Recent content by Ardent

Appreciate the lead will do

Looking for a never turbo’d, running 2H ideally in Canada, all the best and cheers. Engine must be complete and running, thank you.

Owe the thread an apology, been highly absent and unfortunately have no exciting news. Chickened on my Aqualu order three years ago at the last second, but finally grew the stones and paid the money. Pick up the frame and every panel they make from the factory on Weds. For now, I’m taking this...

As for why 2H instead of 1HZ or others, personal preferences. I like inline injection pumps (may be 1HZs with them I’m just familiar with the 2H’s) and I’ll never turbo it. For that the 2H is sufficient for what I’m after, and the prices are good, as they’re often being swapped out for more...

Appreciate that, just got off the phone, great fellow he’s going to look at his coming inventory.

The economy isn’t what it was. ;)

After a 2H for a ‘40 project, very little available in Canada. Open to importing if someone has a good contact, appreciate the time folks. I’d be rebuilding before it went in the truck. Angus

Updates will be slow but things are coming together. Bought a NOS NV4500 after all, so ditching the SM420 & Ranger OD. Chassis and body order has been updated to the HJ47 troopy and I’ll do a stretched FJ45 cab adapted onto it for now. Love the look of FJ45s but wanted room to grow.

Thank you Jmack, I’ll dig into your thread there, lurk on 4BTswaps time to start posting there. Appreciate been the there done that opinion. At one point was considering the Optimizer 6500 (fixed 6.5 GM diesel) with a Ranger OD as it’s such an easy switch from my SBC setup I have now. Couldn’t...

My thoughts too on drivetrain. The alternative I just asked Aqualu about is getting their HJ47 troopy frame and body and sticking the same 6” stretch FJ45 fibreglass cab on it for now modified for the troopy. Can always stick my FJ40 cab on it then too if I want to grow down the road. This would...

Have a good steel hood on my FJ40, but I’d like everything aluminum on this build. Pilot in me is attracted to aluminum, don’t mind the simplified lines of the Aqualu personally.

This build will be a classic adventure truck with the company logo on the door, as much about marketing and the image of adventure as it is about a new truck. I should have been clearer on the towing requirements, my second job is outfitting and my territory is a thousand miles from home. Have...

Thanks I’ll look that up, up in bush camp with long evenings this time of year sixty degrees north. I’ve run a 6BT 12V a good deal, actually learned to drive on one, and Cummins rattle is pretty darn familiar. I’d like to avoid electronics and keep it simple, and torquey. Price is right too...

Kleatus appreciate the been there done that, it’s what I’m here for. Good to know on the 2.8, I’m crusty and really like mechanical diesels hence my 4BT pushing. The 2.8 when I first learned about it had me fired up, the weight and packaging of it are great. Again though on price it’s a good...

In your currency $15K with a package discount and doors not pictured, and no sweat.