- Year
- 1989
- Vehicle Model
- 60 Series
- Location
- Jacksonville, North Carolina United States
- Mileage
- 200000
- Color
- White
I have a 89 fj62 that has been diesel swapped to a mechanical injected 6.5 turbo diesel. The engine has been mated to a Chevy nv4500 with an AA bell housing and the transfer case is out of a 60.
ENGINE.
6.5 diesel out of a 97 k3500, ARP head stud kit. New heads and injectors and head gasket. New water pump and single thermostat. The power steering is a PSC remote resivour. Swapped the stock radiator for a champion 4 row aluminum rad. There is an after market oil cooler, because the Chevy stock cooler is junk. Relocated the oil filter.
TRANSMISSION
93 Chevy nv4500 with the super granny low 6:1 ratio first and a .75 over drive. It has the slave on the driver's side, I used an AA bell housing. The transmission was completely disassembled and rebuilt with new syncos, also sand blasted and painted. The out put shaft was cut so a Toyota tranfer case could be put on it.
TRANSFER CASE,
completely disassembled and rebuilt with new bearings. I have a twin stick case, just haven't installed it yet. Added the AA output to the front to clear the nv4500 bell housing.
FRAME.
Inspected and other then light surface rust nothing to really worry about. I wire wheeled and POR15 the frame about 80% of it at least.
ARMOR.
I have an ARB front bumper and an auzzie build rear tire carrier. They are both the old style so 3/8 thick steel
AXLES
I haven't touched. They are stock fj62 axles.
BODY,
Pretty straight other then the few rust patches that I included in the photos.
THE BAD,
before I get hummed up. The interior was pretty much shot when I bought the truck, I have everything still but it's rough. The electrical is completely out and I made a harness for it all. Luckily the engine and transmission don't really need a lot to run.
ENGINE.
6.5 diesel out of a 97 k3500, ARP head stud kit. New heads and injectors and head gasket. New water pump and single thermostat. The power steering is a PSC remote resivour. Swapped the stock radiator for a champion 4 row aluminum rad. There is an after market oil cooler, because the Chevy stock cooler is junk. Relocated the oil filter.
TRANSMISSION
93 Chevy nv4500 with the super granny low 6:1 ratio first and a .75 over drive. It has the slave on the driver's side, I used an AA bell housing. The transmission was completely disassembled and rebuilt with new syncos, also sand blasted and painted. The out put shaft was cut so a Toyota tranfer case could be put on it.
TRANSFER CASE,
completely disassembled and rebuilt with new bearings. I have a twin stick case, just haven't installed it yet. Added the AA output to the front to clear the nv4500 bell housing.
FRAME.
Inspected and other then light surface rust nothing to really worry about. I wire wheeled and POR15 the frame about 80% of it at least.
ARMOR.
I have an ARB front bumper and an auzzie build rear tire carrier. They are both the old style so 3/8 thick steel
AXLES
I haven't touched. They are stock fj62 axles.
BODY,
Pretty straight other then the few rust patches that I included in the photos.
THE BAD,
before I get hummed up. The interior was pretty much shot when I bought the truck, I have everything still but it's rough. The electrical is completely out and I made a harness for it all. Luckily the engine and transmission don't really need a lot to run.
