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burlsyota87
03-10-2005, 10:57 PM
i have a 351 engine and trans laying around and i want to put it in to my 87 runner and i was wondering if anyone has ever done this swap before my biggest question is will my yota transfer case bolt up to the tranny? all the extra info will really help. thanks


derik
MaverickToy81
03-10-2005, 11:00 PM
I just dont know where its at. My dad was lookin into doing this on my truck and he said that its almost a direct bolt in to the yota motor mounts. Im not totally sure on this, but Im sure you can google it and get lots of hits.

Ian
burlsyota87
03-10-2005, 11:48 PM
i heard that it was an easy swap because the distributor is on the front of the motor and that means no firewall trimming. i really want to do this swap. do you think the stock motor mounts will be strong enough?
Matt87pu
03-11-2005, 11:12 AM
What kind of 351 is it? A windsor, cleveland or a M...Just wondering. If its a winsor then it should bolt in like a 302 cause I believe they are the same size and I think the only thing you would have to do is put the radiator in the front of the support. I think, I could be totally wrong. I hope you find out more stuff on the swap and if you do can you post where you found the info at? Thanks
burlsyota87
03-11-2005, 12:26 PM
its a 351 winsor im trying to find an adapter for my transfer case to the ford tranny, so far no luck. hell i dont even know if i need an adapter.....

derik
Matt87pu
03-12-2005, 01:47 AM
did you try advanced adapters? I am sure they got one. I don't know the number or the site but I would try there.
81toy4x4
03-12-2005, 12:08 PM
You will need custom motor mounts to bolt them to the stock Toyota location. You will also need a tranny to transfer case adapter from Advance Adapters. I believe the only one available is for a Ford C4 transmission and not a Ford C6. I think you may also have to get a custom output shaft on the transmission to even attempt to put the toyota transfer case on. You could run all ford stuff, I think that a Dana 20 transfer case is what usually bolts onto the C4, but i'm not sure. But then of course, you need a Ford front axle with the pumpkin on the opposite side of a Toyota. The truck that has a 351W at my house, the radiator is mounted in the rear of the truck, although I don't advise doing this at all. Search around on here for people who have done the radiator in front as I have not seen this done. Also i think you need at least a 2 inch body lift to do the swap.
burlsyota87
03-12-2005, 01:00 PM
i have a three inch body lift on the truck right now so that should be fine. the motor that im using is coming out of a two wheel diver truck so it doesnt have the transfer case thats why i was hoping to be able to use my transfer case. thanks for all the help..

derik
Oatmeal
03-12-2005, 04:52 PM
Here's one place to look. I also tried to post a link to Downey offroad but, it didn't work.........Hans http://northwestoffroad.com/parts/engineadapters.html Note: One thing to remember about the 351W is that it's about 2" wider at the heads at taller at the carb mounting surface (about the same amount) than a 302