Hello

[FJ157]

Hi all. New to the 70 section but long time cruiser head. In the past I have had well just about all of them. I have a 1974 FJ40 back in the states, had an FJ 55 that's not mine anymore but still in the family, my wife DD'd a FJ62 for a long time had an FJ80 for a few years and just last week I got this bad boy

1987 BJ74 (JDM), 13BT, cable lockers, spring over, pure awesomeness. The wife has claimed it as hers though. I can only hope she will get sick of the diesel rattle and lay claim to the surf instead.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Welcome to a small but growing club.

 

[FJ157]

Well i hope to join that club, but alas my JDM landcruiser is still JDM well for at least 2 more years, i will not leave Okinawa with out her

 

[Gun Runner 5]

I lived in Okinawa from 1957 through 1963 while my dad was stationed there.

 

[cruiserdan]

Spring-over?

Let's see some detail pics please.....

 

[wardharris]

Welcome! Scribed...


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[FJ157]

Cruiserdan I tried to take some pics but they came out crappy

 

[FJ157]

It's pretty standard spring over with a cut and turn. It was unclear as to what all was done because he didn't speak English and I don't speak Japanese there was just a lot of pointing and nodding

 

[NanaMaru]

Small world I just bought a HJZ77 in Okinawa. I looked at that BJ74 but decided the 4 door fit my family size better.

 

[NanaMaru]

 

[Gun Runner 5]

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That thing is beautiful ........
Can you post more photos?
I have tissues handy to wipe the drool. : )

 

[NGray]

Very nice cruiser. Congrats!

 

[badmoon rising]

Sweet !

 

[Shes Mad]

what a beauty!

 

[FJ157]

That's pretty nice, my kids don't wanna go anywhere with us anymore and we wanted the FRP top so we were looking specifically for a bj74 or 73

 

[FJ157]

Which base you on?

 

[NanaMaru]

Camp Shields. And your truck kicks ass. I talked to the owner of T-snip for about an hour about it. He is a great resource for finding parts as he is the president of the Okinawa Land Cruiser Group. I look forward to meeting you.

 

[NanaMaru]

Did you have any issues getting it registered?

 

[FJ157]

I had to jump through a few hoops but in the end it wasn't too bad. That hundred plate is gonna be a little rough every year but I it's the price you pay if you wanna get one of these things.

 

[FJ157]

And yes Takeji's a real cool guy. The language barrier was hard to get around but his buddy Nakamura spoke really good English so we were able to talk about lots of cruiser stuff. I told him when I get my 4x4 labs high steer set up I would stop by to see if he wanted one for his 74