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Spring over conversion

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Spring over conversion

Post by huntn »

Im half way through my conversion and am just wondering what parts i need to buy to get my steering right? and will a 1.3 turn 35s? if not what V8 motor conversion fits in a sierra?
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Big block should go in easy
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Post by greg »

have a search mate - a 1.3 will turn 44's if you have the gearing to do it...

The issue will be how much wheel speed you can produce from that gearing though.
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Re: Spring over conversion

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huntn wrote:Im half way through



Just enough time to turn back :finger:
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Re: Spring over conversion

Post by greg »

bigsteve wrote:
huntn wrote:Im half way through

Just enough time to turn back :finger:


:rofl:



Huntn, where abouts in melbourne are you? I'd be keen to see this tray back sierra springover/springunder of yours.
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Re: Spring over conversion

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huntn wrote:Im half way through my conversion and am just wondering what parts i need to buy to get my steering right? and will a 1.3 turn 35s? if not what V8 motor conversion fits in a sierra?


what v8 will fit .. that depends on the amount of work your willing to do and if you ever want to register the vehicle for road use.

If you pick a motor it has probarbly been installed in a Zuk everything from a 660cc turbo 3cyl to 5.7V8's I have even heard of a strait 6 red motor being shoe horned in ..

I used to run 35's on my Zuk with a warmed up 8v 1.6 it is a pretty easy install, a better motor but more complex install i sthe 16v 1.6 vitara motor, with some decent gearing say a 6:1 rockehopper and some 4.8 or 5.1 diffs, should allow good road speeds with great crawlability and excellent off camber manners ..
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Post by built4thrashing »

i ya really wanna go a V8 then go a rover 3.5ltr as they are all alloy and are as cheap as
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Post by huntn »

Hey grey zook, do u know if any one has done one? Would it fit? anyone got the dimension of that motor and gearbox?
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Post by greg »

Grey Zook / Huntn,

What you are proposing with the Rover v8 sounds very similar to what NAM has tried to do in the past. It could be worthwhile finding out a bit about it from him. As far as i am aware - this combination was never going to be made street legal (if that is a consideration for you).
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Re: Spring over conversion

Post by droopypete »

love_mud wrote:a better motor but more complex install i sthe 16v 1.6 vitara motor, ..


Even better again would be a twin cam Vitara 4cyl.
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Re: Spring over conversion

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droopypete wrote:
love_mud wrote:a better motor but more complex install i sthe 16v 1.6 vitara motor, ..


Even better again would be a twin cam Vitara 4cyl.
Peter.


I think these engines are only any good when they are in a car pete. :)
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Re: Spring over conversion

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greg wrote:
droopypete wrote:
love_mud wrote:a better motor but more complex install i sthe 16v 1.6 vitara motor, ..


Even better again would be a twin cam Vitara 4cyl.
Peter.


I think these engines are only any good when they are in a car pete. :)


looks prety good on the engine stand :lol:
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