What did you do on your 70 series today?

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Since I rarely have play time, I'm glad to use the 79 for work time. It's narrow enough to get down the terraces I made for brush mowing with my mini excavator. My wife wanted raised garden troughs on the hill so I slipped down there with topsoil for her.
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I had hoped to finish this hzj73 build in our time in Texas but unfortunately I just had time to finish up the bodywork . It will be shipped to Europe and go in storage there until we are settled back in and I have some time to finish it .

It already came a long way though these past 4 years . It will get a brand new 1HZ with a turbo kit on it .




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Nothing technical, but I did choose a cool parking spot. 😁
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Gun Runner 5 said:
Nothing technical, but I did choose a cool parking spot. 😁View attachment 4148347
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This picture reminds me of our local TOYOTA dealership in the nearest city to me (20mins on the hwy). I stopped in there with my sons as we noticed a mid 70's 40 series (gas FZ motor, not the diesels we received in Canada from 1978-1984). This restored unit was on the showroom floor inside, but not for sale. It is the owner of the dealership's cruiser.

We were immediately approached by salespeople that we politely turned as we told them we just dropped in to peruse the restored 40 series on display. They said we were not the only ones... :cheers:
 
Rigster said:
This picture reminds me of our local TOYOTA dealership in the nearest city to me (20mins on the hwy). I stopped in there with my sons as we noticed a mid 70's 40 series (gas FZ motor, not the diesels we received in Canada from 1978-1984). This restored unit was on the showroom floor inside, but not for sale. It is the owner of the dealership's cruiser.

We were immediately approached by salespeople that we politely turned as we told them we just dropped in to peruse the restored 40 series on display. They said we were not the only ones... :cheers:
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This particular dealer has a LOT MORE scattered about his showroom as well as more stored in a nearby warehouse. 😁
 
Lockhart basin was one of the many places we've been this week. The total will be around 4000kms by the time I get home tomorrow. I'm halfway through the long trek back north right now. More pics and reports to come but she did great! The 1hz might not be a 200 series on the highway but in 2nd or 3rd on the trails it is a torquey masterpiece! Even got to use the PTO.
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svsisu said:
Just needs an oil change and move on 🤙 🤣
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Honestly, pretty much yup. It started burning a little oil once we were doing 2800-3000rpms consistently. The whole trip the 27yr old 1HZ burned 1/3 of a quart and that was only the last half of the trip like I say with higher speeds/rpms.

I know I am a bit of a 1HZ hater but I just proved how good and reliable it can be. The lack of power often did suck on the trip as well though.

Cheers
 
SNLC said:
Honestly, pretty much yup. It started burning a little oil once we were doing 2800-3000rpms consistently. The whole trip the 27yr old 1HZ burned 1/3 of a quart and that was only the last half of the trip like I say with higher speeds/rpms.

I know I am a bit of a 1HZ hater but I just proved how good and reliable it can be. The lack of power often did suck on the trip as well though.

Cheers
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Yep, the power sucks, and I can’t really imagine driving a wagon with 4 full sized adults, but they go, and go, and go.

I have similar results with my 1Hz- if I stick to 60-65, below 2500 rpms, I use no oil. If I’m doing a bunch of interstate driving at 65-70 and +2600 rpms I burn about a 1/2 quart of oil over 5000 Kms.

I bet it was a great trip, and I look forward to catching up on it in your thread.
 
Nottajeep said:
Picking up this inflator. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06X6M48WB?tag=ihco-20
Is it best to connect one clamp to the positive terminal of one battery and negative clamp to the negative terminal of the other battery?
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Yes, connect the positive clamp to the positive terminal on your high side battery (where the fusible links are), and the negative clamp to y the negative battery post on the low side battery (where the grounds are). It’s easy to check the voltage with a meter to ensure the correct connection.
 
svsisu said:
Yes, connect the positive clamp to the positive terminal on your high side battery (where the fusible links are), and the negative clamp to y the negative battery post on the low side battery (where the grounds are). It’s easy to check the voltage with a meter to ensure the correct connection.
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Ok thanks. Do you happen to know if the cigarette plug normally 12V or needs a DC converter?
 
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