Looks like yes. He was asking the same I am back in 2015... probably says I'm asking too little, but whatever. $1500 out the door.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/b-2b-3b-turboglide-kit-for-40-series.871382/
I'll get back to you shortly. I have a local interested in it. Off the cuff - $1500 shipped, OBO. With the way freight's going from Australia these days, probably saves around $2000 on total cost.
Unit has under 30k miles on it. No damage...
Purchased for my BJ70. I sold the truck, kept the turbo kit. Paid $2800 for it brand new. It's in great shape.
I leave for Japan in one week. If you want it, send me a PM and we can discuss price. If we do it before I leave, I can get it shipped...
I am going to attempt to source a head gasket for this and get it running. It will still be for sale afterward, obviously adjusted accordingly. So... if someone wants to take this on BEFORE I get the parts and start digging in, now's the time.
Good-ish news. I drained the oil today. It was full of coolant, which told me that the head gasket failed.
The reason the engine couldn't turn before is because it was hydro-locked.
After removing the fluid, the engine now spins.
Thanks. I have a couple interested people locally in the truck. If nothing pans out, I'll circle back to you. Frankly, I'd prefer a factory turbo'd engine like a 13BT or similar, were I to do a swap.
Make sure to
Make sure to remove the belts when you do that test.
I've had two cars surprise me greatly with this. Totally seized up, wouldn't even budge at all, not even a millimeter. I was convinced the engine was locked up. I cut the...
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