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rutbeer · 08-16-05, 08:28 PM

Forget bringing in the whole 80, you should just buck up and do the conversion. Not necessarily the best motor for your current 80, but I have a 1HZ and 5spd/tranfer coming soon and I live just down the road from you in NC. Since you have an auto, you would need a pedal assembly as well as more misc. parts...but it has been done. You could also turbo it if you wanted. If you want a different motor, let me know soon, I might be able to find one and get it in on the shipment before I'm done, but I'm pretty close to shipping now and would rather not delay it.

08-16-05, 08:28 PM	#19
rutbeer IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,145	Forget bringing in the whole 80, you should just buck up and do the conversion. Not necessarily the best motor for your current 80, but I have a 1HZ and 5spd/tranfer coming soon and I live just down the road from you in NC. Since you have an auto, you would need a pedal assembly as well as more misc. parts...but it has been done. You could also turbo it if you wanted. If you want a different motor, let me know soon, I might be able to find one and get it in on the shipment before I'm done, but I'm pretty close to shipping now and would rather not delay it. __________________ 78FJ40 w/13BT diesel (BIESEL),66FJ45(MARMUT), 13BT install thread www.importpurist.com "Much like a cat or hot buttered toast, the correct side will always try to land down. If the bezel is on upside down, then the force of it trying to right itself may cause you to roll your cruiser unexpectedly."