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V8 CONVERSION KITS ???
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:58 pm
by not stock
I will be starting to do a conversion soon. I would like some advice on who to get the conversion kit through. Could someone who has put a 308/350 V8 into a patrol before please let me know who has the best kit. ie: marks adapters,dellows or somone else Thanx
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:08 am
by dkne5
Thought about doing this myself,Marks have all the looms etc to do a true do-it-yourself conversion,awesome website etc.
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:36 pm
by offroader-rama
I'm doing the same (350) and i'll be using marks no question every shop i asked when i was planning, only use marks they had to many problems with other kits not naming anyone but they sware buy marks alone
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 1:36 am
by Offroad-Events
Good to hear, I get my kit somewhen next week and put a 350 TPI with TH700 in the GQ to replace the RD28T slug.
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:45 am
by offroader-rama
have you reserched the turbo700 i wanted to do the same but everyone said it'd be unrelayable, that it wouldn't last espesialy if i tow with it, thats why nearly all silverado's, blaser's, all your chev trucks run the turbo 350 / 400 and gear it up to suit or have an seperate over drive.
what i was told thoe is that if i insisted to use a t700 use the cable kick down t 700 and manualy take it out of over drive ie put it in 3 before putting my foot down to power up hills over take etc..this will make it last longer I'm biulding a jeep truck up and plan to use the similar set up and i will put a button on the dash for over drive so i only turn it on when i hit the high way to the t700.
some one will probably have a different opion
not stock let us know how it went / goes????
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:01 pm
by Offroad-Events
The TH700 was bad between '82 and '85. In '89 it was strenghtened and is ok since then. My truck will be more or less competition only (planning to do the Outback Challange in Maroc 2008) so towing won't happen with this one anyway.
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:46 pm
by offroader-rama
ok you have looked into it. just looking out for you in case you hadn't.
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:38 am
by Offroad-Events
offroader-rama wrote:ok you have looked into it. just looking out for you in case you hadn't.
Thnx Mate !
I just received the Marks kit today (MFK925) and it sure looks very nice and quality work
Still need a donor vehicle.
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:41 am
by offroader-rama
now there is a man on a mission getting car last