ARCHIVE Forge Specialties: What are we working on?

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We just got in a pair of Harrop ELockers for a 200 series install next week, from Can Am Cruisers. @wardharris

 

[OGBeno]

SEXY!!!!!

I cannot wait to install them on my 70.

 

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Can you pm a price for a set on an FZj80

 

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We are buttoning up and putting miles on an LS-swapped FJ62.

The donor drivetrain was a 5.3L / 4L65E takeout combo from a Silverado:

...knocking out some engine mounts.

 

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With the drivetrain mounted...

...it's time to use our 1979 Toyota Flex-o-meter SST to check drive shaft and oil pan clearances.

...oil pan looks good.

 

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The front driveshaft is tight but it clears.

 

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...modifying the stock air cleaner to connect to the LS.

 

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...fabbing up an ECM mount.

The ECM is tucked back out of the way.

 

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Here's a closeup of the handy little Bussman fuse/relay block and the battery separator.

The engine bay is starting to come together.

We're working on having some FJ62 LS-specific radiators developed. An aluminum stock application 62 radiator(left) vs an LS 62 radiator(right):

 

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...burning in the engine mounts.

...scrubbing down the engine bay...oh the glamour...

...bending up some fuel line plumbing.

 

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This pile of bling is about to become a stainless Y-pipe. We are connecting it to the existing stainless exhaust on the truck.

The existing cat gets a V-band flange.

 

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Here's one side of the Y coming together:

...and the finished Y-pipe.

 

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The shift linkage gets modified so that we can keep the interior(shifter) totally stock.

 

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...more shift linkage modificationery.

 

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...shift linkage pieces installed.

 

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The original 3FE ECM mounting brackets are used, in conjunction with a little extra sheet metal, to mount up the Dakota Digital tach signal box. This tucks the extra electronics up into a factory position.

...all mounted up in the truck.

 

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Does this count as an FJ62 infestation?

One of the handiest things about this swap(aside from the POWER) is that it's now OBDII.

...fabbing up an OBDII connector bracket:

...tucked up out of the way, but still in a conventional OBDII plug location(under the driver side dash):

 

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It's out of the way and not visible unless you're really looking for it.

The stock transmission crossmember gets modified to accept the new transmission mount.

...mock up:

 

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Here's the new top side of the crossmember:

...and the bottom:

...installed:

 

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...making A/C lines.