G'day all. Apart from a plate on one engine mount, will a TB45/48 and all of the running gear fit into a GQ without having to have it engineered?
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G'day all. Apart from a plate on one engine mount, will a TB45/48 and all of the running gear fit into a GQ without having to have it engineered?
Can a mod please change the heading of this thread to GU into GQ, thank you.
Done mate,Quote:
Originally Posted by mudnut
Can't help with your question but at a guess I'd go with it needs 2 be certified / engineered. Think you will better of speaking with VIC Roads and if they say no it doesn't need 2 get engineered, I'd be asking for it in writting
Yes mate it will bolt straight up. No Engineering needed. Wheel track will change. Worth grabbing the front diff too. Ratio will be different.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudnut
If you want to use your diff centres you need to make sure the GU diff is a H233 and not a H260 which is bigger and won't take your centre.
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I was under the impression that the TB45 while similar to the TB42, was about 2 or 3 inches higher and you would need a body lift so you can close the bonnet
the TB48 is bigger again
apologies Craig I thought you were asking about diffs only. Missed the engine question. I'd say you'd need engineering but I'm.guessing. I have a mate that did a 4.8 conversion and could ask him for you if that is your plan mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudnut
Just thinking of a plan of action. The RB30 needs some work and the gearbox is noisey, so I was looking at buying a wrecked U and swapping over the running gear.
If the vehicle did not come with the motor in question as an option mate, it will have to be engineered. Id dare say without scowling through the VSB's, even putting GU diffs in would "require" engineering. I didnt need engineering when I did the TD conversion, but, as there was minor chassis work done, cut off the old mounts and relocate and weld the new ones in, this required engineering.
For whats its worth I was charged $1600 for a full engineers report, e.g, every mod done to me Patrol was certified, even down to the removal of the two rear dickie seats, which in turn gave me an extra 180kgs to the GVM.
As above Craig, if the engine is not from the GQ series it will need to be certified. GVM might change also I suspect. Find a VASS engineer and ask them, problem solved.
Thanks for all your replies. It will be too much trouble to muck around. I have found a block at Smart Parts, and they said they will pull the harmonic balancer off so I can see it has not stripped out the timing cam/sprocket. The next option is to swap in a TB 42 and gearbox.