Notice: We request that you don't just set up a new account at this time if you are a previous user.
If you used to be one of our moderators, please feel free to reach out to Chris via the facebook Outerlimits4x4 group and he will get you set back up with access should he need you.
Recovery:If you cannot access your old email address and don't remember your password, please click here to log a change of email address so you can do a password reset.

new project 82 sierra ute

Tech Talk for Suzuki owners.

Moderators: lay80n, sierrajim

Post Reply
Posts: 38
Joined: Mon Sep 06, 2004 2:08 pm
Location: perth western australia

new project 82 sierra ute

Post by tuffsierra »

just bought a sierra ute 82 with a 1.3 5speed conversion my question is wats the differences if any between ute(trayback) and 82 sierra do they run same transfer ect and is the chassis the same length. any info apriciated.i paid 1700 for it with 5months rego its licenced as a 1.3 is that a good price ive never bought a ute before.heres pics.
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Posts: 5714
Joined: Fri Nov 22, 2002 3:55 pm
Location: Perth WA.

Post by nicbeer »

Looks nice and clean.

Look underneath at the transfer and see what it has. 82 had the old style and the 1.3s had the newer style. depends if they went that far to put it in there. What driveshafts does it have. (look like twigs or a real driveshaft.)

My ute some soon to. mind u a bit cheaper and not so complete.

Have to go for a hack sometime when mines back on the road.

Nic
[url=http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/viewtopic.php?p=930942#930942&highlight=]Zook[/url]
U SUK Zook Built and Sold.
New rig is 97 80 DX. 2" list 33s
Posts: 7345
Joined: Wed Jun 02, 2004 3:29 pm
Location: Melbourne

Post by Gwagensteve »

Not quite sure what you mean tuffsierra, but I'll have a crack anyway -

82 sierra's, to the best of my knowledge, would all be SWB. (first year of the LWB sierra was 83 to the best of my knowledge, so all LWB sierras would have the "late" 1.0 shift light transfer, which is pretty much the same as the 1.3 transfer but with lower gearing. All trayback utes are LWB. There is about 10" more wheelbase in the chassis you have in the ute over a regular SWB 82 sierra, and about 5" more rear overhang int he chassis.

The trayback ute does have a different chassis to even the full bodied LWB sierra. The rear crossmember is different, there are welded in sections to support the tray and the fuel tank is in front of the rear axle on the tray but behind the axle on the full body car. This is so that the spare tyre could mount below the tray behind the rear axle on the tray.

In front on the tray, mechanically all LWB and SWB sierras of the same years are the same.

1.3 litre motors are not a very easy swap into a 1.0. The engine mounts are way different and even the radiator is in a different position. However, the 1.3 5 speed has a much lower 1st gear that when combined with the 1.0 transfer and 1.0 diffs gives quite good gearing even up to around a 31" tyre. Unfortunately when most people swap to a 1.3, they don't also add the boosted brakes from the 1.3 too because of all the firewall/pedal box work, but it's a nice swap to do.

Hope this helps.
Steve.
[quote="greg"] some say he is a man without happy dreams, or that he sees silver linings on clouds and wonders why they are not platinum... all we know, is he's called the stevie.[/quote]
Posts: 38
Joined: Mon Sep 06, 2004 2:08 pm
Location: perth western australia

Post by tuffsierra »

that helps heaps thanks.never owned a ute so wasnt sure how different they were.
Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest