JDM Journeys
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Table of Contents
(Because who really wants to read the whole thing? Not everything is linked - just things that might be helpful to future readers, or milestones in the build, such as it is)
1. Intro and Background
2. Rust inspection (yikes!)
3. Stereo Install
4. Inner Wheelwell treatment
5. The start of rust removal (with a grinder) and new panel fabrication (non-professional)
6. Gluing the fabbed panels with 3M panel glue
7. The start of primer etc
8. Rocker Patch Panels
9. Putting the factory flares back on (beginning with the brackets)
10. First drive - post rust repairs
11. Trailer Harness
12. The start of steering component replacements
13. Toe and Go (wheel alignment at home on the garage floor)
14. ARB Bumper install
15. First foray into the wild (with small trailer)
16. Liqui Moly Diesel Purge
17. Auberin EGT gauge
18. Frontrunner Tailgate Table
19. New Injectors!
20. Ignition Switch R&R and part 2: new OEM ignition switch
21. Thermocure cooling system flush
22. Hella 500 LED's
23. Measuring valve clearances
24. Hard shell wedge Rooftop tent
25. Wheel Spacers (Oh no you didn't!)
26. Frontrunner rear ladder
27. Glow Plug Resistor drama
One Year Anniversary
28. First Wheeling Trip
29. Overland Vehicle Systems drawers
30. Getting deeper into the overland build out
31. Milwaukee Packout as modular storage
32. New Fuel filter housing/primer pump (non-heated)
33. Timing advance to cure cold start smoke and stumble
34. ARB 24 volt Compressor (part 1) and ARB compressor part 2 (finished)
35. First trip with overland rear setup
36. 12v switched power in the dash
37. 24 to 12 volt converter choice/install
38. Exterior power port
39. New windshield
40. PTO in ARB
41. Dual AGM batts
Second Year of ownership
42. High altitude compensator retrofit
43. BOSS airbags
44. Bought another 77 but *spoiler alert* it becomes the parts truck
45. 1997 A/C retrofit
46. HVAC Renewal
47. New rear speakers, and Kilmat sound deadening in the rear quarters
48. ANOTHER new head-unit- Sony XAV-AX8100 (with AA and Carplay)
Somewhere around here my goal to end the smoke on startup becomes a QUEST...
49. Fuel Cut solenoid and filter screen Replacement
50. Compression Test
51. Pulling the Injection Pump
52. Changing the Water Pump
53. Reinstating Injection pump, and new timing belt etc
54. RETRO STRIPES!
55. The SMOKE SHOW comes to a head - Dropping the fuel tank!
56. Sound insulation in back seat and cargo areas - KILMAT part 2
Intro and Background:
After years of wanting a 70 Series, I finally found one locally. It had been imported to Canada 14 years or so ago. The seller I got it from bought it from the original importers, friends of his, 5 years ago. He was in the process of restoring it when I convinced him to sell it to me. Had he completed it, it would’ve been out of my price range.
It is a 1991 JDM-only Landcruiser HZJ77 with of course the 1HZ in-line six cylinder 4.2L diesel and H55F 5 speed manual trans. It came from the factory with power windows, rear disks, power locks, PTO winch/bumper, and sunroof, but no lockers.
Condition-wise, it's a mixed bag. Mechanically it is quite solid, and came with some brand new Terrain Tamer bits to replace some worn steering parts. It does need a new exhaust system, since there are pinholes visible in the front right wheelwell. The PO had just finished media blasting and coating the entire underside and chassis with POR15 when I bought it, so it looks like brand new from a creeper.
Its when you get above chassis level that it isn't so pretty. This truck came with factory flares, and after almost 30 years, a lot of rust has occurred behind them as a result. I knew this going in, so no surprise, but just so you know where I'm starting from: Front fenders need replacing, rear quarters have large sections rusted out, and there are a few small spots elsewhere. Bottoms of the doors and the floor and rockers, are solid. The factory flares did the damage for the most part. Beyond that, clear coat peel everywhere, windshield is done for.
The plusses: two brand new batteries, brand new windshield and gasket in a box, new steering parts as noted above.
Obviously a respray is an eventuality, but I'll begin with rust repair and maintenance...
Pics to start...
(Because who really wants to read the whole thing? Not everything is linked - just things that might be helpful to future readers, or milestones in the build, such as it is)
1. Intro and Background
2. Rust inspection (yikes!)
3. Stereo Install
4. Inner Wheelwell treatment
5. The start of rust removal (with a grinder) and new panel fabrication (non-professional)
6. Gluing the fabbed panels with 3M panel glue
7. The start of primer etc
8. Rocker Patch Panels
9. Putting the factory flares back on (beginning with the brackets)
10. First drive - post rust repairs
11. Trailer Harness
12. The start of steering component replacements
13. Toe and Go (wheel alignment at home on the garage floor)
14. ARB Bumper install
15. First foray into the wild (with small trailer)
16. Liqui Moly Diesel Purge
17. Auberin EGT gauge
18. Frontrunner Tailgate Table
19. New Injectors!
20. Ignition Switch R&R and part 2: new OEM ignition switch
21. Thermocure cooling system flush
22. Hella 500 LED's
23. Measuring valve clearances
24. Hard shell wedge Rooftop tent
25. Wheel Spacers (Oh no you didn't!)
26. Frontrunner rear ladder
27. Glow Plug Resistor drama
One Year Anniversary
28. First Wheeling Trip
29. Overland Vehicle Systems drawers
30. Getting deeper into the overland build out
31. Milwaukee Packout as modular storage
32. New Fuel filter housing/primer pump (non-heated)
33. Timing advance to cure cold start smoke and stumble
34. ARB 24 volt Compressor (part 1) and ARB compressor part 2 (finished)
35. First trip with overland rear setup
36. 12v switched power in the dash
37. 24 to 12 volt converter choice/install
38. Exterior power port
39. New windshield
40. PTO in ARB
41. Dual AGM batts
Second Year of ownership
42. High altitude compensator retrofit
43. BOSS airbags
44. Bought another 77 but *spoiler alert* it becomes the parts truck
45. 1997 A/C retrofit
46. HVAC Renewal
47. New rear speakers, and Kilmat sound deadening in the rear quarters
48. ANOTHER new head-unit- Sony XAV-AX8100 (with AA and Carplay)
Somewhere around here my goal to end the smoke on startup becomes a QUEST...
49. Fuel Cut solenoid and filter screen Replacement
50. Compression Test
51. Pulling the Injection Pump
52. Changing the Water Pump
53. Reinstating Injection pump, and new timing belt etc
54. RETRO STRIPES!
55. The SMOKE SHOW comes to a head - Dropping the fuel tank!
56. Sound insulation in back seat and cargo areas - KILMAT part 2
Intro and Background:
After years of wanting a 70 Series, I finally found one locally. It had been imported to Canada 14 years or so ago. The seller I got it from bought it from the original importers, friends of his, 5 years ago. He was in the process of restoring it when I convinced him to sell it to me. Had he completed it, it would’ve been out of my price range.
It is a 1991 JDM-only Landcruiser HZJ77 with of course the 1HZ in-line six cylinder 4.2L diesel and H55F 5 speed manual trans. It came from the factory with power windows, rear disks, power locks, PTO winch/bumper, and sunroof, but no lockers.
Condition-wise, it's a mixed bag. Mechanically it is quite solid, and came with some brand new Terrain Tamer bits to replace some worn steering parts. It does need a new exhaust system, since there are pinholes visible in the front right wheelwell. The PO had just finished media blasting and coating the entire underside and chassis with POR15 when I bought it, so it looks like brand new from a creeper.
Its when you get above chassis level that it isn't so pretty. This truck came with factory flares, and after almost 30 years, a lot of rust has occurred behind them as a result. I knew this going in, so no surprise, but just so you know where I'm starting from: Front fenders need replacing, rear quarters have large sections rusted out, and there are a few small spots elsewhere. Bottoms of the doors and the floor and rockers, are solid. The factory flares did the damage for the most part. Beyond that, clear coat peel everywhere, windshield is done for.
The plusses: two brand new batteries, brand new windshield and gasket in a box, new steering parts as noted above.
Obviously a respray is an eventuality, but I'll begin with rust repair and maintenance...
Pics to start...
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