Tom,
You may want to specifically track down Shelby Dak engine photos (maybe
there's a club). Again, those are 2WD, but the differences shouldn't be too
large and it would be photos of a completed "swap" as it were. I was just
at a show this weekend where there was a Shelby...no pictures though,
unfortunately.
I think your biggest problem will be keeping the heavy duty cooling. IIRC,
the Shelbys have an electric pusher fan (because a mechanical wouldn't fit
with the longer engine), whereas you have an engine-driven one. You'll
probably want to look at trying to make a dual-fan unit fit; it just might
work on an '88.
"Tom (Silver89)" wrote:
> Hi everyone - - I haven't posted for a while unfortunately. I have been
> busier this summer than I would have liked to have been. Its getting
> close to the time when snow will be hitting the ground (I know some of
> you don't want to hear the S word!) I need my 4x4 up and running before
> the weather gets bad. I want to put a 318 into it, but its a gen I
> truck. I know that the swap has been done before. I tried contacting
> David Stanke who put a 318 into his 1988 2wd, but received no reply.
> Miggity Mike had to put his project on hold as well. But those were
> all 2wd trucks - this is a 4x4? I wanted to know if that makes any
> difference. Basically I need to know exactly what has to be done (not
> including the engine swap) with the radiator and an electric fan. This
> truck has plow rigging and has the heavy duty cooling set up. (larger
> radiator, viscous fan, fan shroud)
>
> Feel free to email me off list if you wish. As you can see - I have
> decided to keep both trucks. I was about to scrap one or both of them
> and buy a Jeep Wrangler LOL. I love the Wrangler, but I love my Silver
> 89s more. I will die before they do!
>
> --
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> Tom S.
>
> http://www.SaveChrysler.com
>
> http://members.aol.com/silvereightynine
>
> 1989,V6,Auto,8 footer,4x2
> 1989,V6,Auto,8 footer,4x4 w/snowplow (non-operable)
>
> "Cry HAVOC!... And let slip the dogs of war!"
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