1972 ford courier engine swap

[datsunfish]

Anybody know if a mazda b2200 will mount in a 1972 courier?

[LeDevil]

What motor is in it currently, if it's the ford 2.3 liter i.e pinto motor no it won't fit but if it has the 2.0 Ford/Mazda motor then yes with slight modification. I'll try to find the info on the swap I did on my old courier. Took the motor out of a Mazda 626 Turbo :D.

[datsunfish]

I believe it is a 1800 motor.Not sure if it is ford or mazda.Stock for 1972.Its my nephews truck and runs pretty rough.His dad wants to do a head job but I know where to get a mazda b2200 for $200.The 72 is similar to the rotary pickup body.

[kiznook]

shouldnt be too difficult...but you might have to do custom engine/tranny mounts and shorten the driveshaft.

 

I think ledevil knows this stuff prety well, we'll see what he comes up with

[gbjoey]

I have played with Couriers in the past . And I'll tell you now , the motor stock in that '72 is a 1800cc ! Yes , it is the Mazda motor , but that where it all comes to a end . When Mazda went to the newer style B2200 a lot changed : Motor mounts , carb swaped sides , and also same with the exhaust . The starter switched sides as well !

 

So to do this swap in your early truck , you need to modify the 1800 motor mount to B2200 mount ( not too hard , they are two piece anyways ) . But , you must also use a tranny that is allreay bolted to the B2200 motor . Mazda did this all on purpose , along with a lot of Auto manufactures .

 

The B2200 tailshaft out of tranny is also larger than 1800 , plus trans is aprox. 3" longer.

 

If I were you , I'd just build the Mazda 1800cc . Been there , done that , with good results !

[gbjoey]

'lilDevil ; The reason the 626 Turbo went into the Courier so nice , its built on the Mazda 2000cc design like the Courier engine . Make a neat sleeper swap !:D

[Stumblesmumbles]

I know this is a really old topic, but I recently picked up a 75' courier and was wondering if the 626 turbo motor would bolt onto the stock trans or is there another transmission that needs to modified to fit? I would love it if there was a fuel injected intake that would bolt right on, but that seems unlikely...Any info would be helpful.

[2slo2drag]

I know this is a really old topic, but I recently picked up a 75' courier and was wondering if the 626 turbo motor would bolt onto the stock trans or is there another transmission that needs to modified to fit? I would love it if there was a fuel injected intake that would bolt right on, but that seems unlikely...Any info would be helpful.

 

http://www.fordcouriercollector.com/

 

This forum is all Courier owners like myself. They have a ton of different swaps in the group and would be able to answer this question. I kept the stock engine, so I'm not the guy to ask.