2.6 to 2.8

[jellis]

hey fella's

i have decided i want a ute.
there is a 2.6 litre mu ute for sale up the road from me for cheap.

how hard would it be to put my 2.8td in the engine bay instead of the 2.6 petrol?
what needs to be changed is it just a bolt in swap or am i going to have to do alot of mucking around.
gearbox mounts and stuff the same.

it would proabably be easier to just buy a rodeo ute but i have my rebuilt 2.8 litre that i dont want to sell.
cheers

[pig75]

The 2.6 gearbox won't bolt up starter is on the wrong side, Dash gauge are different, Wiring loom in engine bay & dash

[jellis]

what about droping the body off the ute onto my chassis?
i imagen theres a fair bit of wiring involved?

[pig75]

Yep lots of wires to change

[jellis]

if you had to pick one of the two?

are all the mounts the same? for the body?

[pig75]

Yes

[jellis]

Thanks heaps pig75,
Il be sure to document it what ever way I end up going.

im guessing the gear ratios will be lower in the petrol powered ute