I saw this cool truck on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DIES...ryZ13473QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DIES...ryZ13473QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Duramax LX 470
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I saw that as well last night. Looks pretty nice.. i liked the wench tucked up under the rear trailer hitch
looks like another creation from one of our very own. Heres another duramax 100 that has been posted here on mud.....you can do a search for the thread if you want.
Trunk Monkey
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Doesn't mean that's what it'll sell for. Also, when you figure in the cost of that swap, you'll be close.
And, a 200 isn't diesel.
That's another Podvin creation. He used this LX to pull his LX buggy to AZ and run with our club. Both were killer rigs.
100 on a Duramax chassis. Is still 4WD?
Don't know, BUT......Alan can do ANYTHING. I could have him put a LS1 motor in my 80 if I wanted it. That's an easy task for him.
I would say absolutely, he is hard core off roader. I can't see him doing a conversion that would eliminate the 4wd, especially given that truck has a rear mounted winch.
lx450landcruiser
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im pretty sure the rear mounted winch was used primarily for pulling things onto the trailer when he towed, he used this truck mainly for towing. take a look at the intercooler not much protection for a wheeling truck
rusty_tlc
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Those wheels are hideous.
I wonder how licensing would go outside CO.
Here in NV when a engine is swapped the donor engine must be from the same year or newer vehicle. I'm guessing it would take some documentation to get it licensed here, never mind someplace like CA.
did I hear LS1?!
i think realy what you see there is not an LX with a duramax, you see a duramx pickup with an LX body and interior... there is nothing else toyota about that, don't get me wrong - I'd love to have a diesel if it didn't sacrafice ride, durability or longevity...
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I wonder how the Duramax compares to the 1HD-FTE. The Toyota engine exists in some pretty powerful iterations for boats. These are surely easier to install in a LX.
Still a damn nice truck though
Still a damn nice truck though
easy to install if you had the parts easily. a duramax doner is easier then trying to source the toyota engine....plus engine maintenance and parts are easily sourced from a chevy dealership instead of attempting to get a replacement from aus/mid-east
hoser
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It almost looks like it is the 6 wheeler he built last year but went back to 4x4. As far as comparing the 6.6 Turbo Duramax to the 4.2 TD... power wise, no comparison.
4.2 ~201hp/317 lbs-ft (1400-3200 rpm)
6.6 300hp/520 lbs-ft (1,800 rpm)
The later ('06-'07) 6.6 makes 360hp/650 lbs-ft @ 1,600 rpm
4.2 ~201hp/317 lbs-ft (1400-3200 rpm)
6.6 300hp/520 lbs-ft (1,800 rpm)
The later ('06-'07) 6.6 makes 360hp/650 lbs-ft @ 1,600 rpm
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Not really, the Duramax pickups don't have airbags with a linked suspension. It is a custom rig. Not a Duramax really, not an LX really. Sort of a hybrid. I think it is pretty neat. I mean some of this stuff is like art. He created something new. Putting together a vehicle from two sources takes a lot of talent, time, and energy. It isn't my ideal vision of a vehicle, but it is pretty darn cool if you ask me.
Haha 1Loud, this is what we've been waiting for. Look closely at the taillights. Its a 98-02 model with LED Taillamps. Could this be a new opening for a locked up dream?
psssst....look at it closely and tell me what you see, or dont see. Do you not see body molding on it? oh i know why you dont, its a landcruiser tailgate, which has always had the wider based inner taillights. 07 LED LC tailights fit on a 98-02 LC, but not the same for a LX. Podvin is crazy with his creations, you cant expect a LX to have only LX parts, hes nuts!
