gilmorneau
SILVER Star
It's hard to see how this is true, given that the seller has already taken it through 15 countries, 50,000km's, for over two years, and had no problems. It's all documented in his build thread for anyone interested enough to read it.
I've driven this truck both before and after the build, and can say categorically that it is much improved over it's original configuration with the 3B. Nothing wrong with a 3B, but the 1HDT is leagues better, performance-wise, and much better suited to a built truck. A 12HT has it's virtues too, but that's not the direction the OP decided to go. Neither the 1HDT or the 12HT
is "right" or "wrong" in any meaningful sense, since Toyota never equipped Troopies with either one of them.
We are a nation founded by Puritans. Our mothers told us not to do this. ^^