I'm new to the forum, and new to Land Cruisers. I have a 1992 LJ77 with the 2L-T turbo diesel. Somewhere I saw a site that gave the definitions of the letters in the Toyota model number, but now I can't find it. Help? Oh, it is not the VIN - here in Paraguay the vehicles don't carry a VIN ID. What I would like is the interpretation of "LJ77LV-MNX". Thanks, Steve in Paraguay
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stevehaines said:
This is what you want
http://www.birfield.com/modules.php?name=TLCFAQ&p=/~ramullen/FAQ/TEXT/14-00.html
How about some pics/story of your vehicle in readers rides?
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That's it! Thanks Rosco. The only part that didn't fit is the "N" in LJ77LV-MNX. Supposedly that means a "lift-up rear door" . . . but mine is the normal 2 door swing-out (ambulance doors).
I just got back from a harrowing 80 km run on our typical dirt roads in a driving thunderstorm . . . I'll try to post pictures tomorrow.
I just got back from a harrowing 80 km run on our typical dirt roads in a driving thunderstorm . . . I'll try to post pictures tomorrow.
stevehaines said:
Hi Steve ,mine also has the amby doors and a MNQ designation but its possible they have skipped a box as this model has no swing out door in the option list
It could be for LX which is a medium trim level in the next box.
Rosco is right, in the pre-2000 70 series the second letter in the group after the hyphen refers to trim level. R - standard, N - LX, V - EX, etc. (The first letter refers to the transmission type)
In the post-2000 70 series Toyota added two additional letters at the beginning of the group after the hyphen to designate the body type, RJ - hard top, TJ - pick up/cab chassis, FJ - FRP top, KJ - soft top.
Where you got confused, stevehaines, is that the FAQ on birfield is heavily based on North American models and unfortunately the 80 series body-naming convention ("GN" - wagon with swing open doors and "GC" - wagon with barn doors) was generalized to other model lines.
Dave
In the post-2000 70 series Toyota added two additional letters at the beginning of the group after the hyphen to designate the body type, RJ - hard top, TJ - pick up/cab chassis, FJ - FRP top, KJ - soft top.
Where you got confused, stevehaines, is that the FAQ on birfield is heavily based on North American models and unfortunately the 80 series body-naming convention ("GN" - wagon with swing open doors and "GC" - wagon with barn doors) was generalized to other model lines.
Dave
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Thanks Dave. Yeah, that all makes sense. The beast is geared a little lower than my Brazilian built Chevy S-10 4-door pickup. The Chevy turns around 2200 rpm at 85 km/hr (with the really nice MWM 2.8 turbo diesel) and the LJ77 shows 2350-2400 rpm at the same speed. But the economy has been pretty good: 22-25 mpg, or 10.1-10.5 liters/100 km. The Chevy is exceptional: 30.5 mpg for 230,000 km, or about 7.8 l/100 km. Steve in Paraguay
