Grand wagoneer 6.2 diesel

[Carolinaboy]

Here's my 1989 grand waggy with a 6.2 diesel. It has a 700r4 mated to a jeep 208 via an advanced adapters plate. I did modify the heater box and added hydroboost so the 6.2 would fit. I modified all the motor and tranny frame mounts so it uses off the shelf rubber mounts. The radiator came from jegs and the radiator support had to be persuaded a little with my port a power. As far as wiring all that was tapped was the positive that went to the coil and the starter just used the existing jeep wiring. I used a B&M sport shifter to gain all the neutral safety/ back up light functions. I'm also trying an two speed Taurus fan for cooling. Basically I made or recycled anything I could to keep the cost down with the only major expense was getting the tranny rebuilt (don't trust junkyard transmissions, lol), new radiator and having the driveshafts lengthened. The motor was basically free after some creative trading.

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[j20owner]

I love creative trading. That's how I'm building mine.

[jaber]

Thats how the Jeepilac came to be, everything was givin to me.

Nice job.

[Stuka]

Love the wider turbines you have!

[Carolinaboy]

I lucked up on them at an auction for $45. Of course part of owning a fsj is being resourceful when finding anything. My JK driving neighbor laughs but I tell him they are period correct wheels.


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[TrenchFoot]

Nice looking GW and good work keeping down the costs. My progress on my 6.2 is nothing but an expensive pile of new parts.

As a guy that grew up watching The A-Team, I love the look of turbine rims and they look great on a FSJ. 15s or 16s?

How much space did you gain with the heater mod? And are you running on just the one battery or is there one hidden between the frame rails?

[Carolinaboy]

When I sat the diesel in, the injector lines were actually touching the heater core ( heater box was busted from removal of the 360). I removed the blend door and used a heater core from a 1973 ford truck with a high output heater. I then placed the core in the opposite side. That puts the core as far back and away from the motor as I could get it. I then cut the excess off the front of both halves of the box and sectioned the center metal brace to the dimension that I wanted. I welded the center brace pieces back together, took the halves of the box I cut off and trimmed them down so it would bolt together and appear factory. Next I fiberglassed the gaps together on each half. By moving the core to the passenger side of the box that allowed me to notch and glass the drivers side to clear the engine. The goal was to retain most of the factor heater function and appear like a factory heater box. I used great stuff for sealing the core in the box and around the heater core pipes. I may not have had to do as much trimming if I would lowered the engine more, but I did not want to loose any clearance under the jeep. By my calculations I should be able to use a 6.5 turbo setup and clear the heater box.

Right now I only have one battery in and it starts, but it's not winter here. I plan on fabbing a battery box and placing the second one where the front washer jug is. It'll be too hard on one battery to continue without the second.


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