Braden Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 so last night while i was dreaming i had a vision of a ka24de swap. i got to looking and these engines are readily available around my neck of the woods and i was looking on ebay at parts for these things. some of you have swapped these into your trucks and i was wondering how hard on a scale from 1 to 10 would it be to swap one of these engines, i have wiring experience, engine internals experience, welding/ fab experience, and im super eager to learn and perservere untill the project is done. also i was looking at the top mount turbo manifolds on ebay and i was wondering if anyone has tried one of these? also what about those 600$ turbo kits with the t3/t4 turbo? must be pretty shitty right? my truck is a 77 620. i know this question is vague but you guys get the idea. Quote Link to comment
Z-train Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Getting it in there is nothing more than fabbing motor mounts.Wiring is wiring.Turbo might fit,but it will be extremely tight.And in the 620,there is no room for a intercooler.A/C compressors will not fit unless you convert to R&P. Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Maybe you should quit eating mushrooms, then the "visions" may go away.:lol: It's a common conversion I beleave, have fun. wayno Quote Link to comment
philcas1987 Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 4. The hardest part is putting it in. It's long. Need an engine leveler. Do it. No better advice. Super reliable Quote Link to comment
Braden Posted November 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 i can fabricate motor mounts like there is no tomorrow. what about the top mount turbo manifolds? are the ebay kits worht a shit? Quote Link to comment
jesusno2 Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 REALLY just motor mounts LOL. ya got oil pan clearence to deal with a tranny mount to deal with motor mounts, drive shaft, clutch plumbing, coolant plumbing, not to mention the million hours of routing wires cutting holes fittings fuel system etc etc. ka swaps or any swaps for that matter are alot more involed to do right than guys on the internet say it is. Time and money is what ya mainly need. Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 REALLY just motor mounts LOL. ya got oil pan clearence to deal with a tranny mount to deal with motor mounts, drive shaft, clutch plumbing, coolant plumbing, not to mention the million hours of routing wires cutting holes fittings fuel system etc etc. ka swaps or any swaps for that matter are alot more involed to do right than guys on the internet say it is. Time and money is what ya mainly need. 10-4 brother...most swaps dont get done & end up on C-list. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Was that a Castaneda vision? Quote Link to comment
AZhitman Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 No offense, but you've got diapers to buy. ;) I built a pretty radical boosted KA and the final tally was $6K (doing 90% of the work myself). And no, you can't get off much cheaper, because cheap stuff breaks. :) 1 Quote Link to comment
hang_510 Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Was that a Castaneda vision? that woulda been about a blown V8 :) Quote Link to comment
Braden Posted November 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 No offense, but you've got diapers to buy. ;) I built a pretty radical boosted KA and the final tally was $6K (doing 90% of the work myself). And no, you can't get off much cheaper, because cheap stuff breaks. :) yep, iv egot diapers, turbos, lsd's, baby food, race fuel, and as many datsun parts as i can find to buy!! fuck yeah!!! kids- cant let the little bastards get you down!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
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