Rare BJ60 for Sale

[OffRoad Rage]

Alvin I think you missed the pun on that one. It's not funny if you have to explain the jokes.
Thanks Jonathon - and I always have beer. I'm trying to arrange a viewing. Keep you posted.
Rhino I'd like nothing better than to get this one running and drop it in the Pig. Not sure I have enough room in the stable. One Pig would have to leave immediately in case anyone is looking.

 

[hj60]

An engine falling in my lap. Didn't you read the whole post? Sheesh.

 

[MaddBaggins]

Yeah, that went right over my head. In my defense, it was 6a.m. and I hadn't had my coffee yet. I'm just now pouring my first cup for today.

 

[BioD 60]

Just saw this thread lurking in the days past in the CSC forums...

One more link to throw in there... G&S Cruiser Parts up in Vancouver, BC, is an importer of all manner of driveline components for older Cruisers from Japan. It's where the 12H-T in my 60 came from to replace the original factory 2H...

<www.gscruiserparts.com>

They bring in engines, transmissions, and engine/tranny combos in many diesel and turbo-diesel varieties... mostly 12H-T's, and 13B-T's that are nearly drop-in to most 60 and 62 series rigs. But they also can and do bring in more modern varieties that can be shoe-horned into a 60, especially one that was originally diesel. There are no import restrictions for "parts" or "half-cuts" coming from Japan via Canada into the US. (By contrast, there are mild to severe restrictions on bringing "operating" whole vehicles from Japan or Canada into the US, depending on the age and origin of the vehicle).

I can vouch for diesels, and turbodiesels in particular... My '86 HJ60, with the 12H-T and the H55 transmission, will go up the Bumble Bee climb (on I-17 north of Black Canyon City) all the way at 60+ in 5th gear without breaking a sweat. And it just got just short of 22mpg, on biodiesel, this last fill-up in mixed highway/city driving.

They also have an immense amount of bottom-end torque... In mine, so much that I have to keep it in 3rd gear on some rough trails because it "leaps" forward so much in 1st or 2nd gear if your foot bounces at all on the accelerator (I do need to get that looked at, actually). It will comfortably "idle" up a slightly inclined trail in 1st gear at about 900 rpm.

All in all, that Tucson BJ-60 sounds like an interesting project, should someone decide to take it on...

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

well norm just keep in mind that most guys who do swaps or want to do them do it for the wrong reasons. it seems most guys like the coolness factor (guilty) but they are also under the guise that they will be saving all kinds of money running a diesel when in fact its not so. for a swap to pay for itself in a timely enough manner for it to be the reason for swapping you would have to run just about the whole engines lifespan w/o any mechanical breakdowns.

heres my example,,,, i am into my swap for about 7k, fuel costs more right now than gas. i get double the mileage than i did with the 2F, assuming i have no mechanical issues with my pig how many miles do i need to drive just to break even??

buying this rig would put you lightyears ahead in terms of financial gain because its already a diesel and its relatively cheap. you could spend $1 or $1,000 getting it going again, buts that nothing compared to an 8k swap project.

what would i do?? i'd buy it and put the drivetrain in your pig

~67k miles

 

[RHINO]

did ya factor in oil and filter changes at about $70 more than before?

 

[OffRoad Rage]

Hopefully going to check it out on Friday.

It's intriguing for the cool/different factor not the financial deficit.

However, rumor has it that Chicks dig the Diesel.

 

[BioD 60]

...However, rumor has it that Chicks dig the Diesel.

I can also vouch for that... My two "girls" love it (the wife and my 4yr old... oh, maybe that's not what you meant... )

Anyway, my daughter calls ours "the growly beast" (by contrast, she calls our VW Golf diesel "the purring kitten" )

Keep us posted on what you find out about this one.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

did ya factor in oil and filter changes at about $70 more than before?

It was a WAG (wild ass guess) based on fuel only at 11 and 22 MPG

Just out of interest why $70 more?

 

[BioD 60]

It was a WAG (wild ass guess) based on fuel only at 11 and 22 MPG

Just out of interest why $70 more?

Both our "modern" diesels (the Jeep and the Golf), require the use of *expensive* full-synthetic oil (Mobil 1 or similar). And the oil filters for them are not the same as the ones for the gasser variety of each. Hence the oil changes are $50-$60 each.

However, the synthetics are rated for more mileage between changes (7000 mile, or more in some cases) and BioDiesel fuel also has more "lubricity" (is that an adult-film term...? ) than petro-diesel, which helps extend the oil-change mileage even further. I've seen some of the big fleet users of modern diesels that burn biodiesel talking up 10,000 miles per oil change on some of the BD forums, even for their heavy trucks and buses.

My '86 diesel, on the other hand, uses standard (non-synthetic) "heavy-duty diesel" rated motor oil, and its filters are a little, but not much, more than gasser oil filters. All in all, the cost for me to do an oil change for the diesel is about the same to have an oil-change outfit do it on a gas-engine 60.

 

[rick_d]

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[fj40frk]

SOLD!!