Many of you know me and my truck, but I need to boast a bit!
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I live in South Africa, where ?50% of the 4x4 SUVs are diesel engined.

I imported a 1989 Gen1 4-door Exceed, fitted with the 4d56T engine and (overheating) auto-tranny.

Long story short: The tranny was such a mess that it prompted me to replace the engine with a Chevy 4.3 and the tranny with a BW T5 (mated to Mitsu transfer case).

It was a nice mod, but the fuel killed me.

I have two brothers who also drive Pajeros (Gen1 & Gen2 respectively).
We decided on a 3-car project to fit 4m41 (3.2 Di-D) engines as per the Gen3 Pajeros to all three Pajeros.
So, out came the Chevy 4.3 and in went the Di-D!

The project is documented here:

Gen1 Di-D Project

Here are a few pics of the project:

The hardware on the day of purchase:


The Di-D in the engine bay:


My truck:

very nice looks factory <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Damn it.. I have to go change my underwear again. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/angry.gif" alt="" />

No seriously, everytime you post that I get soooo jealous!