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This has been on my wishlist for a long time. A Cruiser that is slightly bigger than the station wagons. A cab that seats three or more over two rows. A camper that sleeps three without canvas and sleeping bags. And - given the way the world is going - a less complex truck that is structurally solid and mechanically sound for many years to come.
Now I think I have finally found it.
This HZJ75 started life as a Japanese fire tender in 1995 and was imported a few years ago with 10K kms on the 1HZ. I bought it from a lovely retired Cruiser man in the north-west who had spent two years converting it before taking it to Morocco on a shakedown trip.
It's now clocked just over 30k kms and is ready for the next chapter. You could eat off the underside and the engine bay is bone stock except for retrofitted power steering. All the hard work has been done properly and it's now a blank canvas for fun mods and tweaks to make it ours.
The camper is fairly basic inside with two benches that pull together to form a good-sized bed. There's a plumbed-in diesel heater, two leisure batteries, two 100kw solar panels mounted to the roof, a compressor and a 30l Dometic drawer fridge.
There's gas, water, storage and two more jerry cans on the roof. The original tank was designed for local use and only takes 60l so that might have to go. First tank returned 23mpg by the way.
Lots to be getting on with but in it for the long haul with this one.
Now I think I have finally found it.
This HZJ75 started life as a Japanese fire tender in 1995 and was imported a few years ago with 10K kms on the 1HZ. I bought it from a lovely retired Cruiser man in the north-west who had spent two years converting it before taking it to Morocco on a shakedown trip.
It's now clocked just over 30k kms and is ready for the next chapter. You could eat off the underside and the engine bay is bone stock except for retrofitted power steering. All the hard work has been done properly and it's now a blank canvas for fun mods and tweaks to make it ours.
The camper is fairly basic inside with two benches that pull together to form a good-sized bed. There's a plumbed-in diesel heater, two leisure batteries, two 100kw solar panels mounted to the roof, a compressor and a 30l Dometic drawer fridge.
There's gas, water, storage and two more jerry cans on the roof. The original tank was designed for local use and only takes 60l so that might have to go. First tank returned 23mpg by the way.
Lots to be getting on with but in it for the long haul with this one.
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