Outer Limits 4x4 Board

if a commoder motor was dropped into truck,
would a commodore gearbox be easier to match to the engine
than the existing g'box?

i no its a dodgy question but hey...I.D.G.A.R.A.
but an answer would be nice

cheers Lucas

of course it would, but try matching the gbox to a t/case and you might find it is a bit more difficult

In your case yes. But you could also try chasin down some hilux v6 conversion gearboxes from unfinished projects as they already have transfer case attached.

Otherwise chase down imports as some trucks ran geraboxes simliar to commodores with transfer cases.

TOM

im looking for a new gearbox for the rocky
i dunno what the commodore had to do with it , i think it
was just late nite

so i got a rocky motor. then i put in a hilux gearbox.
i need the gearbox to match the motor and the tranny
is this half rite ?

Lucas

Spartacus wrote:im looking for a new gearbox for the rocky
i dunno what the commodore had to do with it , i think it
was just late nite

so i got a rocky motor. then i put in a hilux gearbox.
i need the gearbox to match the motor and the tranny
is this half rite ?

Lucas

The gearbox is what sits behind the motor spaced by a bellhousing. Unless you're talkin about a CUSTOM BELLHOUSING?? that what you're referring to??

I guess?

TOM

GQ wrote:
The gearbox is what sits behind the motor spaced by a bellhousing. Unless you're talkin about a CUSTOM BELLHOUSING?? that what you're referring to??

I guess?

TOM

thanx yeah thats what im after

so a bellhousing could be made up to match hilux g'box to rocky motor

Spartacus wrote:

GQ wrote:
The gearbox is what sits behind the motor spaced by a bellhousing. Unless you're talkin about a CUSTOM BELLHOUSING?? that what you're referring to??

I guess?

TOM

thanx yeah thats what im after

so a bellhousing could be made up to match hilux g'box to rocky motor

I have no idea. But why not edit your post TOPIC to - CAN A HILUX GEARBOX FIT BEHIIND A ROCKY MOTOR WITH A CUSTOM BELLHOUSING??

more catchy and you'd prolly get a response. If its been done before (i dont know if it has... and you'd prolly best off calling dellows automotive - they do custom bellhousings. - If it hasnt been done b4.. then you're lookin at something thats impossible, or expensive to get done.

Regards
TOM

By the time you did it all, the expense and heartache would be more that the cost of another Rocky gearbox.

i remeber hearing somewhere that rockies had the same engines as some hiluxs, so you might wanna check that out

yeah the old 2.8 diesel, turbo and non-turbo.

spazbot wrote:i remeber hearing somewhere that rockies had the same engines as some hiluxs, so you might wanna check that out

Yep, the petrols were shared across the models, Rocky and Hilux.

I think the diesels were a Daihatsu item, not a toy product.

What motor do you have in the Rocky?

Unfortunately the transfer case output of the hilux is centred, the Rocky rear diff is offset to the right.

If you were chasing a replacement gbox and tranny case, check out daihatsu auto recyclers over at Archerfield, they will have them in stock on exchange - PH 3875 2555

thanx TOM..

yeah in the june/july holidays it'll all happen in one go.

lift, shox..... and im driving too so ill go see that Daihatsu
specialist.

its a 2.8 diesel stocker

lucas

HeathGQ wrote:yeah the old 2.8 diesel, turbo and non-turbo.

wrong, the only thing they have in common is the conrods.


Troy is right about the petrols.


NICK

NICK wrote:

HeathGQ wrote:yeah the old 2.8 diesel, turbo and non-turbo.

wrong, the only thing they have in common is the conrods.


Troy is right about the petrols.


NICK

Oh well... i tried. must have been the petrols i got confused wif.

alot of people think that the motors and the boxes are the same, yes they are easy interchanged as conversions but not with one another.


NICK