6.5ltr chevy V8 turbo diesel swapping my GQ Nissan patrol.

G'day everyone and welcome back. This time we set to work swapping in a V8 chevy turbo diesel into my Nissan patrol. like most of my projects its not all smooth sailing but we make good progress.

[@garyashdown5376]

Well aren't you a sight for sore eyes 😊 so nice to see you again and I'm so glad that I didn't delete you young man. Happy days for us followers. Gary 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@HarpersShed]

Hi Gary, thanks mate I am seriously overwhelmed by how many people commented saying they missed my videos and glad I'm back. It makes the decision to start it up again feel like the right move.

[@garyashdown5376]

@@HarpersShed As you are starting up again my advice is not to put yourself under pressure to post, that's when it becomes a job and it will then start to interfere with family life, which I believe was a factor from the past. So please don't go down that route again. Just post for fun, there are a lot of us who enjoy your channel and would love to see you and your endeavours, mine is seeing someone who's passionate about their interest. Way too often great channels become big, which is fine but they lose that spark and become all about making money, don't get me wrong there's nothing wrong in that but sadly go away from the reason for starting the channel. There are some that don't change and I commend them for that, me personally when a channel starts to flaunt about their lifestyles is when I stop following them. So young man do your channel at your speed and enjoy it. Gary 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@HarpersShed]

@@garyashdown5376 sound advice mate I will do my best to remain true and as you said just do it at my own speed.

[@jimw7916]

yehaaaaahh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@moosenbeans903]

Over the moon

[@deancleavesmith]

Great too see, thanks Tim

[@gavingrieve5306]

Nice to see you back Tim. You just go at your own pace and let us enjoy!!!

[@HarpersShed]

Thanks mate, yeah one video at a time 👍

[@gen1c8rs88]

@@HarpersShed What size tyres with the 3.9:1 ratio; 33's or 35's

[@HarpersShed]

@@gen1c8rs88 probably 35" mate. I'm also going to put 85% reduction gears in the transfer to get the low range back for off road

[@colinc5407]

Beards back Tims back engines back in look forward to hearing it work hard

[@HarpersShed]

Lol good to be back

[@user-hm4bp3rq6p]

Hey Tim, great to see you back. Not enough Aussie talent showing us the right way to do mechanical stuff. Hope you are back to stay.

[@HarpersShed]

Thanks mate, not entirely sure I'm showing the right way to do things 😄

[@philrawnsley8341]

Good to see you back, Tim.

[@HarpersShed]

Thanks mate, happy to be making videos again

[@boppermacca9346]

Tim, I was pleasantly surprised to see you back.. keep up the entertaining content

[@HarpersShed]

Thanks mate I will do my best 👍

[@ashleywilks7719]

Welcome back Tim, hoped you'd be back.

[@moosenbeans903]

MATE good to see ya. Jim

[@HarpersShed]

Thanks Jim, glad to be back

[@philipbennett1367]

Tim's back, spread the word.😁👍

[@nevsmate8663]

WOO-HOO, WELCOME BACK...great to see ya, luv from North Wales, UK. 😁😆😆

[@HarpersShed]

Thanks mate, happy to be doing something productive again 👍

[@nathanjones3905]

yeah!!! do more vids!!!!

[@chriseeles6693]

Great to see you mate. Bring back the boat videos!

[@HarpersShed]

All in good time mate

[@scottsorby7966]

I knew you couldn’t leave us ya big softie, you missed us didn’t you 🤔 Great to see another vid, and especially one about the big truck 👍

[@HarpersShed]

Lol yeah definitely missed the community mate for sure

[@nobbybennett575]

Great to see you back Tim. Glad your doing it because You want to. Missed the vids but thankfully we can now enjoy your skills again.

[@HarpersShed]

Happy to be back doing it again mate 👍

[@timmillikan1155]

Great to see you back Tim, and looking happier and less stressed.

[@HarpersShed]

One day at a time mate

[@mattbeard9029]

Nice to see you you back mate, im dean baileys cousin and im a sheetmetal fabricator, if you need anything hit dean up and im happy to help. Love the channel mate keep it up!!

[@HarpersShed]

Hi mate and thanks for the offer I will certainly keep it in mind. Down the track I will be doing a dual cab chop and could certainly use some help making a back wall and possibly even a canopy from scratch

[@user-fc4yo6nw1t]

Good work 💪👍

[@djmini2numpty141]

Thought i had one to many beers and was seeing things, but gladly neither was the case. A big man hug welcome back, looking schmick with that hair Tim. Hope to see you on the water sometime, won’t be till at least September . Frank from Sydney

[@HarpersShed]

Lol thanks man, please keep me up to date when you head back up my way.

[@samlynch6219]

Great vid mate, very keen for to see the rest of the build!!

[@HarpersShed]

Next episode just went up if you're interested

[@bruceottway8369]

Ditto everybody else mate, yuor petty switched on to these motors which to me seems like magic.

[@HarpersShed]

This is the first 6.5 I have built to be honest mate.

[@greglomas7620]

Welcome back mate

[@Sluf7]

Great to see ya back Tim ya looking a lot better less frazzled.😮😅 Just do vids to suit your schedule mate even if it,d once a month etc it,s gotta be Fun.😅 I like ya down to earth style no bullshit and if there is ya say so. 😂 So just pace ya self chap. 😅 Loving the engine build. My Disco 1 V8 went nucleur but to crook to fix Grrrr looking at options as truck to good to scrap. 😮Looking 15:59 at options Carry on.😅

[@HarpersShed]

Thanks mate, yeah just keeping it very casual and one video at a time. Sorry to hear about the disco mate, can't say I have ever worked on one so unfortunately can't off any advice on replacement engines.

[@Sluf7]

@@HarpersShed She is a Rover 3.9 known for blowing Head gaskets. Have actually sourced another engine quite lower milage. Unfortunately being crook can,t take old one out and go get and insert the other Grrrrr. It,s bummer was gonna use it to tow my 24 ft Twin Outboard Launch which am slowly restoring very slowly. Just great to have ya back chap do very casual now. Already got some Idea,s re the internal Nissan rebuild.

[@peternolan952]

Nice to see you back Tim.

[@HarpersShed]

Thanks mate, see how long I can keep it up. One video at a time.

[@swifty2ur]

Hells yeah brother good too see you back

[@HarpersShed]

Thanks mate, happy to be back make videos again.

[@greglomas7620]

Man that beast will be able to tow kiara

[@HarpersShed]

Lol yeah probably would

[@Dadpewl]

Your back! Missed ya bro.

[@HarpersShed]

Thanks man👍

[@russianbiasguy5745]

Good to see you back mate, always enjoyed the vids, keep up the good work! Hope your boat is going all okay as well.

[@HarpersShed]

Thanks mate, yeah the boat is going well I will put a update video up in the not to distant future

[@72mardy]

Good to see you back mate 🙂👍

[@HarpersShed]

Thanks mate, I will do my best to keep putting videos up when I get time

[@nickjblom]

Mate grate to see you back

[@HarpersShed]

Good to be back

[@subparadventures2876]

Good to see you back mate love ya vids 👍🏻🤙🏼

[@HarpersShed]

Cheers mate

[@NoMatureContent]

Ive considered doing this to my GU. Keen to follow along and see how it all goes.

[@HarpersShed]

My advice would buy a new engine and use a complete new kit. It would seem like more money upfront but saves so much hassle in the end. I have spend way more time trying to make mismatched 2nd hand parts work that it's just not worth the cost savings.

[@NoMatureContent]

@@HarpersShed I dont mind rebuilding stuff, but finding the things isnt the easiest task either.

[@HarpersShed]

@@NoMatureContent depends where you are in the country. WA seems to be the most plentiful for bits but they are around. Jump on some of the 6.5 Facebook pages there is always stuff for sale on there.

[@pete-mate3524]

Hi Tim and welcome back! I have a 'theory'. I propose that your channel satisfaction is directly derived from your beard. Think about it, you shaved it off and made a post about retiring from YT, then, a video appears and your beard is back!!! Coincidence? I don't think so! Ha ha!! Good to see you back online. I enjoy your content. FYI, I have a 94 Patrol ute with a Chev 6.5 turbo diesel shoehorned under the bonnet. So I will enjoy this series very much. Cheers, Pete!

[@HarpersShed]

I must say I'm very intrigued by your theory mate, you could indeed be on to something. I do remember seeing your patrol with 6.5 when you did your project tour videos. How did you find it compared to the td42? Did you change your diff ratios at all?

[@pete-mate3524]

@@HarpersShed Hi Tim, the Chev has huge amounts of torque by comparison, but not a lot of speed. I also looked at changing the diff's to compensate for this, but ended up going to Marks 4wd Adaptors and got a high ratio 5th gear for the highway (can't remember the cost, but WAY cheaper than a set of diff's, and I still have the low ratio's available for 'off roading'). However!!! The lack of reliability and huge rego costs have convinced me to re-fit the original engine back into it (when the time comes). I can get better reliability and cheaper rego for the TD42. Also, those engines can be bombed up to produce the same amount of power as the Chev for similar, or less money....In my humble opinion. But you loose the cool sound of the V8 rumble. Good luck with it. I'm looking forward to seeing this series. Pete 🙂

[@CarolinaGuy]

Welcome back Tim!

[@DWM-zy9qb]

It would be awesome to see you doing this on the boat 🤣🤣

[@HarpersShed]

The BMW engine is still sitting there waiting it's turn to go into the boat

[@joelnagle2214]

Wow can't believe you're back at it. Very nice 👍🏻 I'm subscribed but KZbin has taken a while to promote the vids just found out?

[@HarpersShed]

Yeah I think because I haven't been posting as often they are slack with updating subscribers. If you make sure your notifications are on for the channel it should pop up though.

[@bambambundy6]

Since you did the valves did you port the heads??

[@HarpersShed]

I did some very mild blending around the valve seats and touched up the port walls but did go crazy at all.

[@timmcooper294]

It's really fascinating how these engines are still being used in swaps in Australia and Britain, yet almost universally hated here in the USA... While you guys have excellent, reliable Diesels from Nissan, Toyota, Isuzu, ect...... It is rare to see a Chevy truck still running one of these here in the states! It's not that these are horrible, they really are not that bad, but they aren't that good, either, just kind of a mediocre engine. One cool feature I like is that they have a wider rev range than most Diesels, and they do have tuning potential. I think part of the problem with these engines here in the states is the perceived connection to the absolutely horrible Oldsmobile V8 Diesel, (you are too young and in the wrong country to realise just how bad they were !!!) I remember when the Chevy 6.2 came out in 1982, and people were a bit wary. Those were slow, but got incredible economy, and were a bit fragile, but saw improvements thru the 80's and 90's and the 6.5 version. I'm an inline six fan (Cummins, Nissan,Toyota, Isuzu) but I think these Chevy Diesels are kinda cool and deserve a little love.

[@HarpersShed]

I think a big reason why they are used over here is to do with cost. If you have a patrol or Toyota that is petrol and you want to convert it to diesel the factory engines are crazy expensive to get. A TD42 for example is almost $10k for a standard long block from Nissan and that's without injector pump. Even 2nd hand you're still paying close to that. Even with the cost of the rebuild parts my 6.5 engine has cost me less than $5k. Granted the conversion has probably cost another $2-3k for bits but that still brings me under what just a long block TD42 would be to buy. As for engines like a 6bt or a duramax they are stupid expensive and you normally have to import them from the states. I saw a duramax up for sale recently for $20k, that was engine, box and wiring harness but still that's a used engine not a rebuilt unit. I guess time will tell if the 6.5 turns out to be a good engine for my needs.

[@timmcooper294]

@@HarpersShed I figured cost was a factor, as I know the military dumps a lot of these overseas at bargain prices. Yea, my favourite, the old Cjummins12 valve 6BT5.9 is getting crazy expensive, as a lot of newer engines get swapped out for the simple, reliable power, and that straight six sound. A friend of mine did a Duramax swap in his 1961 Chev Apache, and even with the great deal he got on a wrecked truck for the engine, it was a costly swap to sort the electronics and ancillaries. I feel lucky I got my Cummins 12 valve when I did before things went crazy. That being said, I'd run a 6.2 or 6.5 Chev naturally aspirated Diesel in an old Chev truck for utility usage because they really did get great economy, and I remember back in the 1980's they were reliable if not abused.