Hzj80 / Hdj80

[Ocelot]

Hello

Just joined the forum here, I have been looking at purchasing an FZJ80 for a while now, and was just waiting for the right one, when I started reading on this great froum of yours.

I came across a couple of threads talking about diesel 80 series and I'm now thinking if its possible I'd rather import one of those. I did a search for HZJ80 and HDJ80 but didn't come up with many threads. I've read the two threads posted on here just recently and got some good information from those.

What I'm wondering is if there were any LHD, Diesel, 5-Speed, Full-Time 4WD 80s series vehicles made, and if so if they were avaliable with F/R Diff Locks. The threads I've read allude to 5-Speed Diesel 80s, but I was unable to determine if they came with Full-Time 4WD. I very much dislike automatic transmissions but I was willing to put up with one since I really want Full-Time 4WD. So if such a combo was made (with a diesel too boot!) I would do almost anything to get my grubby little hands on one... the perfect vehicle in my opinion.

I'm guessing the diesel in the 80s series would be the 1H-DT? 4.2L I6 - 268ft-lbs @ 2000rpm?

So where were these vehicles exported too (i.e. where could I import a LHD one from)? Whats the difference between HZJ80 / HDJ80?

Thanks for reading my post!

Cheers

 

[Island Moose]

Other than North America, LHD vehicle can be found everywhere except for Japan, Great Britain, Southeastern Africa, Austraila/Australasia/New Zealand, and India.

Did you guys know that people drove on the left in British Columbia up to January 1, 1922?

Read this, it will keep you occupies for hours...

http://www.brianlucas.ca/roadside/

Sorry, back to your questions.

There seem to be a bunch for sale in France, which would make them LHD. I get prices around 18-25K Euros, which is pretty darn spendy in Canadian dollars.

The HD-ZJ80's came with full-time 4WD as an option after 1990., and had a 6 cylinder DI diesel (HDJ is 4.2L turbo). You'd have to be careful to get the full-time if that's what you wanted. As an aside, they sell kits to convert these back to part-time 4WD, so the jury must still be out as to whether it's a good thing.

FZJ80 1FZFE 5SP or 4SP AUTO 6 CYL PETROL EFI
HDJ80 1HDT 5SP or 4SP AUTO 6 CYL DIESEL TURBO
HZJ80 1HZ 5SP 6 CYL DIESEL

They look nice, but they're not boxy enough for me . I think if you eliminate RHD's, you cut out Australia and Japan, where the best trucks are to be found. I sure as heck wouldn't spend 30 thousand to get a high mileage French or German rust bucket.

 

[HZJ60 Guy]

Ok Fred, here's the scoop. yes there were HZJ (1HZ indirect inject normally aspirated 12 valve inline six) 80's made lefty. Yes there were 1HDT (1HD-T direct injected turbo charged 12/24 valve inline six) made. They were never imported to North America. If you are in Canada I suppose you can import one if you can find one from France/Germany/Czeckolslovakia etc etc etc.

Yes they were full timers, yes they were 5 speeds and autos.

Here is the ONE lone HDT 80 ever brought into the US.


http://www.laggui.com/4sale/overview_01.html

TB

 

[cruiser_guy]

Ok Fred, here's the scoop. yes there were HZJ (1HZ indirect inject normally aspirated 12 valve inline six) 80's made lefty. Yes there were 1HDT (1HD-T direct injected turbo charged 12/24 valve inline six) made. They were never imported to North America. If you are in Canada I suppose you can import one if you can find one from France/Germany/Czeckolslovakia etc etc etc.

Yes they were full timers, yes they were 5 speeds and autos.

Here is the ONE lone HDT 80 ever brought into the US.


http://www.laggui.com/4sale/overview_01.html

TB

They WERE imported to North America, just NOT USA/Canada. Central America has no rust issues either (but the roads are hard on the suspension).

How do I tell if an engine is the 1HZ, 1HD-T and whether it's 12 valve or 24 valve? The one I looked at yesterday had NO nameplate that I could find in the usual spots and no ID on the engine other than the turbo crossover that said "Turbo"

 

[crushers]

they WERE imported to NA but not to Canada or the USA...
humm, i must have been sleeping in that class but i thought NA WAS Canada and the US?
NA
central A
SA

;^)

 

[Ocelot]

Thanks for all the great info!

http://www.laggui.com/4sale/overview_01.html

Wow that is a sweet truck! That is exactly what I'm looking for. Too bad its $35k USD though... a wee bit too steep for me. I must have one eventually though... time to start saving more pennies. Non north-americans are lucky with regard to vehicle selection. I also noticed that 80 had rear fog-lights and side indicator lights. *drool*

Thanks again

 

[crushers]

so THAT is the one Michael got...
WOW!! sweet ride!
cheers

 

[harveya]

They WERE imported to North America, just NOT USA/Canada. Central America has no rust issues either (but the roads are hard on the suspension).

How do I tell if an engine is the 1HZ, 1HD-T and whether it's 12 valve or 24 valve? The one I looked at yesterday had NO nameplate that I could find in the usual spots and no ID on the engine other than the turbo crossover that said "Turbo"

1HZ doesn't have Turbo, it's a normally aspirated 4.2 Litre straight six Direct Injection Diesel. If it has a Turbo then it is either a 12H engine (Unlikely), a 1HDT engine (before 1995) or a 1HD-FT which is the post 1995 24V Turbo Diesel. The 24V I think has 24V written on the Rocker cover.

 

[cruiser_guy]

1HZ doesn't have Turbo, it's a normally aspirated 4.2 Litre straight six Direct Injection Diesel. If it has a Turbo then it is either a 12H engine (Unlikely), a 1HDT engine (before 1995) or a 1HD-FT which is the post 1995 24V Turbo Diesel. The 24V I think has 24V written on the Rocker cover.

It has the factory turbo, it's definitely NOT a 12H-T 'cause I've seen those before. I don't recall seeing "24 Valve" on the rocker cover though.

For the geography lesson, North America extends all the way to the Panama/Columbia border!! Central America is not considered a separate continent.

 

[beanz2]

The 12HT has a pair of crossover pipes over the valve cover, the 1HDT has a single one that says "turbo" that crosses over the middle of the engine. The HDFT has single pipe crossing over towards the rear of the engine. I think no Central/South American 80's come with the 1HDFT, most have the 1HDT.

Oh yeah, the valve cover on the 1HDFT is smooth, the one of the 1HDT is ribbed for her pleasure.

Dave

 

[denis]

1HZ doesn't have Turbo, it's a normally aspirated 4.2 Litre straight six Direct Injection Diesel.

the 1HZ is indirect injected.

and some HZJ80 actually came with part time 4WD, it was for the STD version, as well as the barn doors, or something like that...

 

[HZJ60 Guy]

Look as a North American, North America extends to Mexico that stops there. Anything south of that boarder is central Amercia. Then there is South America.

Diesel 80's were never imported into North America.

TB