{"id":16678,"date":"2017-06-19T06:15:04","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T11:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=16678"},"modified":"2017-06-18T22:11:15","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T03:11:15","slug":"1978-land-cruiser-with-a-turbo-1jz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=16678","title":{"rendered":"1978 Land Cruiser with a Turbo 1JZ"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 1978 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45 project is being built in New Zealand. The factory engine and transmission has been replaced with a 2.5 L 1JZ-GTE inline-six and a five-speed manual transmission from a 4×4 Land Cruiser Prado. The inline-six is running a T3\/T4 turbocharger and Link ECU. That extra power will sent to all four of those large 37″ tires.<\/p>\n

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This 1978 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45 project is being built in New Zealand. The factory engine and transmission has been replaced with a 2.5 L 1JZ-GTE inline-six and a five-speed manual transmission from a 4×4 Land Cruiser Prado. The inline-six is running a T3\/T4 turbocharger and Link ECU. 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