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Re: Best samurai engine swap? POLL INSIDE! PLEASE VOTE...
« Reply #45 on: September 04, 2016, 06:36:56 PM »
Old thread. Wish I had read it before we put a 91 caddie 4.9 and GM 4L30 trans in our 86 sammie. Way more work than we thought it would be. It's a tight fit but fun little sleeper.

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Re: Best samurai engine swap? POLL INSIDE! PLEASE VOTE...
« Reply #46 on: March 26, 2017, 07:03:47 PM »
Do you have pictures of your cadillac motor? I'd like to see that.

People still vote on this thread; there's enough votes for some good trending.

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« Reply #47 on: July 14, 2018, 09:16:37 PM »
test. Still working the last bugs out on the 4.9, V8, 700R4 Sasquatch.

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Re: Best samurai engine swap? POLL INSIDE! PLEASE VOTE...
« Reply #48 on: July 14, 2018, 09:17:52 PM »

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« Reply #49 on: July 14, 2018, 09:20:31 PM »
My little brother at the wheel. We think we have almost all the bugs out after over 4 years.


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« Reply #50 on: July 14, 2018, 09:22:57 PM »
Early on without the power steering.
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« Reply #51 on: July 14, 2018, 09:39:24 PM »
We replaced the 4L30 with a 700R4, the first and last time we will EVER completely rebuild an auto trans. RJ didn't like the 4l30 and it ran hotter than we liked. We scratch built the headers to the quietest exhaust we could get while keeping the emissions junk. Custom mated the 700 to the 4L30's transfer case. Narrow jeep axles front and rear with 4.56 gears. Home built 27 gal gas tank. We did a cross member under the engine to mount to.  And the 91 caddie 4.9. Front and rear links are in the future. It has kept RJ out of trouble and the bars.

PS It had the best house paint money could buy on it when we got it. We figured just camo it and don't worry.
     It pulls up a 6% grade on the highway at 70 plus if you back off early. That's why I don't ride with RJ. I'm older and wiser.
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« Reply #52 on: July 18, 2018, 06:29:06 PM »
Is that a tow bar or a PUSH bar?!  Looks awesome nice job. 
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« Reply #53 on: July 18, 2018, 07:18:43 PM »
That's the towbar/stinger.

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« Reply #54 on: March 07, 2019, 11:37:40 PM »
QUICK QUESTION WILL A WHOLE ENGINE TRANSMISSION TRANSFER AND BOTH AXLES FROM A JEEP CHEROKEE FIT A SAMURAI???????

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« Reply #55 on: May 09, 2022, 10:50:10 AM »
Quick answer...No, buy a Cherokee
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Re: Best samurai engine swap? POLL INSIDE! PLEASE VOTE...
« Reply #56 on: August 14, 2022, 03:23:57 PM »
Quick answer...No, buy a Cherokee

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Re: Best samurai engine swap? POLL INSIDE! PLEASE VOTE...
« Reply #57 on: July 19, 2023, 12:27:41 PM »
Has anybody seen any flat four Subaru swaps? My 1.3 mounts are only 4mm off in each direction... I'd grab a WRX engine in a heartbeat...
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« Reply #58 on: July 19, 2023, 12:38:49 PM »
I wouldn't think the rails are far enough apart to accommodate a boxer...

Mind you, it's all about how much time & money you're willing to throw at it.
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« Reply #59 on: July 19, 2023, 01:06:30 PM »
I wouldn't think the rails are far enough apart to accommodate a boxer...

Mind you, it's all about how much time & money you're willing to throw at it.

Yea, I did a little web digging on dimentions, and the suby engine is quite a bit wider than the mounts would indicate... also a taller linkup to the transmission.
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