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Update from Last Sunday…
Got the motor mounted… Had a good friend, mcbassin, do the welding… Thanks Mike.. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Transmission mount ![]() ![]() Started on the wiring… ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Considering using Dakota Digital gauges.. Not sure yet… ![]() ![]() http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.c...rod/prd726.htm This Sunday I hope to start on the fuel system and work on the wiring…
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Boom!
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Nice progress Mark! I'm digging the Gauges you have picked out. The wiring looks like fun.....I'll pass on that. Excellent Hobart machine you have BTW.
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Thanks Mike..
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Got the fuel system completed.. I used the existing Land Cruiser fuel lines. Although they are metric, the SAE flare nuts fit them well. I cut the metal line and double flared.
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Mark, you need to quit your day job and do this full time.
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great idea Steve... but then I couldn't afford to have a project
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great build, I see that you have a good hand that can help you once in a while. give him a hard time for me ok. just so you know I love land cruisers, we use to have a fj, 78 I believe. Now I have to check out your 69 as that 4x4 is on my bucket list to build!!!!
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Thanks... Mike has lots of skills...
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Update time..
I got all the engine connections completed. Exhaust… ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Transmission cross member spacer ![]() Wiring ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gas Pedal ![]() ![]() Air Intake I wanted to use the factory 5.3 air box.. It was just too big for the area I wanted to put it in… ![]() Transmission lines – I normally would use metal tubing and bent them to fit.. But there really wasn’t a good path to run them. So I went with braid stainless hose - -AN6 ![]() ![]() Power Steering – ![]() Finally.. I got a new tool box… ![]() ![]() ![]() The engine fired right up.. I let it run for over 30 minutes.. It went up to temp and the fans came on and cycled. Had good oil pressure. The engine had been setting for a long time, and I have an injector or two that needs to be cleaned. I hope to get everything finished up this coming weekend and take it for a drive..
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Excellent work on everything Mark! You make this stuff look too easy. You'll have people like me thinking they can do these swaps in a few weekends
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Still not sure where I am going to fit the toolbox in my little shop ...
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Looks great, nice choice on the thrush exhausts.
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Looking good Mark. I am a huge LC fan. Looked hard at the 60/62 series myself for a while. Still want one! Ended up getting a 40 for my wife. I may do an LS swap. Where are those engine mounts from? They look like they may work for the 40.
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Thanks Landen... looking forward to hearing it with tailpipes..
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The wiring can look intimidating.. I really did not need to get that far into the LC harness, but I hate having a bunch of wires and relays that have no purpose.. it makes it hard to trouble shoot...
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The motor mounts are from Advanced Adapters.. but Summitt sales them as well.. I believe they are designed for both the 40 and 6X LC...
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Update from last Sunday.. Got everything put back together
Wiring – I went ahead and ran the wires that will be need for the Dakota Digital Gauges.. They should be here in the next couple of weeks.. ![]() ![]() ![]() Installed the dashtopper to cover up the cracks in the original dash.. it really turned out great… ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Finished the air box.. I am attempting to keep the heat away from the air intake.. ![]() ![]() Then I finished everything else… everything is back together except the AC… I should have most of that done this weekend.. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After I got everything back together I took it on it’s first drive with the new power plant. I drive it to get some gas… 7 miles round trip.. it ran great.. very smooth.. great power… I got it up to around 90 for a short burst.. very stable… Oil pressure was good, water temp was prefect, the fans operated correctly. I do have a couple of issues.. one is I have knock in the engine.. it is very light.. and some people can’t hear it.. but I can… The other is I believe I have a injector or two that is bad.. the engine had sit for a long time. The knock sounds like a really light rod bearing problem, or maybe a wrist pin.. The funny thing is after I got back from my 7 mile trip I could not hear the knock for a while.. Then the injector issue flared up.. sounds like the engine is loading up with fuel.. as soon as that started I could lightly hear the knock.. I am wondering if I am dropping raw fuel on top of a piston and that is causing the knock. I am working with the place I got the engine, they say they will do whatever we need to do.. They gave me another set of injectors that I will change out this weekend to see if it helps… Still have a few other items to finish before I declare it is finished.. 1. Get the tailpipes installed.. I built the exhaust back to the mufflers, but I think I will take it to the muffler shop to get the tailpipes done. 2. Get the AC lines completed and evac and charge the AC. 3. Get the front driveshaft modified 4. Get the injector issue fixed 5. Get the engine knock issue fixed
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Excellent progress as always Mark. Hope the knock is just the injector problem not something more serious.
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I also want to thank you again for welding up my AC lines.. You make stuff like that so easy...
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Like the build. Keep the updates coming.
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Great work. I have enjoyed each of your threads and what you did to solve the problems.
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About time for another update to the saga!
Knock fixed? Congrats on the drive!!!
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Thanks Steve
Update coming.. Not sure about the knock.. I am going to have Mike and Kyle listen to it when I see them next. I love driving it..!!
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