has anyone swapped a FORD engine into a Hilux

[savage]

Was talking to the old lady, she was shocked to hear that the most common swap is a holden v6.... but she loves her fords, as do i

has it been done newhere, and wat motor etc was used for it?
just interested to know?

[roverlux]

i know of a guy down here that had a mud runner hilux older model one, with a big v8 ford in it. he got an adapter kit from the mainland i think.

Joe.

[savage]

i want more info on this.... i dont wanna do it unless it works our relatively cheap... but its something i would prefer to putting a holden block in

just personal choice :/

[Zeyphly]

we have a 3.8l V6 mustang motor with an auto sitting in the shed if you would like to have a go sticking someting different in a lux

[savage]

we have a 3.8l V6 mustang motor with an auto sitting in the shed if you would like to have a go sticking someting different in a lux

price dictates everything... im waiting on tax return and a couple of other sales before i can even think about doing this.... but a mustang motor sounds like it should have some go

[ozrunner]

Check this out

HO 4Runner

[savage]

any melbourne based shops that specialise in custom bellhousing for this sort of thing.... cant imagine there would be an off the shelf unit like marks have for the commo swap!

[Dodgy]

check these guys out - http://www.dellowauto.com.au

I did a Ford 6cyl EB into a fj40 a couple of years ago, decent quality and service

[slosh]

An engine conversion shop up here has told me a couple of times the motor he would put in lux would be supercharged mustang motor (guess what he has on e for sale $2000) and after hearing him it sounds like a good conversion. Because of the USA heritage there is a whole stack of boxes you can put behind it- pretty much same as for Chev gear.
My only worry would be parts availability as this is a rare engine in OZ.

[hiluxv8]

I've got a ford V8 to supra 5 speed bellhousing in the shed. The bellhousing will bolt straight up to a hilux box, but the hole for the clutch fork is on the passenger side, but that would probably still be ok if you used the ford slave cylinder and master cylinder. I used a holden v8 to supra 5 speed bellhousing in my hilux. I'd go for a windsor, a cleveland would be too big and heavy for a lux.

[hiluxv8]

After having a look at my bellhousing i would say that the clutch fork has to go on the passenger side as the starter motor is in the way on the drivers side. Would be the go for the ford V8 to lux conversion.

[hiluxv8]

couple of pics

[hiluxv8]

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