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And the possible drift truck. I was offered an Audi S4 engine that I can use.
Not really my scene / style but……..
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Welcome to TNORTT Dieseldude! I always loved the Datsun pickups. I had an AFX set when I was a kid and my favorite race car was the Datsun pickup.
Nice looking LC you got there too!
Hey Slick. I’m not really new. . . . been here for a few months but get easily away from the keyboard.
I’ve posted pics of my Cruisers before – I have several. But for those shut ins playing the home game, here’s the roster.
Bert. A BJ42 with turbo & intercooler. Gozzard tub. Air everything (lockers and suspension. Has been under the knife for the past 4.5 years. It’ll be a real shitty on road truck as the 4.89 gears aren’t highway friendly.
Carl. A 1967 FJ45. Has a 454 under the hood.
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Ernie. 1990 HDJ81 RHD. My all around workhorse.
Jessie. 1977 FJ45. 3B diesel with turbo & intercooler.
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Pumpkin. My mistress. The first one. Started as a 1972 gasser with a 3 speed. Now has a turbo diesel, 5 speed, coils, four link up front, three link out back and ….it’s been altered almost as much as a Kardashian. But a lot less plastic.
Rocky. 1982 BJ42. Almost bone stock. Has an Aqualu tub and I added Toyota power steering because I’m getting old.
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Simon. 1987 BJ70. Purely a parts truck. 3B and a 5 speed. Plus have a spare 5 speed!!!
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Hans & Schleppie. A couple of my current barn trucks. Hans (the red one) is a 1975 FJ40 from Australia. My brother in laws friend called him as he saw it coming in & thought it was too good to scrap. My BIL immediately drove down to pick it up.
Schleppie hasn’t been looked at at all. My nephew found it & another FJ40 in a fence row. The other one is in rougher shape and is parked outside.
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LOL. Sorry man, I have a horrible memory (old as well as retired)! That’s quite the stable! Very jealous!
Saw an LC add on Kijiji, just said pickup, no detail whatsoever and no pics!
No problem Slick – I completely understand the memory thing. . . .
Like to see the kijiji ad. . . gonna hunt for it now.
I bought the Aqualu Cruiser – aka Rocky – with the tub already done. It needed some cosmetic loving (new paint) and I just added the power steering so that I can enjoy the modern conveniences.
It’s been a 45 year obsession with collecting. Started in the 80’s and just plugged along. Nobody was thinking of these things back then.
@DieselDude thanks for the introduction to your fleet. Quite the impressive collection, I appreciate your commitment to collecting! You started before I was born….and I’ve sold too many already haha. Carl, Bert, Jessie & Rocky are all pulling at my strings. That drift truck would be tons of fun to build.
How long did the round trip road trip take you and your son?
Good morning toys-n-yotas.
We left Thursday at noon. Made it to Wawa the first night. Brandon MB the second. Canmore AB the third. Drove an average of 13 hours per day. Met my daughter & her boyfriend in Canmore and had a nicely leisurely 5.5 hour drive through the mountains to Kelowna on the fourth with the entire brood. That last drive is highly recommended & I’d do it again in a heartbeat.
Spent three nights in BC with the kids and then headed back with the Datsuns. Ernie (the 80 Series LC) ran like a champ.
The drift truck idea started as a joke but is quickly gaining momentum. The parts truck is in much better shape than what was expected so I joked about putting a VW V10 TDI twin turbo in it (I have one). . . but was then offered an Audi S4 powertrain.
It’s not high on my list of projects but …… it’ll probably happen one day.
@Tundraguy you’re in.
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