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    Nissan Pathfinder truck engine swap

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    Like I said, the rear end is different, but the front lift should work. I think most people get Hardbody lift A-arms for the front end of the Pathfinder, so you'll probably have an easier time finding a Hardbody lift kit than a Pathfinder one unless your donor has the parts already on it.

     

    How much lift can I do without screwing something up?

    Nissan Pathfinder truck engine swap

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    7 hours ago, Slartibartfast said:

    The Hardbody pickups were available with the 3.0 V6, so yes, it should totally fit. You'll need the wiring harness, computer, and transmission from the donor car to make it work. You may want to upgrade the drivetrain as well, IIRC the four-banger trucks got smaller axles. The best way to do this would be to find rotten/crashed V6 Hardbody and just move everything you need over to your clean shell. Or, depending on your attachment to your current rig and what you can find locally, you could pick up a V6 Hardbody in reasonable shape (or needing parts that your blown-up '90 can donate) and save yourself some hassle.

     

    If you're looking for a donor, I'd look for something 90-95. It'll be multiport injected rather than the throttle body setup used in the '80s trucks. Do the timing belt while the engine's out and it's easy to get to everything. You might also look into the VG33 swap that's popular on the V6 trucks as a replacement for the 3.0.

    Also check out the Infamous Nissan forum if you haven't yet.

    Thanks for the info , the engine that I want is coming out of a Nissan Pathfinder suv that’s going my truck, can I use the drive train from the suv ? 

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