Thread: Just bought a Schuler 5.0, already have a '73 2-door... what can be swapped?

The suspension should be a straight swap. The rear diff should also be a straight swap but from memory you may need to change a shock mount on the rear depending on the maxi drive rear end.
I have owned a 4.4 bored to a five litre and it was a great motor but they are getting really old now. It would be less of a hassle to leave the 308 if it is registered with that already and just rebuild it. Parts are cheap and easy to get.
Use the edelbrock carb with spring loaded needles and seats or better still, find a quadrajet that came standard on a 308.
I am sure others will have different opinions.

Depending on what you are aiming to do with both of them, I would have thought that the '73 will be worth more as unmolested/rust free ones are becoming harder to find. Panels are available to replace damaged ones. The P76 conversion was a cheap option as a good power upgrade. Suspension should swap straight across. I haven't needed to extend brakes lines with only a 2" lift. Rear Diff should be a straight swap. Re internals and gearing it really depends if the previous owner has changed the gearing, but in my experience ratios have been the same regardless of whether they are manual or auto.

If the 73 has the original LT95 (4 speed manual) then the transfer case is all part of the gearbox, where as the 83 with the auto might have the seperate transfer case. The auto could be any of the following: C4, BW35, Toqueflight 727 or possibly ZF (later 4 speed auto). The last 2 had the LT230 transfer case whereas the first 2 had it incorporated similar to the LT95.

I have no idea re the carbs you mention. The original ones were the best offroad, the 350 Holleys sucked on hills.

I see no reason why a bunch of things can't be swapped. There were issues later when threads changed imperial to metric and radius/trailing arms changed.

Originally Posted by amtravic1

The suspension should be a straight swap. The rear diff should also be a straight swap but from memory you may need to change a shock mount on the rear depending on the maxi drive rear end.
I have owned a 4.4 bored to a five litre and it was a great motor but they are getting really old now. It would be less of a hassle to leave the 308 if it is registered with that already and just rebuild it. Parts are cheap and easy to get.
Use the edelbrock carb with spring loaded needles and seats or better still, find a quadrajet that came standard on a 308.
I am sure others will have different opinions.

x2 all the above use the holly as a paper weight or door stop thats all they are good for

Originally Posted by GuyG

Depending on what you are aiming to do with both of them, I would have thought that the '73 will be worth more as unmolested/rust free ones are becoming harder to find.

The '73 might be rust free but there isn't a straight panel on it. The gaurds have been cut for big flares, the lower portion of the rear quarters have been trimmed off for some reason, the roof and right rear quarter have dents where it looks like the car rested on a tree at some stage... The interior is much the same. It's molested.

Having said that, the driver's seat is actually in good nick.

It's definitely going to be less of a hassle to leave the 308 in it and would be a shame to split up the Schuler Rangie and it's special motor. It's got stickers on the side that says "SCHULER 255hp 5.0" and a badge below it of a running lion.

I think the plan will be to swap diffs, rebuild the 308 and fit the Edelbrock to it, put the Holley on my parts shelf, take the suspension components off the white one... and hope i can sell the remaining bits to recoup some coin.

I haven't got an Edelbrock, (yet), but apparently there's an "off-road" kit. Parts are easily available for these carbies. And yes, keep the Holden, 'cause parts are so easily found for them as well.

Thanks for the help guys. If I were to sell the 4.4 engine with gearbox, extractors, but without carby, what would it be worth? Like I said, it sounds mean, pulls hard and doesn't blow smoke.
The front seats are another thing that looks saleable. What are they worth?
This forum seems to delete old "for sale" threads so I can't see what people have asked in the past.

Originally Posted by slimsim

Thanks for the help guys. If I were to sell the 4.4 engine with gearbox, extractors, but without carby, what would it be worth? Like I said, it sounds mean, pulls hard and doesn't blow smoke.
The front seats are another thing that looks saleable. What are they worth?
This forum seems to delete old "for sale" threads so I can't see what people have asked in the past.

If its the rangie im thinking of , My mate owned it before the guy you got it off got any pics as it sounds very familiar , The gas set up gave it away dodgie dual lpg tanks fitted in the rear ?

It lives at a factory I rent. I can get pics when I go down there.
It's got big orange battery switch behind the gear shifter. Simex stickers on the bottom edge of each door. That's quite distinctive.
What can you tell me about it?