Meet Lucille - A '74 Crusty Back Road Cruiser - Turbo 3RZ W56 Swapped (1 Viewer)

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Been a while since i updated the thread. Over the weekend i took Lucille on her first over the road long distance test. A 100 mile round trip to Colorado Bend State park in Bend Texas. My buddy and his wife, along with their pups, took his vintage Cherokee Chief and CJ-5 out to the park. We camped, fished, cooked some red meat, made s'mores and ice cream around the fire. We did some mild wheeling. I actually put Lucille in low range and cruised around the park roads/trails. Fun was had by all.

I did have some issues though. My starter is on its way out. It sparks when i turn the key to start. I few ideal placed blows with a blunt object got it to turn over. Other than that Lucille ran and drove great. Top speed was 62 mph on the roads to the park. Cant wait to continue using the rig on future outings.

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The CJ was flat-towed behind the Chief.
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I thought there were only hiking and biking trails in that park? I've been there a couple times but only drove the main gravel road.
 
I thought there were only hiking and biking trails in that park? I've been there a couple times but only drove the main gravel road.

Yeah thats basically what we were on. There are a couple offshoot "trails" that are off the main road that were pretty fun.
 
Prior to the trip, i finally fix my charging issues. I swapped the alternator to the passenger side and installed a 1-wire GM alternator. I could never get the new alternator to charge through the factory external regulator. I now have a good charge.
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A couple changes id like to make down the road:
new round brake/tail/blinkers for the rear end. I just like the look of them better.
Some lowback OEM style seats.
a new (to me) functioning gauge cluster. I dont have a single gauge work in mine.

Other than that, its good to go.
 
Old shocks vs new. Old were rusted through and beyond blown out. I had my reservations that i could even unbolt the original shocks, but after numerous Kroil oil soakings, the nuts came off with ease.
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Used the quick method to remove everything from the knuckles out. Much easier than messing with all the messy goop inside. Any value in these? Otherwise i may just chunk them. I still need to pull the inners off the factory coarse splined birfs.
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New tie-rod ends installed. Boy did that suck. The originals were definitely stuck in there. I used my vise and a big pipe wrench to spin them out. I ordered the wrong left hand thread rod end for the arm coming from the steering box, so I have to wait a day for the new one to come in from Amazon.

New shocks installed. Axle balls are in great shape.
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Anyone know the inner axle seal part number for these axles? Will the mini truck seals fit? Im going to start putting it all back together in the next few days.


I know I'm way far behind on the thread, but for anyone who's doing tie-rod ends and realize they are stuck and not coming out, get yourself one of these.


Saved me a lot of heartache when doing the TRE on my 85 Ford. They were original and no amount of hammering and pickle forking would get them out. Used this tool and it was instant. You can rent them at your local AutoZone or just buy it on Amazon. Or rent it from AutoZone and keep it..which is what I did. :rofl:
 
Been a while since an update. A few friends organized a s***box overlanding ride a few weeks ago so i had to get Lucille ready to ride. We rode about 75 miles along the hill country backroads outside of Llano. First thing was changing out the leaking master cylinder with a complete setup from a 1st gen tacoma. Booster and all. Brakes are greatly improved. 2nd was a new exhaust manifold gasket which quieted down the bad leak i had.

Other than that, she was ready to ride. My dad and my new pup Doug made the trip with us and had a blast. Cant wait for when we do it again this fall.
Loaded up .
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Long time, no update. Lucille has been sitting idle for the last year or so after the engine decided to lock itself up. Havent had the heart to even see what happened, but the engine had a hard shut off at around 15 mph and wouldnt start back up, much less turn over. Smoked the starter in the process. Anywho, time for an engine swap. I plan on keeping it toyota and keeping it a manual trans, just maybe not the Fj62 transmission that is in there.

Current plan. Most of these parts are on the floor of the shop, which is driving my direction on the swap. It may not make sense to some, but i think it will be cool and different.
Engine: toyota 3rz
Trans: W56 5-speed
T-case: Top Shift gear driven mini truck case
Rear axle: Mini truck centered rear of some fashion 4.10 gears if i cant make the offset rear not workout
bolt ons: Turbo for the 3rz for cool noises
Wiring: Offroad solutions stand alone wiring.

I have all of these parts on the shelf with the exception of the turbo/manifold. Havent seen one of these swapped in a 40 so we will see how it progresses.

One i get my 2005 Tundra off the lift, Lucille is going on for the teardown.
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Tundra is LS swapped with a 6.0l and nv4500 trans. 4wd conversion to 4wd with 05+ super duty front axle and 14b rear axle. 3-link front, f150 leafs in the rear. 2nd gen tacoma ARB bumper and future high clearance rear. 40s.
 
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Busy busy weekend working on Lucille. I removed the old drivetrain from the 40 and pulled the donor drivetrain from the hilux.

Started mocking up the 3RZ in the chassis. Its about 2" or so from the firewall and the closest thing to touch the engine is the brake booster to the intake manifold. Engine has been stripped of the AC compressor and bracket, along with the PS pump, tensioner and bracket. It really cleans up the front of the engine and shortens in about 3".
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So much room for activities.
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I hope to tack in some motor munts to the frame this evening and then see how short my rear driveshaft is going to be.
 
Looks like a big job!! You've got the workshop to do it--when I was there picking up the doors from you I very much was jealous of your setup.

Being that I have a '74 as well, let me know what OEM parts you are taking off and not reusing as I am interested in buying them to keep just in case.
 
Looks like a big job!! You've got the workshop to do it--when I was there picking up the doors from you I very much was jealous of your setup.

Being that I have a '74 as well, let me know what OEM parts you are taking off and not reusing as I am interested in buying them to keep just in case.

Thanks. I spend more time out in the shop than i do in the house. I love it.

I plan on keeping the fj62 4-speed and transfer case for an inevitable purchase of another 40 one day. I have the long block that im not sure what to do with. Its locked up in the bottom end. I pulled the valve cover and it looks great, so id consider the head to be good. Carb isnt OEM (Holley 2300). I had to replace pretty much every accessory on it when i purchased it. Sadly ,not much OEM left.
 
Some updates: the 3rz/W56/T-case area all fully mounted in their forever home. I have been cleaning up all the unnecessary s*** from the engine. EGR has been deleted. No power steering or AC compressor. Only one belt will run the alternator. I replaced the injectors with some OEM pink tops for more flow. Also replaced the valve cover gasket and gave the cover a quick coat of dirt squirrel blue. New Marlin 1200lb clutch kit installed.

Engine bay pic pre-turbo. I removed the heater blower on the passenger side and am planning on relocating the battery in that corner.
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New clutch
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Had to get the flywheel re-surfaced due to the old clutch disc rusting to it.
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quick and dirty crossmember to hold the trans/t-case up. It bolts in.
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Rear driveshaft is going to be short. Like 6" shorter than the stock one. Hopefully it works out, but if not, i plan on building a centered rear out of a FJ80 axle with two short side shafts.

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Im going to work on the fuel system and electronics over the holiday weekend. My turbo is getting rebuilt and balanced this week and my turbo manifold is currently being built. Its starting to come together.
 
Been working on the radiator mount the last couple of nights in the shop. I removed the factory radiator surround, cut it up and widened it 1.5" to fit a used tacoma radiator i had on the shelf. The upper/lower connections were in the correct orientation to fit the new engine. I cut down the down rods (or whatever you call them) on the back side of the radiator to bolt into the frame holes in the factory position. Unfortunately that means the fancy aluminum FJ40 radiator will have to go on the shelf for another day.

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I moved the radiator closer to the engine about 4" to make space for the intercooler. I ordered an amazon el cheapo intercooler that is tall/wide enough to fit behind the radiator. My plan is to build a mount off the factory FJ40 radiator mounts. As you can see below, i have plenty of room for an electric fan and shroud.
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Lots of random work done on Lucille over the holiday weekend.

First, i cut a hole in the factory gas tank and installed a used Holley drop-in tank assembly. It has a Walbro 255 pump and filter on the hanger. It should be plenty for the 3rz fuel requirements. The hanger is installed where it can get the most fuel out of the tank in the sump area narrowly missing the internal bracing/baffles. Hopefully it works out, or its getting a fuel cell.

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I used some scrap steel to make the worlds heaviest battery tray in the old blower motor location. I made a plate to use the 4 bolts on the firewall and added a bolt to the fender to help support the weight of the battery.
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My el cheapo amazon intercooler showed up. 2.5" in/out. Its a perfect fit behind the tacoma radiator. Hides perfectly. Made some mounts to tie into the original radiator mouting tabs on the bottom .
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Very sneaky behind the grille.
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While im waiting on parts to come in, i removed the entire factory wiring harness (it was pretty junky anyways thanks to mice and splicing over the years). I also removed the OG gauge cluster and heater stuff from under the dash. This opened up room for activities. I bought a Metal tech FJ40 aftermarket gauge cluster surround for new gauges. Plan is to reuse the FJ40 healight switch and keyed ignition with a push button start to spice it up some. I ordered a Speedway motors 12-circuit hotrod wiring harness to rewire the entire thing. Should hopefully simplify the wiring and maybe get my blinkers working. lol.

Yesterday i starting running the Offroad Solutions 3rz swap standalone wiring harness in the FJ40. I drilled a hole in the fireall and ran the factory engine harness and grommet there with the ECU residing in the glovebox. I removed the factory speaker and used the hole there to run the wires/plugs through. I hate wiring but so far its coming together.

More updates to come once more parts start rolling in.
 
Looking forward to hearing how you like this drivetrain setup. Love to see different style builds.
 
Looking forward to hearing how you like this drivetrain setup. Love to see different style builds.
Thanks. I love the 3rz engines. I have one in my 79 hilux and have had a few others in the past. They rip. Adding a turbo to one is all new to me though, but i cant see how it wont make super cool noises.
 

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