Troopy engine conversion Options ???????????????????????????

[V8Patrol]

The toyota section ........
I feel like I've just walked into the "Ladies Toilets"

everything is so weird






Ok ................. to the problem ( & YES I had a glance @ ya bible )



Yota troopy with an absolutely shagged donk, no it aint worth even making an anchor out of it ( was it ever ?? .... nope !! )




Option A

What are the engine conversions ??????


The guy that owns it ( fatherinlaw ) is a Ford man and he wants to drop a EFI 6 cylinder into it.......
( sounds like going from really really really really bad to WORST posiable combination ever to me )




So what kits are out there ?

Whos done one ?

Whats it like ?

Any one got any links for the above questions they can post up ?



Option 'B'
tow it to the nearest scrap dealer and walk away


Kingy

can I go now ..... ppl are looking at me weird

[cloughy]

Well lots of detail in that post, to aid with replies

What's it used for??

Budget??

Economy needs??

[known 2]

yeh i agree with the above, less yota bashing more info.
like what year and what motor did it have in it.

the ford efi 6 is a good conversion if he is still looking for economy with added power. probly on of the cheapest to. or change to a yota 4.5l 6 shouldn't be hard to bolt up if it's a post 90 model.

without knowing the answers to the above questions it's hard to say what would best suit him.

[V8Patrol]

Well lots of detail in that post, to aid with replies

What's it used for??

Budget??

Economy needs??

Daily driver
W/end firefighter duties come fishing gear transporter

Minor offroad duties only



Super cheap, less a 20% discount and thats still a tad too much for him at the moment. this has to be done strictly on a tight as budget..... I aint payin this time.

[V8Patrol]

yeh i agree with the above, less yota bashing more info.
like what year and what motor did it have in it.

the ford efi 6 is a good conversion if he is still looking for economy with added power. probly on of the cheapest to. or change to a yota 4.5l 6 shouldn't be hard to bolt up if it's a post 90 model.

without knowing the answers to the above questions it's hard to say what would best suit him.

It doesnt do anything hard at all, the average farm ute would get a harder time than this thing. Economy isnt a priority as it has LPG to feed from and it wont ever see much petrol anyway ( been LPG vehicle since 1995 ).

As for the year ..... I'm guessing its a 90 or 91 model .... about there anyway ... fj75 series
As for the motor.... im guessing its a 3F, but it is hooked up to a 5spd box what ever it is.


Kingy

[cloughy]

EF or later 4l, torquey and cheap as chips, let me know if he takes this path and i'll let you know how to rid smartlock

[V8Patrol]

Thanks for that,
any one done this conversion & if so what bits did they use and from where ?


pics ????

[known 2]

does anyone know whether the 1fz-fe will bolt up to the 3f box?

that would save some money on a bell housing adapter. and more power than the ford, but probly the motor would cost more.

[goannaoffroad]

No a 1FZ-FE does not bolt up to a early 75's box but a 3F does so why not stick another one of them in ,there not dear and the whole job can be done in less than a day and you don't have any engineering problems.

[DIRTY ROCK STAR]

mate if it doesnt go too far whats wrong with another 3F???

6.5litre chev diesel would be the pick but in reality why not same engine?

[rowan]

those Ef era motors are crap-they're always blowing heads around the 200k mark. what about a trusty old 3.8 commodore engine- i hear they're good for around 400k- heaps of people have dropped em in hiluxes- someone might have tried it in a troopy?

[cloughy]

those Ef era motors are crap-they're always blowing heads around the 200k mark. what about a trusty old 3.8 commodore engine- i hear they're good for around 400k- heaps of people have dropped em in hiluxes- someone might have tried it in a troopy?

In a twoopy.......

[known 2]

those Ef era motors are crap-they're always blowing heads around the 200k mark. what about a trusty old 3.8 commodore engine- i hear they're good for around 400k- heaps of people have dropped em in hiluxes- someone might have tried it in a troopy?

ahh no pushing a 3t troopy wouldn't last long .
there is a reason why nobody puts como v6's in big wagons.

[goannaoffroad]

S/h ford etc' motor + Conversion kit + exhaust mod's + wiring loom mod's + doe's sump clear front diff' when it bottom's out + time spent on all this + engineer's report +++++ is it worth it.3F's aren't expensive last one I bought cost $500-00 and 60's came with it.

[Hamo]

those Ef era motors are crap-they're always blowing heads around the 200k mark. what about a trusty old 3.8 commodore engine- i hear they're good for around 400k- heaps of people have dropped em in hiluxes- someone might have tried it in a troopy?

ahh no pushing a 3t troopy wouldn't last long .
there is a reason why nobody puts como v6's in big wagons.

I put my fj45 troopy with loads of extra's on the weigh bridge at work last week and it was only 2.200 kgs

[known 2]

thast still 800kg hevier than a comodore or 600kg hevier than a hilux.
and i would imagine the older 47's would be a bit lighter than a 75.

[frp88]

those Ef era motors are crap-they're always blowing heads around the 200k mark. what about a trusty old 3.8 commodore engine- i hear they're good for around 400k- heaps of people have dropped em in hiluxes- someone might have tried it in a troopy?

ahh no pushing a 3t troopy wouldn't last long .
there is a reason why nobody puts como v6's in big wagons.

I put my fj45 troopy with loads of extra's on the weigh bridge at work last week and it was only 2.200 kgs

Thats the weight off my middie 400k out off a dunnydore v6 only in a cab
5 off my fellow workers would laugh if they heard that.Not 1 did over 220000 without a major engine prob.3 were harmonic balancer 1 blew the head gasket and damaged the head and lucky last spun a bearing and killed the crank