That looks like my 1996 4WD Hijet with the HI/LO transfer case, TwinCam12V, and no A/C, just like yours, but mine had 44,000 miles when I bought it and was in a little rougher condition. No major issues just a couple of tiny spots starting to rust and a tiny scratch/ding on the left lower door. Mine developed an intermittent fuel pump problem that was cause it to stop a few times. The fuel pump was hot so it was stalled and not pumping. I ordered the inexpensive electric fuel pump on Amazon and was planning on hacking into the original fuel pump wiring to replace the fuel pump but it has never failed since then. I guess the impellers chewed up a little piece of rust that was jamming the fuel pump? I used Medium Quartz Gray Monstaliner polyurethane truck bed liner to paint the entire truck in October, but I still need to pull the dash, seats and door cards to paint the interior when it warms up this spring. I was going to heat the front bumper to eliminate the white aging but there were a couple of little gouges on mine (it was a farm truck near Yokohama) so I filled them with 5 minute epoxy, sanded the bumper and painted it with Rust-Oleum Trim and Bumper paint. Ditto for the rear view mirrors, and the triangular plastic accent panels inside and out. It's a great little work truck. I use it as a half ton pickup, same as my old Tacoma. I filled the bed to overflowing with freshly cut water maple firewood and hauled it to my buddy's farm 25 miles away... four times. I cut down a couple of trees in my back yard and piled the limbs TEN FEET above the bed, tossed three nylon cam straps over the top and cinched the limbs down until they were even with the top of the cab, cinched another nylon strap around the EIGHT FEET of limbs hanging out the back to keep them off the road, put a red flag on the back of the load, crawled up the 45 degree hill from my back yard and drove it 23 miles to the compost pad at the local dump. These kei trucks are *real* work trucks. People don't realize that the bed on these tiny kei trucks is slightly larger than a standard US pickup truck bed. There are no wheel wells jutting up into the bed to steal cargo space and make it difficult to carry drywall without it snapping in half when you hit a bump. The bed is low so it's much easier to load heavy items. The sides fold down to facilitate side loading, and the sides and tailgate can each be removed with a single 10 mm bolt. The numerous tie down hooks on the outside of the bed are much more useful than tie down hooks inside the bed. That Sony single DIN stereo looks great in there. I bought a double DIN ATOTO and four 6.5" marine speakers that I'm planning on adding in the corners of the cab ceiling to get them up out of harm's way and to take advantage of the abundant vertical space in the cab that's tiny in all other dimensions by American standards. I mostly got the ATOTO for the backup camera, DVR and Android with GPS to run my OSMand GPS navigation app. The stereo installation is slated for spring when the dash is removed for painting, as well as the other electrical work - heated reupholstered seats, remote entry central locking system, and lots of LED auxiliary lighting front and rear. I need to get some of those rubber rail caps for the tailgate and bed sides, but shipping from Japan is a killer on stuff like that. I've designed and 3D printed a lot of different things for my Hijet. 🙂 My Hijet cost $265 plus $1935 for shipping, but the clutch was blown so I needed to put a clutch in it. It's my daily driver and I love it. I hardly drive my 4Runner, unless I have two passengers or, as you said, I need to tow something... like the one ton trailer and 1500 pound Hijet that I picked up at the port.
Wow!! That’s a lot to read but it was a good read. You have done a lot more than I have to my truck. I’m still deciding on what else to do to it. The fuel pump was replaced with a cheap one and that resolved my stalling on hills. I love these little trucks and I drive it all the time. I paid a little more for mine, $2400, but it only had 6K Km’s on it and the interior looked new. One spot of rust on the tailgate but that’s it. You can probably get them cheaper now, bought mine at an auction in Japan during the pandemic.
@@southerntraveler - You got a far better deal on your Hijet. The price has only gone up and continues to increase as Americans realize how great these little trucks are, as states (probably pushed by crony auto manufactures and dealers lobbyists) work even harder to outlaw kei trucks.
@@Liberty4Ever The prices have gone up a bit. Some liberal states are trying to outlaw them and it sucks but they allow motorcycles. Not sure of the logic involved. Haha I agree, they are great lil trucks for the money and they will go, especially in the snow. I use mine way more than I even imagined.
Thanks for sharing your HiJet truck. I've wanted one of these since 11 yo after seeing one at a WA State Park in 1969, it was a Cony 360. My dad had a Jeep FC150 very similar vehicle, very practical and handy work truck. What brand name of tires are you using?
You are welcome.. :) I’m happy you watched the video and it brought back some memories for you. The tires are Open Country Toyo R/T, I had to get them from Japan as these are hard to find in the U.S.
I held it about 4” away from the bumper and went back and forth slowly. You’ll see the color change from old to new really quick. It’s easy to do and it looks great once you’re done. Just don’t hold it in one spot to long or else it will melt.
Hello, Daihatsu basically it s a toyota parts truck, with excellent mechanical parts. I have S201P model 2014 with KF-VE motor 660 cc new generation of KF motor , electronic system and after 5 years any issues with 🤞🤞🤞Buying from Japan .. this truck was like a new truck! I order some parts brand new from ( in backup )Yokohama parts in japan but for now i used nothing! Before buying i m looking for suzuki/honda/subaru mini truck but Daihatsu( toyota) win for my My next one will be Daihatsu FAT cab for extra room , but when i buying in 2014 not a lot of FAT cab on used market! Thanks
Hey Jacques, I bought my truck from Japan with only 5K miles on it and it’s a 1996. The interior looked brand new, it came from an auction over there and took about 6 months to finally get it. I love the little truck and I drive it all the time.
@@southerntraveler Hello Buddy , SBT found me a very nice and topshape hijet(The saffety road regulation Or DMV (dept motor vehicle) is not like usa & canada..it s another game,almost the time vehicles from japan are top shape body &mecanic 🤞and very fast for the purchase, deposit to reserve +30 day full paid and 8 weeks Port to port (Yokohama to providenciales, Turks & Caicos…and a ton of pictures received by SBT and the unit was exactly like picture😍
@@southerntraveler ok 🤔for us yes we have to pay entry tax here, like any vehicle, and now we cannot enter a vehicle over 10 years old.. and year after year there are more and more mini trucks (keitora )here😎and new generation motor KF-VE is very impressive in terms of fuel consumption... it doesn't consume anything 😂😂 🚚
The Subaru Sambar is a four cylinder and has the engine right at the rear of vehicle for ease of maintenance. For those 2 reason's alone the Subaru is way better than the Daihatsu
There are many brands of these. I think most are made at the same plant also. All of the trucks are good, some are slower, this is the fastest one in that class. This makes it shine as a highway driver versus the others in my opinion.
@@southerntraveler i appreciate your reply and honesty response. I have the Honda version. And i dont even take mine on the highway lol if i were to get in an accident i believe that would be the end of my life. How fast have you gotten yours up?
@@SharkAttackSkinder You're welcome. I told my HR manager when she rode with me a while back, the seatbelts are only for locating the bodies after the accident. lol She said there is no safety devices at all in this thing..haha. They are all good trucks, just some go faster and have different applications than the others.
The Honda’s are really nice also. I wanted one of them but I found mine and it was low miles. The fastest I’ve had mine was 72 mph on the interstate. It’s wound out at that speed, the hills here are tough on the truck also and kills the speed.
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That looks like my 1996 4WD Hijet with the HI/LO transfer case, TwinCam12V, and no A/C, just like yours, but mine had 44,000 miles when I bought it and was in a little rougher condition. No major issues just a couple of tiny spots starting to rust and a tiny scratch/ding on the left lower door. Mine developed an intermittent fuel pump problem that was cause it to stop a few times. The fuel pump was hot so it was stalled and not pumping. I ordered the inexpensive electric fuel pump on Amazon and was planning on hacking into the original fuel pump wiring to replace the fuel pump but it has never failed since then. I guess the impellers chewed up a little piece of rust that was jamming the fuel pump?
I used Medium Quartz Gray Monstaliner polyurethane truck bed liner to paint the entire truck in October, but I still need to pull the dash, seats and door cards to paint the interior when it warms up this spring. I was going to heat the front bumper to eliminate the white aging but there were a couple of little gouges on mine (it was a farm truck near Yokohama) so I filled them with 5 minute epoxy, sanded the bumper and painted it with Rust-Oleum Trim and Bumper paint. Ditto for the rear view mirrors, and the triangular plastic accent panels inside and out.
It's a great little work truck. I use it as a half ton pickup, same as my old Tacoma. I filled the bed to overflowing with freshly cut water maple firewood and hauled it to my buddy's farm 25 miles away... four times. I cut down a couple of trees in my back yard and piled the limbs TEN FEET above the bed, tossed three nylon cam straps over the top and cinched the limbs down until they were even with the top of the cab, cinched another nylon strap around the EIGHT FEET of limbs hanging out the back to keep them off the road, put a red flag on the back of the load, crawled up the 45 degree hill from my back yard and drove it 23 miles to the compost pad at the local dump. These kei trucks are *real* work trucks.
People don't realize that the bed on these tiny kei trucks is slightly larger than a standard US pickup truck bed. There are no wheel wells jutting up into the bed to steal cargo space and make it difficult to carry drywall without it snapping in half when you hit a bump. The bed is low so it's much easier to load heavy items. The sides fold down to facilitate side loading, and the sides and tailgate can each be removed with a single 10 mm bolt. The numerous tie down hooks on the outside of the bed are much more useful than tie down hooks inside the bed.
That Sony single DIN stereo looks great in there. I bought a double DIN ATOTO and four 6.5" marine speakers that I'm planning on adding in the corners of the cab ceiling to get them up out of harm's way and to take advantage of the abundant vertical space in the cab that's tiny in all other dimensions by American standards. I mostly got the ATOTO for the backup camera, DVR and Android with GPS to run my OSMand GPS navigation app. The stereo installation is slated for spring when the dash is removed for painting, as well as the other electrical work - heated reupholstered seats, remote entry central locking system, and lots of LED auxiliary lighting front and rear.
I need to get some of those rubber rail caps for the tailgate and bed sides, but shipping from Japan is a killer on stuff like that.
I've designed and 3D printed a lot of different things for my Hijet. 🙂
My Hijet cost $265 plus $1935 for shipping, but the clutch was blown so I needed to put a clutch in it. It's my daily driver and I love it. I hardly drive my 4Runner, unless I have two passengers or, as you said, I need to tow something... like the one ton trailer and 1500 pound Hijet that I picked up at the port.
Wow!! That’s a lot to read but it was a good read. You have done a lot more than I have to my truck. I’m still deciding on what else to do to it. The fuel pump was replaced with a cheap one and that resolved my stalling on hills. I love these little trucks and I drive it all the time. I paid a little more for mine, $2400, but it only had 6K Km’s on it and the interior looked new. One spot of rust on the tailgate but that’s it. You can probably get them cheaper now, bought mine at an auction in Japan during the pandemic.
@@southerntraveler - You got a far better deal on your Hijet. The price has only gone up and continues to increase as Americans realize how great these little trucks are, as states (probably pushed by crony auto manufactures and dealers lobbyists) work even harder to outlaw kei trucks.
@@Liberty4Ever The prices have gone up a bit. Some liberal states are trying to outlaw them and it sucks but they allow motorcycles. Not sure of the logic involved. Haha I agree, they are great lil trucks for the money and they will go, especially in the snow. I use mine way more than I even imagined.
Hello from Seattle Washington
This Hihet was designed with Italian design famous
I love this little truck. I drive it all the time when I’m not going long distances.
@@southerntravelernice has twin cam opty😊😊 more power
Carburetor?
Thank you for the sweet short vid. This helps me as I'm looking to get one soon. God bless you and Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸!!
You’re welcome!! Happy 4th to you also. Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks for sharing your HiJet truck. I've wanted one of these since 11 yo after seeing one at a WA State Park in 1969, it was a Cony 360. My dad had a Jeep FC150 very similar vehicle, very practical and handy work truck. What brand name of tires are you using?
You are welcome.. :) I’m happy you watched the video and it brought back some memories for you. The tires are Open Country Toyo R/T, I had to get them from Japan as these are hard to find in the U.S.
@@southerntraveler Thanks, thats a good looking tire.
You’re welcome. Let me know if you have anymore questions.
What was the non-OEM fuel pump you installed in it? Thanks
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Where do you live at in Pennsylvania Elizabeth south of Pittsburgh?
I’m a little North of Scranton, Olyphant actually but outside of there.
Heat with a butane torch? How close and how long do you hold it there?
I held it about 4” away from the bumper and went back and forth slowly. You’ll see the color change from old to new really quick. It’s easy to do and it looks great once you’re done. Just don’t hold it in one spot to long or else it will melt.
Hello,
Daihatsu basically it s a toyota parts truck, with excellent mechanical parts.
I have S201P model 2014 with KF-VE motor 660 cc new generation of KF motor , electronic system and after 5 years any issues with 🤞🤞🤞Buying from Japan .. this truck was like a new truck!
I order some parts brand new from ( in backup )Yokohama parts in japan but for now i used nothing!
Before buying i m looking for suzuki/honda/subaru mini truck but Daihatsu( toyota) win for my
My next one will be Daihatsu FAT cab for extra room , but when i buying in 2014 not a lot of FAT cab on used market!
Thanks
Hey Jacques,
I bought my truck from Japan with only 5K miles on it and it’s a 1996. The interior looked brand new, it came from an auction over there and took about 6 months to finally get it. I love the little truck and I drive it all the time.
@@southerntraveler Hello Buddy , SBT found me a very nice and topshape hijet(The saffety road regulation Or DMV (dept motor vehicle) is not like usa & canada..it s another game,almost the time vehicles from japan are top shape body &mecanic 🤞and very fast for the purchase, deposit to reserve +30 day full paid and 8 weeks Port to port (Yokohama to providenciales, Turks & Caicos…and a ton of pictures received by SBT and the unit was exactly like picture😍
We have 25 year rule here and we have to pay a tax. Some states are not licensing any of them anymore. It’s a mess here.
@@southerntraveler ok 🤔for us yes we have to pay entry tax here, like any vehicle, and now we cannot enter a vehicle over 10 years old.. and year after year there are more and more mini trucks (keitora )here😎and new generation motor KF-VE is very impressive in terms of fuel consumption... it doesn't consume anything 😂😂
🚚
The Subaru Sambar is a four cylinder and has the engine right at the rear of vehicle for ease of maintenance.
For those 2 reason's alone the Subaru is way better than the Daihatsu
I wanted one with a turbo but I couldn’t find one. Most of them are about all the same I think.
They never made a turbo charged model.
You mean Supercharged model
@@corin6677 That must be it. I haven’t look in a few years. Lol I need more power in the mountains
Supercharged models definitely go better but produce way more heat and stress on the engine
@@corin6677 I see. I don’t know much about them
Does it have a obd port?
I don’t think so. Everything is manual which is why I like it, it’s simple like a tractor. Just vacuum tubes and not many sensors at all.
Plp
Why do you think this is the best one though? There are many brands that make this style truck. Why is hi jet the best?
There are many brands of these. I think most are made at the same plant also. All of the trucks are good, some are slower, this is the fastest one in that class. This makes it shine as a highway driver versus the others in my opinion.
@@southerntraveler i appreciate your reply and honesty response. I have the Honda version. And i dont even take mine on the highway lol if i were to get in an accident i believe that would be the end of my life. How fast have you gotten yours up?
@@SharkAttackSkinder You're welcome. I told my HR manager when she rode with me a while back, the seatbelts are only for locating the bodies after the accident. lol She said there is no safety devices at all in this thing..haha. They are all good trucks, just some go faster and have different applications than the others.
The Honda’s are really nice also. I wanted one of them but I found mine and it was low miles. The fastest I’ve had mine was 72 mph on the interstate. It’s wound out at that speed, the hills here are tough on the truck also and kills the speed.
Great trucks except that goddamn bolt pattern
Tim what!?!
I need to make another video. That was one of my first videos. I believe most of those trucks are about the same with the same parts.