ok. so im new to jap vehicles and new to 4x4's, but not to autos. esp not 80's vw's
audis and bmw's. so im a recovering german car enthusiast.
so ive had this 1991 mighty max for a few years now, bout a year an a half ago i stuffed
the nose into a lift gate of a box truck (dont ask), so its needed a front end for a bit.
Ive always wanted a montero, love the noses. so im putting a monty nose on in place
of the square headlights.
And after digging into the front end w repairs and noticing how simple it would be to swap
the steering over from LHD to Right hand drive (its just a matter of replacing the steering box,
idler arm and tie-rod link rod with the RHD mirror-image units from the UK etc, the entire brake/clutch
pedal assembly moves over to the right side of the firewall. piece of cake.)
so ive got a new RHD idler arm in the post, shud be here next week. thatll tell me if they are
indeed the same bolt pattern and then ill have a steering box and tie rod link shipped over.
i havnt looked into getting a dashboard, its gonna be pricey to ship such a large part, so i might
just make a custom aluminum dash w montero gauges and center console, idk yet...
So, i want to shitcan the crappy V6, ive always preferred 4 cyls. obviously id love to swap in
a turbo 4g, but ive done the turbo thing and im just after a nice reliable modern DOHC 16v.
i was gonna swap in a toyota 2/3RZ after driving one super torquey, then i read the newer 4g64's
are about the same output and it'd be nice to keep it all mitsu. this brings me to my issue;
after reading thru the 4g RWD thread i encountered some forgotten issues.
my plan was to get a 4g outta a 01-05 eclipse and install that with an 87-89 montero
4g transaxle/clutch/starter. heres where i hit the speedbump.
i forgot about the narrow/wide block thing.
-So the big Questions;
-Will a 01-05 eclipse block bolt up to the 87-88 montero 4g bellhousing???
(i believe the montero's/max's ran the narrow block/bellhousing 4g's...)
-Im seeing 3 different FW/crank bolt patterns, 6, 7, and 8 bolt cranks.
i need to know what flywheel is gonna work on the 01-05 eclipse crank
and montero bellhousing??? (if the 4g monty bellhousing doesnt work im going to
make a new bellhousing to fit what i need. i just need a flywheel that'll bolt up to
the newer 4g64 crank and work w a 4WD/RWD setup...)
i was gonna run all 4g montero clutch stuff until i noticed the different crank bolt patts
im sorry for the long read just tryin to explain where im at.if anybody has any tips/info/recommendations
please feel free to school me.
i dont know pic posting yet, but ill tryin get on that asap, we all know w/out pics its not a build......
thanks for any help!
-J.W.
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