cdhicks99

I would go one step further than 88 and do a SAS before adding a V8.

My 94's had never even been adjusted before I took them out, they slid right off the adjuster.

DO NOT BOLT THE TC TO THE ENGINE FIRST! You are highly likely to jam up the splines, it must be twisted while it locks in. Here's the tip: The starter goes into a bracket that is bolted to the block with 2 14mm bolts. Once that bracket is removed it makes life so easy.

It's stuck in the adjuster???? Usually it's stuck in the LCA.

TY :bow:

I have always been curious does a right hand drive car have the same M/T shift pattern? 1-3-5 2-4-R

I use no rear sway and can hardly tell it's gone on the road. But I believe that with an IFS the removal of the front sway won't do much for you offroad.

Finally! We are still packing and moving but I found some time to get over and strip the frame this weekend. The IFS is dropped as well as all the factory body mounts, I still have alot of smoothing to do with the grinder but should be stripped and primed before the next weekend ends. I also have the 44 stripped to the shell and waiting to be cleaned and primed. Now with the delays and lack of funds, I will be lucky to have this done by Thanksgiving, maybe by Christmas...........

I have had many ideas for this along with some from other sites. My first step will be replacing the rear 5 windows with MR10 bronze tinted Lexan. That should offset the weight I am adding to the rear. Removing "unnecessary" steel from the frame and body should shave a hundred lbs or so. The A/C components probably weigh in excess of 75 lbs altogether. Hopefully I can make some molds for the front fenders to make them out of fiberglass. I have also thought seriously about pinching the rear about 8-10" that would probably save some more. I'm not a fan of removing carpets because the echo drives me nuts. But if need be later on I can look for a lighter type of floor covering, and maybe even a pair of racing seats for the front and rear........

Yes. No rear carrier. The kids gotta ride somewhere. Maybe a fuel cell.....great idea I do not wanna chop the top.

Any tips? I want it to keep a somewhat factory appearance, other than the stretch of the wheelbase.

I call mine Albino forrest green.

Hmmm, I'm not much of an expert on this, but I believe you have to use the matching TCU.

UPDATE!!!!!! As of right now the plans have changed yet again! The SBC combo will NOT be entering my ride any time soon. I am going to be moving into my new house at the end of this month and have no time for much of anything. There are two major rides I need to attend, Thanksgiving and New years. I doubt I will even have time to double the tranfers. Also for the first run I may be 69" front and 59" in the rear with a wicked offset in ratios :oops: Any way after thinking of these latest developments I will not ever use the SBC, instead I am going to build a buggy using a Nissan theme instead of a Heep.

The LCA has to come off, but I would probably try to find a donor to replace all that cancer.

Anything except Castrol or Quaker State.

That was the original point of this thread FLA, I agree I would love to keep it "pure" Nissan, but after looking at the cost, it only makes sense to go V8. This will not be driven on the road, except to and from the OHV. And it will be seeing very extreme climbs, I plan on keeping up with the truggies around here, making it not street friendly. And as far as the cost of gas, it will probably get better mileage on the trails due to the better low-end. ETA: propane is much cheaper than gas.

Now keep in mind I probably would not even consider putting a SBC into a Pathy, I am putting a Pathy on a SBC

It's about time you chimed in 88! There are several reasons for propane. Propane like EFI can still run even if your upside down, LPG however needs no electronics like the EFI CPU. LPG is cheaper than gasoline, and the setup is about half that of EFI. There is virtually no maintenance involved with a LPG setup, the most common problem is a small bladder inside the mixer that can be changed on the trail in about five minutes. A LPG fed engine tends to need less maintenance due to no carbon build-up. LPG is also much better for the environment. And last but not least, the exhaust smells cool!

And that is converting it to propane. I was going to rebuild the VG anyway and probably would have spent alot more than that trying to get around 200hp.

The SBC is going to be a whole lot cheaper.

To bad it wasn't closer to Thanksgiving, my mom is driving here from KC. I could just send it back with her and you'd only have to drive a few hours to get it.

kmgar99, this will be a crawler and not see over 4k RPM very often. Sweet Chevelle BTW!

Give me a Chevy or a Nissan and thats all I need.

Wow has everyone had a bad experience with SBCs? Since when is one of the all time greatest engines unreliable? In my case the low-end torque will be a great addition to a heavy crawler.