[v.w.dave]

Hey this is very random but I was offered a LT2 5.0L V8 that has a auto trans complete with wire harness and computer........and all the rest for free.

Has anyone actauly fitted one to a zook and made it work and get it past RTA and has it on road?
I know it is reallllllly heavy But I was thinking mabey a old LWB Vitara or a LWB WT seirra.
As I said its just a pipe dream right now. But it it wont pass Blue slip I dont want to do it.
If I did it I would be running 80 series axils. What Transfer case would fit and take the power?

[twitchy]

The only one I know of had a rover V8, was done at Little Hartley Suzuki by Charlie the crazy owner. Was so awesome up Mt.Victoria pass, just put along until a falcon or dunnydore got beside ya then pin it & leave them for dead. They'd get to the top & with total disbelief on their faces.........Absoloute gold.

[jimbo_jones]

ha ha do it

[v.w.dave]

Well I want to but I want it to be road worthy I know I am lucky to not live in Qld as we all know they have some f--d up road rules. I guess the next thing I will be looking for is a shell. So if anyone has a unfinished project or just a body laying around let me know I am wanting this to be cheap to start as I know it will get pricy very very quick.

[Taff]

you will fold any zook chassis in half with a 5.0L.

thats if the suspension can hold it up

[S13RR4]

i guy on 4wd monthly has a lexus v8 engine in a swb, dont know about engine capacity of road worthy but it looked awesome

[royce]

Stick it in a GV and make it 2wd with some trophy truck suspension

[joeblow]

taxi motors should stay in taxis. by the time you built all the driveline up to handle it it won't be much of a zook.

[v.w.dave]

I know 80 series diffs will handle the power I am not sure on a T-case I know people put V8s in Hilux's and leave the standard case. I know I will need a LWB.

[shep]

joeblow wrote:

taxi motors should stay in taxis. by the time you built all the driveline up to handle it it won't be much of a zook.

haha you sound like ball

[Dee]

stick it in a patrol swb chassis & throw a zuk body on top...

[Damo]

twitchy wrote:

The only one I know of had a rover V8, was done at Little Hartley Suzuki by Charlie the crazy owner. Was so awesome up Mt.Victoria pass, just put along until a falcon or dunnydore got beside ya then pin it & leave them for dead. They'd get to the top & with total disbelief on their faces.........Absoloute gold.

Dozer on OL? I think that thing was a Rover chassis. I like it, but as mentioned it's not really a zook.

I my opinino the zook chassis would cope OK, it's the driveline that would need help and the suspension at the front with all that extra weight. If you could then do something to balance the weight a bit you'd probably be OK. As for registration, NFI.

You probably don't want to hear alternate sugegstions... ah well Sell the v8 pushrod boat anchor and spend the money on a supercharging a 16v.

[money_killer]

zook would be off tap with a v8

[brendan]

royce wrote:

Stick it in a GV and make it 2wd with some trophy truck suspension

better still just build it nice and low and sent it down the 1/4 mile

[steak_knife]

brendan wrote:

royce wrote:

Stick it in a GV and make it 2wd with some trophy truck suspension

better still just build it nice and low and sent it down the 1/4 mile

That`s a waist of a Gv

[oozuk]

steknig wrote:

brendan wrote:

royce wrote:

Stick it in a GV and make it 2wd with some trophy truck suspension

better still just build it nice and low and sent it down the 1/4 mile

That`s a waist of a Gv

X2, crappy GV diffs can't even handle the power of there own v-6 let alone a v-8

[steak_knife]

oozuk wrote:

steknig wrote:

brendan wrote:

royce wrote:

Stick it in a GV and make it 2wd with some trophy truck suspension

better still just build it nice and low and sent it down the 1/4 mile

That`s a waist of a Gv

X2, crappy GV diffs can't even handle the power of there own v-6 let alone a v-8

Sux, don`t it.

[Cozook]

twitchy wrote:

The only one I know of had a rover V8, was done at Little Hartley Suzuki by Charlie the crazy owner. Was so awesome up Mt.Victoria pass, just put along until a falcon or dunnydore got beside ya then pin it & leave them for dead. They'd get to the top & with total disbelief on their faces.........Absoloute gold.

Dude is LITTLE HARTLEY SUZUKI still a happenin thing?

Where is CRAZY CHARLIE?......need a local zook guru.

[mlzook]

A few years back Sam from Overkill Engineering had a Vit with a Range Rover 3.5 V8. That thing was awesome!

[Rockhopper]

lotta lotta work to fit one into a zook, but why would you want to when there are plenty of modern 4 pot motors putting out the same if not more power than the old Holden 5 litre engines. Would admit it would sound cool though.

[BUZOOKA]

i had an awesome dream the other night


that i got this



in to this



with out having to cut any of the firewall or anything it was an awesome dream and i woke up to be so disappointed

[Saam]

if your dream came true, that pic would be of a high top on it's side at the exit of a roundabout lol

[steak_knife]

BUZOOKA wrote:

i had an awesome dream the other night


that i got this



in to this



with out having to cut any of the firewall or anything it was an awesome dream and i woke up to be so disappointed

Your over weight with that HUGE bull bar as it is!!

[BUZOOKA]

steknig wrote:

BUZOOKA wrote:

i had an awesome dream the other night


that i got this



in to this



with out having to cut any of the firewall or anything it was an awesome dream and i woke up to be so disappointed

Your over weight with that HUGE bull bar as it is!!

that for when ur cat gets in my way


im actually starting to like the bull bar i think i will miss it if i get rid of it





f your dream came true, that pic would be of a high top on it's side at the exit of a roundabout lol



if u was drving it maby but u gotta remember im a tasmanian


statistics show that when a mainlander is about to have an accident they say o f#$k but when a Tasmanian is about to have one we say hold me beer and watch this for f#$king skill


ok stek make u a deal if u can get me a arb winchbar and freight to me i will get rid of the alloy one u despise so much lol ?


ok now this was a long post for me i need to cool my fingers down

[Damo]

Has anyone started putting a V8 in a zook yet???

[BUZOOKA]

opps forgot to mention stek u have to do it for me for free

[v.w.dave]

Damo wrote:

Has anyone started putting a V8 in a zook yet???

I still have the engine all I need is a rolling chasy to put it in. I dont have the money to get the shell.
All I have the the motor and trans...

If some one had one they wantged to donate I will get on it but yahh mp luck.

[Damo]

v.w.dave wrote:

Damo wrote:

Has anyone started putting a V8 in a zook yet???

I still have the engine all I need is a rolling chasy to put it in. I dont have the money to get the shell.
All I have the the motor and trans...

If some one had one they wantged to donate I will get on it but yahh mp luck.

Keep an eye out for a 4 door Vit

What trans is behind that engine btw?

[v.w.dave]

It is what ever is behind it in a bomador 4 speed auto I think