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So, regarding engine color. Man, I'm opening myself up here for ridicule to no end but ....before anyone says it, yes the engine is blue. It's the paint I had and we are trying to stay on budget. Or in my case, no budget.
The Long Overdue RastaRig Buildup (1 Viewer)
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So I've rebuilt only two engines in my life and none of them were a transplant requiring custom fit-up. Check everything twice before, you know, you say "final position" and start cutting. And, welding. Can you find the problem, Houston? It's there....
Positioning happens ABOVE the engine and, well, below it....
Positioning happens ABOVE the engine and, well, below it....
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Thank you MANUCHAO!
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thank you 98 sr5 
Hopefully I learn how to drive it well enough to not take that power and snap things in my drivetrain, eh?
Hopefully I learn how to drive it well enough to not take that power and snap things in my drivetrain, eh?
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More views of firewall and engine fit-up:
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Detail of C-channel fabbed transmission mount:
Axle cleaned up as well:
Axle cleaned up as well:
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Fender engine fit-up with buttoned-up engine compartment:
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Radiator to fit here---hmmm, doesn't look like much room does it? I hope that doesn't prove a problem...
And details showing new water pump added:
And details showing new water pump added:
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Power steering and vacuum pump assembly had to go here, under the injection pump:
Done.
Done.
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The clutch release needed to be dealt with---turns out, the Fiero clutch release cylinder is just the right force, throw and size for the, um Landcruiser. Doesn't seem right to put "Fiero" and "Landcruiser" in same sentence much less the same vehicle, but there it is....
Detail from below of bell-housing and clutch arm. That part should have gone in today, but Fate stepped in and, well, you gotta roll with these kind of little things...
Small detail of tranny/txfr case support
And txfr case there
Detail from below of bell-housing and clutch arm. That part should have gone in today, but Fate stepped in and, well, you gotta roll with these kind of little things...
Small detail of tranny/txfr case support
And txfr case there
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....going inside the vehicle.... got tired of the drabby green/brownish interior and just started pulling it all out. I lost patience with the damp yellowing liner and pulled it out too.
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More interior shots
What a mess---note transfer case shifter opening. Gotta get that linkage completed so we can actually shift this thing into.... 4-wheel mode
What a mess---note transfer case shifter opening. Gotta get that linkage completed so we can actually shift this thing into.... 4-wheel mode
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So during this Phase I thing----I'll have no carpet or liner. Bill donated a set of seats and panels that went with the grey I was looking to go to
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I dig the blue Cummins, actually. Never seen one that color, but it looks better than beige, or red.
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Thx Chuck, appreciate that!
Wow... This is fascinating to watch... I don't think I could ever pull something like this off so this is like watching someone walk on the moon...
More pics!
Pass the dutchie on the left hand side...
More pics!
Pass the dutchie on the left hand side...
Great photos, I'm a look at it/touch it kinda guy and when I see other people's pics of working projects it really inspires me.
As for color, that 6BT was after all a marine application engine earlier in life, seems fitting that it is blue I will be curious how long the valve covers stay white though, even my black ones are blackened by Cummins lifeblood oozing from every seam and hose.
Anyway, great post, I just picked up what was to be a donor FJ80 but it's better than the one needing parts and runs great. Someone is going under the knife and getting that 6BT I have on a stand in the back of the shop.
As for color, that 6BT was after all a marine application engine earlier in life, seems fitting that it is blue
I will be curious how long the valve covers stay white though, even my black ones are blackened by Cummins lifeblood oozing from every seam and hose. Anyway, great post, I just picked up what was to be a donor FJ80 but it's better than the one needing parts and runs great. Someone is going under the knife and getting that 6BT I have on a stand in the back of the shop.
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...hell, the covers are greasy already!Great photos, I'm a look at it/touch it kinda guy and when I see other people's pics of working projects it really inspires me.
As for color, that 6BT was after all a marine application engine earlier in life, seems fitting that it is blue
Anyway, great post, I just picked up what was to be a donor FJ80 but it's better than the one needing parts and runs great. Someone is going under the knife and getting that 6BT I have on a stand in the back of the shop.
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....that's hilarious.... "like goin' to the Moon". I'll tell ya, it feels like I'm ON the moon feeling my way around unfamiliar terrain! Much appreciation, though....and if I can do it... Yu Can Tu
