Thread: county conversion

ridgididg is you man...

This thread should help.......... County V8 to 4BD1turbo conversion

Using the truck gearbox is also an option.......... Isuzu MSA Gearbox to LT230

Cheers, Murray

Originally Posted by ADDO110

Hi all.
Im looking at gettin rid of the V8 i found a 4bd1t truck motor 130000k for $6500 i thougth that is resonable is there alot of things to change on a truck motor or am i beter off getting one out of a landy.

For that sort of dollars, I would want the engine proven to be in top condition. I paid $4500 for a whole truck (damaged) and the engine was 3,000 kms old from a $6,000+ rebuild (with receipts)

A mate recently bought a 4BD1 engine, apparently in good condition, only to find cracked pistons, scored main bearings etc when it was checked out. Fortunately it was a cheap purchase, but you just can't tell from the outside.

Getting one out of a Landy is the least hassle as far as a conversion goes, but finding one is not easy.

Murray

Or you could just buy mine

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ha mate the isuzu conversion is a great one, I don't have the same photos uploaded to my profile but am happy to send an email to you ( it takes to long to up load all of them here), so if you want post your email address or pm me and will send mine through. I would highly recomend turboing it while it is sitting on the floor, I dont miss the 8 at all the torque differeance is amazing. you will have to cut the old mounts off and fab up some new ones.

I bought a doner vehicle for my swap, I paid $1200 for the whole vehicle, I rebuilt the gearbox and upgraded to tapered roller bearings as per military spec at a cost off $2000 but I was very lucky ( sorry you won't get it that cheap). I used a turbo glide kit, it takes a bit of fab work as well but has worked out well. If I had the time or another vehicle to use I would go for the NPR gearbox and LT230 transfer set up.