Build 1997 FZJ80 to HDJ80 1HD-FTE + H152F

[SteelHunterFJ80]

Probably. A guy i know, a Canadian, working on his driveway has you guys beat by a couple of years though

Canadians eh? Can't praise them but can't stop them.

Seriously I love Canadians, first people who I met who didn't have an opinion about everything

 

[SteelHunterFJ80]

This happened today. We now have a complete HDJ80 manual transmission cluster. With 0 miles


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My banker also informed me that she is now the “go to” person at my bank for currency conversions and international wires. Sent a lot of yen to Japan today for a brand new FTE short block. Hard time finding it but it’s been located and should be heading our way via DHL express in a day or two.

Wot?! How did you pull that off?! For gawd sakes man what is going on here? And you should include others as they may split the cost of shipping

 

[jomelo]

Wot?! How did you pull that off?! For gawd sakes man what is going on here? And you should include others as they may split the cost of shipping

The short block or cluster? I am not aware of any other short blocks for sale. But the cluster people maybe. Or METER as @Onur calls them. They did superb work.

 

[SteelHunterFJ80]

The short block or cluster? I am not aware of any other short blocks for sale. But the cluster people maybe. Or METER as @Onur calls them. They did superb work.

The cluster, never seen a new one before.... The ones I've all seen come prestocked with dust.

METER? Is @Onur British?!

 

[TurboDennis]

The cluster, never seen a new one before.... The ones I've all seen come prestocked with dust.

METER? Is @Onur British?!

I dont think the cluster is new. They just reset the odometer on it

The short block or cluster? I am not aware of any other short blocks for sale. But the cluster people maybe. Or METER as @Onur calls them. They did superb work.

Did you try ordering the short block from GCC? I see a couple still showing "in stock".

 

[jomelo]

The cluster, never seen a new one before.... The ones I've all seen come prestocked with dust.

METER? Is @Onur British?!

Bits and pieces of the cluster is new. But obv they never made a MPH speedo with the diesel turbo tach and no auto shift indicator. So its the best we can do with what we have.

 

[Bludozer]

Bits and pieces of the cluster is new. But obv they never made a MPH speedo with the diesel turbo tach and no auto shift indicator. So its the best we can do with what we have.

It's the details in builds like this that really make the difference. This is a huge one IMO - looks amazing.

 

[SNLC]

A little glass bead love on the aluminum.

A bit more blasting to get it nice and shiny and perhaps some clear coat after that.

Cheers

 

[gamecock2009]

This has to be the most complete, amazing, expensive build I’ve come across on MUD. This is so cool and congrats, keep us up to date!

 

[jomelo]

It's the details in builds like this that really make the difference. This is a huge one IMO - looks amazing.

I obsess about the details on this truck almost as much as I do about my Mustard 40. I’m sort of glad we had the motor hiccup because now the truck is really dialed in. There really is nothing left on this truck that I have not made a decision about replacing, restoring, etc. and had a valid reason for the decision. If that makes sense. We could have easily painted this truck - and I considered it - but decided against because I preferred to maintain the bumps and bruises (because I knew them). There was no rust but the truck has some character.

So another detail. I never was crazy about how the rear seats turned out. I sold the pictured ScheelMann seats and ordered something completely custom and will recover the rear seat to match. They are ScheelMann but we are going with custom upholstery.

Still in the planning stages on the center console. I have a lot invested in that one.

 

[jomelo]

This has to be the most complete, amazing, expensive build I’ve come across on MUD. This is so cool and congrats, keep us up to date!

@gamecock2009

Build - 1964 FJ45 Short Bed Fixed Top Pickup Restoration

I’m an addict. Last week @wngrog finished up Project Mustard. It turned out fantastic and I absolutely love it. That project was very much an impulse buy - I woke up one morning and decided I needed another project and it just so happened that @thecrazygreek had listed the Mustard for sale...

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[Workhorse]

Should this thread title be updated/backdated to say HDFTE + H152?

Looking good Mr. Lockwood. Some day it’ll burn diesel. Hopefully soon.

 

[navydivedoc]

This has to be the most complete, amazing, expensive build I’ve come across on MUD. This is so cool and congrats, keep us up to date!

John's only in competition with himself, but he is a strong competitor. Camel, 80, FJ45, 200, 77. I'm sure there's at least one I'm missing.

 

[jomelo]

 

[TurboDennis]

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This build is starting to look more and more like my twin brother from Florida ​

 

[SNLC]

Finally got the turbo coolant line in.

So I bolted it up and mounted the exhaust manifold for the final time.

Cheers

 

[Pat80]

What turbo and intercooler are you going?

 

[SNLC]

What turbo and intercooler are you going?

GTurbo red wheel and PDI front mount AtA.

Cheers

 

[Workhorse]

Oversized injectors, yea? What’d did you have Rhys and the Gturbo mob set the max boost fueling for in the ecu? This will be fun to drive when done.

 

[SNLC]

Oversized injectors, yea? What’d did you have Rhys and the Gturbo mob set the max boost fueling for in the ecu? This will be fun to drive when done.

Yes and pump to 12mm iirc. I don’t recall on the ECU.

Cheers