HJ45 4 Door Truck Questions (1 Viewer)

[BDSeff1fitty]

Going to look at a 1978 HJ45 truck tomorrow a few minutes from us that is for sale as a possible vehicle for my father (spare, not DD). Been 10 years since I had my last 40, and some alarm bells are going off with this thing as I try to do some research to figure out what it is.

Guy is selling for someone else with not much details in the ad, so I've been trying to do some research and found some things on this truck.

Immediate things that stand out:
- Back of the Cab to the Bed; this does not look like any 40 series variant I've seen or can find online, so I assume this is a custom build someone did so need to check the frame if it was lengthened.
- H series diesel from what I can gather online, at least based on valve cover, this may predate the age of the vehicle so most likely a swap
- Remnants of red paint in the engine bay, so questioning the quality of any paint work
- Bed has me thinking this could be fiberglass under the wood panelling
- Tail gate doesn't have the "Toyota" embossed into it, so most likely not OEM
- Top does not appear removable, so wondering how this was "molded" to the body.

Anyone see anything that would scare you away from this thing, or anything suspect I may not have noticed.

Also any views on fair pricing. I was able to find what the asking price was for it in ~2018 on a couple sites ($26K & $40k from the same seller....), and where the seller likely bought it from and what their asking price was ($36K, date unknown but did have some things done to it after the sell around 2018). Current seller doesn't appear to have done anything to it since buying it.

Appreciate any feedback anyone here has.

 

[Chamba]

It's a one-off creation, likely made in Colombia or Costa Rica. Look very closely at the body work for the cab. Is the roof removable? Looks like it Isn't. Value will really specs on how well the work was done. I've seen very high quality with from siren there... but more often is fairly average with a ton of bondo and pretty paint. Render is a VERY humid place and Cruisers prefer a dry climate.

The H is a remarkably slow, underdressed and indirect injected diesel. It's strong, but parts are getting hard to come by. Easy to swap in a 2F or 2H or even a 12HT with the same engine mounts, so I wouldn't put any money into that engine.

Otherwise, damned cool 45.