Landcruiser 75 Series Rebuild - Cab On.

Big day yesterday but the cab is back on. I was a bit worried about the clearance between the engine and cab but all is good.

My 75 Series Landcruiser Ute with Engine and Gear Box Together and in.

I did heaps of research into the best way to fit the LS1 into my Landcrusier Ute chassis. I went with a Mark's Adaptor allowing me to sue the original gearbox and drive shafts. I DID GET THE GEARBOX OVERHAULED.

 The engine and gearbox fits neatly into the chassis.

I did have to modify the position of the alternator and A/C compressor. Once again Mark's Adaptors had all the required brackets. They all fitted without any problems.

My 75 Series Landcruiser Ute Cab Back from Paint.

Cab was away for 6 weeks and is now back looking better than new.

My 75 Series Landcruiser Ute in the Paint Booth.

A few rust repairs and it is in undercoat looking good.

Can't wait to get it home and start putting it together.

Cab of my 75 Series Landcruiser Ute Being Painted & Repaired

I sent the cab off to the painters to be sandblasted and painted. There was a bit more rust in it than I thought. Live and learn.

 

Got My LS1 Engine for my Landcruiser Ute Rebuild

Got this LS1 from a guy. It cam out of a VU SS Commodore Ute with 115,000 km on it.

Got the fuel tank as well might make it a bit easier to do the fit up.

Chassis Cleaned and Painted.

 The Saturday build team of my 75 Series Landcruiser Ute.

 Painting the chassis of my Landcruiser Ute

 Don't miss any Alan.

Cab Off

After some discussion it was decided it would be easier to lift the cab off and send it away to the painters so we could continue with the chassis work.

Engine out.

Today we pulled out the engine and gear box, it is a big heavy combination but wasn't too bad to get out.

Tray off today.

The first thing I did was remove the tray. It is riddled with rust so I will not be using it on my build.

This is the starting point for my 75 Series Landcruiser Ute Build.

I brought the ute from an old guy that had been using it to tow his wife's horse float. It is a 1990 FJ75 with 290,000km on the clock. It has the original 3F petrol motor in it.

My plan is to strip it down and rebuild it with a LS1 V8 engine. Not sure how hard it will be or how much it will cost.