Another option is to swap the front clip off a Gen II to gain the added
room.
TonyC
>
>You really, really, really want to find a Shelby Dak and study it. Daks
>of your vintage did not have enough room for a standard-issue 318 setup,
>so they had to replace the engine-driven fan with a thin electric unit.
>~ The engine compartment length just wasn't there. There are other
>changes from a standard engine compartment too, I'm sure.
>
>- --
>- -andy
-----Original Message-----
From: andy levy <andy-dml@levyclan.us>
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
<dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: DML: V-6 to V-8 swap
>On 2/18/2004 5:25 PM, Neal Thompson wrote:
>| Hi all,
>|
>| I'm new to the list so forgive my ignorance! I have an '87 dak 4x4
>| with the 3.9 V-6 and an automatic. Since it has 130k on it and leaks
>| it's time to take some action. What I'd like to do is swap in a 60's
>| vintage 318 (overhauled of course), an overdrive automatic transmission
>| (A518?) and replace the NP207 transfercase with an NP231.
>|
>| Here come the questions. Is it correct to assume that the 318 will
>| bolt in? Will the NP231 just bolt in? And where can you find a
>| transmission? I've looked for one but they don't seem to be out there.
>| And what general pitfalls do I need to know about?
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