71 FJ55+1HDT+H55+TOYBOX.....

[simonliew]

Hi all,I’ve been working on cruisers for 20 yrs and over the yrs I’ve accumulated a lot of parts around,behind,inside and outside my shop.wondering what am I going to do with the 1hz h55 toybox that have been sitting there for yrs,the 60 series fullfloat taking up space,the 2H h55 in the hj60 parts truck....
So when my friend Tom said he’s going to sell his 55,I thought all this parts I’ve sitting for yrs can finally be put to good use,a classic cruiser with a Diesel drivetrain.
Tom had imported the 71fj55 in 2000 from Idaho and the truck had seen very little use and have been sitting for 15 yrs.i sold the F engine and was going to drop the 1HZ I’ve into it,but then I found a wrecked Hdj81 with the 1hdt and decided to use the 1hdt .

 

[simonliew]

The gas engine coming out.....
All my cruisers in the last 20 yrs were diesels
Bj60,hj60,bj74,hzj77,bj42,hdj81,except thefj45,fj80 and Fzj80 which were gas guzzlers .....

 

[simonliew]

Pic

 

[simonliew]

1hdt coming out of hdj81....

 

[simonliew]

1hdt

 

[simonliew]

At first it doesn’t look like the 1hdt will fit in between the fj55 frame....

 

[simonliew]

Test fitting the 1hdt

 

[simonliew]

After test fitting the 1hdt,looks like it will fit ,I cut the engine mounts from the hdj81 and welded them to the 55 frame,the H55 with the marlin toybox is a bit too long to fit under the floor,so I cut out about 6” of the floor ....

 

[simonliew]

Making a second battery tray for the drivers side from a battery tray off a Mitsubishi Pajero,

 

[simonliew]

Airfilter housing from a bj42, the hdj81 filter housing is too big to fit .
It’s for sale

 

[simonliew]

Bj42 filter housing

 

[simonliew]

Building a skid plate under the toybox,I’ll build another one under the h55 at a later date

 

[simonliew]

Rear main seal replaced and 300 mm flywheel from Akella

 

[simonliew]

Always wondering why it’s so hard to push the fh55 in and out the shop,almost all the brake wheel cylinders are seized,I decided to use 60 series front and rear axles ,I know I’ve a Hj61 rear fullfloat somewhere under the snow behind my shop.....

 

[simonliew]

We got a lot of snow in Jan and feb this yr and the temp in feb was so cold,-30 Celsius for weeks....

 

[simonliew]

It was so cold this winter I decided to take a break to Orlando and Tampa Florida

 

[simonliew]

Pics

 

[franklin40]

we’ve had that same cold stretch here in saskatoon! last night was the first night in over two months i’ve gone and worked in my shop. it was nice to get back at it!!

fyi i love the 1hdt in my 62. i’m sure you’ll fine it great in your pig

 

[simonliew]

thanks franklin
Is your 62 auto or manual?

 

[61twpw]

Nice work. Your conversion is coming along nicely. You might want to check out the 55 section. We love watching builds like yours.