Hell yeah. It's just so much better and more reliable all around, IMO.
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87 Gn Engine Transplant Into 84 T-type
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I'd just hold out for a decent 86/87 if you're worried about that.
If you can get a really good deal on a hot air car, and don't mind changing just about everything but the block, I'd say do it. That said, it IS a lot easier to just get an 87.
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If you're in it for the money, then hold out. If you want something different, do it. I did exactly what you are asking about and don't regret it. But i'm not interested in what its worth.
Depending on the year of the car/dash harness and year of the engine harness, the electric fan may or may not work. Some post that they had no issues, some have had issues. The problem is whether the fan relay has a hot signal from the ignition switch. The load will be carried by the fusible links down at the starter (on the engine harness) but the relay might be missing the ignition hot signal. In this case, it's far easier to run a jumper wire from the evap purge solenoid (key on hot) to the fan relay than it is to swap the dash harness. 'Least that's how I fixed it.
I want some pics of that brown beauty. Is it briar brown? If so it's a rare-ass color in a T-type. But it's not the only one
Depending on the year of the car/dash harness and year of the engine harness, the electric fan may or may not work. Some post that they had no issues, some have had issues. The problem is whether the fan relay has a hot signal from the ignition switch. The load will be carried by the fusible links down at the starter (on the engine harness) but the relay might be missing the ignition hot signal. In this case, it's far easier to run a jumper wire from the evap purge solenoid (key on hot) to the fan relay than it is to swap the dash harness. 'Least that's how I fixed it.
I want some pics of that brown beauty. Is it briar brown? If so it's a rare-ass color in a T-type. But it's not the only one
I'm not so worried about value once its done, more concerned with cost to get to my goals. My thinking is this...say I get this car for $4000, I can have a motor ($3-4k), tranny upgraded ($2k), rear dif rebuilt for limited slip (not sure on price) and end up having a fresh, solidly built TR for around $10k...other costs will come into play but most of those I will do on an 86-87 car that cost me $10k to begin with. not to mention that $2,000 for a transmission will be needed for an 86-87 car more than likely at the power I'm planning to run.
I have some pretty good resources one of which would be willing to trade misc 86-87 parts and labor for the hot air motor. I don't have myself completely talked into it because id like to know as much as possible about the details before I make up my mind. I got so burned on my 87 GN I bought supposedly with a new motor and tranny ready to go and I ended up blowing the motor (that was poorly built) and had sick KR when shifting from 2-3 so ended up yanking the tranny and having it rebuilt...that car has me paranoid and just makes me think I'm going to have to rebuild any TR I buy.
I appreciate all the info thus far guys thanks a bunch. Things like the fan relay are really nice to know but if that's the trickiest part of the swap then I'm in lol.
Do my numbers seem out of line to you all? I would think $4k could get me a pretty nice motor and I know what a tranny rebuild goes for around here. What about the rear dif?
I have some pretty good resources one of which would be willing to trade misc 86-87 parts and labor for the hot air motor. I don't have myself completely talked into it because id like to know as much as possible about the details before I make up my mind. I got so burned on my 87 GN I bought supposedly with a new motor and tranny ready to go and I ended up blowing the motor (that was poorly built) and had sick KR when shifting from 2-3 so ended up yanking the tranny and having it rebuilt...that car has me paranoid and just makes me think I'm going to have to rebuild any TR I buy.
I appreciate all the info thus far guys thanks a bunch. Things like the fan relay are really nice to know but if that's the trickiest part of the swap then I'm in lol.
Do my numbers seem out of line to you all? I would think $4k could get me a pretty nice motor and I know what a tranny rebuild goes for around here. What about the rear dif?
OMG is that interior factory color? im loving that man super duper nice car.
what type of value would you guys put on that 84 t-type? 100,000 miles, no mods, the guy said it would drive the 2 hours back to my place no problems. I grilled him on the small things and he said the only thing that doesnt work is the dash lights. One bad thing is he has only had the car for about 6 months and it has sat at least half that time.
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