1995 and older vehicles no longer require CARB approval for intake modifications. You may do as you please.My goal is to use the donor airbox and piping so there are not referee complaints. We'll see how that works out.
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1995 and older vehicles no longer require CARB approval for intake modifications. You may do as you please.My goal is to use the donor airbox and piping so there are not referee complaints. We'll see how that works out.
interesting roof rack on the FZJ...I found a great condition FJZ frame with no rust and picked it up. I cleaned it, primed it, and painted it while I had it out:
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I then had to pull the body off the old frame. Wasn't much work as most of what was needed to be removed had already been done:
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I then began swapping everything over from the old frame to the new frame. A Tale of Two Frames:
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Goodbye old frame:
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I'm also in Solano CountyThe rules for engine changes haven't changed. I spoke to the ref. As long as it's same year or newer and the gvwr are in the same class, it's good to go. I gave him both vins and gvwr were in the same class so he gave it the thumbs up. He even gave me some tips. Should be the same for any 80 series. I'm in Solano county.
How's the build coming along?
interesting roof rack on the FZJ...
Well done....
I am curious how you get it past CARB... I have a 94 here in CA and want to go diesel
Also would like to know what kind of MPGs you get with this setup.
Thanks
1995 and older vehicles no longer require CARB approval for intake modifications. You may do as you please.
I tried to find a link for you, but got lost in the webs. Like you point out, it is a gray area for initial engine conversion inspections on the "modified as needed". Perhaps my statement is misplaced in this area, but for everyday inspections, 1995 and older is CARB OE exempt unless a pre-heater tube is in place.I know they allow for intake mods as needed to package engine swaps on OBD1 vehicles (without any posted guidelines, of course). Is that what you're referring to? or do you mean intake mods in general, aside from engine swaps? If the latter, can you point me to where I could find that on CARB website? I have not seen anything regarding that.
I've got 361k on the OG head gasket... it's gonna fail at some point.... Yikes on the no diesel :-/ and thank you for the infoYeah that thing was connected to the rear bumper. I chucked the rear bumper because it sucked. But the rack is actually decent. I need to cut off those vertical connectors.
Thanks. Unfortunately none of that will be answered until I'm finished. I'm hoping to get mid to high teens around town, and maybe low 20's on the highway. Either way it will be better than what was in there.
As far as putting a diesel in an FJ, I don't think you'd be able to. CA requires the donor and recipient to be in the same GVWR class, and diesels pretty much only come on 3/4 ton and up vehicles, which puts them outside of the acceptable class.
Pretty rough stuff on that radiator... What did they charge you to clean that thing up?I got the radiator back all nice and shiny. I and the GF then spent hours straightening every fin the best we could and touching up the paint.
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Next was mock up and make brackets for the PCM. Laying everything out, I wanted the PCM behind the driver headlight. I made this crazy ass bracket to mount the factory PCM plastic mounting assembly:
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Here is the bracket installed:
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And the PCM installed:
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