Hi Vaztr,
Good to see you have made a smart purchase with the ute. Got any pics to post on here?
My ute is also an 85 model and is nearing the final stages of completion.
Most of the earlier manuals will do you fine although I have had a few dramas with spare parts being slightly different. Things like ball joints, tie rod ends etc stop at the 79 model and some don't fit depending on where they are sourced from - so just be careful and check before fitting if you ever need to replace anything - but other than that they are really the same.
So there we go if anyone wants some brand new lower ball joints (Made in Japan by 555), they would suit a 1200 pre 1980 or 120y. I'll throw inb brand new tie rod end as well - "All are brand new in the box" (High Quality ones not the cheap ones) Part No. BJ92

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