2F vs V8

[Poser]

There is a guy on Pirate right now with a Twisted Customs rock buggy that has a 4.7 Lexus dirvetrain in it.

Dope put CJ skins on it

Careful there Nolen....Austin will light you up for talk like that...



http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=366532&page=6


He is a Jeep guy to the bone....


I am looking forward to seeing this first hand. Mike is a good guy. I am glad that he finally building something that he will not have to wrench on all the time. Appears to be a pretty sweet set up....

 

[wngrog]

Shoulda put a Hemi in it then

 

[Poser]

'bout as silly as a small block in a Land Crusier or a Jeep.


j/k

 

[Mace]

'bout as silly as a small block in a Land Crusier or a Jeep.


j/k

Screw that,


It is EXACTLY as silly as putting a Chebby motor in a cruiser.


Grog, you need a Firehawk hood..

 

[Poser]

Grog, you need a Firehawk hood..

TOO DAMN FUNNY!!!!

 

[Tigerstripe40]

Screw that,


It is EXACTLY as silly as putting a Chebby motor in a cruiser.


Grog, you need a Firehawk hood..

uhm....

Whats a Firehawk?

 

[Mace]

http://www.firehawk.com/


(the car Grogs motor and old tranny came out of)

 

[jrm68fj40]

Twin turbo'd and intercooled 2UZ-FE...
Backed by an auto, a toybox, and an Atlas II
Biggest F---ing aluminum radiator I can fit under the hood.
Sunray 1550 front end with 35 spline alloy axles.
Strange 40 spline alloy 9" rear end...

If I can't do that then I am keeping my 2F..

buy a plane then you can fly over the hills.

 

[Roboosfj40s]

Try putting a hand throttle on a V-8 and kicking back and crawling and enjoying the scenery. It does not work like a 2F. I call it poor man's cruise control. Had both liked the V-8 as a hot rod to show off and have a diesel in my 71 good fuel economy but I Love My 2F in my 78 the dizzy does suck at times but that is my fault for being too cheap to replace it lol!

 

[jrm68fj40]

what trany do you have? i have a 700R4. but will let you know how i like it, almost done with the swap.

 

[effjay76]

cooling problems?

i run a 350 with the stock toyota rad and the stock chevy fan with no shroud. drive around in south texas 100+ degree weather and have never had cooling problems.

 

[jdr4282]

jdr4282

I have a 1974 FJ40...I lost the oil pump and didn't shut it down in time...fried the bottom end bearings. I debated on whether to rebuild the 2F at the cost of about $3500 and still only get 10-12 mpg and max out at 65-70, or go with the V8...which weighs less, has more horsepower, and better mpg. I put a fuel injected Chevy ram-jet 350 in it as well as the power steering and I like it a lot. I just need to figure out my brakes now...all go...no whoa!

 

[Pighead]

I just need to figure out my brakes now...all go...no whoa!

I'd rather be stopped, wishing I could go, than going and wishing I could stop...

 

[nuclearlemon]

the car in front of you will stop you, but to buffer the stop, make sure your ebrake works...the slower you hit, the less painful

i was thrilled to have a working ebrake on the nuclearlemon when the calipers froze up and ate through the rotor.

 

[bikersmurf]

I have a 1974 FJ40...I lost the oil pump and didn't shut it down in time...fried the bottom end bearings. I debated on whether to rebuild the 2F at the cost of about $3500 and still only get 10-12 mpg and max out at 65-70, or go with the V8...which weighs less, has more horsepower, and better mpg. I put a fuel injected Chevy ram-jet 350 in it as well as the power steering and I like it a lot. I just need to figure out my brakes now...all go...no whoa!

I'd highly recommend an 80 series master, newer (60/80/Forerunner) booster (if needed), Toyota front discs, Chevy rear discs, adjustable proportioning valve, and organic brake pads on all 4 corners.

 

[wngrog]

@krice118 digging up old dirt on me after I’ve come full circle on the mighty 2F


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[rkymtnflyfisher]

@krice118 digging up old dirt on me after I’ve come full circle on the mighty 2F


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That's funny, when I first joined Mud the whole consensus was anything you did to a 2F was nothing but turd polishing, get rid of it and go V8.

Now it seems everyone wants to put a mighty 2F back in their rigs.

 

[pjohnson]

Nevermind...

 

[krice118]

@krice118 digging up old dirt on me after I’ve come full circle on the mighty 2F


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haha I like to remind you where youve been! Its cool seeing your old posts when i have followed all your most recent builds.

 

[Martyt]

Man, talk about resuscitating an old post. I like the old in line 6 tractor engines—of course, I love my 3 on the tree as well— maybe just like original old school— but that’s just me