dead 3b

Post by **DIESELDOG** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:45 am

need to find some information for the brother, he has a 74 shorty with a dead 3b and he wants to replace that with a 2f and retain his t/case and shafts. question is , is this possible without too much drama ie g/box output shaft,length of 2f,engine mounts etc. have rtead somewhere that 2f has 4 eng mounts thanks in advance shayne

Post by **dumbdunce** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 9:33 am

best way to do it would be pull the engine, gearbox and transfer from the donor vehicle and fit it - a 2F will not bolt up to the gearbox in that truck. of it's the stock motor in a '74 it would be a B, not a 3B. the early 2F's used 4 engine mounts and the gearbox/transfer hung off the back, later models used a more 'conventional' setup with 2 mounts on the engine and one under the gearbox on a crossmember. you're looking at a pretty big job on a vehicle that in all honesty probably isn't worth investing the time in.

what's wrong with the "dead" diesel?

cheers

Brian

Post by **DIESELDOG** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 6:18 pm

sorry dumbdunce iv,e posted this and pis@ed off doing what ya do so the story is he,s had a wild knock that went away when it came back. it was all over , pulled the head, massive damage in the barrels. he rang me the other night ,told me he could pick up a 2f on the cheap would it match up to his existing g/box . answer / no fefen idea = ask ol4x4 not so worryed elec etc but would like to know if it.s possible without too much drama if it is what would be his best avenue $ wise

Post by **dumbdunce** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 12:10 am

bottom line is the 2F won't go in where the B/3B is without gearbox mods, so the cheapest thing to do is try and get another B motor to bolt in there, otherwise get a 2F with the gearbox etc and drop that in, fabricate engine mounts etc if necessary.

might even be cheaper to try and pick up a V8 conversion but that's only cheap if you can pick up all the bits for cheap.

good luck

Post by **Ice** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 7:01 pm

ive got a 2f, 4speed and transfer here on the coast if your brother is interested, give me a yell

Post by **DIESELDOG** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 11:26 pm

thanks for the advice dumbdunce, spoke to him tonight and he's going to replace the 3 with another also thanks for the offer ice, you dont happen to live in the Budgewoi, San Remo area do you cheers shayne

Post by **Ice** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 4:54 pm

Hiya , Nah ourimbah actually, closer to the play area in the state forest

Post by **ferrit** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 5:43 pm

2F is the big 6cyl thirsty as all hell petrol isnt it?

Post by **dumbdunce** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 5:59 pm

ferrit wrote:2F is the big 6cyl thirsty as all hell petrol isnt it?

correct... although it comes down to how you drive. I used to have a FJ40 and if I was very very careful I could get it down to 12 - 13 litres/100km. but mostly it was fun to drive fast and get lousy economy

Post by **4sum4** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 8:23 pm

DIESELDOG wrote: you dont happen to live in the Budgewoi, San Remo area do you cheers shayne

Post by **Ice** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 9:40 pm

4sum4 thats not a pic on the zigzag is it ?

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