Posted by Desoto61 [138.162.0.41] on Friday, April 19, 2013 at 07:41:56 :
In Reply to: Any one out there make a kit for a 4bt Swap? posted by Sterling From TX [99.98.76.231] on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 23:50:10 :
About the closest you'll get is to give it to Charles Talbert at M-series. He has basically built a system, it uses all new parts and is big $$$$, but probably as close to what the factory would have done as it gets.
Outside that it's hard to built a "kit" since there are so many options. How you mount the motor depends on which 4BT you use, which transmission and transfer case you bolt behind it, and from there just about everything else will need modified to suit. Some of those decisions are personal preference and others are going to be based on resources.
The 4BT forum Dan referenced will have a lot of info. Paul and a few others have done them and are great about sharing. I can chip in about what not to do!
The closest you will come to kit parts will be to try and get some of the V8 swap parts that UglyTruckling sells (if you can get them, Ray's hard to get a hold of). Namely the hanging peddles (if you decide to go that route) and the lever mount bracket.
Honestly I would say that of the common swaps I've seen here the 4BT is the second hardest to do after trying to fit a 6BT under the hood.
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