SOLD Nashville, TN- 1996 HDJ80 LHD Triple-Locked(SOLD)

Year

1996

Vehicle Model

1. 80 Series

Mileage

385000

Color

White

*SOLD* 1996 HDJ80 VX, 4.2 liter 24-Valve, Manual Shift, Left-Hand Drive, Triple-Locked, Part-Time 4WD Kit with AISIN Manual Locking Hubs. Dual batteries with cutoff switches, Engine completely rebuilt using OEM parts including new water pump, fan clutch, and timing belt, Turbo rebuilt, diesel injection pump rebuilt, EGR system delete, new clutch, pressure plate, throw-out bearing, pilot bearing, and flywheel re-surfaced. T-case rebuilt using gear reduction Sumo Gears, New window regulators up front (AISIN), Full 3" stainless exhaust, New OEM Hood Struts, many other small parts. All work was completed March 2025.

Imported this from the Canaries in early '23, I believe. (I would have to check to be sure) Cost me a little over $30k to get it here. It ran great with no problems, but not knowing the history of it, I decided to have the engine rebuilt. All work was done at OTM Cruisers in Birmingham, AL. Cost approximately $20k+. It runs and drives great with lots of power. I just scratched that itch, and I'm kind of over it and ready for something else. Absolutely no rust, and I've never taken it off road. Doesn't look like anyone else has either, but who knows. It has a clean TN title that I have in hand, as well as all of the import documentation. No dents, no scratches. Interior is excellent with no wear on the seats at all and no cracks in the dash. The owner of OTM said it was the nicest one he's ever seen, as well as the best driving one he's ever driven.

I don't have many good pics since I wasn't really planning on selling it. I'll try to get more on here soon. 620k on the odometer with essentially a brand new engine. Toyota 17" Steelies with nearly brand new BF Goodrich KM3's. 3RD row seats have been removed, but they will be included. I have more than $50k in it. (Please see below for various invoices.) Asking price is $48k.

 

[suzuguru]

 

[Bisonthecruiser]

Very cool. GLWS there's another one on here that was recently posted in your same price range. Might help for you to take a look at it if you're hoping to move this one sooner rather than later You may want to post a ton of pictures since you've got so much into this thing

 

[suzuguru]

I haven't cleaned it up, but here are a few more pics...

 

[HoneyMustard]

How hard would it be to covert back to full time 4wd?

 

[Bisonthecruiser]

How hard would it be to covert back to full time 4wd?

Is this a joke? Don't you just engage the hubs and call it a day?

Edit: this setup with the part-time helps you with fuel economy and still allows you to run 4wd whenever you want. It's a pretty big selling point that is probably good for at least 1mpg on the highway.

 

[suzuguru]

I don't know why anyone would want to convert it back to full-time four-wheel-drive, but to each his own. That being said, I didn't do the conversion. It was done by OTM Cruisers, but I don't see it being that difficult. Just replace the lockouts with a drive flange, and reinstall the viscous coupler in the top of the transfer case.

 

[duece71]

Is this a joke? Don't you just engage the hubs and call it a day?

Edit: this setup with the part-time helps you with fuel economy and still allows you to run 4wd whenever you want. It's a pretty big selling point that is probably good for at least 1mpg on the highway.

Has better fuel economy ever been proven with a part time set up? Asking because I don’t know.

 

[Bisonthecruiser]

Has better fuel economy ever been proven with a part time set up? Asking because I don’t know.

I have no clue. I remember back in the 2006-2010 range where quite a few shops were selling them and claiming up to 2mpg savings. I've never owned or read anything that confirms it.

Just read this and checked online: looks like it is guaranteed to save MPG:

Changing over to a part time 4WD and fuel economy.

In a nutshell, wear is not a valid argument when discussing the pros and cons between FT or PT transmissions When your front axles are chromoly part time is better for the axles.

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[Dilspec]

The fuel savings are marginal, beautiful truck with the right specs.

 

[suzuguru]

More pictures...

 

[dogfishlake]

How hard would it be to covert back to full time 4wd?

I second that. I am fine with the part time setup, but 80 series AWD has proven an excellent platform.
If it helps you to buy this truck- you could sell the part time pieces to cover the cost of the AWD pieces I suspect. Not a big deal.

It's a nice truck so don't let that stop you!

 

[SNLC]

A fine specimen that is rare and difficult to find in this condition and with these options.

GLWS!

Cheers

 

[suzuguru]

A fine specimen that is rare and difficult to find in this condition and with these options.

GLWS!

Cheers

Thank You!

 

[logicbyondreaso]

What was done to the motor? Any documentation you can share?

 

[suzuguru]

I don't have all of the separate invoices from the shop, but I do have these two. The engine was completely torn down, cleaned, and reassembled to proper specs. Crank polished, head reworked, pistons checked, injectors rebuilt, diesel pump rebuilt, basically everything that needs to be done when you do a complete engine rebuild. Anyone who is serious about purchasing can certainly speak directly with the shop that did the work.

 

[suzuguru]

 

[suzuguru]

 

[svsisu]

A lot of nice work, and OTM seems very reasonably priced for what they did.

Nice truck. GLWS

 

[suzuguru]