- Location
- United States
I am toying with the idea of selling Patches- my 4/84 HJ47 Troopy. There are loads of snaps of her in my user space, and I'm happy to send more snaps if anyone is truly interested. I have just gotten a pretty good job here in Australia with a law firm which specialises in what I enjoy, so I will likely be here for at least a few more years. I worry that if I leave Patches sit for that long, even though she is in New Mexico, in a garage, up on blocks, with a trickle charger; she will start to deteriorate. She needs to be loved and driven. I am the second owner, and bought her in Australia in 1996.
A quick rundown on her: 2000 Vortec 350 which I bought brand new. I have always run Castrol Syntec in it, and I change the oil every 3000 miles. It has also had a Pre-Luber installed since new, so she has never had a dry start. The engine has a little less-than 30,000 miles now. The 2.5" exhaust with performance cat was installed by Stu at All Custom X in Santa Fe, and it is a work of art. When I lived in Phoenix, I had her smog checked, and she passed.
The fuel system is all Chevy, with a factory fuel pump installed in the long range tank. This means that fuel pressure is right where is should be, and the the fuel filter can be bought at Pep Boys.
The gear box is a brand new H55F with about 8,000 miles on it now. The transfer case is from an 87 FJ60, and was re-built at the same time I installed the new gear box. The gearing is 3:73 front and rear, so the highway RPM is very low. Both the axles were re-built using Amsoil synthetic bearing grease and all of the boxes have Amsoil synthetic gear oil in them. I also changed the gear box and transfer case oil after the first 1,000 miles. The brakes are nearly new all the way around. All tie rod ends have less-than 30,000 miles. The clutch master is nearly new, and the brake master is only a few years old.
The suspension is 2.5" OME. This is the Aussie made OME, not the Malaysian stuff you get now. The tyres are BFG A/T 33 X 10.50 X 15 with just under 15,000 miles on all five.
She has a long range tank and a factory tank, and holds about 45 gallons of fuel. She has power steering from an HJ60 and Air con. The motor for the intermittent wipers is brand new Toyota, as is the wiper switch. All of the door rubber, window felt, hood and door latches and handles were replaced with new Toyota items. The rear sliders have brand new Toyota felt in them- and this stuff has been discontinued, I am told. When I put the new felt in the rear sliders, I also had the frames sandblasted and powder coated the factory colour. Also, all of the lights (front turn signal and rear lights) are brand new Toyota.
The seats are out of a 1995 SR5 4Runner, and have no tears, rips or wear. There is a Tuffy centre console, and she has a Pioneer CD player and a CB in the overhead console. The factory am/fm radio still resides in the dash.
Before I painted her, I installed brand new Toyota grille and left fender, and put a hood from a 1977 FJ40 which was totally rust free on her-that's why she has the windshield hold-down hooks (which are brand new Toyota items).
The roof rack was custom made to fit her raised roof, and is a joy to behold. All the lights work, and she has very few squeaks and rattles.
What she needs: Patches is not a show truck; I built her to use. As anyone who has seen her can tell you, she is in really great shape- but not perfect. There is virtually no rust, but there are minor dents. I never got around to fabricating a fan shroud for the Vortec, although this has never been a problem. The air con works great, but it has to be turned on with a rocker switch, as the factory under-dash switch stopped working. There is no head liner- but all she needs is a good interior guy to put one in. The windshield is cracked on the passenger side, about 4" down from the top, but the rubber is almost new. The paint is in good shape, but it 10 years old. The tyre rack needs to be taken apart and re-greased, as it has gotten difficult to open the left side.
All of the windows are tinted: 20% in the rear, 35% in the front. The tint is all in great shape, except for the vent windows on both sides where I stupidly lowered the overhead console down and scratched the tint. Both door panels are clean and ri/tear/hole free. The window regulator on the driver's side is almost new.
I would not hesitate to drive patches to Tiera Del Fuego tomorrow- I am completely serious. This is what I built her for...I just never got round to it. I have driven her to Guatemala and back, and I still have the import sticker on the windshield to prove it. I have also driven her all around the Western US and up into Canada (Alberta) a few miles...just to say that I did it.
IF I sell Patches, I really want her to go to a good home with a Mud member. I am only thinking of selling her because I feel like I am ruining her by letting her sit. If I sell her, I will use the money to build another troopy and bring it back with me- so your money will not be wasted
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PM me if you have any questions. I have no intention of giving her away, and I will not sell her for less-than us$25,000 NOT including the 8274-50 Warn Winch. I know this is a bad market right now, but if she stays sitting in my garage then so be it. She is worth every cent- and cost me significantly more. Anyway, I just wanted to put it out there for anyone thinking of getting into the wonderful world of HJ47s
Cheers,
Josh
A quick rundown on her: 2000 Vortec 350 which I bought brand new. I have always run Castrol Syntec in it, and I change the oil every 3000 miles. It has also had a Pre-Luber installed since new, so she has never had a dry start. The engine has a little less-than 30,000 miles now. The 2.5" exhaust with performance cat was installed by Stu at All Custom X in Santa Fe, and it is a work of art. When I lived in Phoenix, I had her smog checked, and she passed.
The fuel system is all Chevy, with a factory fuel pump installed in the long range tank. This means that fuel pressure is right where is should be, and the the fuel filter can be bought at Pep Boys.
The gear box is a brand new H55F with about 8,000 miles on it now. The transfer case is from an 87 FJ60, and was re-built at the same time I installed the new gear box. The gearing is 3:73 front and rear, so the highway RPM is very low. Both the axles were re-built using Amsoil synthetic bearing grease and all of the boxes have Amsoil synthetic gear oil in them. I also changed the gear box and transfer case oil after the first 1,000 miles. The brakes are nearly new all the way around. All tie rod ends have less-than 30,000 miles. The clutch master is nearly new, and the brake master is only a few years old.
The suspension is 2.5" OME. This is the Aussie made OME, not the Malaysian stuff you get now. The tyres are BFG A/T 33 X 10.50 X 15 with just under 15,000 miles on all five.
She has a long range tank and a factory tank, and holds about 45 gallons of fuel. She has power steering from an HJ60 and Air con. The motor for the intermittent wipers is brand new Toyota, as is the wiper switch. All of the door rubber, window felt, hood and door latches and handles were replaced with new Toyota items. The rear sliders have brand new Toyota felt in them- and this stuff has been discontinued, I am told. When I put the new felt in the rear sliders, I also had the frames sandblasted and powder coated the factory colour. Also, all of the lights (front turn signal and rear lights) are brand new Toyota.
The seats are out of a 1995 SR5 4Runner, and have no tears, rips or wear. There is a Tuffy centre console, and she has a Pioneer CD player and a CB in the overhead console. The factory am/fm radio still resides in the dash.
Before I painted her, I installed brand new Toyota grille and left fender, and put a hood from a 1977 FJ40 which was totally rust free on her-that's why she has the windshield hold-down hooks (which are brand new Toyota items).
The roof rack was custom made to fit her raised roof, and is a joy to behold. All the lights work, and she has very few squeaks and rattles.
What she needs: Patches is not a show truck; I built her to use. As anyone who has seen her can tell you, she is in really great shape- but not perfect. There is virtually no rust, but there are minor dents. I never got around to fabricating a fan shroud for the Vortec, although this has never been a problem. The air con works great, but it has to be turned on with a rocker switch, as the factory under-dash switch stopped working. There is no head liner- but all she needs is a good interior guy to put one in. The windshield is cracked on the passenger side, about 4" down from the top, but the rubber is almost new. The paint is in good shape, but it 10 years old. The tyre rack needs to be taken apart and re-greased, as it has gotten difficult to open the left side.
All of the windows are tinted: 20% in the rear, 35% in the front. The tint is all in great shape, except for the vent windows on both sides where I stupidly lowered the overhead console down and scratched the tint. Both door panels are clean and ri/tear/hole free. The window regulator on the driver's side is almost new.
I would not hesitate to drive patches to Tiera Del Fuego tomorrow- I am completely serious. This is what I built her for...I just never got round to it. I have driven her to Guatemala and back, and I still have the import sticker on the windshield to prove it. I have also driven her all around the Western US and up into Canada (Alberta) a few miles...just to say that I did it.
IF I sell Patches, I really want her to go to a good home with a Mud member. I am only thinking of selling her because I feel like I am ruining her by letting her sit. If I sell her, I will use the money to build another troopy and bring it back with me- so your money will not be wasted
.PM me if you have any questions. I have no intention of giving her away, and I will not sell her for less-than us$25,000 NOT including the 8274-50 Warn Winch. I know this is a bad market right now, but if she stays sitting in my garage then so be it. She is worth every cent- and cost me significantly more. Anyway, I just wanted to put it out there for anyone thinking of getting into the wonderful world of HJ47s
Cheers,
Josh
won't mind a new household member for a few years. It'll give me enough time to recover from my own withdrawals of my daughter claiming the FJ62 as her own.
