New 70 series Members say hi here first. Chit chat ok

[brownbear]

Hi all !
John here. Got 1991 lj78...
Having electrical troubles....
Look forward to exchanging lots of stories et cetera with everyone when I get my electrical troubles resolved.
Cheers!
John

Hi John,
welcome to mud.

Post up the electrical problems in a thread. You might get some really good advice.. cheers.

 

[williapm]

1990 Fj75 Usmc

I've recently spotted a couple of 1990-1991 FJ75 pickups at a US Gov't lot; I'm trying to figure out if it's worth bidding on them and hauling them home to keep or to sell.

They're both LHD with carburetted gasoline 3F 4.0L engines, manual trans & transfer cases, full-floating ft & rr axles, and split-rim 16" wheels with military tires. The under-carriages are pretty well sand-blasted, but I've seen both vehicle move recently, presumably under their own power.

The tan paint on the doors is faded from where "United States Marine Corps" stickers used to be. But here's where it gets weird: they have non-US VINs (11-digits) and the weight-limit plates are printed in Arabic with metric values (see att'd photo).

Has anyone ever seen or worked on FJ75s like these? Would you like to buy one?
More importantly, has anyone managed to get a rig like this registered as a driver? In California?

Thanks for any info or suggestions.

 

[brownbear]

I think you should copy this post to a new thread. It's a valid thread for sure.

I would buy them if you can. No idea how to register. But either way they will sell to someone in the us for a good buck.


Welcome to the forum.

 

[basics]

Hey Prado92, welcome. Do you wheel that truck in Japan? Would love to see some action pictures. Just post them right up here in this thread. Cheers!

my mate had some cool pics from wheelin in japan, ill see if he can email me some pics

(in a jeep tho)

 

[brownbear]

yah post them in this thread....

 

[cantabkiwi]

Hi From New Zealand

Hi

I am a new member from Christchurch in New Zealand.
I have a 87 BJ73. It has a 3b which I have turbo'd as well as ARB leaf springs and shocks. I have bent the standard bumpers so i built a new back bumper and bought a replacement front. I run 33" BFG goodrich mud tyres on trips. I have installed Lock-Right diff locks in the the front and rear. Currently I use the truck for Club 4X4 trips and towing motor bikes around.

 

[brownbear]

hi Cantabkiwi, welcome to mud!

Sounds like a great truck. Do a write up and make thread with pictures. Love to see your turbo and such.

Cheers, BB

 

[jmerritt]

hi there

Hey Everyone

I have a 1991 Landcruiser Prado, i think its a "BJ72", correct me if im wrong. Great car, 5-speed manual with all the extras, except mine has the 2.5 Turbo Diesel not the 3.5.

Sorry to sound like a dumb a$$ but the car has a battery drain somewhere, i have put 2 brand new batteries in it and if i leave it sit for more than a day the batteries are flat.
My question is this, where is the fuse box for it??

it also looks like i have a fellow friend from Christchurch above

 

[boddysurfer]

Hey, just purchased an LJ78 with the 2LT-E. Should be here next week, cant wait. Gonna do the temp gauge and cooling system first so she doesnt overheat in this hot weather were having. Looking for overload coil springs for the rear, anyone got a part number for me? Any advice for parts or upgrades would be greatly appriciated!!

Cheers.
Kevin

 

[brownbear]

Welcome to the forum Boddysurfer,

Go ahead and start a new thread to ask about the coils.

Also as a preemptive warning guys will warn about the heads on those engines....we seen lots of failures on here. But there are some definite help mods...


Cheers and welcome..... cruisers are fun!

 

[Beato]

Hi there Brownbear and the IH8MUD crew around the world.
I'm Paul from NSW Australia. I have a 1985 FJ75 that I am converting to 1UZ quad cam V8. Also in the build I have resprayed it inside and out, fitted 2" lifted springs, 2" body lift and 16x8 alloys with 285/75/16 tyres. Cheers

 

[brownbear]

Hi there Brownbear and the IH8MUD crew around the world.
I'm Paul from NSW Australia. I have a 1985 FJ75 that I am converting to 1UZ quad cam V8. Also in the build I have resprayed it inside and out, fitted 2" lifted springs, 2" body lift and 16x8 alloys with 285/75/16 tyres. Cheers

Thanks for introducing yourself in here. Welcome to the forum. Can you please start a new thread showing this build? It sounds like a great thread.

Very cool truck! Cheers, BB

 

[brownbear]

Hey Everyone

I have a 1991 Landcruiser Prado, i think its a "BJ72", correct me if im wrong. Great car, 5-speed manual with all the extras, except mine has the 2.5 Turbo Diesel not the 3.5.

Sorry to sound like a dumb a$$ but the car has a battery drain somewhere, i have put 2 brand new batteries in it and if i leave it sit for more than a day the batteries are flat.
My question is this, where is the fuse box for it??

it also looks like i have a fellow friend from Christchurch above

Hello Jmerritt, sounds like a gremlin for sure. I suggest starting a new thread and explaining your problem.

Cheers, BB

 

[crushers]

Hi there Brownbear and the IH8MUD crew around the world.
I'm Paul from NSW Australia. I have a 1985 FJ75 that I am converting to 1UZ quad cam V8. Also in the build I have resprayed it inside and out, fitted 2" lifted springs, 2" body lift and 16x8 alloys with 285/75/16 tyres. Cheers
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nice!!

 

[OffRoadRunner]

Newbie

G'day all

been chewing through this site for a while now - great info, and finally got my new LC.. so its time to introduce myself
Im Iain & living in Albany, Western Australia.
I just purchased an imaculate 87' BJ74V LX Jap import with yes 13B-T and Auto - 107,000 km's, PTO, no cable lockers unfortunately.. PO got it with 30thou and has taken quite good care (minus the stereo mobs crapy install)
open diffs F & R and pretty much very stock with addition of GAY alloy "walaby" bar and nice ali roof rack, extra leaf in rear springs and some adjustable gas shocks. 31x10.5x15's on pretty skinny stock? wheels i think
I ripped the midget back seat out and seatbelts and im lookin at puttin sliding draws in the back soon.
Oh heres my ol' girl too... BJ40 1978.. very much loved/used

cheers Iain

 

[brownbear]

Hey Iain, welcome to mud.

See lowenbrau's post "BJ74 Expedition rig". He built some cool stuff in his 74.

Cheers!

 

[Radd Cruisers]

Thanks for introducing yourself in here. Welcome to the forum. Can you please start a new thread showing this build? It sounds like a great thread.

Very cool truck! Cheers, BB

I am diesel fan and becoming a fan of the yota v8 very quickly.


Very Very Very nice rig...

Rob

 

[Radd Cruisers]

Please please post up more pictures;

Hi there Brownbear and the IH8MUD crew around the world.
I'm Paul from NSW Australia. I have a 1985 FJ75 that I am converting to 1UZ quad cam V8. Also in the build I have resprayed it inside and out, fitted 2" lifted springs, 2" body lift and 16x8 alloys with 285/75/16 tyres. Cheers

 

[OffRoadRunner]

Cheers BB

had a look at that build up.. sweet!
i have already nicked the drawings for the drawers!!

will post up any mods, but at this stage i'll probs be concentrating on getting my 40 in better nick as i now have another set of wheels to get to work!

Cheers Iain

 

[elvaka]

Hello everybody, My name is Enrique Yanes and I`m from Caracas, Venezuela.....here is my 1992 FJ70....it has a few modifications, but there will be a few others in the future....I´ll keep you informed