help with engine swap to 8BA engine

[Lynn Eades]

Jason, hopefully the tears have slowed enough to read this.
You will need a timing cover to suit your dizzy,and studs and nuts to suit the heads (along with the heads)

[Jason Linders]

Thanks for that Lynn i will see what i can do with the linkage first being the easiest option, if that does not work ill write down the info you have given me
and keep it as my second option
but thank you for the info and help

[Tony Wheeler]

I feel for you Jason, I felt crook in the guts when Keith showed me these photos at Corowa, but this body has your name on it and that's gotta hurt. The only slight consolation is that it was gone long before you got the truck, it would be hard to live with if it got scrapped afterwards.

There's some pain in this hobby when we see or hear of stuff getting scrapped, and it doesn't get any worse than FGT bodies. However it's part of the deal and the only way to make it right is to build another one, and I admire your determination in that regard. As you say, at least you have a record of your body, and these photos won't hurt a bit when you're driving around in your fully restored FGT8 in glorious camo. You'll probably keep them in the glove box to show people!

[hrpearce]

Originally Posted by Jason Linders

Thanks for that Lynn i will see what i can do with the linkage first being the easiest option, if that does not work ill write down the info you have given me
and keep it as my second option
but thank you for the info and help

With all the vehicles on the market today having accelerator cables it shouldn't be too hard to find an off the shelf cable the right length and save the trouble of fiddling with linkages.

[Jason Linders]

Hi Tony you are right they will be in the glove box for people to see and now i know the ARN number was on the rear door too.

[Jason Linders]

Thanks for the replie Robert you are right i will ring around and look online for the right one might save myself a little bit of hassle doing that

Thanks