Hey there;
I'm new to the forum. I'm looking forward to getting my first vehicle and making it a 4x4 overlanding rig!
I'm going to be moving from BC to AB soon, where I'll need a vehicle for driving around in the snow during the winter and offroading/camping during the summer, but I also plan on making occasional trips to SK/MB and back, so it needs to cruise acceptably fast on the highway and get acceptable fuel mileage. These trips to SK will also involve transporting 4-5 of my colleagues for work, so the roomy interior is a plus.
I've wanted a Delica ever since I first moved to the West Coast, but I'm aware that their top speed is quite low, which is a bit of a downside for the long highway trips. I recently stumbled across a good deal on a 1994 LJ78 with the infamous 2L-TE engine. The seller also has a scrapped Hilux Surf with another engine, so I can always take the second engine to fix the 2L-TE as problems arise. The body/frame seems great, but the interior is pretty scraped up. That said, the LJ78 seems like it could be really comfy with a little work on the interior. I drove it a bit and, while the acceleration is pretty slow, it seems like it does better at high speeds than the Delica. The seller is a mechanic, and he also said I could use his garage/tools to work on it for a week to do the repairs it needs (new exhaust (from the Hilux), replace a window, clean out the interior) so I could also use that time to install an intercooler/snorkel, which I've read helps a lot.
It seems pretty attractive and I've always wanted to drive a cruiser, but I'm trying to decide if it's really practical. The Delica may be more practical for some of my applications (camping, transporting my colleagues), it's still a little cheaper, and it requires less work.
Can anyone here say how the 2L-TE LJ78 and a 4M40 L400 should compare?
I'm new to the forum. I'm looking forward to getting my first vehicle and making it a 4x4 overlanding rig!
I'm going to be moving from BC to AB soon, where I'll need a vehicle for driving around in the snow during the winter and offroading/camping during the summer, but I also plan on making occasional trips to SK/MB and back, so it needs to cruise acceptably fast on the highway and get acceptable fuel mileage. These trips to SK will also involve transporting 4-5 of my colleagues for work, so the roomy interior is a plus.
I've wanted a Delica ever since I first moved to the West Coast, but I'm aware that their top speed is quite low, which is a bit of a downside for the long highway trips. I recently stumbled across a good deal on a 1994 LJ78 with the infamous 2L-TE engine. The seller also has a scrapped Hilux Surf with another engine, so I can always take the second engine to fix the 2L-TE as problems arise. The body/frame seems great, but the interior is pretty scraped up. That said, the LJ78 seems like it could be really comfy with a little work on the interior. I drove it a bit and, while the acceleration is pretty slow, it seems like it does better at high speeds than the Delica. The seller is a mechanic, and he also said I could use his garage/tools to work on it for a week to do the repairs it needs (new exhaust (from the Hilux), replace a window, clean out the interior) so I could also use that time to install an intercooler/snorkel, which I've read helps a lot.
It seems pretty attractive and I've always wanted to drive a cruiser, but I'm trying to decide if it's really practical. The Delica may be more practical for some of my applications (camping, transporting my colleagues), it's still a little cheaper, and it requires less work.
Can anyone here say how the 2L-TE LJ78 and a 4M40 L400 should compare?