Please help identify this 40! (1 Viewer)

[JimL]

Going by the lookup table I have (from a Russian site no less) this frame no. is probably a '77 manufacture year. Given that in the table they seem to have made about 13,000 BJ models a year at the time, then your frame no. is probably late 77 or early 78.

 

[honk]

hey now, this aint Montana

Just teasing you KIDdo!

 

[MANUELCHILE]

Check This Site !!!!

Hi

Probably you already done it but check this site could help http://www.off-road.com/tlc/faq/product.html

Also I found that B engines in Japan went from 1974 to 1980 (http://www.bitwalla.com/cruisers/information/engines.html), probably if you ask to these guys they will give you a good answer

From the other side of the world

Bye

Manuel

 

[Russian]

Zdrazhvuitye, drugh.
Eta BJ40, horosho.
Eta ni govno, ni hunya.

Skoilka stoit?

(Sorry, no Cyrillic)

Zdorovo! Stoila $2000! Sdelau tak chto wranglery otsosut!

 

[Russian]

We all doorak! Trying to figure out the year of a Japan spec by comparing to US model does not work well. Disks were only an option in most markets (starting 81 I think), you will find many 1980’s 40’s series with drums. But I would guess this is a 77 or 78. Where is the fuel tank? Under seat or under body? It looks like the under seat tank body tub to me.

My friend's '90 LJ72 has drums on all wheels!
Fuel tank is under driver's seat (RHD)

 

[Russian]

Well, some more photos as i promised:

rear view:

interior:

engine bay:

glass stamp - it have number 77 - maybe it's year of made?

other side:

 

[wesintl]

wadda steal the steering wheel out of your audi? 77 would be about right for that thing. Good thing you still have the ring for that split wheel

 

[Russian]

wadda steal the steering wheel out of your audi? 77 would be about right for that thing. Good thing you still have the ring for that split wheel

yeah, previous owner installed this steering wheel, but thank God he hadnt threw original one, so i got original steering wheel.

 

[bonzai]

Previet cac della comrad
Ya tebya fj55
That is a cool rig man.

 

[FX2]

Hey guys! Andrey is a friend of mine. He showed me his newly bought BJ40 - it's pretty nice! Rear bench seats are gone. It has no freewheeling hubs. Original steering wheels is there but currently it has Audi wheel.
I am giving to Andrey my oringinal chrome front bumper and original mud flaps (they have LandCruiser written on them) becuase I won't need them on my 1981 BJ44 that's partially tubed, SPOA, TLC60 axles, rear FF, still in the works.
Here's a link to my BJ44 pics before it met sawzall http://www.geocities.com/sr5_fx2/index_bj.html