1978 Toyota Land Cruiser

DIESEL -

4 - Cyl.

Manual

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Diesel

1978 TOYOTA FJ40 LANDCRUISER WITH DIESEL ENGINE - LEFT HAND DRIVE, NOT TYPICAL FOR A DIESEL THIS LANDCRUISER HAS THE 4 CYLINDER B DIESEL ENGINE AND 4 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS ABOUT A 28 mpg VEHICLE AND VERY TORQUEY, BUT YOU AREN'T GOING TO SET ANY LAND SPEED RECORDS. I PURCHASED IT THINKING I WOULD RESTORE IT. BUT THINKING FOR 10 YEARS WE WOULD BE CHILDLESS, I AM WAY TOO BUSY WITH TWO NEW KIDS, BACK-TO-BACK AFTER I PURCHASED IT AND SO HOPE HAS DWINDLED OVER THE YEARS AND PRIORITIES HAVE CHANGED. I HAD MY MECHANIC GO THROUGH IT TO MAKE SURE ENGINE, TRANNY, COOLING, CYLINDER PRESSURE WERE ALL WORKING. NEW RADIATOR, BATTERIES, SOME WIRING, WATER PUMP, HOSES ETC. NEW SEAT COVERING. I DON'T WANT TO BURDEN HIM BUT OF YOU ARE SERIOUS, I WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH HIS PHONE NUMBER AND YOU CAN LOOK HIM UP AND CALL HIM. HE IS SECOND GENERATION IN THE SAME LOCATION. IT WOULD MAKE A GREAT ROCKCRAWLER/OFFROADER - AND THESE DIESELS TOYOTA PUT OUT ARE BULLET PROOF. IT IS DEFINITELY A PROJECT VEHICLE. THOUGH STREET WORTHY WITH A COUPLE OF BULB CHANGES I THINK. HEADLIGHTS AND TAILIGHT WORK. NOT SURE ABOUT ALL THE GAUGES AND SO THE ACTUAL MILEAGE. IT HAS AN AC UNIT UNDER THE DASH BUT NO CONDENSER OR COMPRESSOR. ITS EXTERIOR IS MORE CREAM THAN WHILE WITH A WHITE ROOF. IT HAS THE SLOTTED MAG WHEELS (5). I KNOW NOTHING MORE OF THE CONDITION EXCEPT WHAT MY MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL OF THESE OR WILLYS PICKUPS AND I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE OF TORQUE AND ECONOMY OF THIS ENGINE AND VEHICLE. IF IT WERE ME I'D ADD ANOTHER TANK AND BURN RESTAURANT GREASE (VEGETABLE OIL) VON DIESEL OF GERMANY, WHO INVENTED THE ENGINE, DID. DIESELS WERE ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO BURN VEGETABLE OIL, NOT MINERAL OIL. I UNDERSTAND YOU CAN CREATE THIS STUFF FOR ALMOST NOTHING. ALL THE DIESEL MAGIZINES OFFER A PLACE OR DIRECTION AND A WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS. THAT BRINGS ME TO THE BEST PART OF THIS VEHICLE, IF YOU HAVE TH ABILITY TO ACCOMPLISH THAT, IT WILL SEEM MIGHTY RIGHTEOUS GETTING ONE PAST THE OIL COMPANIES. JUST A THOUGHT. IT HAS THREE GOOD TIRES AND I AM LOOKING FOR A MATCHING OR CLOSE 4TH; 31 X 10.5 R15. YOU WILL HAVE TO CREATE A TITLE IF YOU WANT IT TO BE ROAD WORTHY; I WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH PROPER VIN # AND BILL OF SALE. I WISH I COULD GIVE MORE INFO BUT IT HAS JUST BEEN SITTING HERE FOR YEARS SINCE MY DAUGHTER, THEN SON WERE BORN. I CAN SAY THE ENGINE PURRRS AND IT WOULD MAKE A FINE ROACKCRAWLER AND OFFROADER. ITS BODY LOOKS GOOD UNTIL CLOSER INSPECTION AND IT IS OBVIOUS IT NEEDS ATTENTON BUT I AM VERY PICKY. OVERALL, WHILE I JUST DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THIS VEHICLE, MY MECHANIC DOES; AND JUST AS I DID WHEN I PURCHASED IT, I'D LOOK AT IT AS A RESTORATION JOB OF A VERY RARE ENGINE & VEHICLE WITH NEARLY LIMITLESS POSSIBILITIES. I AM PUTTING IT BACK AT MY MECHANIC'S PLACE WITH A SIGN ON IT AS I RECEIVED SEVERAL CALLS ON IT THROUGH HIM BEFORE MY DECISION TO SELL. SO I MAY CANCEL THIS ANYTIME BEFORE RESERVE IS MET, AT MY SOLE DISCRETION.