Sunday, Apr 30, 2006 at 23:56
No, not dribbling sh*t lads (
well.....at least on the name thing;-)). Owned a 75 series Cruiser with Brunswick 6.5 conversion, Detroit Locker, long range belly tank, OME
suspension, BFG M/T's etc right up until last week but it had to go. (sniffle sniffle):-(((((
Also own (and still do) a Toyota Landcruiser FZJ105 GXL with all the whistles and bells that runs a 115l LPG tank and 95l's of petrol.
After much research I ended up buying the petrol because the 1HZJ diesels are just too slow for my liking and in all truth not that much better on juice after doing 2 x 2,000km side by side comparisons. I spend a lot of time driving and life's too short to be constantly bleep off by driving a slug (hence the 6.5). They are also difficult to find in GXL spec for a reasonable price and in good nick. Another downside of the NA diesel is the weak R151 Prado gearbox Toyota chose to fit for some unfathomable reason and inherent clutch problems they experience.
On the other hand, the 4.5l 1FZ-FE produces more torque at idle than the NA diesel at full song and also has the much heavier H151 transmission. On gas it has heaps of grunt (big Impco system) maybe more, and costs bugger all to run in comparison. I used to drive 4.2's for a living and are fully aware of what they are like. The 24 valve, DOHC 4.5 petrol simply run rings around them. Surprising as it may sound, reliability is as good as the 1HZJ diesel, and longevity is not too far off either. Fuel usage is the only downside.
1HZJ fitted with aftermarket turbos are suspect and the motors have a tendency to crap themsleves when running more than a few pounds boost. The factory turbo Toyota motor 1HD-FTE are without doubt the way to go, but were not released in a live axle 100 series. An 80 series 1HD-FT are rare as rocking horse poo, are old looking and still command prices from $35K to $42K. In essence, Toyota never built the rig I wanted.
I'm doing some reno's to the back of my house and building a new shed so something had to go, and the ute was it unfortunately. However, I am planning for another transplant as soon as the funds recover and hopefully I will have a 'proper' diesel sitting in my 105 soon (and the rights to my name back again;-)))
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