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[White Sheep]

Thank you for the pics and info

 

[BlackBeauty FZJ]

Have you been looking at the "8x Series V8 Swaps" form? I think they mention this a few times.

I have not seen those

 

[White Sheep]

I have not seen those

I was referring to this thread:

Registry - 8x Series V8 Swaps

This thread is for V8 swaps to 80 Series Toyota Land Cruisers. Your truck frame must start with the following: FJ80-0xxxxxx or FZJ80-0xxxxxx. Of course, it can also start with an HDJ/HZJ iteration. Only the Aussies yank out perfectly good Toyota diesel engines to swap V8 power into them...

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[BlackBeauty FZJ]

 

[BlackBeauty FZJ]

So impressed with Selkirk’s motor mounts and crossmember. They fit everything within cm of firewalls, coolant lines, brake lines…strong work coming out of Idaho. If I met Mark from Mark’s adapters, I would punch him in the nose. Next time I do this, I will not be buying that adapter. I will drop the coin for an atlas and just make a crossmember.

 

[White Sheep]

I think I'm going to looki into this crossmember. Looks good

 

[White Sheep]

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With these motor mounts did you have to do any cutting. .and could you explain how you installed?

 

[BlackBeauty FZJ]

With these motor mounts did you have to do any cutting. .and could you explain how you installed?

No cutting. Direct bolt in application for the motor and crossmember. Having said that, if I were to do this again, I would pony up the extra $1k for an atlas and simply make my own crossmember. This would be in place of the Marks adapter. I hate that thing. I still haven’t gotten to my CDL switch yet but I’m planning on it kicking my ass. With an atlas or even a 300 I would just need the part time kit for the 80. Seems like a more solid combination since my t case has 240k miles on it

 

[White Sheep]

No cutting. Direct bolt in application for the motor and crossmember. Having said that, if I were to do this again, I would pony up the extra $1k for an atlas and simply make my own crossmember. This would be in place of the Marks adapter. I hate that thing. I still haven’t gotten to my CDL switch yet but I’m planning on it kicking my ass. With an atlas or even a 300 I would just need the part time kit for the 80. Seems like a more solid combination since my t case has 240k miles on it

Have you started any of the wiring?

 

[coues7]

Love following along!

 

[BlackBeauty FZJ]

Have you started any of the wiring?

Yes. I am about done. I amusing a Holley Terminator X max so I really only need my t case stuff. I’m waiting on a couple connectors and she should fire up for the first time

 

[BlackBeauty FZJ]

 

[BlackBeauty FZJ]

Power steering… there was enough hard tubing for me to cut and replace the gm male connection with the stock yota one. The Gm power steering pump has a line that is not removable on mine so this is what I came up with. I also removed the old paper clip cooler and ran a finned cooler in the same spot.

 

[BlackBeauty FZJ]

 

[BlackBeauty FZJ]

This is the wiring. I’m going to be blown away if it all works the ways it’s designed. I kept everything that goes to the T case and I also bought a CDL switch so i can do the 7th pin mod. Hopefully that gets my t case locked up when I want to.

 

[BlackBeauty FZJ]

 

[BlackBeauty FZJ]

Accelerator is in. Crazy hard to get it all to line up but here is the bracket I made

 

[BlackBeauty FZJ]

I’m getting into the nitty gritty of the wiring now. I cannot find the main power supply to the Toyo ecu. I am running a Holley ECU for my motor and trans so that will run off a separate system. Is there anyone who can help me locate the power for the rest of the car?

 

[BlackBeauty FZJ]

Looking like a cruiser again.

 

[BlackBeauty FZJ]

List is getting smaller
Shift linkage
Exhaust
Front bumper/lights winch wiring
CDL switch/7th pin mod
Engine break in
All the gremlins I’m sure will pop up I don’t know about yet