Diesel conversion (FZJ80)

[rchalmers3]

..... but should be crazy to buy a complete 1HD-T with manual tranny ( H151F ) and swap in a FZJ80 there ?

Tapage, the price for this is about double the money you pay for installing the 6.2L. The Chevy is cheap, reliable diesel power.

About the best argument I have heard for going all Toyota was from crushers, who claims the non-origonal Toyotas have reduced market value. I do not keep my trucks forever, (2 years, + or -) so for me this is an issue to consider. But for anyone who keeps their truck 5 or more years, it should not be a deciding factor, as depreciation will do more to rob value from you than motor choice. My .02

Rick

 

[Tapage]

Yeah sure it depends if you are doing the conversion for the pleasure of any diesel engine ( in this case I would choose a 6BT or 4BT ) or getting a true Toyota turbo engine ..

In my case I love my trucks ... waste time and money to make 'em better for me .. just to keep forever ..

 

[rchalmers3]

Senor Don Juan,

.....I'm looking for someone who will make a conversion using handpicked parts. .......all I can find is information on how to personally do the conversion, and that's not what I'm looking for.

I'd be willing to build one for/with you using whatever parts you choose. However, I'd do the work in SoCal next spring. You can be present for as much or as little of the process you care to experience!

I'll be doing one for myself at this time and am willing to trade some components for my conversion for labor on yours.

Rick

 

[rtarh2o]

I can't imagine a well done diesel conversion lowering the value of a 12-15 year old Land Cruiser no matter which engine you choose to go with. My 94 for instance if the original engine was still running would be worth maybe $6,500 at the most. I am pretty sure from what I have seen I could double that now that is has a diesel. Of course if I had gone the all Toyota route I could probably triple my money but I really don't think there is any way you could decrease the value assuming it is a well done conversion.
Rusty

 

[rchalmers3]

....I could double that now that is has a diesel. Of course if I had gone the all Toyota route I could probably triple my money .....

Rusty, I think that was the point crusher was trying to make: A non-origonal truck is valued less by buyers than an all origional truck.

Believe me, I don't advise people to make their transportation deceisions based on resale value. But sometimes it is a factor to consider. Especially if you are like me and like to roll over project trucks every coupla years for another project....

Rick

 

[lacruiser]

Suggestions?

Guys, I wonder if you have any suggestions for me.

I am in Los Angeles, I have a half-cut 1996 1HD-FT (Japanese market, so RHD) cruiser sitting in a crate in my driveway. I also have a 1997 locked California-market cruiser (with a weak engine) sitting in my driveway. I would like to swap out the diesel drivetrain to the 97, but the task is intimidating to me.

I am not at all worried about the physical portion of the swap, the eng/trans/transfer, etc, etc.

What is keeping me up nights is the idea of "dieselizing" the USA-truck's wiring harness. The electronics, IOW.

The 97, as you know, has an electronic trans, and so does the diesel donor. The trans computers are different, as the trans are completely different (A442F vs A343). Also, there are (I'm sure) a bunch of much smaller issues that are necessary to deal with. The instrument cluster comes to mind, as the tach signal will be from the injection pump on the diesel, rather than the CPS (and ultimately the engine computer) on the gas truck. If both trucks were Left hand drive, I'd simply strip out the harness from the Japanese truck and lay it into the USA truck, but that's much easier said than done with a RHD harness. So I'm thinking about "diesel-izing" the US truck harness with part of the Japanese harness.

I heard that there was a guy up in the San Francisco bay area that did this exact swap a few years back. Anyone know his name? I need to find out how they dealt with all the electronics.

Any help/suggestions welcome, as I've been putting this off for quite awhile now, and I really want to get it going.

OH, and by the way, if you can swing a diesel, do it. They are truly the ultimate offroad engine. And not bad on the highway, either.

 

[Radd Cruisers]

If you're looking for a shop to install Land Cruiser engines into your Land Cruiser, then that would be us. We can do almost any Toyota conversion you're asking for, and we source our own parts for the installations.

Presently, we are not interested in performing GM diesel conversions to Land Cruisers because we feel there's considerable value in maintaining the Toyota drivetrain.

~John

 

[Tapage]

Found a A442 should be easy .. contact Rodney in Australia or the dealer in USA to get it ready for diesel shift points .. I thought you can run a new auto meter or VDO cluster .. actually I thought the VSS should be the same ( it shange phisically the model on the t-case but maybe keep the same signal ? ) but the tach .. mmm you can make a tach sender with a magnet .. and there is nothing really much electronic to deal in the 1HD-T

 

[crushers]

contact TLCRUISERMAN
westcoast cruisers in SanDiego... he is in your neck of the woods and knows his stuff... not cheap but excellent workmanship

Guys, I wonder if you have any suggestions for me.

I am in Los Angeles, I have a half-cut 1996 1HD-FT (Japanese market, so LHD) cruiser sitting in a crate in my driveway. I also have a 1997 locked California-market cruiser (with a weak engine) sitting in my driveway. I would like to swap out the diesel drivetrain to the 97, but the task is intimidating to me.

I am not at all worried about the physical portion of the swap, the eng/trans/transfer, etc, etc.

What is keeping me up nights is the idea of "dieselizing" the USA-truck's wiring harness. The electronics, IOW.

The 97, as you know, has an electronic trans, and so does the diesel donor. The trans computers are different, as the trans are completely different (A442F vs A343). Also, there are (I'm sure) a bunch of much smaller issues that are necessary to deal with. The instrument cluster comes to mind, as the tach signal will be from the injection pump on the diesel, rather than the CPS (and ultimately the engine computer) on the gas truck.

So, I heard that there was a guy up in the San Francisco bay area that did this exact swap a few years back. Anyone know his name? I need to find out how they dealt with all the electronics.

Any help/suggestions welcome, as I've been putting this off for quite awhile now, and I really want to get it going.

OH, and by the way, if you can swing a diesel, do it. They are truly the ultimate offroad engine. And not bad on the highway, either.

 

[Spallet]

Call atomic 4x4 in Austin Texas,,,

 

[SAS]

Dieseltoyz.com in San Antonio, TX.

Link

 

[KCCruiser]

Guys, I wonder if you have any suggestions for me.

I am in Los Angeles, I have a half-cut 1996 1HD-FT (Japanese market, so RHD) cruiser sitting in a crate in my driveway. I also have a 1997 locked California-market cruiser (with a weak engine) sitting in my driveway. I would like to swap out the diesel drivetrain to the 97, but the task is intimidating to me.

I am not at all worried about the physical portion of the swap, the eng/trans/transfer, etc, etc.

What is keeping me up nights is the idea of "dieselizing" the USA-truck's wiring harness. The electronics, IOW.

The 97, as you know, has an electronic trans, and so does the diesel donor. The trans computers are different, as the trans are completely different (A442F vs A343). Also, there are (I'm sure) a bunch of much smaller issues that are necessary to deal with. The instrument cluster comes to mind, as the tach signal will be from the injection pump on the diesel, rather than the CPS (and ultimately the engine computer) on the gas truck. If both trucks were Left hand drive, I'd simply strip out the harness from the Japanese truck and lay it into the USA truck, but that's much easier said than done with a RHD harness. So I'm thinking about "diesel-izing" the US truck harness with part of the Japanese harness.

I heard that there was a guy up in the San Francisco bay area that did this exact swap a few years back. Anyone know his name? I need to find out how they dealt with all the electronics.

Any help/suggestions welcome, as I've been putting this off for quite awhile now, and I really want to get it going.

OH, and by the way, if you can swing a diesel, do it. They are truly the ultimate offroad engine. And not bad on the highway, either.

If I can ask, where did you source your 80 JDM 1HD-FT half-cut? Interested how you got it to LA and how much you had to give for it.

Thanks

 

[crushers]

so...
do all the labour intensive work of the swap and then get someone to walk you through the electrics...
i know a guy that is EXTREMELY knowledgeable and if you were willing to pay his time, we might convince him to walk you though it...

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

I have been doing a relatively simple vegetable oil install into a 6.5 GM turbo diesel all week. It has been a nightmare. It is smart in that it turns off before sending air to the high pressure injection lines, but a perfect example of GM engineering, you have to remove the turbo to bleed these lines should air get in there or you need to change/replace the injectors. Decent power though. Retarded electric lift pump setup.

Anyway, I personally am not a fan of this engine and these series engines. Also any diesel without a turbo is a mistake in my opinion after having several of both.

Just my $.02...