FJ-80 Tundra V8 (2UZFE) Conversion Build/Pics
Okay so I was able to find my disc with my pics on it of the 80 from day 1, so here is what I am doing and some pics to show it in the various stages as well as some of the costs incurred to do this swap.
no this isnt a bolt in type swap as well as no one makes a kit.
I picked this 1992 FJ80 up for 600 dollars with a bad engine and some minor vandalism (stereo, broken slider rear window) and the 80 needed and engine (bad head, mechanic who worked on it LOST alot of the parts) so the engine was missing many of the parts I would need to get it back to its "peppy" 3FE state
so my next hurdle was what engine would I be able to pick up cheap and not be a copy cat (IE chevy 350...I know it is an excellent swap) so after searching I was able to score a 2002 Tundra engine (13000 miles), tranny, complete wiring harness, computer, and acceseries for $1700.
So my next hurdle was what transfer case to use, I considered advance adapters new case for the cruisers the Orion (offset drivelines) as well as the land rover LT230 (offset drivelines as well) after I found out the high range reduction of 1.2 to one I was sold on using the rover case (avaiable 1.4 to high range) another bonus of the rover case is selectable 2,4WD and available 4.1 low range ratios. this case is more than stout enough to handle the HP/torque of a V8 and offroad abuse (they are proven units) and very readily available.
Here are some pics of the Land Cruiser the day I brought it home, I will add them in order of progress (currently I have the Tundra engine hanging in the engine compartment of the 80, as well as the machinist is finishing up the adapter to mate the Tundra A343 tranny (95-97 FZJ tranny?) to the LT230 transfer case, and I am sorting out the miles of wiring harness to adapt the 2 together)
Most of the pics up till the engine hanging in the bay of the 80 will be posted within the next 2-3 days, I will label with arrows if I can what clearance issues I have encountered as well as pics of the new motor mounts I had to fab up to sqeeze the engine into the frame (Tundras have wider frames and the motor mounts were way to wide)
Okay so I was able to find my disc with my pics on it of the 80 from day 1, so here is what I am doing and some pics to show it in the various stages as well as some of the costs incurred to do this swap.
no this isnt a bolt in type swap as well as no one makes a kit.
I picked this 1992 FJ80 up for 600 dollars with a bad engine and some minor vandalism (stereo, broken slider rear window) and the 80 needed and engine (bad head, mechanic who worked on it LOST alot of the parts) so the engine was missing many of the parts I would need to get it back to its "peppy" 3FE state
so my next hurdle was what engine would I be able to pick up cheap and not be a copy cat (IE chevy 350...I know it is an excellent swap) so after searching I was able to score a 2002 Tundra engine (13000 miles), tranny, complete wiring harness, computer, and acceseries for $1700.So my next hurdle was what transfer case to use, I considered advance adapters new case for the cruisers the Orion (offset drivelines) as well as the land rover LT230 (offset drivelines as well) after I found out the high range reduction of 1.2 to one I was sold on using the rover case (avaiable 1.4 to high range) another bonus of the rover case is selectable 2,4WD and available 4.1 low range ratios. this case is more than stout enough to handle the HP/torque of a V8 and offroad abuse (they are proven units) and very readily available.
Here are some pics of the Land Cruiser the day I brought it home, I will add them in order of progress (currently I have the Tundra engine hanging in the engine compartment of the 80, as well as the machinist is finishing up the adapter to mate the Tundra A343 tranny (95-97 FZJ tranny?) to the LT230 transfer case, and I am sorting out the miles of wiring harness to adapt the 2 together)
Most of the pics up till the engine hanging in the bay of the 80 will be posted within the next 2-3 days, I will label with arrows if I can what clearance issues I have encountered as well as pics of the new motor mounts I had to fab up to sqeeze the engine into the frame (Tundras have wider frames and the motor mounts were way to wide)
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so those with a good eye need not make note of the extension and wrench used to prop them into place for the pic
