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are holden v8 and chev v8 mounts same/similar???

the actual engine mounts are different & I would say that the adapters are different too because a chev engine is narrower than a holden engine.

croozy wrote:the actual engine mounts are different & I would say that the adapters are different too because a chev engine is narrower than a holden engine.

most kits are made to suit chev and holden engines at the same time

JEs

croozy wrote:

pauly990 wrote:what conversion kit would be the best for my chassis???

Mate have a look at marks adapters. They do kits for this. I have marks engine mount adapters in mine. I don't know what the whole conversion kit includes but I olny got the engine mount adapters because I changed to an auto & had to change gear box mounts & also remove a crossmember & fab a new one.

croozy any chance of pics of your adapters???

pns08@bigpond.com

Cheers

no worries mate. I'll get a pic of them tomorrow for you.


Cheers Wayne

here ya go pauly

this pic is the drivers side engine mount adapter. You can see the standard chev engine mount on the top.


passenger side mount. You'll notice that it is on a different angle & is shorter than the other side, this is to locate the engine more to the passenger side for clearence from things like the diff centre & steering components.


These adapters have cutouts on them to allow them to bit fitted without fouling on the rivits on the top side of the chassis. I also have a fair bit of room behind the engine, I'd say about 4 or 5 inches from rocker to the firewall. But like I said earlier I also have changed the transmission too, but I'd imagine these would be the same mounts used in a full conversion kit. Hope this helps.

Cheers

thanks croozy helps lots.

they pretty much look identical to my other chassis with these already welded on just hope they are in the right spot for trans etc.

once again thank you

p.s. how do you post photos on here like the ones you just did?? so i can show you my bits and pieces.

Regards

Pauly

ok here is my chassis(will take better photos soon)
first try at posting photos so hope goes well.
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are patrol/maverick rims/studs same as fj40 cruiser????

looking at some wheels and tyres

yeah mate they look similar to mine, however looking at their position on the chassis they do look like they are set forward a few more inches than mine. You may have to run a thermo fan, especially if the water pump you put on is a long shaft one.

definitely running the biggest thermo i can fit on radiator as wanting to run gilmer belt drive.
now just got to fing 305, 307, or 350 runner!!!!!!!!!! hahahahhaaa yeah i though so too

hey does anyone know where i can buy some sheet metal to do rust repairs on my 40????


it's so damn hard to find some.

not sure of thickness yet either 0.9mm or 1.6mm

but will probably need two sheets though.

Cheers