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 How hard would it be to put a Chevy 350 in a Montero?
#1035258
09/29/11 01:54 AM
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Joined: Nov 2010
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Getting the Wheeling Fever
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I ask this question because I have seen the 4.3l install and it looks pretty snug. I was doing my routine craigslist search and found this one - LINK Maybe I just don't have the imagination, but it seems to me this would not be easy to fit... Maybe they cut the fenders away to make the engine bay wider? Anyway, just curious - will not be attempting this one. ;-) Ryan
1984 Mitsubishi Montero, 2.6l - 5 speed
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Re: How hard would it be to put a Chevy 350 in a Montero?
[Re: RyanB]
#1035259
09/29/11 01:57 AM
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Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,342
Body Damage is Cool
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It looks like they took the body and put in on a chevy frame and drivetrain
91 Montero LS "Sandstorm", Auto, Dual Bouncy Seats, 2" Suspension lift, 2" Body Lift, GENII front IFS, 32" MT tires
89 Raider "Trailbreaker", 3.0, Auto, Dual Bouncy Seats
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Re: How hard would it be to put a Chevy 350 in a Montero?
[Re: RECON45]
#1035260
09/29/11 02:07 AM
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Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 2,649
Roll Me Over
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That's no problem, just do away with the radiator and it'll fit.
Michael j
TreadLightly! Trainer
Grasscat III, 1994 Gen 2 Five speed, Stock ( for a little while )
GrassCat II, 1998 Gen 2.5 Locked and loaded. Ran off with Hector.
GrassCat I, 1991 Gen 1 Ran off with Justice.
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Re: How hard would it be to put a Chevy 350 in a Montero?
[Re: RECON45]
#1035261
09/29/11 04:17 AM
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Joined: Sep 2011
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Rock Warrior
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It looks like they took the body and put in on a chevy frame and drivetrain Agreed. That's not the Raider frame. Remember, anything can be done with enough time, money, or brains. Pick two.
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Re: How hard would it be to put a Chevy 350 in a Montero?
[Re: geocrasher]
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09/29/11 12:08 PM
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Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 8,557
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Width is not the problem. It's the length that won't work. If you modify the core support, and move the radiator way way way foward, it'd be fine. There's a reason the 4.3 is the most popular Chevrolet engine though.
87 Raider 4D56td v5MT1
31's..Basically Stock
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Re: How hard would it be to put a Chevy 350 in a Montero?
[Re: LandRaider]
#1035263
09/29/11 01:37 PM
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Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,348
Body Damage is Cool
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I'm getting ready to drop a Raider body on an S-10 frame. 30" out of the frame. Firewall moved back 4". The S-10 transmission floor tunnel. Has to be used. Lots of work.
89 SWB, V-6 5SPD, OME Shocks, 16.5X37's, 2"BL, SR axle, Gen2 brakes, Lincoln w/Superwinch
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