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1980 Diesel Right Hand Drive Toyota Land Cruiser Expedition Rig Winch, Bj41 on 2040-cars
US $22,000.00
Year:1980
Mileage:120000
Location:
Houston, Texas, United States
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So I have come to the sad realization that I don’t use or
drive this truck enough and would like to begin looking for a new home for it.
Somewhere where someone will have time to spend with the rig, enjoy it and take
it on new fun adventures. Where to start… Brief history: 1980 BJ41 (JDM). I bought it in 2009 in New Zeeland and
spent a month touring the north and south islands with it. I shipped it back to
my home town of Baltimore Ro-Ro and picked it up in Baltimore. It saw lite use
there until I decided to take it to South America. In the summer of 2011 it was
shipped to Boulder Colorado where my cousin (A Toyota rock crawling advocate
and head of a machine shop) spent 3 months converting it to an overland
expedition rig. In the fall of 2011 it was containerized and shipped to Buenos
Aires Argentina. I picked it up in the opening days of 2012 and drove 5,000km
south to Ushuaia inTierra Del Fuego before driving all the way to the very top
of South America in Colombia. In July 2012 it was again containerized and
shipped to my new home in Houston. It sees weekly use now and lives in a
garage. It has it’s own thread here on mud with lots of pictures: Here is the official IH8Mud used vehicle pre-inspection
checklist from Greg Overton What year is the Land Cruiser? 1980 What color is it? Blue Does the vehicle have a clear title? Yes Has the vehicle been garaged? Body/Frame Currently garaged
but not its entire life Rate the body on a scale of 1-10 with a 10 being perfect: 5 Is there rust? if yes please describe – Yes, both doors are
very rusty and the rest of the body has the odd to a few rust blisters Describe any body/frame damage? Just the rust, although I
haven’t found any serious frame rust… Condition of windows? All windows re good, no cracks Rear wheel wells cut for flares? Yes All body logos present? I have them, not installed Has vehicle been repainted? if yes, original color? Yes, Red Has the top been removed? No Is there rust in the floor? No Please rate the tires - Excellent, Good, Fair, Need's
replacing Good, 2 years old, 25,000 km on them Original Wheels and Hubcaps? If no, please describe. Engine
and Mechanical: New sheels in 2012, original locking hubs Rate the engine on a scale of 1-10 with a 10 being
excellent: 10 (Starts first time every time, never given me any trouble Is this the original engine/transmission? Yes Has either engine/transmission been rebuilt? No Original carburator or after market? Diesel baby! Does it leak fluids? Very very slight from the T-case and at
the moment the oil-drain plug is leaking because of the last idiot that changed
it. Does it burn oil? No Is the clutch in good shape? Yes Have brakes been serviced? When? Brakes were serviced in
2012. We also broke a break line in Patagonia so it wa serviced again in aug
2012. Transmission - in good working order - both high and low
range? Yes Does it shift smoothly? Yes Power steering? Absolutely not! How many inches of play in the steering? All new Tie Rod
ends in 2012, very little play, drive it on the highway every time I take it
out Air Conditioning? Absolutely not! Winch? 12,000 lb Ramsey Aux Fuel Tank? No Rate the interior on a scale of 1-10 with a 10 being perfect
6 What is broken or missing on the interior? Amp meter and oil
pressure don’t work Seats Ripped? No Headliner sagging or gone? gone Original rubber mats? no Rear Jump Seats present? gone Dash Pads Ripped or cracked? NA Dash board cut out for add-on switches or stereo? Yes, lots
of holes Original Radio? NO Gauges working? Yes except Amps and oil pressure All signals working? yes Brake lights? yes Head lights? yes Turn Signals? yes Licence Plate lights? yes Hazards? yes Wipers? yes Washers? NO Instument lighting? yes Interior Light? LED running on AAAs Original Owners manual present? NO Inspection light present? NO Jack present? Yes Toolbag Present?We carried tons of tools, these will not go
with the truck, so no Rear Heater? no Any additional add-ons, options, information oh yeah! Mods & maintenance: (Before South America Trip, and I’ll keep adding to this as
I remember stuff) ? Tires and
drivetrain: o New
tires, BFG MTs 33” o New steel
wheels that have built in spacers to give us a slightly wider wheeltrack (1.5”
/ wheel if memory serves) ? Electrical:
o 12,000lb
Ramsey winch o 4 optimas
(2 red tops for starting, 2 yellow tops for house bank) o 2nd
alternator (GM 3-wire for 12v system) o Custom
milled aluminum battery trays o In-line
volt meters o 120V AC
inverter + 5v SUB charging station o Daniel
Clark (Is that right?) headsets and avix intercom o Stereo
including line in o In-line
amp for intercom system o Hella
offroad lights o Custom
built LED Stop Turn Tails with White LED floods for reverse lamps o Re-wound
24V alternator ? Mechanical: o Rebuilt
radiator o RACOR
primary fuel filter and water separator o VIAR
continuous duty air compressor + 2gal tank + air hose, tire chuck and air gun o New
tie-rod ends o New
clutch master cylinder ? Other: o Diamond
Rax roof rack o CVT roof
top tent with extra coverage and a zip on room for below, kind of crazy! o TONS of
spares. o Hi-Lift o 185 DB
compressor driven air horn o Roll bar
already installed be PO as well as cumfy chairs o Altimiter
(functional) o Compass
(works, just too close to engine so always reading south o Massive
MasterLock puck security locks o Ammo-can
bolted between the seats as a safe (where you keep your title and passports o Security
deck designed to hold action packers so even if someone breaks the windows they
can’t get the gear out. o Snorkel (After South America Trip, and I’ll keep adding to this as I
remember stuff) ? Re-wound
both alternators and the starter ? New
clutch slave cylinder ? RTT and
roof rack removed to fit in garage ? Full
Texas inspection passed ? Tagged
and Titled in TX
? New wiper
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