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Body is on and underside is completely undercoated. Waiting on another batch of bolts to be coated, but going to get the flares on and get the tires and wheels sorted out. Looks like I can use the stock 80 series fan with the 62 series radiator shroud so that will eliminate the wiring and relay for the electric fan I was geared up to do. The belly pan looks great. Christo needs to get back on this project. It has to be tough for what it weighs. Also as soon as the snow stops, the engine bay will get a thorough cleaning. Its pretty gross.
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What's the story with the skidplate? I heard that Slee made some prototypes and they never went into production. I have one that I got from someone on Mud, but was debating selling it and going with an IPOR.
 
So you are running the 62 radiator? I wish I would have done that. I stuck an 80 series one in and have been a thorn in my side getting stuff to fit correctly. I'm not sure if I'm going to have it done for Cruise Moab. I'll be bummed if I don't, I don't want to take the 100. I'm cutting down the necessities. I axed the 2nd battery already and I'm cutting AC. It seems like when things start going really well I hit crazy stuff like I couldn't get the HVAC fan to work on multiple speeds.
 
wspastorbryan said:
What's the story with the skidplate? I heard that Slee made some prototypes and they never went into production. I have one that I got from someone on Mud, but was debating selling it and going with an IPOR.
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It was a prototype. Christo let me have it for testing and it looks like he will take them into production at some point.
 
ginericLC said:
So you are running the 62 radiator? I wish I would have done that. I stuck an 80 series one in and have been a thorn in my side getting stuff to fit correctly. I'm not sure if I'm going to have it done for Cruise Moab. I'll be bummed if I don't, I don't want to take the 100. I'm cutting down the necessities. I axed the 2nd battery already and I'm cutting AC. It seems like when things start going really well I hit crazy stuff like I couldn't get the HVAC fan to work on multiple speeds.
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I figured that if it will cool an LT1, it should cool a 4.7 just fine. I should be close to having it done by Moab, but I have a lot to do on a couple of vehicles I'm building, so it will be close. The 45 is going regardless so I'm good.
 
bustanutley said:
Are you sure about that Gary? I'm pretty sure the uz fans are the only ones that spin the wrong way. Or did you miss type 80 for 100? Looks great!
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I meant 100 series fan. I will make sure tomorrow. Hey...get to work, your insurance just went up.
 
jeffro109 said:
any updates on using the 62 series gas tank as an aux tank to the 80 series setup?
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It will work without any real modifications. I did cut the rearmost xmember out for the 62 body and when I get the mounting done I will check to see if it will need to be done with the 80 body. At first look, it doesnt appear so.
 
Waggoner5 said:
It will work without any real modifications. I did cut the rearmost xmember out for the 62 body and when I get the mounting done I will check to see if it will need to be done with the 80 body. At first look, it doesnt appear so.
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Thanks! Look forward to seeing how it all comes together, what a neat truck it will be in the end.
 
Got the axles completed with all reconditioned, CAD plated hardware. Also, finally got around to cleaning up the engine compartment and addressing Toyota's really ugly under hood wiring. I will finish cleaning and may repaint the inner fenders, now that you can see them. All the wiring is still there, just hidden in the fenders. I have always been about a clean engine compartment and it only took a few hours and makes a huge improvement. Finished the first stage of the 4.7 ECU wiring where I went the through the schematics and labeled all the necessary wiring to make the 4.7/tranny combo run. Next will be the integration of the FJ62 body harness(gauges, etc) to the 4.7 ECU. I am going to use as much of the FJ62's existing electrical components as possible(EFI relay, fuel pump relay, etc) to minimize the electrical system. I will use a seperate fuse box for the many extra battery and switched circuits used by the 4.7 and tranny combo. This labeling took about 3 hours by itself, but makes the integration much easier in the long run and troubleshooting a breeze. I shamefully stole this idea from Joe up at Slee's shop. Its important for people doing a 4.7 swap in anything to know that having a schematic for the exact year of the ECU and harness is very important. Even though the plugs are the same, Toyota uses different colors and pinouts for each year and make of vehicle. I have not seen two wiring harness the same, yet all will plug into all 4.7 ECU's.
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Waggoner5 said:
.. Also, finally got around to cleaning up the engine compartment and addressing Toyota's really ugly under hood wiring. I will finish cleaning and may repaint the inner fenders, now that you can see them. All the wiring is still there, just hidden in the fenders. I have always been about a clean engine compartment and it only took a few hours and makes a huge improvement. .
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All the wiring is there, in that engine compartment shot? That's amazing. What an awesome build!
 
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