This is awesome man. I dream of this. What does it look like the final figures will be price wise for this?

Looking great Glenn! Can't wait to see it completed! That 6.4 is a beast!

Not too sure to be honest as its not done yet. As a guide for the 6.4ltr motor install alone I would say that after shipping, taxes, exchange rates etc that the full motor install would have cost me around $28 - $29k. I bought before the aussie dollar went up so it would be possiby a bit cheaper now. You could do the 5.7vvt for low 20s AUD possibly less which is what I had originaly budgeted. I haven't spoken to Jeep Konection for a while but they were looking at doing to kit for around 25k which is a good deal. Alot less hasles than doing it yourself plus I assume that there would be some warranty as well.


Thanks Jarrett. Looking forward to getting done and heading out wheeling in it. Can't wait to get that rear bumper from you. Keep up the good work.

Fantastic build and fantastic build thread. Keep up the great work damage_man98 :) :)

Nice build and great pics, awsome to see someone do the build rather than paying a company to do it:)

I finally made it home after being overseas for work for a month while my parts were sitting at home. I started again yesterday with the install and have mounted the engine to the transmission and put it int the jeep for a trial fit. Its a tight fit putting it all in in 1 piece. I am now just tinkering around a little getting some of the smaller items prepped until one of my mates comes over on Saturday and welds out the motor mounts. Unfortunately I still have a couple of parts to recieve but nothing that will delay the first start which I am hoping to get done this weekend. The currie axles should be here next week also but I may wait a little while prior to installing these.

here is a picture of it bolted together. More updates to follow over the coming days.

http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/...%20Fit/004.jpg

Yesterday was a very slow day with the install. I basically just did trial fit of all items such as hoses etc to see what was required. I installed the transmission cooler although when I get time I may upgrade the mounts. I also installed some heat shielding on the long range fuel tank as the heat shield that came with the tank will no longer work. We started prepping the exhaust to be installed but the scalloping of the piped to get the angles right is above my fabrication skills so that can wait until later.

Today was a good day on the install. The pictures below show the progress made. Unfortunately it doesn’t look like we will get the engine started this weekend as we are currently on cyclone alert so I may not be able to get any work done tomorrow. At the end of today the motor and transmission are now in the final position. Air conditioner plumbed in, partially connected transmission lines, electrics and power steering.

I still have a couple of issues to resolve with hoses etc but it all seems to be going reasonably well. It would have been a much quicker process if I had received all the parts in the initial delivery. Now I have the important parts I can get items installed rather than doing trial fits and then removing again.

Here are the pictures and some details.

Air Temp Sensor Mounted into the K&N Air Filter
http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/...%20Fit/029.jpg

Heat shielding installed on the long range fuel tank.
http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/...allDay8003.jpg

Trial fit of the front drive shaft. It's extremely tight and will be interesting to see how it fits with the new axles.
http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/...allDay8006.jpg

Motor mounts welded and painted.
http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/...allDay9019.jpg

Heat shielding installed on the firewall were the firewall was pushed back to clear the engine.
http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/...allDay9025.jpg

Electrical wiring harness installed.
http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/...allDay9014.jpg

Motor in its final resting place. You can see the transmission cooler in the radiator.
http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/...allDay9027.jpg

Radiator re installed.
http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/...allDay9034.jpg

Getting close to the final configuration. Air conditioner hoses and fuel hoses connected. Still need to run one of the vacuum lines and complete the electrical.
http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/...allDay9036.jpg
http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/...allDay9038.jpg
http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/...allDay9042.jpg
http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/...allDay9046.jpg

Hopefully tomorrow I'll get some more work done otherwise it will have to wait another couple of weeks until I'm home next.