v8 turbo diesel

[steve47series]

toyota v8 turbo diesel into an hj47...whats involved,can it be done?

[Moose-45]

hi. I'm new around here (the Forum). I've recently bought a HJ47 and have had a passing idea to fit the Chev 6.5 turbo diesel myself (the minister for war and finance may take a little more convincing ) but marks adapters make a full kit to fit these bamf right under the bonnet of these beasties and will mate straight to the oem gear box. 4 or 5 speed! I would guess, because it was one of the first things I had thought of being a mechanic, that disks on all 4 corners would be a good idea. other than that I can't really say (yet lol) good luck with it and I'd really like to see some pics if it goes ahead.

Oh, and I totally think it can and Should be done!!!

[pinkfloyddsotm]

theirs a guy on here who's put one in his 100 series, cant remember the thread title but im sure someone will find it,

[oldmate]

At an educated guess i would say NO

Toyota had to widen the chassis on the new 70's to fit the v8. So it probably won't fit in a 40. I recall the thread on the 105 conversion, however the 105 chassis is quite wide.

[84sloth]

this would be off its head. i would imagine they would fit. the v8 diesel cant be much wider the a holden 308. but the amount of bs u would have to do to hook it up. u would need a wreck to get all the wiring. i think u need some dashboard parts aswell with the later electronicallly injected diesels. i would just go 6.5 chev. much easier mechanically injected no wires!.

[mhgill]

Actually the Yota 1VD is VERY wide.

[Wozza244]

I have a non turbo in my 60 series, the motor isnt all that big.

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/ftopic202386.php

[tas80]

theirs a guy on here who's put one in his 100 series, cant remember the thread title but im sure someone will find it,

Heres the one

http://www.australianimages.com.au/conv ... index.html

[Tiny]

half of you are talking about a chev, the rest are talking about the toyo unit...... the OP asked about the toyo unit, we all know a chev one will fit

[rockcrawler31]

half of you are talking about a chev, the rest are talking about the toyo unit...... the OP asked about the toyo unit, we all know a chev one will fit

Bringing clarity back and bringing a thread back on topic

you should be ashamed

[Tiny]

half of you are talking about a chev, the rest are talking about the toyo unit...... the OP asked about the toyo unit, we all know a chev one will fit

Bringing clarity back and bringing a thread back on topic

you should be ashamed

sorry

[Moose-45]

My bad, I just saw V8 diesel and ran with what I'd been thinking of doing. As to the 'yota mota I don't know. I just wanted something rediculous under the bonnet for the ever enjoyable "quiet Sunday drives with the family". To bad we cant all fit in the ute, I guess I'll just have to go alone

[rockcrawler31]

My bad, I just saw V8 diesel and ran with what I'd been thinking of doing. As to the 'yota mota I don't know. I just wanted something rediculous under the bonnet for the ever enjoyable "quiet Sunday drives with the family". To bad we cant all fit in the ute, I guess I'll just have to go alone

Don't give up on the idea. A lot can be done with time, forethought and money. Go to a toyo dealership and do some measuring on a new car. or find a rental and do same.

[SimonInAustralia]

If considering the Chev V8 disel, maybe look into the similar sized Duramax instead, it is supposed to be a much better engine.

The smaller 4.5 litre Duramax V8 diesel looks interesting, not sure if it is actually available or not.

[bj on roids]

The Tojo is a 90 deg 'V' hence it is much wider than the american iron.

Having said that it can fit...

I would probably buy an entire 70 series troopie rolled over and just put the HJ47 body on it, then you have a 70 series, that is just old school looking

[steve47series]

thanks for the feedback fellas,i did alot of measuring and sizing up and decided that the toyoV8 apart from the $11000 for the motor was going to cost me a further 10G's to do the conversion.So i got a 6.2 chev in there instead and saved heaps.The toyoV8 just wouldn't fit anyway.

[ferrit]

plus the underslung turbo on the 1VD-FTV makes it a pain to fit- have a look at a 70 series chassis- they had to notch the chassis to make the bloody things fit!