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Exhaust pics for @stllc ...
(AC drips onto the pipe and runs down the cat)
(AC drips onto the pipe and runs down the cat)
Cam's FJ60 Gets a Heart Transplant
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Right before the trip I had to relocate the ARB compressor, which just required modding my existing mount.
I added the solenoid exhaust elbow hose adapters to route the fumes and any possible gear oil away from my once-pretty engine compartment.
Now it routes under the truck, pointed at the ground...
I added the solenoid exhaust elbow hose adapters to route the fumes and any possible gear oil away from my once-pretty engine compartment.
Now it routes under the truck, pointed at the ground...
Hey Cam, thanks for the pics. I was trying to figure out how you got your passenger exhaust past the tcase before crossing over and have just came to conclusion our cases must engage differently (guessing since mine is fj62???). I have what seems to be a vacuum pump in the way that I don't see in your pics. Does that make sense? Does your tcase engage mechanically? Thanks again for posting pics.
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Yeah, the 60's are fully mechanical.
I need to find a guy that can do this is St Louis! Did you already have the fittings that went to the compressor and have new lines crimped to what you already had or did this guy make the whole lines himself? If you already had the lines could you tell me what application they were for? I ordered factory lines for a 2002 Silverado (my donor vehicle) and the bends in the hard lines don't work in this application. Thanks for any ideas!
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I did not have any GM fittings. The only AC parts I had were the factory Toyota.
He found the fittings from the Junkyard and/or his personal stash. The hard lines were some that he brazed to the compressor fitting and then custom bent himself.
I consider myself lucky to have stumbled upon such a "resource"
He found the fittings from the Junkyard and/or his personal stash. The hard lines were some that he brazed to the compressor fitting and then custom bent himself.
I consider myself lucky to have stumbled upon such a "resource"
No Kidding! By any chance still have his contact info?I did not have any GM fittings. The only AC parts I had were the factory Toyota.
He found the fittings from the Junkyard and/or his personal stash. The hard lines were some that he brazed to the compressor fitting and then custom bent himself.
I consider myself lucky to have stumbled upon such a "resource"
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I do, but when I asked him
at the time, he said he didn't want to make any long distance custom hoses.
If you can't find anything local, I can send it to you.
at the time, he said he didn't want to make any long distance custom hoses.
If you can't find anything local, I can send it to you.
Go out to the local salvage yard and rob the a/c hoses off a GM pickup with the 5.3 engine similar to what you plan to swap and there are your ends for the compressor side.... those ends can generally be swapped over to a custom hose. Or you can leave the GM hose stock on the end where it mates to the compressor and modify the other end that goes over to the evap core and condensor...etc.
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I did use the AA motor mounts. AA makes an FJ60 crossmember, but I haven't heard good things about it. I've heard that AA will try and steer you away from it.
TLC 4x4 now makes an FJ62 swap "kit" that has motor mount brackets that index off of bolt holes and allow you to run stock GM motor mounts. It also has a fan shroud (for a Griffin radiator), computer mount, pedal mount and some other stuff. Some of it is FJ62 specific, but some of it would make a 60 swap easier.
The GM mounts would be sweet if the engine doesn't jump around too much.
TLC 4x4 now makes an FJ62 swap "kit" that has motor mount brackets that index off of bolt holes and allow you to run stock GM motor mounts. It also has a fan shroud (for a Griffin radiator), computer mount, pedal mount and some other stuff. Some of it is FJ62 specific, but some of it would make a 60 swap easier.
The GM mounts would be sweet if the engine doesn't jump around too much.
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They pay for it in the end, one way or another. A full on polished kit would be awesome.
Agreed
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I think I stopped counting around 130 hours or so. But that included Rob's time. Somewhere in the 150-200 range.
100-150 might be a reasonable estimate if someone knew what they were doing. Less if you can find more pre-fab parts, don't clean & paint stuff along the way, and can keep the "while you're in there" stuff to a minimum.
100-150 might be a reasonable estimate if someone knew what they were doing. Less if you can find more pre-fab parts, don't clean & paint stuff along the way, and can keep the "while you're in there" stuff to a minimum.