San Diego BS Thread.

Its a lot of work, gotta cut the frame build your own mounts, build your own headers, make all your own line adapters for PS, AC, modify your tunnel if you want auto trans with larger bellhousing..quite the job.

 

My dad and I are well capable of all of that just wondering if anyone has done the swap yet, before we begin the transfer. would you suggest building an engine cage? I'm eventually going to turn it fully into a trophy truck.

 

If you are taking race truck, you are talking probably about 1450 class trucks. They do it all ls3 and crazy suspension. I'd love to do it if I had 30-40k to make a linked truck with an lsx. Fun project to start from bare frame with and build it right

 

I suggest about 6 months solid of reading build threads and what other people go through just to build an entry level stock drivetrain truck with no hopes or dreams of being even somewhat competitive, that will probably change your frame of mind a hundred eighty degrees.

 

I was one of the first to do this swap into a 1st gen truck in the US. So yes it is possible, if you want an engine cage then build it as you fit your engine due to space constraints, it gonna be a tight fit.

I hope you have good fabrication experience because this will not just fit in there, Took me 3 weeks to do it working constantly and I do this stuff for a living. Just take your time and just tack everything till its nearly done then burn it in once you are happy with placement.

 

I read about 10 failed swaps before I decided to do my own and it was not easy, there is a reason there arent many running around. The steering shaft makes it difficult so you have to get creative when building the custom headers. You are going to want to make the core support removable, you are also going to want to cut your trans crossmember and make that removable if you have a 2wd non-pre-runner.

Engine length makes it difficult as well, its tough to get a fan in there since the motor sits so far forward, set it back so that its about 1/4" from the firewall or you will have no chance.

 

Some more free stuff if anyone wants it. Muffler back is still available too

 

If he's building a "trophy truck" the fire wall should come out, shove that engine way back.

 

I want a trophy truck!

 

sup bitches dropping in to say HIGH

this websites all fucked up since the last time i was on lol.

 

Yeah I take that term lightly, I used to build them, most people have absolutely no idea....they actually have a really good weight bias when fully fitted.

 

Yeah I still dont like it!

 

X2... bring back the old forum! No longer fun to read the threads... well as much fun, anyway! LOL

 

The threads are ok when you get used to them but you can't delete pms. They don't stay where they were and trying to keep track of things sucks. Anyways. What's been going on. I've been super busy and haven't been able to keep up .

 

I need to get a battery. This one year old Toyota one has shit the bed and keeps dying.

 

I hate it. Work computer blocks it and that's my only time I get to cruise the web is on breaks.

 

They keep telling me it is good. A week of sitting says otherwise. Ive checked all draws so I know its not a drain from something on the truck. They don't load the battery and the surface charge to get to them ends up showing good. Over it so I figured id upgrade and replace this POS

 

sears diehard platinum
best bang for your buck

 

Damn that's cheap. Probably a die hard or top duralast seems really strong