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Hey all.

A mate has a troopy in need of a new body. What are the options??

Is there a imported that brings in the 4dr or 2dr trropy bodies online??

cheers

Nic

4dr Troopies???

chopper wrote:4dr Troopies???

you can get a LJ or KZJ 78 which is almost troopy length, has 4 doors (plus the barn door rear), a 2L-T or 1KZ-T(E) motor, and hilux sized gearbox, diffs and axles, with landcruiser sized CV's and transfer case, and 4 wheel coil suspension. They are imported in small numbers. I doubt that the body off one of them would be available at any price. the full sized 75/78 troopies were not sold in the japanese dmoestic market so if you're going to find a body, it will be here or in Africa.

dumbdunce wrote:

chopper wrote:4dr Troopies???

you can get a LJ or KZJ 78 which is almost troopy length, has 4 doors (plus the barn door rear), a 2L-T or 1KZ-T(E) motor, and hilux sized gearbox, diffs and axles, with landcruiser sized CV's and transfer case, and 4 wheel coil suspension. They are imported in small numbers. I doubt that the body off one of them would be available at any price. the full sized 75/78 troopies were not sold in the japanese dmoestic market so if you're going to find a body, it will be here or in Africa.

What you discribed looked like a 4 door Bundy and they have them in Malaysia as ive seen them on some Rain Forest Challenge video's . There was a wrecker in melb (about 10 years ago) that imported one, it was a 4 door troopy, full electric's, E-locker's, E-Free wheel hubs, leaf springs, 1HZ diesel, 24v electrics and full GXL style trim/seats. He wrecked it out as i got some of the trick stuff and fitted it to my V8 75 Cruiser i was bulding up at the time. As it was 24 volts there wasn't real good wrecking value for them so the never got any more.I believe the model was called a HZJ 77.

Wally

80UTE wrote:

dumbdunce wrote:

chopper wrote:4dr Troopies???

you can get a LJ or KZJ 78 which is almost troopy length, has 4 doors (plus the barn door rear), a 2L-T or 1KZ-T(E) motor, and hilux sized gearbox, diffs and axles, with landcruiser sized CV's and transfer case, and 4 wheel coil suspension. They are imported in small numbers. I doubt that the body off one of them would be available at any price. the full sized 75/78 troopies were not sold in the japanese dmoestic market so if you're going to find a body, it will be here or in Africa.

What you discribed looked like a 4 door Bundy and they have them in Malaysia as ive seen them on some Rain Forest Challenge video's . There was a wrecker in melb (about 10 years ago) that imported one, it was a 4 door troopy, full electric's, E-locker's, E-Free wheel hubs, leaf springs, 1HZ diesel, 24v electrics and full GXL style trim/seats. He wrecked it out as i got some of the trick stuff and fitted it to my V8 75 Cruiser i was bulding up at the time. As it was 24 volts there wasn't real good wrecking value for them so the never got any more.I believe the model was called a HZJ 77.

Wally

yeah had forgotten about those ones - the body off one of them might fit a full soze 7x eries chassis but I wouldn't old mmy breath. do you remember if the front was coil like the 78/79 series or if it was 4 wheel leafs?

Is this what you are thinking of?

hzj77v

dumbdunce wrote:

80UTE wrote:

dumbdunce wrote:

chopper wrote:4dr Troopies???

you can get a LJ or KZJ 78 which is almost troopy length, has 4 doors (plus the barn door rear), a 2L-T or 1KZ-T(E) motor, and hilux sized gearbox, diffs and axles, with landcruiser sized CV's and transfer case, and 4 wheel coil suspension. They are imported in small numbers. I doubt that the body off one of them would be available at any price. the full sized 75/78 troopies were not sold in the japanese dmoestic market so if you're going to find a body, it will be here or in Africa.

What you discribed looked like a 4 door Bundy and they have them in Malaysia as ive seen them on some Rain Forest Challenge video's . There was a wrecker in melb (about 10 years ago) that imported one, it was a 4 door troopy, full electric's, E-locker's, E-Free wheel hubs, leaf springs, 1HZ diesel, 24v electrics and full GXL style trim/seats. He wrecked it out as i got some of the trick stuff and fitted it to my V8 75 Cruiser i was bulding up at the time. As it was 24 volts there wasn't real good wrecking value for them so the never got any more.I believe the model was called a HZJ 77.

Wally

yeah had forgotten about those ones - the body off one of them might fit a full soze 7x eries chassis but I wouldn't old mmy breath. do you remember if the front was coil like the 78/79 series or if it was 4 wheel leafs?

The one i saw was leafs for sure front and rear.

Wally

nicbeer wrote:Hey all.

A mate has a troopy in need of a new body. What are the options??

Is there a imported that brings in the 4dr or 2dr trropy bodies online??

cheers

Nic

Whats the exact model your friend has?

75 series. it was a 1hz engine.

I have seen the 4dr ones like the aussie ones but an extra door that looks factory.

Mainly chasing a good body that needs next to no work done to it. He has all new interior and windows for it already.

cheers

nicbeer wrote:75 series. it was a 1hz engine.

I have seen the 4dr ones like the aussie ones but an extra door that looks factory.

Mainly chasing a good body that needs next to no work done to it. He has all new interior and windows for it already.

cheers

saw onw similar to what you are describing in sydney the other day, had a bit of extra trim on it, and was badged PRADO was this the orrigonal prado? before aus got em

Tiny wrote:

nicbeer wrote:75 series. it was a 1hz engine.

I have seen the 4dr ones like the aussie ones but an extra door that looks factory.

Mainly chasing a good body that needs next to no work done to it. He has all new interior and windows for it already.

cheers

saw onw similar to what you are describing in sydney the other day, had a bit of extra trim on it, and was badged PRADO was this the orrigonal prado? before aus got em

original prados are the light duty LJ/RJ/KZJ 78's - hilux style running gear, coils. the shorr wheelbase ones that were called 'bundera' in australia were called 'prado' pretty much everywhere else.

dumbdunce wrote:

Tiny wrote:

nicbeer wrote:75 series. it was a 1hz engine.

I have seen the 4dr ones like the aussie ones but an extra door that looks factory.

Mainly chasing a good body that needs next to no work done to it. He has all new interior and windows for it already.

cheers

saw onw similar to what you are describing in sydney the other day, had a bit of extra trim on it, and was badged PRADO was this the orrigonal prado? before aus got em

original prados are the light duty LJ/RJ/KZJ 78's - hilux style running gear, coils. the shorr wheelbase ones that were called 'bundera' in australia were called 'prado' pretty much everywhere else.

this was the same kind of size as a full size troopy, had 4.2TD on the back, wish I hade a camera with me at the time....this was much larger than any bundera I ahve seen before

The 77 series come in two styles, the heavy duty version, powered by the 1HZ and the 1PZ, and the light duty one (aka the Prado), powered by the 2.4L petrol, the 2.4l TD, and later the 3.0l TD. All 77's have the same wheelbase, 2730 mm, which is shorter than the troopy at 2980 mm. Fitting a 77 body to a troopy frame would not be a simple task.

In Japan, the Prado version gets a 2LTE or the 1KZTE engine to comply with their emission rules which is why Toyota gives these Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) version its special designation, the 78 series. The rest of the world got the non electronic versions of the engines, the 2LT and the 1KZT, therefore they're still called the 77 series. These have coil suspension front and rear.

The heavy duty version got the 1PZ and the 1HZ but these versions were not exported out of Japan by Toyota though many were by private parties. These have leaf suspension until 2000 when they got coils up front when the entire 7x series got coil.

BTW, in some markets, the LJ77 Prado has a "2.4 turbo" emblem on the back. AFAIK the 4.2l TD was never installed in a 77 series from the factory, but in private hands, anything is possible

Dave

sooo...

at the end of the page...

there is no such thing as a 4 door troopy.

The 75/78s that you see getting around with an extra door (and it's usually only one, on the passenger side,) are not factory (as much as some of the jobs I have seen certainly look good enough to be).



...and please don't be calling those grey prados Troopies

Here is some pics of a HZJ76 1999-,which is the later version of a 77 series.
The 76 has front coils and rear leafs like a 78/79 series

http://216.239.37.104/translate_c?hl=en ... D%26sa%3DN

There is the Original, Prado Troopy that was import only, and are smaller than an Aussie Troopy...

But I have seen 4 Door Full Size, Aussie Troopys running around, nice custom jobs from somewhere I reckon...

Maybe try ringing Telecom, and or Queensland Rail and try to speak to fleet, or some other companies that use them, as I'm sure it was badged as a company vehicle of that type...

hey roscoFJ73 ...... thats exactly what he is after .....

you got any more info

There were factory full size troopies with an extra door on the passengers side but probably getting hard to find now and the aftermarket body shops are now catering for any demand.

My local wrecker has a complete set of these factory panels including the door

this might be what you are talkin about they are called a grey import and this is the only one i have seen in australia

cheers guys ..... thats what hes lookin for

any model numbers or contact details of wreckers or body importers???

PM me or nicbeer if you dont want to post up wreckers / importers contact details

The body style is either the LJ77/78, RJ77 or the KZJ77. The grille arrangement incorporating the turn signals indicate it is the light duty version with the Bundera running gear. Compare the grille to the pic of the heavy duty line BENI81 posted.

The model in the baby-troupe picture is an LJ78. The LJ78 is a Japanese Domestic Market model with an electronically controlled 2LT-E engine, as opposed to the 2LT seen in Aus market Bunderas. Other markets (e.g. Brazil, Malaysia) got the LJ77 with the common 2LT engine.

Dave