fj60 project "NEED MORE POWER"

[orangefj45]

some news.


got the replacement engine today, i'll probably end up working this saturday to get all the components swapped over. don't want to fall any further behind schedule.

 

[chicago]

i think you missed it keith, the kit comes with the pickup tube and it does need to be replaced since it's a lot shallower.

georg

AHHH, right!
Im actually BLOND underneath the brown hair.
Sorry about that.
Good to know though.

Keith

 

[meatloaf]

stock gm fan with an aluminum rad.the intercooler for the blower will be in front of the rad as well.

i hate electric fans with a passion.

This project looks awesome!!! Do you have a part number for the summit aluminum radiator?

 

[CruisinFJ60]

no driving / finished pics?

more importantly a burnout video or something??

 

[MANUCHAO]

wow.. I love that engine/tranny mount and the relocation of the PS pump..
Thanks for posting George.. where did you source it out from ? I have had some issues with my PS Pump sleeve getting crush on Pismo couple of years ago and pissing PS fluid all over.....

Awesome work !!!

 

[IrollwithTojo]

no driving / finished pics?

more importantly a burnout video or something??

x2!!!

-Carl

 

[orangefj45]

the new engine is installed, supercharger is on it, trans is done and ready to install, t-case is rebuilt and ready to install,.......

the ps parts came from howe; great products!

the fuel system is 95% complete and ready for final install. we already removed the 40 gal tank and installed the elecric pump in it as well as having the fittings for the braided fuel lines brazed on. should turn out really well.

by the end of this coming week i plan on having the fuel system completed, the trans and t-c installed, rear driveline will be in, x-member will be in place,............but the front driveline will be one of the last few items that gets installed. it always gets in the way of the tc linkage and other "chassis" components. so it's on the bottom of the list.

hope to have it running and driving before x-mas, but i have a lot of other projects at the shop as well.

more pics soon!


georg @ valley hybrids

 

[Mace]

Lemme know how well the HOWE stuff holds up.

 

[orangefj45]

finally some updates on this one. we had to "winterize" the projecty for a couple of months but now we're back on track with it. in the last couple of weeks, i've been working on getting the radiator and intercooler for the blower installed. the rad came from maf, it's a custom ron davis unit. bolts right in, designed for a late model vortec with a steam port return, cross flow, built in trans cooler,....bling, bling, bling. i decided to mount the intercooler for the blower to the back of the rad. there's lots of room and it won't interfere with anything.

here's a pic of the rad mock-up.

 

[orangefj45]

just like any other build, i'm trying to keep things as "simple" and organized as possible. so i try to keep the ps components near each other, the electrical mostly on one side of the engine compartment and so on.
along those lines, i opted to make a simple bracket to mount the ps reservoir right above the ps pump. it's up high where it outta be and won't take up any room on the fender, where real estate is at a premium since we have a lot going on in the engine compartment.
here's a couple of pics of the ps pump and res as well as the intercooler.

 

[orangefj45]

i ended up moving the intercooler down even lower to allow room for a second battery tray. the cooler would have worked in the original position but i wanted to mount the cooland pump for the intercooler under the tray and not end up with any tight bends in the hoses. so i moved it down another 2 inches. here's a pic of the brackets we made to keep things as simple as possible. even with all the added accs, i should be able to pull the rad and/or intercooler in under 20 minutes should i have to once the rig is completed.

 

[orangefj45]

another pic showing how the intercooler mounts to the rad.

 

[orangefj45]

next i mounted the intercooler reservoir bottle and the pump. i anted to keep the lines protected, out of sight and run with the least amount of bends possible.
soi i made a simple mount for the res. i had to cover up the hole in the firewall where the clutch slave cylinder used to reside. so i made a cover plate with a short stand-off and mounted the res to it. up high, out of the way yet still accessible. the hoses are routed thru the fender and sleeved the entire length so there's no chance of them chafing.
i mounted the pump itself towards the bottom where the valence meets the drivers fender. it'll be easyto get to it by simply removing the driver side battery and tray. it's also well protected, out of the way and it gets some air flow to help keep it cool. also, this way the coolant hoses have a straight shot at the intercooler.

 

[orangefj45]

here's a shot with the hoses and battery tray installed.

 

[orangefj45]

next came the plumbing for the ps system. i opted to go withthe push-lock fittings so i could run the same hose type for ps and trans coolers. i also like the simplicity and durability/reliability of these fittings. hose clamps always seem to be a source of trouble sooner or later down the road........
the first step was to come up with the right fitting configuration for the res to the pump. i was able to run a staright fitting onthe pump and a 45deg unit at the bottom of the res. that way i could run s straight piece of #10 hose with very little bend to it. i also removed the outermost barb from both fittings to keep the hose as long and flexible as possible. this is a low pressure application so it won't hurt to have one less barb sealing/retaining the hose.

 

[orangefj45]

i kn ew that cooling would be one of our big issues with this conversion, especially since we're going to run the AC and the intercooler.
so i decided to remove the oem ps cooler and replace it with a finned aluminum inline unit. better heat dissipation, very compact and it adds some fluid volume to the system. i found a good spot for the cooler right inside the frame braces that connect from the inside of both frame rails to the front x-member. we made some simple brackets with studs thatallow for easy install and removal of the coolers.
here's a pic of the ps cooler with the hoses attached, ready to be installed in the chassis for the final time ( after lots of trial and error to ensure no interferrance issues ).

 

[orangefj45]

the next few pics show the almost completed ps system. ony thing left is the high pressure hose from the pump to the box. it will be done this week; custom hose so we had to have it made.

 

[Radd Cruisers]

Cool build George, just came across it today.

When we did a water to air intercooler they did mention how important it is to mount the cooler in front of the rad.


We also did have a small electric fan mounted on the intercooler which helped when moving slowly in traffic or crawling.

Rob

 

[orangefj45]

i also installed the same cooler as an aux trans cooler. the fluid first goes thru the cooler in the rad, then thru the aux cooler and back to the trans. the coolers are easy to get to, well protected and still get great air flow in this location. and the best part is that they won't obstruct the air flow to the rad.

here are a couple of pics from underneith. more to come next week.......

georg @ valley hybrids

 

[orangefj45]

Cool build George, just came across it today.

When we did a water to air intercooler they did mention how important it is to mount the cooler in front of the rad.


We also did have a small electric fan mounted on the intercooler which helped when moving slowly in traffic or crawling.

Rob

hey rob.
in this case, it was just about impossible to mount the intercooler in front of the rad. so to help things out, we're going to build a custom shroud ( not looking forward to that one cause it'll be a major pita ) and we're going to tun the oem fan setup. these things move tons of air. if all of that does'nt keep the blower cool enough,then we'll switch to plan B. but i'm confident it'll work.
georg