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Import a J70 series land cruiser. There's plenty that are old enough to come in under the 25 year rule and Toyota still manufactures them (with only driveline changes over the years) too.
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really stuck up there posted:pre 89 hilux from down under; low rust wont die and if you get a 22r parts are everywhere in the entire world (seriously toyota made a million billion r motors) If you go this route, changing the timing chain and upgrading to steel-backed guides should be all you ever really need to do (and it needs to be done) and a 22R will likely outlast the rest of the vehicle. When it does finally die though, it'll blow a hole in the block one connecting rod at a time and keep running until each cylinder has finally given its all and then you can just bump the starter motor to get home. If you get one with a 22RE getting the injectors cleaned and rebuilt is a good idea as well. 22Rs are also still manufactured to some degree, it's still possible to get newly-cast blocks from Japan, or at least someone in glorious Nippon has a nos warehouse full of 'em. Keep in mind this as well, 25+ years ago, Toyota was cheap wrt manufacturing RHD vs LHD. 90% of the time the difference is a couple of cutouts (on old cruiser's like mine) or alternate dash, and mirrored holes in the firewall. Gauge clusters, steering components, pedal components, etc, all usually just swap over with little other modification. These vehicles tend to have shitloads of room under the hood too, allowing easy relocation. Also, parts are massively available, even here in North America, though high-priced suspension upgrades on older models are no longer produced. E: wilfredmerriweathr posted:Edit: man i wish they offered the j70 here though, this thing is bad rear end. Blame California, literally. They're why the entire rest of the world can get brand new ones but the US and Canada have to get 25+ year old junkers from across the ocean. Alternatively, find the oldest Prado you can, that's the closest we ever got. Fermented Tinal fucked around with this message at 06:12 on Oct 20, 2016 |
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