Page link for future build updates https://www.facebook.com/2jz4x4-The-2jz-Pajero-1837546639904701/ I will try post some updates here if I have the time, but most photos will be on facebook as its lots better for image sharing. Heres a few photos of the progress lately 20171123_173540.jpg Snapchat ...

Sorry for the lack of updates, have made a fair bit of progress on the truck, however can't seem to get posts with images uploaded on here. Thinking I will transfer to a facebook page from now on instead, for ease of operation and image sharing/quality link to follow.

Bought some cheap nasty 50mm wheel spacers, temp fitted up to see if i like the look of it at this width before I make everything this wide. Think it suits it!

And exhaust build underway, all 3.5" with v-band couplings, and an AdrenalinR stainless muffler. Will exit through the rear bumper corner.

Seeing as its been over a year, time for an update. Spent waaaay to long making an airbox for the truck, I habe always liked the Japanese ARC brand airboxes, so copied their styling and made one to suit, as obviously they don't make one to suit my application. All made from 5056 sheet, with a ...

20160729_171453.jpg Nothing to interesting to report lately, been working on a few wee sideline projects, mainly a watercooler for my tig torch and a few other bits to make my life easier. Turbo manifold adaptor is finished, turbo placement is sorted so fabrication of the exhaust is up next. 3.5 ...

Tyres fitted to rims last week. Getting these dirty for the first time is gonna make me cry a little I think haha.

Rusty wrote:Neat TIG welds there fella!

Thanks Rusty, slowly improving, I really don't get as much time on my tig as I'd like but getting there.

And also managed to get a set of rear swaybar disconnects.

So I've been laid up with a crook back for the last few weeks. Turns out its hard on the bank account too....

Got my wheels back from pine engineering a few weeks back, they look amazing, very pleased with them. Now to fit up the tyres.

Excellent build Chris, please keep us updated in this post. I figured out who the author was with the photo of the LWB Paj on the home made ramps and bingo ----- I know who this is. Now don't put to bigger tyres on and upset Uncle MUZZA. Your engineering and Fab work has surpassed Dads and Uncles ...

And all painted and attached to the truck. and there it is, a 2jz bolts onto a pajero just like that

Time for an update,many hours have gone into the truck in the last few weeks, but my engine mounts are now all finished. The motor sits exactly where i want it, and its looking really nice in the hole!! 20160327_161928.jpg 20160327_161921.jpg 20160403_152341.jpg 20160409_174516.jpg 20160409_174529 ...

Productive day today, the motor is in!

just in case you weren't aware, the 2jzgte trans doesn't have a kickdown cable, and so relies on the factory ECU to control line pressure, which means that people who don't compensate for that tend to burn their transmission out. So make sure whoever sets up the TCM2000 increases the line pressure ...

Also got a mate at work to cnc fold up a extrusion for making my radiator support removable. Have cut the panel now and started drilling off the doubler underneath for some fasteners.

Managed to get some time to work on the truck this weekend. First up my sump pan is all notched and finished to clear the diff, and sump bung relocated to make oil changes easy as

Hey that setup of yours looks pretty promising so far! I like what you have done, is it still factory track width? Thanks mate, standard width currently, Running 7" rims really deep backspacing that hug the hubs and 33x9.5 BFGs, rebuilt 8" 4-pin front Nissan LSD with solid pinion spacer. Final ...

BlakeNZ wrote:getting rid of the factory throttle control, does that mean you are not going to use the factory ECU?

You got it, factory ecu is locked and almost impossible to use, im going to run a link extreme for the motor, and a pcs tcm2000 to control the transmission.

The jig i have been working on over the last few weeks. Picks up on the trailing arm mounts and sets the pinion angle, so i can put them all back exactly in the right spot once the axle housing has been cut and widened

And the rebuilt and shimmed 9.5" lsd head. Can't wait to see how this performs. The guy at the diff shop said its tight as a nuns c**t

The motor with its water to air intercooler, and non vvti inlet manifold, to delete the fly by wire throttle body.

Bit more progress this weekend. Got the winch cradle half complete, its looking good but ran out of argon for the tig so will hopefully do some more next weekend. 20160131_160041.jpg 20160131_160104.jpg And mocked up the new geolanders with the big flares. 20160131_143031.jpg 20160131_155935.jpg

Did ya make ya hawse a bit smaller than drum size? I make mine at least 2-3 rope dias smaller per side to allow for side winching. It does stop the perfect level wind. But how often do you winch perfectly straight Yeah the hawse opening is 50mm total width less than the drum. Just have to buy some ...

dvk-kp wrote:Where do you work? Sounds like you got access to all the goodies!

Haha yeah im pretty lucky in that respect. Im an aircraft engineer by trade, I work for a rather large airline, wouldn't take a genius to figure out where

As for the wd21, you're lucky that the yanks have them, ive seen the calmini kits for them, surely someone makes a pathfinder etc long arm kit? Interesting, cool. Yeah have also considered triple bypass/remote res. etc. but agree it is an overkill. I'm not going to be beating down rough roads at ...

Quiet night at work so ive finished off the winch hawse and polished the snot out of it

The soch v6 block is a good block just the heads and efi system are pretty basic. I went down the twin can gto head route with supercharger. Dont get me wrong, mitzi v6 engines are very proven and capible, i just couldn't get nearly the power and reliability for the money as with the 2jz. Unopened ...

The flares, so with trawling the internet, and the pile of japanese recipts that came with the donor truck, im pretty sure the truck was built by a company called Bigrun Dunk in Okayama. It had heaps of modifications done to it. Ive also kept the engine, thats in my other truck, running a modified ...