Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Re: Turbo Diesel

The green '63 has been in the shop getting a new engine, formerly belonging to a 1990s Toyota Land Cruiser diesel of Canadian origin. (We won't worry about vehicle inspections or smog certificates, since it predates emissions regulations.) The two liter turbo diesel has been mounted.

This is the engine, transmission, and transfer-case assembly:



The view from above:



This engine is a little taller than the old one, so it needed to be raised a few inches for the oil pan to clear the axle:



This meant the bench seat has to go, to make room for the shifter. I didn't like the bench seat anyway.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Hello... I hope you're still checking this blog. Where did you acquire the Toyota turbo diesel engine from? How did you source it? I'm getting a scout, a '63 as well, this weekend and want to do the diesel swap but haven't had any luck sourcing a swap-able engine. Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated! Not just about the engine but about the entire vehicle and the restoration you've been doing!

jmacd said...

The guys at http://calihscout.com sourced it for me. Not sure where it came from, Canada or Australia probably.

Unknown said...

How does it run now with the diesel?
What diesel is it?

I just acquired a 62 Scout 80 and lookin for a hippie dippie diesel as well 8*)