3.8 v6 in to a 1992 vitara or escudo

[zukyhunter]

Just wanting info for my hack build if any one has put a 3.8 holden v6 motor in to a 1992 vitara or escudo if so what box did you use? any one got pics of motor mounts

[muddyplumber]

Hey use the Holden commy box,Marks adaptor to Hilux transfer case and your away.

[tuk]

my mate did the v6+holden auto onto bighorn transfer case into a 1000cc suki farmworker. I Just finished making the adapter plate for mine so could give you the templates to make your own bracket? then you just bolt it all up...
check out "mudatruka" on youtube and thats the suzuki.
Just putting the 3.8 v6 into my daihatsu rugger- new engine and gearbox mounts are a definite but being a bush truck i just made my own.
90% through the build on my conversion, just got 1 drive shaft to go then the wire up.

cheers

[zukyhunter]

what year transfer case did you use, if you could send me a template that would be sweet

[tuk]

il get some photos 2night so you can see how easy it went together.
iv got a couple of mates that have done the conversion and 1 used the transfer case off a isuzu 2.8petrol transfer case and another used the 3.1d transfer case, both had to be from a auto bighorn. I used a 1994 bighorn 3.1 auto aswell. Aparently the MU is also compatible? the output shaft of the commys auto box slides into the transfercase but leaves some shaft exposed - hence the need to fill the gap with a adaptor plate.
il scan the template today but il add some pictures later. I struggled to find any where that shows how easy it was so if you need anything just give me a yell.
cheers
Brendon

[mudlva]

Are you also doing diff replacements as surely the zook diffs would blow apart? More so the front assembly

[tuk]

only got the cardboard templates scanned into a PDF which wont let me upload, i can email them to you?


this pic is the suzuki farmworker showing the adapter plate.

[tuk]

mines only a hack build that im doing very slowly and very cheaply, hope it all holds....