import 60s

[Brendan-s]

g'day lads and ladettes,

it's come time to sell the MQ and buy a new truck, and walking along parramatta road yesterday i noticed quite a few import 60 series cruisers in car yards. most are sub 8k, most have less than 150km on the clock (the t-d ones I've been looking at) and come with a bit of luxo gear, power windows, up-spec stereos (not that a standard stereo matters to a 20 year old bloke!), etc.

your thoughts please? I have about 12k to spend, and 8 on a car would leave 2k to replace injectors and have injector pump rebuilt/timing done, plus money for insurance, etc.

someone mentioned to me that they *might* put heaps of salt down on the roads in japan to melt the ice? i.e. might be rust buckets?

and on a lighter note, one thing they ALL seem to have is ciggie burns in the drivers seats? WTF? can't japanese people drive and smoke at the same time?

[dibbz]

They are 24v, but I'm sure you're used to that in the MQ.

[Brendan-s]

ah, interesting point. thank you kindly.

i dont mind the 24V, 2 batteries are usually better than 1

[beatle_bayly]

The one's I've seen don't have sliding rear side glass, if you want the dogs to hang their heads out !

[bad_religion_au]

the 12ht rocks (one of the best toyota diesels in my opinion) but watch out, because most jap driving is stop start... not good for an oil burner...

[Gumby]

Are you sure they came from the japs.

They could have come from the states ??

Who knows...just a thought

Nice to see another bloke hungry for a 60

[-Nemesis-]

Do you want something that big for a daily?

[vSAHARAx]

60's are a great truck, i just came back today from a trip to the snow (Brisbane-Thredbo and back again) and the old girl didnt miss a beat, she just clicked over 350 000k, over taking trucks was no worries with the mighty old 12HT. only down side is my gearbox is now leaking and has a noise when i back off, i gather a bearing is on its way out. but thats okay i get it fixed and its 1 major thing i wont have to worry about for a while

[bad_religion_au]

Are you sure they came from the japs.

They could have come from the states ??

Who knows...just a thought

Nice to see another bloke hungry for a 60

99% sure the japs didn't get diesel 60's

[dibbz]

What's with the chrome front bar on the ones with PTO's, looks so unnatural and unused they are sure to be from Japan :)

[Struth]

I looked at these in the mags befoe buying my current truck.
Gotta say they look very clean.

Wish I had bought a 60 (they just appeal as a mongrel mobile) and
are supposed to be built like a brick s^*t house.

Would be interested to know if anyone has an import and are they any good.

[HJ60_HEATHUS]

Are you sure they came from the japs.

They could have come from the states ??

Who knows...just a thought

Nice to see another bloke hungry for a 60

99% sure the japs didn't get diesel 60's

i think you mean the yanks didn't get diesels. they did get a efi 3f though. the japs are big on diesels. but some may be lacking in the service department. Interesting to see some turbos are as low as 8g. I remember seeing them for as much as 20k.

salty roads are big in the states, and if you read around you'll see that the 60s are prone to rust in the lower rear quarters, the wheel arches and the crossmember at the rear, where the shocks mount to (they seem to rust up real bad). and generally anywhere else of the truck (roof included, though i think the highroofs were less susceptable)

[beanz2]

Yank cruisers would have left hand drive. No diesels here, just petrols. 81-87 are 2F powered with 4 speed
88-90 are 3FE (efi) with auto
The 80 series didn't start until 1991

No reason to import cruisers from here, we only get shit.

Dave