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I stand corrected. I was looking over that post about Rickyoday's Suburban CUCV clone. So I guess they did exist although may not have been made as much as the other trucks or it may have been something the military converted after they purchased a regular suburban.

I don't think I'm making myself clear here. I know they never made a suburban CUCV. That's common knowledge. I'm trying to make a CUCV clone out of a Suburban. On here people refer to them as an "M1007" I guess because seven people can sit in it. Here is a link to a guy here on Steel...

If I can't I bet I can find someone who can and pay them to do so! :driver: On another note. Once again the same guy who has the Suburban and motor also has a complete firewall with wiring harness from the CUCV that he got the motor out of. So I could also buy that and go to town with it...

Actually the straight six that is in the FJ60 is heavier than the 6.2 if you can believe that. The guy I talked to that did it and others on the Land Cruiser forum all say you have to buy some kind of lift for the rear because you get a bout 1" of lift on the front due to the lighter motor...

Well if converting the Suburban to 24 Volt would pose such a challenge what would putting the 24 v motor into the Land Cruiser present? Wouldn't I also have to get rid of one of the alternators? A big reason I want to use the civi motor in the Land Cruiser is that it is also set-up for air...

Ok as many know already I am in the process of sourcing a Chevrolet 3/4 ton Suburban and converting it into a "M1007 CUCV". I want to use the current 12v motor out of the Suburban and drop it into a FJ60 Land Cruiser. Now that leaves the Suburban without a motor. Since I need a parts CUCV...