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Yup on the van. It would be super ************, but I think it would be a ton of work and a lot of down time to scrounge up the parts from yards within such a tight budget. If it were just the axle swap it would probably be able to squeeze in, but the 4WD conversion sorta breaks it (transmission...

A good friend is interested in buying and building a truck that best falls into the overlanding category. I've had all manner of trucks including an FJ40, a split window VW bus, an M1009, JKU, and several others. I don't have the problem of being 6'5" though. He wants something that can be built...

What is that photo labeled "1HZ Timing Gears" actually of? Wikipedia isn't known for being accurate so much as comprehensive... I understand the gears are preferred to the belt, but (exposing some diesel ignorance here) what's the deal with glow plugs? [EDIT:] I see... The belt goes on pulleys...

To be perfectly honest I'm not all that concerned with the cost, and I'll be doing the majority (if not all) of the work myself. It's the sort of thing I truly enjoy and generally I trust my work far more than that of any shop I've seen... The rig/mechanics/driving is my half of the hobby, the...

These are compelling arguments. Any thoughts on whether or not the 1HZ has enough grunt to move a fully loaded FJ47 and trailer at highway speeds?

It's simple, I don't want to put in a stronger engine and make the transmission a weak point. If it's not strong enough to handle double (a non-specific number for the sake of illustration, though I don't think it's far from reality) the torque the drivetrain back needs to be upgraded to handle...

Agricultural is generally a good thing in my experience provided it can perform the duties required of it. It tends to be tangentially synonymous with simple, and that's a very good thing in a rig like this. The fact that some HJ47s came with 12HTs to begin with is also a positive, though the...

How does the Toyota 12HT engine stack up? Mayhap the best bet is to swap a rebuilt drivetrain out of an HJ61 into the FJ47. Does anyone have any experience with these engines? Reliability? Parts availability (obviously not great in the states)? Overall complexity? Looking at the Cummins 4BT...

That sounds pretty low on the pony count (this coming from someone who daily drove a car with all of 75 for a few years recently). Diesels are all about torque, so that's the important spec, but being able to keep up with modern traffic in a heavily laden truck pulling a trailer is paramount...

You're right, it's not a GM product (or Chrysler, which is what I meant to say), it's just a close enough association for the one to overshadow the other. What markets was the 4BT sold in? It might be worth it if I can get parts in South America or Africa or something...

I'm in the preliminary research phase of building up an FJ47 for RTW. It's very likely I'll be pulling a small trailer, and I want to be able to move when necessary. One of the reservations with the FJ47 is purely the age of the vehicle. As such, I want to completely refresh everything and I'm...

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Is that the Australian outfit? How does it manage the two tanks? Is it a manual switch, are the gauges synced to one or is there a second? What's the story on it? Also, did you get it in the UAE or back here?

Where is the truck originally from (market)? There's another thread about 4Runners and RTTs, have you had any issues? Have you done any sort of reinforcement? I keep hearing the roof won't hold up to the load, but I think that claim won't hold up to scrutiny. I've been thinking about this for a...

I was in the one at the office not too long ago, but not too deep. There's a metal bowl/ring and coolant flows through the outside. If there's not enough water it will ice up. It's very much like a mini fridge save the heat exchanging surface isn't the back of the fridge so much as the outside...

I'm not usually in this section, but as a former "industry insider" so to speak I'll tell you why it's probably not worth getting your hopes up. I worked in alternative fuels up until 2008 heading an experimental feedstock project to fuel the largest biodiesel refinery in the US. CAFE standards...

The thread is about tents, not racks.

Hilux Surfs (same vehicle, different name) are most commonly found with a diesel or the V6 (there are some slight differences in parts between markets for emissions and such, but that's the same with 80s). Land Cruisers could be had triple locked, '99/'00 4Runners had available rear lockers...

What I observed (and the reason for starting the thread) was 80-SERIES Land Cruisers (as explicitly stated in the original post) as the most popular rig. I'm starting to see more 100-series, but 80-series still take them by an order of magnitude. I'm not talking build threads or the off road...

The two most popular Toyota expo rigs by far seem to be 80-series Land Cruisers and Tacomas (a fairly distant second). What blows my mind is why 4Runners (I'm thinking specifically 3rd Gens due to their available factory options up to '00) aren't more popular? Land Cruiser Upsides: • World...