Project Iron-Pig: My 1996 Land Cruiser Diesel Conversion

[Big Dave]

Very nice. Routings well thought out.

Its amazing how fast these things become a spaghetti bowl.

[SuperHatch]

Originally Posted by Arragonis

That is looking superb. If you fancy a holiday in Scotland, I think you will have my MGB done in a week

Whats the story with the big intercooler car in the background ?

Haha, I havn't been over to the islands in a few years now...

That is a customer's car, the farthest thing from an eco-mobile. Big turbo, dual fuel systems, huge turbo... expecting 600+HP at the tires. Not my cup of tea, but if someone wants something, I'll build it for them.

Originally Posted by euromodder

WOW
That's some serious transplant

Thanks!

Originally Posted by slowmover

Impressive. Nice shop. I admire the familiarity with all phases of the work.

Thank you very much... some things I am learning as I go, but it's all in good fun.

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Very nice. Routings well thought out.

Its amazing how fast these things become a spaghetti bowl.

Isn't that the truth!! I'm glad to be at a point where there is no more plumbing to add, just a couple fuel lines and then a whole new batch of spaghetti.... angel hair actually, wiring!!!

[fakih1ja]

Hello im new to ecomodder. I just bought a 96 land cruiser and really thinking about swapping out my gas guzzler for a diesel. Does anyone have any tips or advice about doing a swap? U did a great job explaining the swap, but I just seems very overhelmimg to attempt.

[oil pan 4]

What did you use to weld the pipe to the turbine housing?

[SuperHatch]

Really quick update... I have over 7000 miles on the conversion now, worked out some bugs and everything is working great now. Getting between 20-22MPG on my regular commute, which is a big improvement over the 12-13 I got before. Especially considering it is winter time, and diesels aren't known for getting terrific winter fuel economy.

To answer the abover two questions...

This conversion is not for the faint of heart. I have a lot of experience building hybrid vehicles, and this is not for the novice.

As far as welding, I used my MIG welder with 308L .030" wire and tri-mix gas. I pre-heated the casting with MAP gas for better penetration. There are no signs of cracking after my initial 7000 miles of driving.