Hello fellow Yota Owners,
I traded my 1999 Audi A4 that i was in the process of building for a 1982 Toyota with a blown motor and a 305 Small Block Chevy. It's got an unknown amount of lift, looks like all suspension which is a plus. It came with worn out 35x15.50x15 Super Swamper TSL-SX's and brand new black wagon wheels.
There she blows, getting ready for the swap. We pulled the old transmission and transfer case out, and with a little cutting of the cross member, we were one step closer!
I drove about an hour northeast of Martinsville to Gretna, VA. I picked up an SM-465 3-Speed with a Granny Low and a NP208c out of a 86 Chevrolet C20 with a 6.2L Diesel. All Chevy bellhousings matched in the 80's. We test fit the engine to see how we would mount up the radiator and fans. We're gonna run electric fans and a slim 2 core radiator, which is fine to cool a 305. The electric fan will keep it cool on the trail when moving slow.
We may have to do a little cutting on the front clip, but we still havent had a for-sure position on the engine just yet.
We then slid the transmission and transfer case under the truck. I don't have a picture of it, but the bellhousing hit the transmission tunnel before the transmission was about 1 or 2 feet from the ground, which will result in some cutting of the tunnel.
I traded the old 22R that was torn down because of a spun bearing with a friend of mine that has plenty of Chevy parts to get us finished. I got a Weber 4 Barrel carb from him, a radiator, fans, engine mounts, etc.
This weekend we plan to weld in the mounts and then figure out what we're gonna do about the transmission.
I traded my 1999 Audi A4 that i was in the process of building for a 1982 Toyota with a blown motor and a 305 Small Block Chevy. It's got an unknown amount of lift, looks like all suspension which is a plus. It came with worn out 35x15.50x15 Super Swamper TSL-SX's and brand new black wagon wheels.
There she blows, getting ready for the swap. We pulled the old transmission and transfer case out, and with a little cutting of the cross member, we were one step closer!
I drove about an hour northeast of Martinsville to Gretna, VA. I picked up an SM-465 3-Speed with a Granny Low and a NP208c out of a 86 Chevrolet C20 with a 6.2L Diesel. All Chevy bellhousings matched in the 80's. We test fit the engine to see how we would mount up the radiator and fans. We're gonna run electric fans and a slim 2 core radiator, which is fine to cool a 305. The electric fan will keep it cool on the trail when moving slow.
We may have to do a little cutting on the front clip, but we still havent had a for-sure position on the engine just yet.
We then slid the transmission and transfer case under the truck. I don't have a picture of it, but the bellhousing hit the transmission tunnel before the transmission was about 1 or 2 feet from the ground, which will result in some cutting of the tunnel.
I traded the old 22R that was torn down because of a spun bearing with a friend of mine that has plenty of Chevy parts to get us finished. I got a Weber 4 Barrel carb from him, a radiator, fans, engine mounts, etc.
This weekend we plan to weld in the mounts and then figure out what we're gonna do about the transmission.
