Filipino car enthusiast transplants Toyota Fortuner drivetrain and chassis to Land Cruiser 40
When it comes to choosing a weapon for going off-road, the 40-series Land Cruiser comes to mind. We all know Toyota made a modern interpretation of it with the FJ Cruiser, but have you ever wondered what it would be like if the exact original 40 series had modern underpinnings and running gear?
It wasn’t a simple plug-and-play conversion either. They had to chop off a few inches in the ladder frame of the Fortuner to fit the BJ40 body shell. Among other things, the owner shared with us they also had to relocate the Fortuner’s OEM gas tank, shorten the prop shaft, as well as the original Fortuner exhaust system. But other than that, the suspension mounting points of the Fortuner were retained, along with the mounting brackets for the 3.0-liter 1KD-FTV engine.
Since the Fortuner has a slimmer gearbox casing, space was opened up in the transmission tunnel. Araga and his team fabricated a trellis-style shifter housing to place the 4-speed automatic gearbox lever, along with a foot-mounted parking brake. For better interior ergonomics, they took inspiration from the first-generation Pajero in designing the BJ40’s floating chairs. A custom A/C system was also fitted to keep the occupants cool.
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