Reserected FJ60

[cumminscruiser]

cumminscruiser

This was my old one, its the white one halfway doen the page.

https://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wagons/40087-60-series-registry-64.html

 

[Rastaforte]

The transfer case for the first 10 years was the stock FJ60, I did replace it a couple of years ago with a FJ62 tcase, it has larger parts, gears, shafts etc. Front and rear axle FJ60. The cruiser has to be sprung over for the oil pan to clear, the axle does not hit the oil pan becouse you have to put another leaf or two in the spring pack for the extra weight of the engine and that limits the articulation. This is our everyday driver and we take it off road as well, I have front and rear sway bars to smooth out the freeway curves on winding mountain roads. I don't take it on trails like Sledghammer, that's for the truggies. This one is built for the long trips and still capable of trails like the Rubicon. BTY I get 25 mpg.

Were building another one right now, so I'll post some pictures this week.

Hey All, so Bill asked me to put up the thread showing the other rig we're putting up. This is my 1982 FJ60 with a 6BT/NV4500 config as well:

https://forum.ih8mud.com/expedition-builds/453887-long-overdue-rastarig-buildup.html

 

[cumminscruiser]

Rastaforte

Nice build up so far Rastaforte, I do take exception to the color of the engine I would not call that ridicule but rather constructive ridicule.

 

[Rastaforte]

Any shots of how the NV4500 is mounted or what it took to get it bolted up to the chassis?

NV4500/Txfr Case with exhaust path front to rear - here C-channel tranny mount and exhaust passing betw rail and txfr case:


View looking to front:


Longer view looking to front/engine/downtube:

 

[Rastaforte]

Any shots of how the NV4500 is mounted or what it took to get it bolted up to the chassis? Interior shot of how the shifter works out in the cab?

So the linkage for the transfer case relies on doing a custom plate that mounts to the NV4500---some shots of this:





View to front with transfer case in foreground/bottom:

 

[Rastaforte]

X2!! I was under the impression the Cummings 6 would not fit, and why all I read about is the 4th conversion. Awesome!

Fit is definitely tight---turns out on the 82 FJ60/RastaRig the engine was moved over to squeeze the exhaust side/rail spacing by about an inch less. We'll be doing that same 3in exhaust passthru with less space---making fuel shield vital.

More views showing exhaust front-to-rear:

 

[Rastaforte]

Continuing down the downtube....

Txfr case off on right out of pic view:


Downtube flanged to first straight exhaust length to txfr:


... and finally coming out over tranny mounts and passing over rear driveline/txfr case companion flange:

 

[Rastaforte]

... moving right along and switching views from driver/RT side...

Txfr case to left and muffler off view to RT:


Rear D/L & muffler showing exhaust piece coming from txfr case on RT/off view:

 

[Rastaforte]

Any chance you have a build thread on this rig? Specifically interested in:
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Cooling system mods: None stock FJ60 rad. move the bottom port

Some views showing front fit-up with radiator to 6BT---she's a close fit for sure

 

[Rastaforte]

... more radiator views...



This is showing inlet to 6BT which is connected to lower radiator via the Copper Artwork twisted "U" shooting through the final straight radiator pipe in background:



... and you can just see from this TOP view...that final straight away lower out of radiator at bottom/left of pic view. Pulley to RT of pic is the 6BT water pump:

 

[Rastaforte]

Radiator inlet hosing and couple of topviews of engine...





... oh the sun just bouncing off it is ever so, so beaUtiful isn't it? LOL:

 

[Rastaforte]

Some other exclusive Sexy shots from the Studeyo:

 

[AKcruiserfreak]

Wow! Thanks for the detailed pics! I'd love to do this swap someday.

TK

 

[Rastaforte]

..... however I have never seen the NV4500 throw the shifter through the stock shifter hole. ...

...and Cliff asked to see an NV4500 shifter through a stock Toy. Here ya go Cliff:


... well, okay to be fair to Nellie2.0, that previous was from RastaRig.
Here is Nellie1.0 shifters---both:


Brings a tear to my eye, R.I.P. Nellie1.0:

 

[shotgun12321]

So many beautiful cruisers.

 

[StevoJonesFJ60]

How does the FJ60 drivetrain hold up to the torque coming from the cummins engine? I have a lead on a nice engine.

 

[Heckraiser]

Do you think it would be possible to mount the 6bt a little higher up if you made your own charge pipe from the turbo to the TB? Or would that require chopping up the transmission tunnel?

 

[CliffClaven]

Thanks Rasta. Someday I will do the diesel swap. I have too many projects on the house we purchased to dive into something like this.

 

[Rastaforte]

Front Suspension

Some suspension details of late:

 

[Rastaforte]

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