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sorry, engine has been sold. thanks.

Well, it's in. I installed the 2WD ZF5, measured the driveshafts so that the center bearing will line up with the crossmember that also holds the gas tank. Sent my junk yard driveshafts off to the driveline place and got them back in three days, refurbished, adjusted and even painted. Install...

I ran into a snag with my plan to use the 4x4 transmission and Ebrake assembly. there is no clearance between the Ebrake and the body crossmember, so the transmission will sit way too low. Plan B, swap out the 4x4 transmission with the 2WD transmission, since it's shorter and doesn't...

I made some progress in the last month or so on my build. the van started developing a noise over the winter and as I was trying to diagnose the source, decided that if I was going to pull the E4OD to check the flexplate, it might as well stay out and start the swap. turns out the flex plate...

sorry I haven't been on here for a while... I was able to locate the hole for the shifter at the base of the tunnel on my van (see photo). I measure where the shifter was relate to the front edge of the bell housing and then just measure it in the van from the back of the motor adapter plate and...

some of the pre '92 came with optional manual and the pedal quadrants from the trucks fit those as well. but the '92 and later are different in that respect, so a little harder swap... I have been looking for time to finish my swap, since the Van will be off the road for potentially a few weeks...

as far as I know, the things that do not fit from the truck for this gen van, is the clutch/brake pedal quadrant, the cross members and probably the driveline. the driveline would need to be shortened or lengthened, depending on the wheelbase of the truck it came from. I have not mocked up the...

Just an update from my last trip. I ended up chasing for a Baja 1000 team. there were some gnarly water crossings on the way down to Ensenada before the race, which ended up fouling some of the transmission connectors. the water was up to the floor ! I also lost *both* dust caps on the front...

I think I have all the pieces figured out. The only thing missing is the carrier bearing cross member, which probably needs to be custom in order to miss the gas thank on the driver's side and the exhaust on the passenger. I did get some shielding gas for my MIG welder so I can fabricate it when...

the new ujoint from a different manufacturer fits with no issues. took like five minutes to install. I even managed to get the grease fitting on the correct side so I can get the gun in there. this one is from GMB, the one I had trouble with was from NEAPCO. Moog also makes a 1350/1410 but...

OK, so last night I removed the new U-Joint that wasn't seating properly and one of the cups exploded ! I did some measurements of the original u-joint stackup (i.e. the length of the cross plus 2 times the thickness of the cup surface) and the new ujoint. the original has the correct width...

all good suggestions. I have done the hammer and socket method, and it works OK, but can ruin the sockets. however, it's a good enough road side repair, if needed. ideally, Autozone parking lot with borrowed tools ;-)

I usually just use my vice to press in U-joints, which has worked well in the past. what do you use ? what about on the road ? while strangling this thing in the comforts of my garage, I can't help but think about how I would change out a u-joint on the road, if need be. I suppose I could use...

Turns out what I needed was a 1350 to 1410 adapter, which I found... but for the life of me, I can't get it to seat properly to get the clip back inside... I'll take it apart for the third time and this time measure the internals and thickness of the cup to make sure the part is actually...

Getting serious about adapting the driveline to the EB flange yoke.

that's great. thanks for the lead.

Racing Baja is super hard on stock vehicles. It would be fun to try to finish in a G-Wagen. You are more likely to finish a Norra 500/1000, because the pace/time constraints, than a SCORE Baja 500/1000. There are lot of factors involved, i.e. how well you prep, experience, driving skill and...

OK, getting closer. went to the pick-n-pull and found a two piece driveline which is long enough to work with the ZF5+driveline brake implementation, however, it takes 1330 u-joints and the e-brake has a 1410...so far I have not found a 1330/1410 adapter; I'd need to replace the welded in yoke...

hmm, 2019 came and went and while an interesting year, no progress on the manual swap... last november I drove the doomsday van to Ensenada to help chase my favorite Class 11 team "bochito". we had some torrential downpours before the race and on the way down and went through some water...

The tag says it's a 602.962. I'll upload some photos in a bit. I added some photos in the orignal post..