Hi,
Just doing what I’m told.
my name is Fred and live in Anchorage. Unexpectedly broke my back taking a snowmachine drop and needed a rehab project to keep me moving. My girlfriend has a really clean FJ60 that I installed the Cummins r2.8 into and mated to a Tremec 5 speed and an atlas transfer case. The 2F engine had 280,000 miles in it and was starting to complain in the cold winter.
The install took about 4 months given my slow mobility but I think it was good physical therapy crawling down and up from the floor creeper. I’m a habitual tinkerer and have a tig, mig, mill and lathe at my disposal if I needed something made or modified. I did have to lift the vehicle 2 1/2 inches for oil pan clearance to the differential
Initial test drive had the vehicle at 30 mpg in four wheel drive but would like a full tank reading. The tremec is an over drive 5th and has no problem doing 75 mph up a hill. It’s never gone this fast before and the road noise is understandably louder. Engine purrs like a small tractor with a windy sounding turbo instead of the whine of larger units.
I used this site quite a bit as a lurker while doing the install so thank you for all the information. It was much appreciated. I’ll be happy to return the favor if anyone has questions on how I did my install.
Just doing what I’m told.
my name is Fred and live in Anchorage. Unexpectedly broke my back taking a snowmachine drop and needed a rehab project to keep me moving. My girlfriend has a really clean FJ60 that I installed the Cummins r2.8 into and mated to a Tremec 5 speed and an atlas transfer case. The 2F engine had 280,000 miles in it and was starting to complain in the cold winter.
The install took about 4 months given my slow mobility but I think it was good physical therapy crawling down and up from the floor creeper. I’m a habitual tinkerer and have a tig, mig, mill and lathe at my disposal if I needed something made or modified. I did have to lift the vehicle 2 1/2 inches for oil pan clearance to the differential
Initial test drive had the vehicle at 30 mpg in four wheel drive but would like a full tank reading. The tremec is an over drive 5th and has no problem doing 75 mph up a hill. It’s never gone this fast before and the road noise is understandably louder. Engine purrs like a small tractor with a windy sounding turbo instead of the whine of larger units.
I used this site quite a bit as a lurker while doing the install so thank you for all the information. It was much appreciated. I’ll be happy to return the favor if anyone has questions on how I did my install.
