4.7 V8 in FJ 80

onesprung60 · 12-16-04, 06:43 PM

OK here are the pics as promised I apologize for the low quality my digicam is not the greatest. I have more pics if anyone wants to see anything specific, or if you have more questions just ask.

LX_TREME · 12-16-04, 06:48 PM

Nice pics but can you take the pics lil closer (after 4.7L installed)or on top of the engine bay, because
the last pics just showing from the front grille.

onesprung60 · 12-16-04, 06:49 PM

a few more

onesprung60 · 12-16-04, 06:51 PM

last one

LX_TREME · 12-16-04, 07:06 PM

onesprung60, Im wondering how long have you guys been doing this? Is the car running now or still step try to finish it up?And also the pics by the front passenger cargo area.. is that another gear correct me if im wrong? so you have 3 shift gear

???
By swaping from 4.7L to LC80 body & frame do you guys need to weld new engine mounting ? or maybe doesnt have to?

Vitesse_6 · 12-16-04, 08:47 PM

Looking good Will, Where are you hiding it?, I didnt see it yesterday?!?

Skim · 12-16-04, 09:16 PM

Damn man that looks good.
The Tundra looks like it was not really needing that drivetrain anymore !!

Got any pics of the motor mounts?

How about the wiring harness? under the dash?

Skim · 12-16-04, 09:17 PM

Oh ya how about the panhard bar relocation?

jjbodean1970 · 12-16-04, 09:25 PM

holy shyte! what the fawk did that tundra run into?

sleeoffroad · 12-17-04, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShottsUZJ100

Shhhhh. Be VERY careful saying that in this forum....."The 100 went everywhere the 80 did"!

Not exactly. He did not go on Double Wammy

Picture courtesy of PismoJim

ShottsUZJ100 · 12-17-04, 07:58 AM

Ya, but I bet he could of...................

onesprung60 · 12-17-04, 08:25 AM

alright i will try to answer all the questions;

Endless: It took about six months to do, mostly working in my spare time, and a lot of that time was research and tracking down parts. There are very few custom fabbed parts on this truck, I wanted to keep it as "off the shelf" as possible to make repairs down the road easier. The truck has been gone for almost six months and only has had one problem so far, just a small oil leak. It has never had a CEL come one and runs very strong. And the third shifter is for the marlin crawler box, I couldn't find a way to adapt the tundra automatic to the 80 series t-case, so I went through a crawler box. I used a late model 60 split case, and this actually had a few advantages. It is now a part time 4WD so fuel mileage and wear on the front axle is much better, also the original driveshafts bolted in. The original 80 series drivetrain is very long, with the marlin it spaced the t-case almost exactly where it was originally so I did not need to modify the driveshafts at all.

Skim: I will post some more pics of the panhard, motor mounts, and wiring

JJ: The tundra hit a telephone pole. The driver of the truck, who also owns the 80, walked away, the pole broke and was basically sitting right next to him when the truck stopped. The entire front of the tundra was mangled, and much of the front of the engine was damaged.

ShottsUZJ100 · 12-17-04, 08:30 AM

Dang, it's amazing to me what people can do. I couldn't dream of rebuilding something like this. Amazing!

onesprung60 · 12-18-04, 11:26 PM

A few more pics, wiring, panhard mod, and engine mount

Skim · 12-22-04, 08:55 PM

Will,

When did you get an 80?

I see it in your sig.

Animal · 12-22-04, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShottsUZJ100

So? I don't get it? I have F&R lockers in the 100 just like my 80. So? The 100's twice the vehicle the 80 is and almost as good a wheeler.

Shotts,

How did you disable the skid control on the 2001 when you’re locked, or did you just let it be? If you let it be does it interfere with wheeling or does the skid control not engage under a set speed.

ShottsUZJ100 · 12-23-04, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Animal

Shotts,

How did you disable the skid control on the 2001 when you’re locked, or did you just let it be? If you let it be does it interfere with wheeling or does the skid control not engage under a set speed.

The ASC is disabled when the center diff is locked. The ActiveTrac still operated in any mode. ActiveTrac on a 100 is a dual mode system depending on where you plant the gas pedal. If you go light gas and stay on it it will quickly and tightly control wheelpin. If however you're getting stuck in sand or mud and you put thepedal down it change it's operation instantly allowing for full power and/or wheelpin to fling the mud out and keep going. I have seen NO traction system that is near as effective as the 100s.

The #1 mistake most owners make (me included until I learned the system) is they give it a little too much gas and the wheels will spin. Just stay light on the gas and let the thing crawl up like it was locked. The really cool thing with a 2000+ and ARB lockers is you can run rear locked and front open, have front traction control and full turning capability. Thia can be a big plus versus a locked front where turining is impossible or dangerous.

Hanna Quality · 12-23-04, 10:31 AM

[QUOTE=onesprung60]alright i will try to answer all the questions;

"And the third shifter is for the marlin crawler box, I couldn't find a way to adapt the tundra automatic to the 80 series t-case, so I went through a crawler box. I used a late model 60 split case, and this actually had a few advantages. It is now a part time 4WD so fuel mileage and wear on the front axle is much better, also the original driveshafts bolted in. The original 80 series drivetrain is very long, with the marlin it spaced the t-case almost exactly where it was originally so I did not need to modify the driveshafts at all."

Marlin Crawler box and V8...very nice!!!!

is the crawler box off the shelf? bolts direct to the Tundra trans?

onesprung60 · 12-23-04, 10:41 AM

Yes off the shelf parts from Marlin. That is the cool thing about the crawler, you can mix and match almost anything. I needed a cruiser t-case for the off-set diffs, I knew marlin made an adapter from the tundra auto, and I knew he had one from the crawler box to the 60 series split case, voila. Worked out great.

lloyd_lluvbullet · 10-21-05, 07:17 AM

I have a 4.0L quad-cam 1UZ-FE in my 2000 Land Cruiser HZJ79 Series pick-up, & now its known as a UZJ79!

Transmission: A341E (rebuilt with heavy-duty clutch packs & shift kit)

Suspension : Coil Springs all-round (4-link rear)

Future Upgrade: Opcon MX420 Twin-Screw type Supercharger with either a Haltech or Motec fuel management unit. (I have the most of the SC parts so just waiting to get them fixed sometime next year )

I live in Malaysian Borneo & its the only 1UZ-powered 79 Series Land Cruiser here.

Project was completed on March 29, 2003.

Upgrades will take some time due to $ factor as most of the R & D were from my own expense. Plus, Australian aftermarket companies are the friendliest people to International enthusiasts like myself.

AMMO · 10-21-05, 10:31 AM

Skim,

Would you make up your mind already and stop it! You know you want an 80, get over it and find one before SnT, to hell w/ the SAS this weekend. Hell 4runners can't go half the places an 80 can. That would mean you could only go where 100's go... to the mall.

Claimer: The last comment was directed towards (First-toy and Shotts)... we have ignition.

-Matt