Cummins 6BT Turbo
Diesel into an FJ60
There is more information
about this particular swap at the bottom of this page.
Pictures taken by Kirk Issacson
and they originally appeared on
this site. (Caution:large file downloads).
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full size images
After I found out the name
of the shop who did the conversion (courtesy of Kirk Issacson who actually
shot these photos), I gave them a ring and the gentleman who did the conversion
was more than willing to answer all of my questions. The conversion was
done for a doctor who lives in Texas who is not a member of the Lone Star
Cruisers but is friends I believe with several of their members.
The conversion took the shop
two weeks to to. They used an NV4500
transmission and didn't have to make any modifications to the dog house
(section of body that is above the transmission). The doctor routinely
makes trips down to Mexico for missionary work and the first weekend he
had the truck he took it down there. Apparently he had driven through
a puddle and blew up the radiator some how so Kirk actually had to pull
his FJ60 radiator and the mechanic who installed it ran down there.
The conversion was done several
years ago and I couldn't find any information on how it, and the truck
are still doing. That 6BT seen in the truck puts out (it even says
it on the truck) 160 hp and 400 ft/lbs of torque --tons of torque.
So I wonder how the axles etc are holding up.
When I first questioned the
idea of putting a 6BT into a 60 (or any cruiser) I received some pretty
negative responses, some from International Scout discussion boards.
Some even said a 6BT in a 60 would be dangerous. And it could be,
who knows, but all I know is it has been done.
Otherwise, suspension wise
the mechanic had to make changes to the front suspension to get the truck
to stay upright. I know some people have had trouble with their axles
hitting the bottom of their motors, I'm sure this would be more than an
issue. The mechanic who put in the 6BT seen below said he had to
take the OME springs already on the truck to a special shop to have them
beefed up. Kirk, the guy who took these photos, had said after he
saw it, it looked like a drag racer with the front end of the truck drooped
down. I know if I ever attempted this swap I would probably go with
a spring over axle setup with custom springs from Alcan.
Either that or I'd have Alcan make a custom 5 or 6" spring for up front
and would continue with a spring over in the rear...
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