Builds Old Landy: An HJ45 Story/Build Thread
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Old Landy: An HJ45 Story/Build Thread
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I thought I’d give y’all a blurb on why I decided to switch from the 2H to the 6.0. I won’t lie I never thought I’d go this way.
After driving around the 40 to school this past year or so I just love the feeling of being able to put my foot to the gas and get somewhere. The 350 with the 3 spd has been awesome and never struggles to get me where I need to go. Having the extra horsepower just makes sense for the kind of driving we do in Dallas and is far more practical than a 2H would be. Turbo kits are also very expensive…
Then comes reliability. Although the 2H is a very reliable and bullet proof engine, it also has its downsides with sourcing parts. After watching @POTATO LAUNCHER and @SipLife walk into Autozone and Oreillys for whatever they’re heart desires, it’s hard not to be sold.
So there we have it. The 2H won’t go to waste. We’ve been wanting to diesel swap Kermit (my dads 40) for a while and now we have a rebuilt engine to do it. 6.0 baby
After driving around the 40 to school this past year or so I just love the feeling of being able to put my foot to the gas and get somewhere. The 350 with the 3 spd has been awesome and never struggles to get me where I need to go. Having the extra horsepower just makes sense for the kind of driving we do in Dallas and is far more practical than a 2H would be. Turbo kits are also very expensive…
Then comes reliability. Although the 2H is a very reliable and bullet proof engine, it also has its downsides with sourcing parts. After watching @POTATO LAUNCHER and @SipLife walk into Autozone and Oreillys for whatever they’re heart desires, it’s hard not to be sold.
So there we have it. The 2H won’t go to waste. We’ve been wanting to diesel swap Kermit (my dads 40) for a while and now we have a rebuilt engine to do it. 6.0 baby
thatcabledude
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Needs one of these babies behind it 
On page 5, can’t wait to read the rest
Which fan blade did you end up using? I'm in the same boat right now.
We experimented to find a fan clutch with the shortest hub shaft as well
I was able to source the last fj45 tailgate made by AWL_TEQ. Its a masterpiece. Got all the NLA hinges, chains, latches. Old Landy is a South African HJ45. It has a different tailgate but will make this work, which is a better looking tailgate
