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rosie5168 · Newbie Joined: 16 May 2009 Posts: 2 Location: Warks.

Hello to all. Recently bought a 1981 (W) Land Cruiser HJ60 4.0 diesel 4 speed manual with single round headlights. Based in Warks. Anyone had any dealings with these old girls? Very Happy

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roscoFJ73 · Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:29 Post subject:

They will last a long time with maintenance. I would go through the service manual and baseline everything and keep it up to date. There is not much you cant do with some basic tools and mechanical knowledge
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Jimbo4x4 · Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 17:53 Post subject:

Sounds awesome, are there any pics anywhere?
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rodger · *** Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 131 Location: staffordshire

My 40 series is fitted with the engine, box & axles from an HJ60 - properly maintained they are superb. Body rot was the main problem, so when you see it - attack it.
Streffie's garage in Worcester are experts on these motors and will have numerous spares for them. Worcester isn't too far from you so it may be worth touching base with them.
Also worth investing in the Haynes manual for it (the one specifically for the diesel).

Regards,
Rodger
BJ40 with HJ60 running gear

lucky · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 15:12 Post subject:

By all accounts the only problems are rust - especially around the rear arches and the front diff is not as strong as other Landcruisers - but then that's like comparing the Severn bridge with the Forth bridge - still built wildly over engineered and unlikely to have problems exept if running standard diffs with 37+ inch tyres. Good luck with it, sounds great. I think the 60 looks great.

I also think the 55 looks great too but that may be because I'm strange.
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devonoak · *** Joined: 01 Apr 2007 Posts: 158 Location: devon

they are really very good. I haven't got any left in road guise now but they're capable of hard work and they're nice and basic.
heres a pic of mine in its heyday. The forklift weighs about 3 or 4 tons! No probs

roscoFJ73 · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 2:35 Post subject:

lucky · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 7:18 Post subject:

Rosco.

Only going by hearsay I have to say, but what I have heard is compared to say an 80 it's only say 3/4 as bomb proof. I wasn't saying it was weak, just not as strong as others. Still stronger probably than pretty much anything no LC out there. The Rust however is a problem I have seen myself as well as on numerous sites.
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roscoFJ73 · Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:39 Post subject:

Ive never heard anything like that at all.They are all basically the same 9.5 inch 4.11 diff and Im sure you can swap a 60/70 diff centre into an 80.
They are still using the same diff on the new V8 diesel 78/79 series
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1995 HZJ75 troop carrier
1988 FJ73 with 1HZ diesel conversion.
1995 HZJ75 cab chassis
Holden Commodore V6
YAMAHA TT600R Belgarda
Triumph Rocket3 08 with Jardines and Tuneboy Wink

Honda XR650L
1988 HJ61 turbo diesel with windas that slide Wink

lucky · Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:28 Post subject:

Rosco.

I could be wrong but doesn't the 80 have a different (8") front Diff. I agree all the previous have a 9.5" diff but as far as I was aware the 80 series came with a High Pinion reverse cut gear 8" which was considerably stronger than the old 9.5" diff. But as said before that's a moot point because the 9.5" was still stronger than pretty much anything else out there and as you say was fitted from back in the 40 through the 55 to the 60 and also across the pickup range.
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roscoFJ73 · Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 15:08 Post subject:

Many of the 80 series here are standard models with part time 4wd until 98. Mayby there is a differnce in the diffs with CDL models.
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1995 HZJ75 troop carrier
1988 FJ73 with 1HZ diesel conversion.
1995 HZJ75 cab chassis
Holden Commodore V6
YAMAHA TT600R Belgarda
Triumph Rocket3 08 with Jardines and Tuneboy Wink

Honda XR650L
1988 HJ61 turbo diesel with windas that slide Wink

CompanyMan · * Joined: 20 Sep 2010 Posts: 32 Location: East Anglia

I had one for about 3 years and it was a very strong old thing, used it on pipeline spreads in S Wales for 2 years, great. Body rot killed it in the end though

allana13 · * Joined: 04 Jan 2010 Posts: 25 Location: UK

Body rot is the main problem here ....

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