OK guys has anyone ever heard of or seen a 2nd gen Lightning motor stuffed into a 2nd gen Ex or even 1st gen Ex?
I'll give you a quick run down of the end goal. 1st gen frame swapped under my 2nd gen for ease of stock width SAS, but that leaves the 4.0 and well lets be serious...I don't want a failure prone motor that makes no power, if i'm gunna have a vulnerable power plant it had better at least make some power. I have a complete 2nd gen Lightning motor with a busted valve cover and a couple bent pullies I picked up from an assumed crack head for "CHEAP". I won't tell you how much because I don't want any hate mail but lets just say you could spend more on a good night of drinking.
I just can't help but think that my 2nd gen SAS would be the perfect home for it. I want to wheel it a little nothing crazy and I want it to drive down the road and not shake, rattle, and roll. I also want to be able to melt the tires for a couple of gears if the mood strikes me.
So.. my question is here is will it fit and how hard is it gonna be? I am willing to cut and move anything that would potentially obstruct this process as long as it won't be an absolute detriment to the derivable highway safety of the vehicle. also smog and emission constraints are not an issue where i live.
Next question. If it were your build "all things considered" what transmission would you run and why? Because I'm completely on the fence about it...
Thanks fellas and FYI this is as of now a hypothetical build so creativity isn't frowned upon.
I'll give you a quick run down of the end goal. 1st gen frame swapped under my 2nd gen for ease of stock width SAS, but that leaves the 4.0 and well lets be serious...I don't want a failure prone motor that makes no power, if i'm gunna have a vulnerable power plant it had better at least make some power. I have a complete 2nd gen Lightning motor with a busted valve cover and a couple bent pullies I picked up from an assumed crack head for "CHEAP". I won't tell you how much because I don't want any hate mail but lets just say you could spend more on a good night of drinking.
I just can't help but think that my 2nd gen SAS would be the perfect home for it. I want to wheel it a little nothing crazy and I want it to drive down the road and not shake, rattle, and roll. I also want to be able to melt the tires for a couple of gears if the mood strikes me.
So.. my question is here is will it fit and how hard is it gonna be? I am willing to cut and move anything that would potentially obstruct this process as long as it won't be an absolute detriment to the derivable highway safety of the vehicle. also smog and emission constraints are not an issue where i live.
Next question. If it were your build "all things considered" what transmission would you run and why? Because I'm completely on the fence about it...
Thanks fellas and FYI this is as of now a hypothetical build so creativity isn't frowned upon.