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    Default HJ47 Troopy

    Cross post to IH8MUD...and under $10K!

    Bull is a good guy....I believe he's here too...

    http://forum.ih8mud.com/fj45-classif...47-troopy.html

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    looks much more solid than the typical long fj. a lefty to boot.

    that would be a nice rig to turn into an extended cab pickup.

    from previous rigs hes posted, he seems like a reasonable LC vendor.
    Last edited by zimm; 10-02-2008 at 11:29 PM.
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    pretty sure that I remember seeing that rig for sale on either ebay or another forum prior to bull purchasing it....but hey I have been confused before. Good looking truck (except for the spring over)
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    Quote Originally Posted by gearguywb
    pretty sure that I remember seeing that rig for sale on either ebay or another forum prior to bull purchasing it....but hey I have been confused before. Good looking truck (except for the spring over)
    That rig was for sale at Ih8mud prior to Bull getting it. Bull sold his nicer Troopy at that time as well, i believe the new owner has posted here.

    A LHD Troopy in decent shape on the east coast would be awful tempting to me....glad it's in WA.

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    Is that price reasonable for a virtually non-drivable truck?

    What can one expect to spend on *parts* for a rebuild of the engine? My gut instinct says the smoking is a bigger problem than led to believe. Also I'm curious how much bondo its got.
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    I really havent' had any issues getting troopy parts in the US. Even for RHD, I just run the part numbers for both markets, OZ & US, and most are the same.

    For a 2H diesel, parts are available through Specter, and a nice Toyota dealer can order them if you give 'em the part #s.

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    White smoke in a diesel is typically a massively rich condition. Most diesels that I have worked on that have white smoke usually have a stuck or dirty injector that has fuel dripping from it rather than atomizing properly at the nozzle. A relatively easy fix. If I had the money to spend, that would be in my driveway, sight unseen, without a second thought.


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    Quote Originally Posted by MoGas
    White smoke in a diesel is typically a massively rich condition. Most diesels that I have worked on that have white smoke usually have a stuck or dirty injector that has fuel dripping from it rather than atomizing properly at the nozzle. A relatively easy fix. If I had the money to spend, that would be in my driveway, sight unseen, without a second thought.



    Yeah, further in the thread they discussed the injectors and a new set is included in sale.

    I wasnt able to open the file for some reason, but i remember a few pics from the last sale.. it really seems damn solid...and did i metion the LHD? Makes it much more desirable to me personally.

    If it were closer i'd consider selling my rig to fund it for sure.

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    Worst case is a bad injection pump. ~350 to get rebuilt at Southwest diesel in Phoenix or you could probably source a new pump from a Toyota industrial lift truck dealer. Low compression or retarded pump timing can also give white smoke. None of these things would be a deal breaker if I were in the market.
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