McGuire's '87 FJ60 Build: SOA/ 12H-T swap (2 Viewers)

[The Phoenician]

dude , I'm so excited for you.

 

[mcguirejohnson]

dude , I'm so excited for you.

Thanks Mike! I'm getting pretty pumped now that the motor is in and I can start tinkering with the wiring to get it fired up. We will have to meet up once it's on the road again so that you can check it out.

 

[The Phoenician]

Get it ready, we'll make a weekend of it somewhere

 

[KeepCruzin]

have you decided on a wiring system? 24 volt? 12volt conversion? split system?

 

[mcguirejohnson]

have you decided on a wiring system? 24 volt? 12volt conversion? split system?

I am converting the motor to 12V. Already have the alternator, starter, etc. The past few days I have been tackling the wiring (pulling the old emissions wiring out and splicing the diesel specific stuff in). It looks overwhelming but honestly I haven't had any problems thus far and I am a wiring newb.

 

[mcguirejohnson]

ITS ALIVE!!!

 

[The Phoenician]

Great job McGuire, it sounds awesome.

 

[mcguirejohnson]

Great job McGuire, it sounds awesome.

Thank you Mike! It feels great to finally have her running again.

 

[AGreekBoy]

what was the issue?

 

[mcguirejohnson]

what was the issue?

My 12V starter was a bad unit. I hooked up the 24V starter with 2 batteries (isolated from the rest of the truck) and then hot wired the post to the ignition wire and it fired right up. I found a local shop that is going to fix up the 12V starter so that I can drive it.

 

[davegonz]

That sounds awesome!

Man, I'm missing my diesel.

 

[The Phoenician]

That sounds awesome!

Man, I'm missing my diesel.

Which one are you referring to Dave?

 

[davegonz]

All of them, but mostly the 4bta.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

All of them, but mostly the 4bta.

That's what I like to hear. Princess was a great truck.

 

[AGreekBoy]

My 12V starter was a bad unit. I hooked up the 24V starter with 2 batteries (isolated from the rest of the truck) and then hot wired the post to the ignition wire and it fired right up. I found a local shop that is going to fix up the 12V starter so that I can drive it.

good stuff man glad you figured it out

 

[TLC Norway]

Oh, good! Finally!

 

[mcguirejohnson]

Fabbed up some brackets for my BMW seats. Still need to get the drivers side recovered but man these are so much better than my flat worn out 60 seats. Very adjustable. I'm only 5'11" but the original seats still made me feel cramped.

Now onto the passenger side...

 

[mcguirejohnson]

Quick update:

3" straight pipe is in and sounds amazing! The location on the rear fender is kinda bad for off-roading but I will fix it up down the line.

I'm going to the local off-road park to test out how the 12ht handles the rocks this weekend, kinda nervous/anxious. The throttle is TWITCHY compared to the 2f... The hand throttle should help out with that.

Also got my sweet "turbo" badge installed on my front fender! Purchased it from diesel42 here on mud and it is a beautiful piece of metal. Almost too nice to be outside of the cab.

Also I have finally been able to log some highway miles, which means the mandatory post diesel swap mpg report... So I was getting around 18.5 with a mix of idling, stop and go kinda driving. Not to bad, but I logged some strict highway miles (cruising 65-75mph) and it came out to 19.4mpg! Not bad for a rig that has a huge winch, front and rear bumpers, sliders, 35s, 4:56 gears and a driver with a heavy foot! That is nearly double what I was getting with the 2f, so there will definitely be more road trips in the future! (Mike I want to join the big bend run this spring!)

Anyways next step is gauges (boost, temp, oil pressure, and pyro) then 37s! I am doing a lot of research on tires and I am really liking the reviews on the new toyo open country R-Ts. With the amount of highway driving that I do M-Ts really don't make sense, plus I want a smoother/ quieter ride

 

[TLC Norway]

need a video to clarify the sound check Cool with the turbo badge!!!

 

[mcguirejohnson]

need a video to clarify the sound check Cool with the turbo badge!!!

I will do a walk around video one morning Thank you, it isn't the stock red one, but I wasn't able to find any for sale...