Diesel FJ40, 1974FJ
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Bottom of oil pan to top of intake pipe on mine is 33" on my 4BT.
Bottom of oil pan to top of intake pipe on mine is 33" on my 2F.
You should have no problems.
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Thanks! Yeah, i knew it was very close to the F. My 4bt wont have the air intake crossing over the top of the engine, so i will be better off in that sense. The thing im worried about is the fact that i believe the 4bt oil pan is wider, so the front driveshaft might be an issue? Not sure as i dont have a F oil pan to measure. Also, i think im going to have clearance issues with my Dana300 front output shaft clearing some of the casting bosses on the NV4500HD with the driveshaft installed. Im headed home this weekend for a week and a half, hope to get some serious work done, i will post plenty of pics.
Can't you index you D300 a little more clockwise?
This would be looking from the rear.
It may hang a bit low though.
This would be looking from the rear.
It may hang a bit low though.
From the center of the crankshaft, the 4BT is 10" to the bottom of the pan on mine.
From the center of the crankshaft, the 2F is 10" to the bottom of the pan on mine.
The bottom of the pan on my 4BT is 10 3/4" wide. The oil drain on mine is coming out the passenger side and may hit the front driveshaft.
The bottom of the pan on my 2F is 8" wide.
From the center of the crankshaft, the 2F is 10" to the bottom of the pan on mine.
The bottom of the pan on my 4BT is 10 3/4" wide. The oil drain on mine is coming out the passenger side and may hit the front driveshaft.
The bottom of the pan on my 2F is 8" wide.
I think you would have plenty of room between the oil pan and dif. Friend put "I think the same" engine a sua rig.
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Hey thanks alot, that oil pan width is what has me worried. If anything else i will just have to modify the oilpan. Im headed home friday, so we will soon see. When you reckon you'll get to putting that 4bt in the 45?
I'm waiting on the bellhousing adaptor and clutch. OragnFJ45 is going to build the orion and mount it to the NV4500. I will then assemble the entire power train just like you did. It will then be a matter of making the engine mounts.
Hopefully it will all be done in time for Cruise Moab.
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Thats awesome! I dont know what youve learnd about the 4bt, not much different from your tow rigs 12v. The 4bt is less balanced than the 6bt and at idle and shut-off shakes a bunch! You can get those hydraluic mounts that are used in the P30 box vans that alot of guys swear by. I picked them up from Crewcab59 and they are pretty large. they call em Lord Isolators(liquid filled mounts). Ill post pics this weekend of how it looks.
Get a correct 4BT/6BT flywheel and get it balanced properly. The "Chevy" 454 flywheel is not balanced for a 4BT.
Run a 6BT harmonic balancer on the 4BT, it bolts right on. Most do not do this and the engines shake thier rigs apart.
The gell filled mounts do make a difference.
I have seen first hadn a 4BT conversion done in other vehicles. They run as smooth as a 2F missing two plug wires. Which is good for a diesel.
Run a 6BT harmonic balancer on the 4BT, it bolts right on. Most do not do this and the engines shake thier rigs apart.
The gell filled mounts do make a difference.
I have seen first hadn a 4BT conversion done in other vehicles. They run as smooth as a 2F missing two plug wires. Which is good for a diesel.
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I think ive decided to run a cruiser hybrid axle. Ive got all the parts to do it, i think it would be the strongest option ive got with the parts i have. What i would like to know is if: Would a 86-94 toyota V6 rear end work with the hybrid build? I know the 85-older rear axles have a really small in diameter axle tube that would fit inside the cruiser tubes. But could i use the longer 86-94 axle shafts with the 85-older axle tubes and use that in the cruiser housing? I understand thats difficult to see, but what do you think? I think it would be nice to have the width of the 86-94 shafts.
Well, got the motor in the frame rails with the tranny and t-case. Man this is tough work! you move the motor to the right some and it looks nice but the height wont work or the tranny is sitting weird. After alot of head scratchin i shoehorned this 4bt into the frame rails. All the pics i have of tonight is the motor hanging from the hoist and resting on the ratchet strap. Ill post pics tomorrow of the beefy mounts i built for it.
Here you can see the 4 bolt holes in the side of the block, i chose to use these instead of the ones on the front near the gearcase.
Well, got the motor in the frame rails with the tranny and t-case. Man this is tough work! you move the motor to the right some and it looks nice but the height wont work or the tranny is sitting weird. After alot of head scratchin i shoehorned this 4bt into the frame rails. All the pics i have of tonight is the motor hanging from the hoist and resting on the ratchet strap. Ill post pics tomorrow of the beefy mounts i built for it.
Here you can see the 4 bolt holes in the side of the block, i chose to use these instead of the ones on the front near the gearcase.
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Yea, its large. Its a HY35W. Im not going to run a wastegate so i guess a HY35. Its from a 2004 Dodge 24v. It has a 9cm^3 exhaust housing which works great with this smaller motor. I know many others who have run it and have had great success. With no wastegate, i expect to see 30-35psi with max fuel. I hope to start it later this week....
