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NM to FL '85 CJ8 Renegade take 2

My God that sounds fantastic. Want to trade for a 345 horse 351w? 😁
 
You've got me looking for a pre-95 1KZ-T again. I would love the 1KZ-TE but I don't think that came out until 96.
How does it feel for power?

Ohhhhh, that sound.
 
Chamba said:
You've got me looking for a pre-95 1KZ-T again. I would love the 1KZ-TE but I don't think that came out until 96.
How does it feel for power?

Ohhhhh, that sound.
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Power wise feels very similar to the 258, but I haven’t played with it much as I want to get the cooling and exhaust system completely sorted before I start trying to drive it farther than my street. Should be done with that in the next couple of weeks. It sounds great now because there is no exhaust to speak of 😂

If you’re serious about wanting a Kz, the TE you can get here in the states has a right hand drop, if you can find one that has the AWD option instead of 4WD. I stayed away from this solely because the idea of an ECU terrifies me
 
That was my thought too, although I had the E in my Hilux back in Australia and loved it. I wonder how much more work the E would entail.

I found one in Chicago with the right side drop, but it's AWD and E. I may need to do a bit more research here.

I'd love to see some more pictures of the mounts and drive shafts if you get a chance please. I can't wait to hear your thoughts as you get further into it.
 
Well its not really a fair comparison as there is a huge age difference in the 2 engines but i own both a KZT Jeep and a 258 Jeep and i say the KZT is way better in every respect other than the obvious originality. and maybe the burble the 258 makes?.
But i am also very partial to a nice Diesel clatter and turbo whistle as well 😁
 
Looking at the 1KZ drive train I found, I wonder if that transfer case sifter week l will clear my centre console. Do you have any pics of your shifter locations please?
 
Chamba said:
Looking at the 1KZ drive train I found, I wonder if that transfer case sifter week l will clear my centre console. Do you have any pics of your shifter locations please?
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Send me a pm with your cell number and I’ll get you pictures of whatever you need in the jeep 🙂
 
Dave The Sparky said:
Well its not really a fair comparison as there is a huge age difference in the 2 engines but i own both a KZT Jeep and a 258 Jeep and i say the KZT is way better in every respect other than the obvious originality. and maybe the burble the 258 makes?.
But i am also very partial to a nice Diesel clatter and turbo whistle as well 😁
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Id have to agree, much partial to the diesel one even on the short test drive after driving my fathers 258 today 😁
 
D42F11A9-8F26-4B2C-9E81-C40540CAEF8D.jpegI got a little bored while waiting for my dash so I degreased the engine. It didn’t look quite good enough, so I removed the charge pipe, the turbo breather, and the exhaust heat shield and wire wheeled them to make them look presentable
 
I was having a problem with the 1kz-t misfiring and blowing white smoke at anything more than half-throttle. I chased it down to the injectors. I got some nice ones from down under, put them in the 1KZ, as well as some new glow plugs since the ones in it were rusted and ancient. Put it all back together and it runs and drives like a dream. It’s definitely more fun to drive than the old 258, the difference is night and day between the two power plants. Now it’s time for an exhaust as I think my neighbors are starting to get tired of hearing it!

Here’s a video of it running and revving after a short drive around the neighborhood:

I hope to be back on here posting more about it regularly as there’s still a lot of be done on it. I’ll be doing the gauges and the dash this weekend, with a dash panel from DoubleD fab.
 
Catching up on the last couple weeks of progress here:

These are the old Toyota injectors that I pulled, they could quite possibly be the originals. The motor was supposedly around 95k miles when I got it, then of course it sat in my garage for four years!

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From my experience with Toyota injectors, I would say those are almost certainly original. Honestly, I never got less than 100,000 out of injectors. Sitting isn't good for them.

Every time you change your fuel filter, fill the new filter with Seafoam. Then start it and let the Seafoam run through it. It'll ruin tough as hell for about 2 minutes, then smooth out.
 
Chamba said:
From my experience with Toyota injectors, I would say those are almost certainly original. Honestly, I never got less than 100,000 out of injectors. Sitting isn't good for them.

Every time you change your fuel filter, fill the new filter with Seafoam. Then start it and let the Seafoam run through it. It'll ruin tough as hell for about 2 minutes, then smooth out.
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I’m running a small amount of sea foam/liquimoly diesel purge every full tank, and changing the fuel filter every six months or so. That should keep the injectors alive as long as possible!
 
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Dash mock-up, the glow plug button is stuck like that it seems, must be because it came from Australia!
 
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