[Jake terry]

I'm just wondering all the types of conversions for a 1981 1lt sierra
Reason for this is because I'm geting a 1lt sierra it has everything but a motor
I want to make a awesome off road beast the car is going to cost me 200 and I'm want to know some prices and all so I know what kind of cost I'm in for

[pezz]

1ltr sierra motor will be the easiest and most likely the cheapest to fit, and heck, it fits perfectly in the design spec

[Jake terry]

Yes true but I just wanted to know what other options I have

[zukmeista]

Cut a hole in the floor and rep it flindstones style.

[Trypt]

Hayabusa engine!

[Jake terry]

U know that's a bike right I want a car motor

[want33s]

Corvette V8....

Plentiful, cheap and easy to fit.

[Jake terry]

How much?

[Gwagensteve]

Jake, you're going to have a hard time on this thread too. You can put almost any engine in a Sierra- sierras have been around a long time, people have tried almost everything that fits and stuff that doesn't too.

These days most people would suggest sticking with the 1.0 or upgrading to a 1.3/1.6 G series motor.

Stand by though for a list of every whacky conversion ever tried though.

Engine conversions are pretty complex though- there's lots of ways they can be stuffed up.

Steve.

[Jake terry]

I was just wondering

[Jake terry]

Do u know any one who has a 1lt or 1.3

[want33s]

Harley Davidson V twin.

[Jake terry]

want33s wrote:

Harley Davidson V twin.

That's cool

[want33s]

4/71 blown 350 Chev.

[Jake terry]

Sweet

[Gwagensteve]

Christover has a build thread of swapping a 1.3 into a 1.0. He might chime in with the link.

Have you done an engine conversion before? Lots to take into account.

[shep]

12ht with early 40 series 3 speed gearbox and transfer. I had this setup in the late 80s and it was awesome.

[christover1]

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/viewtopic ... on#p451038

Is on Outerlimits, was pre my AZ conversion

[jonno_racing]

don't discount the 1ltr motor.. mine go's quite well. it is 100% off road but on a gravel road it holds 100kph with 32" tires and 2 decent sized blokes in it!

[christover1]

1.0 litres here in VIC were getting a bit rarer and harder to find good ones.
I loved my 1.0 motor,
but went to 1.3 for availability of engines and boxes etc.

[atari4x4]

disappointed

no one has mentioned the commodore V6

[christover1]

There is always the commodore V6

[McBane]

touraeg v6 diesel!!! or a helicopter turbine! v6 2 stroke outboard perhaps?

[303zuke]

McBane wrote:

v6 2 stroke outboard perhaps?

^^ THIS!^^

[ChrisRinai]

want33s wrote:

4/71 blown 350 Chev.

that is actually a V6 not a 350 V8 but still cool.......

[TZAR]

14 cylinder diesel

[Scrawny]

TZAR wrote:

14 cylinder diesel

Now you're just being silly, we know low revving diesels are no good for Zook gearing

[droverdave]

No dont get one of those engines, they are known to bend conrods.

[Jake terry]

jonno_racing wrote:

don't discount the 1ltr motor.. mine go's quite well. it is 100% off road but on a gravel road it holds 100kph with 32" tires and 2 decent sized blokes in it!

I didn't come with it

[Dan85]

Trypt wrote:

Hayabusa engine!

Hayabusa motors are expensive as every body wants them for their off road buggies ets. however my hayabusa has a bigger motor than my jimny and at over 200whp i think it would tear the jimny trans and transfer to peices especially given the jimny's are rocking ~88hp at the crank. given what you have has 1.0litre components im not sure they would stand upto those sorts of power levels you could always just source a factory fitted motor and slot it straight in with no problems.