerry cans full of vege oil. I installed OME's Heavy-Heavy suspension and built a huge storage box that sits on the roof. It carries surfboards, vegetable oil, spare water, and other camping equipment. Yes, it's a little top heavy. We have 31"x10.5x15" tires in the front and 32x12.5x15" in the rear. 2 31" spare tires.
Anyways, that is kinda the jist of it. I outfitted the truck with an onboard vegetable oil filter with dieselcraft's OC-20 centrifuge. It is run with a 1/3HP pump and heater element and hooks up to my bumper. With this I have been able to drive from Tofino BC to San Diego CA and all in between for the past 5 months surfing and camping. I'll try and get some pics of the rig specifically to share with you all tomorrow.
