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[Cruiser Jimmy]

In the voice of youtuber AvE

PIXIES!!​

Okay this took a lot of time. There's a lot to consider: starter wiring, starter solenoid wiring, grounding, alt etc.
Here's the list of what I did. I might revisit if I leave something out.

- Grounding:
Here's a screenshot of the manual on the grounding needed for the R2.8. Get your multimeter out and test, test, test.

1. Ground the ECM to the body or frame. (if you have your ECM isolated for vibration as it calls for, you will need to ground it.)
2. Ground the start battery to the frame.
3. Ground the frame to the engine.
4. Ran a second ground from the stock grounding from the 2F to the engine. The one on the top of the engine in the center.
5. Ground your house battery to the frame (if you have a dual setup)

examples of my wiring.

- Battery location.
I changed the start battery from the passenger side to the driver side of the rig.
This was due in large part too the BlueSea controller needed to move because the airbox now took its place.
With that said you have to run a long wire for the following: Start solenoid wire, alternator to battery wiring.

- Alternator wire
Here's the extended wire from the fusible link over to the driver side of the rig.
I kept the stock wire from the harness from the alternator to the battery and ran a new wire from the alternator to the battery thus doubling up the sire over to the battery. (I've had no issues with this.)

(Not pictured)
- Starter Solenoid wire
I spliced in a long wire from the stock harness over to the driver side of the engine as that's were the starter is.

- Oil pressure gauge
Since this wire is on the passenger side I extended the wire over to the driver side as that's were the port for the gauge is.

- Engine coolant temp
Extend the wiring to the middle of the engine and up to the front were the port is.



- Dual Battery
BlueSea controller, switch and fuses. needed to increase the length on one wire for this. Will have another pic with were I placed it.

Okay, Keep your dick in a vise.

 

[Cruiser Jimmy]

Here's the dual setup. Used some scrap 1/4 aluminum plate to mount all the controls.

- And finally, make sure you secure ALL wiring so that it's does chaff or rub on anything. Isolate isolate isolate!!!!

 

[OGBeno]

Solid work, Jimmy!

Wish I was there. I 100% owe you at least an engine pull.... if not more...

 

[Cruiser Jimmy]

Okay. Now a quick departure from systems install to air box decoration and speedo modifications.

- Air box
Since the FJ62 air box and other variants from around the world can work on the 60 platform I had to find the best configuration for the Cummins. Enter the FJ62 lower half of the air cleaner and the upper half of an HDJ80 air box. Queue a global parts supplier and order 17705-17010 from Saudi Arabia and BOOM, it's in the states.

O and I gave it some character.

Then I needed to modify the upper section to add the Cummins MAF into it's resting place. Now I have a badass Miller that has made some great welds but this needed to the TIG'ed since there was a very thick piece of steel to a very thin piece of steel.

- Speedo
Roll it back!!
There's an anti tamper with thingy that's built into this measuring device. But it's not without evidential modification that you can do it. Also, since it's over 100K and it has some years on it AND the title has exempt it's okay to do. Don't worry, I checked with a cop that's a cruiserhead also.

 

[Cruiser Jimmy]

Here's the speedo anti tamper thingy.

 

[Cruiser Jimmy]

Cummins R2.8 engine with Overland Cruisers adapter plate
clearance understanding.​

Here's a visual on the clearance that you'll get with the adapter. I like that there's good airflow around the engine and to the back of the engine.
Engine is fully mounted to the transmission.

I can't remember what this bracket was for but I did end up bending it a little.
Lower driver.

Lower passenger

Upper driver side

Upper passenger side.

 

[tmxmotorsports]

That little bracket wss for a heat sheild