lowenbrau said:"A diesel FJ40" in this case is actually a BJ42. A rather nice one at that. I love those vent doors that the Aussies got.
Yep, a buddy of mine bought a very similar vehicle last year adn is in the process of restoring it. His is indeed a BJ as well, and it's quite a great rig. I didn't realize that the US didin't get the vent doors, all our 40's in OZ had them and I love them, except for on river crossings where the gaskets have disintigrated and therefor let in alot of water.lowenbrau said:"A diesel FJ40" in this case is actually a BJ42. A rather nice one at that. I love those vent doors that the Aussies got.
dieselcruiserhead said:I routinely drive (just remembering its been at my house for 4 days and I need to return it!) a friends '84 BJ42, turboed, with a 5 speed, full roll cage, on 4" lift with 33's.
dieselcruiserhead said:Actually BJ40s do exist much like a HJ45. Typically refers to an older modeled powered by a B or 2B engine. This one, however, looks like a BJ42 with the 3B engine. The earlier models had 4 speeds but the later had 5 speeds. I routinely drive (just remembering its been at my house for 4 days and I need to return it!) a friends '84 BJ42, turboed, with a 5 speed, full roll cage, on 4" lift with 33's. Same desert tan color. One sweet ride, decent power, well in excess of 20 mpg. Makes you wonder...
I was under the impression that the majority of the BJ's were NOT the 3b... Andre if I got you the Numbers off my buddy's BJ could you tell me what engine is actualy in teh truck??? I had thought we had narrowed it down to the 2b...dieselcruiserhead said:Actually BJ40s do exist much like a HJ45. Typically refers to an older modeled powered by a B or 2B engine. This one, however, looks like a BJ42 with the 3B engine. The earlier models had 4 speeds but the later had 5 speeds. I routinely drive (just remembering its been at my house for 4 days and I need to return it!) a friends '84 BJ42, turboed, with a 5 speed, full roll cage, on 4" lift with 33's. Same desert tan color. One sweet ride, decent power, well in excess of 20 mpg. Makes you wonder...
4Rescue said:I had thought we had narrowed it down to the 2b...
Chjeers
Dave
mountainpete said:If I remember correctly the BJ-40 had a round headlight bezel while the BJ-42 had the squared off version. Easiest way to tell them apart from a distance - at least that was the case with Canadian imports and the 40 & 42 I had.
Pete