Suggestions, please...

[jhamby]

Got a call a few weeks ago from a friend - she had just rolled her HZJ76 driving back from a village and needed a tow back to town. Long story short, we got it back and I since I run a garage here in Uganda, offered to buy it off of her. She agreed, and now it's ours. The plan is to rebuild and sell for a profit.

So, what would you do? I'm considering switching over to a pickup body instead of keeping the wagon style. Can anyone confirm for me which bodies would be a direct swap from the pickup line? I'd love to see this become a double-cab, but I assume the frames are different lengths.

Considering how much I purchased it for - I could also make a tube chassis for it, do a custom pickup bed, and use it as a shop truck...

 

[roscoFJ73]

All the bodies, except for the light duty ones, should swap over fairly easy . However ,unless you get another 76 series ,length will always be a problem.
Easiest way would be to get a 75 series body and turn it into a swb pick up.

She did a good job on it

 

[sadam_husain]

She did a good job smacking it up, hope everyone in it was ok

 

[dabasscow]

79 series dual cab body custom tray maybe

 

[rojjim]

that's a 77, not 76

 

[Gun Runner 5]

that's a 77, not 76

How can you tell from that carcass?

 

[Chester]

How can you tell from that carcass?

same question here

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Is this the little parking mirror that you see on many Japanese imports?

 

[rojjim]

How can you tell from that carcass?

front leaf springs

 

[Hulsty]

Just put a 79 or 75 ute cab on it and make it a swb ute. Rear cab mounts will most likely need to be made for all, could use tank setup too.

 

[jhamby]

that's a 77, not 76

I'm going with you. My knowledge on these Land Cruisers is extremely limited.

Is this the little parking mirror that you see on many Japanese imports?View attachment 940561

Sure is.