Builds FJ 45 Extended Cab Custom Vehicle Build Finally Begins (8 Viewers)

[D'Animal]

Few more of the Injector Pump side.

 

[splitshot]

I just showed the Mrs your rig, and she says "You guys, that looks like something you would do, take pictures of boxes of parts"


She also said cool..

 

[D'Animal]

Frame rails cleaned and sanded, ready for the new mounts to be made adn attached.


The bottom picuture is the top lip of my front bumper with no engine, T-ranny, T-case.

 

[D'Animal]

Getting the assy in was a bit of a task.

If Osha was around, they would have left in a hurry.


Remember the 37 1/2" top lip bumper height?

 

[D'Animal]

That is a bunch of weight hanging chest high.

 

[D'Animal]

It is in but now all the measuring begins.


Front Driveshaft clearance
Drain plugs
Crossmembers
Engine Mounts
Shifter
Steering Arms
etc.

Front driveshaft looks good, except for the drain plug.


I think I have the biggest honking drain bolt I have ever seen.

 

[D'Animal]

New Crossmembers are not built yet, but nothing lines up.

Drain plug for the Orion is sitting on top of my crossmember that is holding the front of my traction bar.

 

[D'Animal]

NV4500 shifter comes through the hole nicely.

 

[D'Animal]

LOL!

For what those cost, I should frame the box and hang it next to our wedding picture.

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I just showed the Mrs your rig, and she says "You guys, that looks like something you would do, take pictures of boxes of parts"


She also said cool..

 

[D'Animal]

Plenty of clearance on both sides for the new frame mounts, that I have not made yet.



Plenty of room to service the valve train as well.

 

[D'Animal]

Steering clearance looks really good.


Looks can be decieving.

The engine is still being supported by the engine hoist. No weight is on the suspension. This is where I stopped for the night. I have to support the engine on the tube fenders and let the weight sit on the suspension to check the clearance before I make the frame mounted engine mounts.

Dieselcruiserhead said he installed his Cummins and then raised the engine 3" about 6 months later.

 

[boots4]

Your oil drain bolt is huge! You'll gain an inch just replacing that with something else. Clearances are looking nice and you can always adjust the bump stops if needed. I'm jumping ahead right now but are you going to wrap the exhaust to the driver side or will you route it out the passenger side? Soon that thing will be purring.

 

[D'Animal]

The exhaust will go down the exhaust side of the frame.

Sounds simple but the bed will come off and the 2 Con - Fer 22 gallon tanks will be moved over to accomidate the exhaust. This was takin into consideration when FC Fabrication built the brackets for the tanks/rear shock towers. Nothing like planning a year and 4 modifications in advance.

The dual batteries will be installed on the driverside as well. Right now I have the single battery installed on the passenger side.

The wiring and fuel feed and return lines will be moved to the IP side of the frame and a larger diameter will be used.

 

[D'Animal]

Frame mounts may be a little overkill.


The slots are for a 19mm thick wall socket.



Yeh, that is an American quarter for size reference.

 

[D'Animal]

Injector Pump side Engine mount installed.

 

[D'Animal]

Exhaust side engine mount installed.

Now the bolt of the rubber engine mounts hits the oil drain for the Turbo.

 

[D'Animal]

For eye balling everything, the engine sits pretty level.

Use the bib mount or the bumper for a visual line of reference and compair them to the bottom of the oil pan.


The oil pan clears the hi steer arms, etc.


The top of the front bumper is now 36". I hope my front end is not too light now.

 

[D'Animal]

KDP is done.


New cranshaft seal and sleeve installed on the crank shaft.

 

[D'Animal]

I decided to go with the Wabco vacuum pump and power steering pump. I don't have the room for the dual vacuum pods like I have on my Tow rig. The starter gets in the way.

 

[D'Animal]

The pump and pump cleared the engine mount and the steering box.