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What model Cruiser is this

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What model Cruiser is this

Post by Hoppy11 »

saw this today, very tidy looking, just wondering what model it is
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Post by Hoppy11 »

Sorry about the quality, it was taken with my phone on a quick drive by
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Post by Nat84 »

looks like a FJ55
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Post by shorty_f0rty »

its a FJ55.. i'm hangin for one when the budget allows..
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Post by Hoppy11 »

Are they rare, I dont think I have ever seen one around
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I thought it was a Landy (sorry) at first glance
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Post by bubs »

Hoppy11 wrote:Are they rare, I dont think I have ever seen one around
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Not so much *rare* few still on the road now a days. I see lots in peoples yards.
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Post by dogbreath_48 »

bubs wrote:
Hoppy11 wrote:Are they rare, I dont think I have ever seen one around
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Not so much *rare* few still on the road now a days. I see lots in peoples yards.
What he means is it's rare to find one that hasn't fallen to bits (rust killed them).

I'd love one! Does anyone know if there are repro panels available for them? In particular the roof?

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Post by dieseldude »

dogbreath_48 wrote:
bubs wrote:
Hoppy11 wrote:Are they rare, I dont think I have ever seen one around
Hoppy
Not so much *rare* few still on the road now a days. I see lots in peoples yards.
What he means is it's rare to find one that hasn't fallen to bits (rust killed them).

I'd love one! Does anyone know if there are repro panels available for them? In particular the roof?

-Stu :)
We had one for many many years! My old man loved them. Actually, I think we had two when I was a little bloke. The first was Brown and white, the second was Red and white.

From what I can remember, Dad replaced the front guards with fibreglass ones (because the rust kept killing them) so I'd say that you can still source them somewhere.

Good old trucks with plently of storage in the rear!

Ours did a G-box over at Straddie one year so Dad had to borrow a ute, come home and find a box at the wrecker, bring it back then put it in - all in soft sand near the camp. He did a good job given the conditions........... I think they used a cast alloy casing and one of the gears shot out through the side of the case or something along these lines (I was pretty young).

Anyway, I reckon they're cool.

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Post by Pyrotech »

my mates grandad has one, in imaculate cond for sale, il try to find out more details in anyone wants
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Post by Hoppy11 »

Swa it again today, Twice in 2 days., looks to be in VERY good NICK
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Post by high n mighty »

Did 55's only come in petrol?

Mum bought one while dad was away shooting and he hated the thing, he was ropeable that she had sold his beloved and cool fj40 to buy the heap of crap :rofl:

His main gripe was that it was petrol and didn't have any compression to aid braking for such a heavy old truck.

I don't remember much of it except the swearing and cursing of the old man every time he drove it :D

I personally don't mind the look of them though :armsup:
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Post by shorty_f0rty »

yep pretty sure there was only the fj55 which came with the 2F, 4spd, etc..

Would love to replace it with a turbo'd 3b/2h/1hz throw some 80 diffs+ coils under it and wheel the crap out of it..

reckon it would make a half decent tourer as long as you didnt take it near the beach..

I THINK the issue with the rust and the 55's is cos they use a different type of sheet metal more suseptible to rusting.. which changed around 1980's.
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Post by spazbot »

i think col from the tlcc has one in good condition for sale atm
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Post by hulsty »

there is a real clean one for sale down here in melbourne in that colour sceheme. Parked on the side of burwood hwy just up from stud rd towards wheelers hill

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Post by bad_religion_au »

the only ones we got in aus were petrol motors, there were diesel ones in canada etc.

they had the single piece T case same as the 40's of the same age, which meant a cast alloy T case with no support for the idler shaft, resulting in them shooting gears out the t case.

they rust as easily as a 40, difference being that they were double skinned in a fair few places (like the guards) whereas the 40's weren't, so they trapped water a bit easier. that and there were less sold, so they are thinner on the ground today.
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Post by fisho64 »

there are still a few of them around, even in gero.
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Post by fisho64 »

Looks like Tassie plates on that 55?
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Post by pulux »

There is one down my way in Australind, same colour but with 35 muddies, rear wheel carrier, roof rack with shovel and hi-lift mounted, great condition and looks awesome.

Fisho, the plates look like the original WA ones, before they went yellow. ;)
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Post by waxhead.. »

I recently went on a hard run out to ipswich with a bunch of modded sierra's. A guy turned up in one of these and went most place we did, with his whole family in the car too, lets just say it didn't look the same when it came out. Will try and find a photo.
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Post by bucko »

I just stumbled onto this in ebay and thought it might be relevant to this post. Diesel with low klms.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1975-Landcruiser ... dZViewItem
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Post by fisho64 »

"For Sale: 1975 Toyota Landcruiser. 157,000 original kms. 2H diesel motor. 4.2L. 4-speed manual."

I thought the 2H didnt come out til the 80's?
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Post by Taco-klng »

May look clean bud, but i looked at an 88 SWB Cruiser the other day, From a distance (Like you pics) it looked very clean, But when i got up close I felt around the Bonnet (on side panels) (Popular place for rusting) And was painted over and Puttyed up , Easy to notice. But i could put my hand throught this car with a light hit . lol
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Post by Sixty's Guy »

fisho64 wrote:"For Sale: 1975 Toyota Landcruiser. 157,000 original kms. 2H diesel motor. 4.2L. 4-speed manual."

I thought the 2H didnt come out til the 80's?
This FJ55 on Ebay doesn't sound right. They never came out with a diesel. The 2H is a 4.0, not a 4.2

And those pics are taken from far away!
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Post by foster_the_fat »

The earlier ones came out with the F petrol motor which was a 3.6L or something. Either that one has had a conversion or the dude is confused with the 2F 4.2 petrol. They are shocking for rust. Now I have never seen one cut into a single cab or similar, that could be quite unique.
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Post by joeblow »

ahhh....the good ol chocky box!............
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Post by +dj_hansen+ »

the iron pig's FTW :armsup:

As already stated, coil conversion, 1hdft motor, argghhh... sorry back to reality now :D
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Post by gq351 »

joeblow wrote:ahhh....the good ol chocky box!............
haha atleast this ones not brown :D
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