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[land lubber]

Hello all. Great forum.
I've never had a cruiser but those 70 series wagons are the nicest looking vehicle I've come across. I recently sold a first gen Montero LS below that looked similar and it was affordable but it felt a skosh too narrow. Are the 70s larger? I've never seen one in person.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Hello all. Great forum.
I've never had a cruiser but those 70 series wagons are the nicest looking vehicle I've come across. I recently sold a first gen Montero LS below that looked similar and it was affordable but it felt a skosh too narrow. Are the 70s larger? I've never seen one in person.

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[TonyP]

Wheelbase	5-door: 2,695 mm (106.1 in)
Length	4,650 mm (183.1 in)
Width	66.1 in (1,679 mm) & 66.6 in (1,692 mm)
Height	5-door: 74.4 in (1,890 mm)

Montero above

76/77 5-door below

Wheelbase	2,730mm
Length	4,870-4,810 mm
Width	1,790 mm
Height	1,955 mm

All this info is out there if you seek it.

 

[roscoFJ73]

Are the 70s larger? I've never seen one in person.

Definately wider but not by a huge margin. The Montero is a Pajero in Australia. The 7* series is a 3 seater in the front on some models, its not comfy with 3 but you would never do that in the mitsubishi
My troopy measures 1445mm wide internally from the top of doors just under the door lock.
The landcruisers are a big step up in terms of quality of materials and workmanship.

 

[JuanJ]

Hello,

70 Series are a little bit wider and a little longer. As mentioned above, there is room for three in the front, unlike the Montero/Pajero.

In my humble opinion, Monteros/Pajeros are sort of a light duty 70 Series.

Under the 25 year rule, you can get yourself a 1993 or 1994 HZJ77.







Juan

 

[land lubber]

Thanks very much everyone. I would love to have a '93 or '94 LHD HZJ77, gasoline, automatic with AC if such an animal was made.

 

[TonyP]

Gasoline HZJ?... Yeah they don't exist.
HZ is the engine, which is a 1HZ diesel.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Thanks very much everyone. I would love to have a '93 or '94 LHD HZJ77, gasoline, automatic with AC if such an animal was made.

Perhaps a RJ77.

 

[roscoFJ73]

I would love to have a '93 or '94 LHD HZJ77, gasoline, automatic with AC if such an animal was made

If there was such a thing, it would be called a FZJ77, but its the unicorn of the 7* series. This is a good site to understand the scope of the 7* series and other models you dont see in the US

Foreign Toyota 4x4s

 

[land lubber]

It looks like the 60 series is a lot easier to find with those features but I like vertical back doors like this one on ebay. Wonder if those doors can be found and if they're interchangeable.

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[roscoFJ73]

Wonder if those doors can be found and if they're interchangeable.

They are interchangeble and some have the captive nuts for the hinges under the paint. I sold a couple of rust free barn doors I had intended fitting to my HJ61 but I sold it. They are probably getting hard to get in nice condition. And you will have to look outside of North America.

 

[land lubber]

Good to know. Thanks very much. I'm beginning to think I need to get another Montero and widen it somehow. That was my only real issue with it. My mechanic said it felt like riding in one of those 4 door Wranglers which are insanely priced.