Fj60 diesel conversion (1 Viewer)

[cruiser guy]

Also it's hard to pass up a good deal. I picked up this diesel zf5 speed for my truck which I have searched high and low for 7 months and finally got one for 150 bucks. Also have a cruiser being dropped off for a whole front end rebuild. Work always ruins fun! but I will get cruiser work done tomorrow

 

[kcustom73]

Nice build on the 6.5 FJ60. I've been able to stuff a 6.5 (center/rear mount turbo) into a FJ40. Hope to get it running this weekend.

 

[cruiser guy]

Nice build on the 6.5 FJ60. I've been able to stuff a 6.5 (center/rear mount turbo) into a FJ40. Hope to get it running this weekend.

thank you! And that's awesome! It seems like everyone is starting to do them it's nice to see more of a support. Even though they are huge in Australia

 

[kcustom73]

I know what you mean. The 6.2 and 6.5 have always had a bad rap, but which engine is perfect. I would love to get a newer Toyota diesel but the cost of getting one and then getting parts (even here Canada) is crazy. The parts for the 6.5 are cheap and plentifull and if you use the engine for its intended purpose (it's never going to be a power house) then they good engine. If you ever need to bounce some ideas off me when it comes to 6.2 and 6.5 feel free.

 

[Bronxxx]

It should be a great week to see some progress on that thing this week. Nice weather and a holiday weekend to boot. Let me know if ya need a hand.

 

[handcannon]

Nice build on the 6.5 FJ60. I've been able to stuff a 6.5 (center/rear mount turbo) into a FJ40. Hope to get it running this weekend.

I would love to see pics and have info about how the motor and turbo fits into the engine compartment. I've always wondered about the indented space in the firewall that the straight six sets into. I figured that would be a perfect place for a turbo.

I'm also very interested in gearing, tire size, and MPG and how they all work together.

There are a bunch of aftermarket fixes for what GM screwed up.

Don

 

[cruiser guy]

I would love to see pics and have info about how the motor and turbo fits into the engine compartment. I've always wondered about the indented space in the firewall that the straight six sets into. I figured that would be a perfect place for a turbo. I'm also very interested in gearing, tire size, and MPG and how they all work together. There are a bunch of aftermarket fixes for what GM screwed up. Don

X2 on that I would love to see how you did that turbo setup on it also

 

[cruiser guy]

It should be a great week to see some progress on that thing this week. Nice weather and a holiday weekend to boot. Let me know if ya need a hand.

hopefully some time this week I can touch it. I have had life in the way for a couple weeks now

 

[cruiser guy]

Although I didn't physically touch the 60 today I did get progress made! The truck I got for the 6.5 is now gone and not blocking the shop door!

 

[kcustom73]

Cruiser guy and Don,

Take a look at page 7, post 136 of my build thread in my signature below. Some really nice pics of the rear turbo setup. The 6.5 is from a 2002 GMC van and has the AMG block. I've got the specs of the rebuild somewhere but it was rebuilt by the guys at Diesel Depot in Georgia.

Don, the engine hasn't run in the truck yet so no MPG numbers yet. I've got a 4L80e transmission (2.48 first gear & .75 OD) behind it with 3.7 gears in the diffs and 33" tires. At highway speeds (around 68mph which is what I can safely do in my neck of the woods) I'll be cruising at roughly 1921rpms. Around town cruising in 3rd I'll be in the 1800rpms range. As for off road capability, most places I've talked to say you can multiply your first gear by 1.5 to 2 because of the torque converter. So if I multiply 2.48 x 1.5 then take the NP203 range box 1.96 and the Toyota splitcase 1.96 and the diffs 3.7, I'll roughly get a crawl ratio of 53. Better then stock I think.

 

[aroising]

Great post. I have a 6.5 in my 77' FJ40 and its a lot of fun to drive compared to the low compression 2F that was previously in there. Look forward to the progress.

 

[cruiser guy]

Great post. I have a 6.5 in my 77' FJ40 and its a lot of fun to drive compared to the low compression 2F that was previously in there. Look forward to the progress.

thanks! I'm pretty excited to drive it also

 

[handcannon]

Cruiser guy and Don,

Take a look at page 7, post 136 of my build thread in my signature below. Some really nice pics of the rear turbo setup. The 6.5 is from a 2002 GMC van and has the AMG block. I've got the specs of the rebuild somewhere but it was rebuilt by the guys at Diesel Depot in Georgia.

Don, the engine hasn't run in the truck yet so no MPG numbers yet. I've got a 4L80e transmission (2.48 first gear & .75 OD) behind it with 3.7 gears in the diffs and 33" tires. At highway speeds (around 68mph which is what I can safely do in my neck of the woods) I'll be cruising at roughly 1921rpms. Around town cruising in 3rd I'll be in the 1800rpms range. As for off road capability, most places I've talked to say you can multiply your first gear by 1.5 to 2 because of the torque converter. So if I multiply 2.48 x 1.5 then take the NP203 range box 1.96 and the Toyota splitcase 1.96 and the diffs 3.7, I'll roughly get a crawl ratio of 53. Better then stock I think.

Thank you for this info. You started your build before I ever even thought about getting a GM diesel. Now that I'm aware of your build I'm going to have to read your whole build thread.

I'm glad to see another 6.5 build, especially since your gearing is very similar to what I've been wanting to do. My plans so far have centered around a N/A 6.2, as long as the block I have is not cracked (it's an 83 and still running, so I'm really hoping). However, I want to leave myself enough room to go centermount turbo in the future if I choose to do so.

I picked up a four speed and a set of 3.73 gears out of an FJ60. I have a Ranger OD to use to adapt to the Toyota tranny. I also have a later seventies TC that is already bolted up to a 203 doubler. The parts I'm missing are clutch pressure plate and disc, and exhaust manifolds. And of course, money. Dreams are easy to come by, but money isn't.

Don

 

[cruiser guy]

Thank you for this info. You started your build before I ever even thought about getting a GM diesel. Now that I'm aware of your build I'm going to have to read your whole build thread. I'm glad to see another 6.5 build, especially since your gearing is very similar to what I've been wanting to do. My plans so far have centered around a N/A 6.2, as long as the block I have is not cracked (it's an 83 and still running, so I'm really hoping). However, I want to leave myself enough room to go centermount turbo in the future if I choose to do so. I picked up a four speed and a set of 3.73 gears out of an FJ60. I have a Ranger OD to use to adapt to the Toyota tranny. I also have a later seventies TC that is already bolted up to a 203 doubler. The parts I'm missing are clutch pressure plate and disc, and exhaust manifolds. And of course, money. Dreams are easy to come by, but money isn't. Don

hand cannon I don't know if you saw my 6.2 build but it's very similar to what you want the only difference is I flat bellied it and used an sm465 which the Toyota trans would work a lot better behind the 6.2 it actually moves along nicely and he pulls down at his lowest 19 mpg

 

[handcannon]

hand cannon I don't know if you saw my 6.2 build but it's very similar to what you want the only difference is I flat bellied it and used an sm465 which the Toyota trans would work a lot better behind the 6.2 it actually moves along nicely and he pulls down at his lowest 19 mpg

I'm not sure I saw that build. Do you have a link for it?

I don't know yet if I want to go to the effort to flat belly. My plans for my 40 are mostly DD, and logging roads/hunting, though flat belly would make it easier to crawl over small logs that are down over the roads. At this point I'm planning to stay SUA. Due to the fact that I have some physical limitations, going SOA, or tall lift, would make it harder for me to get in and out of the 40.

This info makes me feel like I have done the right research, THANKS!!

Don

 

[cruiser guy]

I'm not sure I saw that build. Do you have a link for it? I don't know yet if I want to go to the effort to flat belly. My plans for my 40 are mostly DD, and logging roads/hunting, though flat belly would make it easier to crawl over small logs that are down over the roads. At this point I'm planning to stay SUA. Due to the fact that I have some physical limitations, going SOA, or tall lift, would make it harder for me to get in and out of the 40. This info makes me feel like I have done the right research, THANKS!! Don

SOA 40s are for sure a pain to claim into. That will be sweetSUA with the motor. I do need some real time help with something other then my cruiser. I am putting my 5 speed in my ford and I came over little cracks in the flywheel my buddy sold me for it. The clutch is a newer clutch but I don't know how bad those surface cracks are. I have done some reading and some guys say not to worry some say get it resurfaced and some say throw it in the trash. I need my trans in tomorrow and have a new whole flywheel and clutch coming my way but not yet paid for. I'm trying to see what I should do

 

[handcannon]

I don't have a huge amount of experience with flywheels, but what I've done would lead me to say that some surface heat checking would be normal. However, I would have it surfaced. Many years ago I put a new clutch disc, pressure plate, and throwout bearing in my dad's Datsun pickup. Due to needing it running again right away I didn't have the flywheel surfaced. Big mistake. It wasn't long before the clutch started chattering when releasing in first gear. Since then I've always had the flywheel surfaced, and had no more problems with a clutch change.

Don

 

[cruiser guy]

I don't have a huge amount of experience with flywheels, but what I've done would lead me to say that some surface heat checking would be normal. However, I would have it surfaced. Many years ago I put a new clutch disc, pressure plate, and throwout bearing in my dad's Datsun pickup. Due to needing it running again right away I didn't have the flywheel surfaced. Big mistake. It wasn't long before the clutch started chattering when releasing in first gear. Since then I've always had the flywheel surfaced, and had no more problems with a clutch change. Don

I usually always do and being both both and used the same I was worried if the clutch would act weird with the fresh surface. I'm going to bring it to my machinist tomorrow and have him do it and look it over. But I have one 5 mins away if I need it so I'm not worried either way. It's just one thing after another I will never get my cruiser done. By the end of this week it will be a high of 20 degrees and a low of 4 degrees

 

[handcannon]

Dad's pickup was a 73, so my memory could be playing tricks on me, but as I remember things we ended up pulling the flywheel off to have it surfaced and put it back together with all the rest of the same components. That pu is still setting out here and Dad's been gone for over ten years now. We, my brothers and I, drove it as a backup vehicle for a few years, but it finally quit running at over 230K miles. It acted like it jumped time and at that time I didn't have much time to spend on it.

I don't know what's with the weather this winter. But here in the Willamette Valley in Oregon we should be getting a lot of California mist (moisture that missed CA and hit OR) and we're not. Had close to two weeks of down in the twenties at night, and in the forties daytime broken by a little bit of moisture over this past weekend. Now the long range forecast is for more of the same cooler weather, with a possibility of snow on Friday. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the cool crisp weather if it is sunny. But the cool weather with an inversion layer of fog/clouds is not much better than the inversion layer with lots of moisture.

Don

 

[cruiser guy]

Dad's pickup was a 73, so my memory could be playing tricks on me, but as I remember things we ended up pulling the flywheel off to have it surfaced and put it back together with all the rest of the same components. That pu is still setting out here and Dad's been gone for over ten years now. We, my brothers and I, drove it as a backup vehicle for a few years, but it finally quit running at over 230K miles. It acted like it jumped time and at that time I didn't have much time to spend on it. I don't know what's with the weather this winter. But here in the Willamette Valley in Oregon we should be getting a lot of California mist (moisture that missed CA and hit OR) and we're not. Had close to two weeks of down in the twenties at night, and in the forties daytime broken by a little bit of moisture over this past weekend. Now the long range forecast is for more of the same cooler weather, with a possibility of snow on Friday. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the cool crisp weather if it is sunny. But the cool weather with an inversion layer of fog/clouds is not much better than the inversion layer with lots of moisture. Don

sounds like an awesome old truck! And yeah cold sucks IMO I can't wait to be in the shop working on my cruiser where it's in the warmth but yet it's 20 degrees with a foot of snow almost and I'm laying in the driveway trying to finish my truck. So then I will be available to make progress on the cruiser life has definetly been in the way these last few weeks but I hope to have my cruiser trans up this weekend