Hi. I have a mate that had the 3.8 Commodore motor with T400R installed in a 4WD L300. A local mechanic in Wollongong did the conversion. It would have been the Marks adaptor. The combo worked really well both on and off road except for one problem. Overheating. The standard radiator wasn’t getting enough airflow and I helped the mate install an additional radiator horizontally further back along the chassis. It needed its own electric fan but solved the overheating. Keep up the good work and ignore the negative comments. Cheers.
cheers mate i did get rid of the standard radiator and bought a 3core alloy one with thermo fan which is bigger than standard ,i'll give this ago and hope there are no heating issues , but also checking in with the engineer on a cab lift to add more airflow around the motor, going to get headers and water pipes ceramic coated to try disperse heat in other directions, much appreciate the comment
@@tassieunleashed hell yeah mate it’s guna be a great toy for getting out bush and camping just subd keen to see it good luck have fun building toys is awesome
What a great project! Not many people go through this amount of effort to create something better. And of the few people that been through an engine swap before not many would have made videos to show how many details are involved. Keep on the good work. And think of how many heads this thing will turn once you got it all sorted and take off.
Thanks Martin , yes i sure do hope it turns a few heads once its finished, I'm just glad i have done this all by myself as the things i have learnt along the way will help in the future while out travelling
Just keep plodding away mate. Every bolt and bracket is a step closer to your big national adventure. Yes, the video is a bit boring but full marks for attempting the conversion and being a UA-cam guru. 😊
@@tassieunleashed No unfortunately project was sold after he passed , also had a 262 chev V6 set up in Willys at one stage , both with auto boxes , was a Jeep / Willy’s fanatic, multiple Wagoneers , J 3000 , gladiators,all with Holden V8s and automatic
Use vr vs power steering pump. Remote res its normally on the radiotor on a ecotec and they bolt onto the buick the same other then that maybe even get a rear hump sump for one save ya modifying the one of your engine people make kits to convert buicks into just about everything even if you rear mount rad under tray some good fans and use some stainless piping to some rubber joiners so many ways to do the whole thing and make it work everything will require some modifications but lucky with the old buicks not many of the computers required vats deleted from ecu so wiring it up is simple alls you need is 12v to ecu and fuel pump wiring and then you can use your standard ignition key run it back to the ecu to the start wire basically and it should go without to much troubles
thanks for the info mate , i'll get onto looking for a rear hump, another reason i chose the s1 motor as it has no bcm , save me a lot of wiring/ecu issues
Not boring once you have a van and start thinking how to upgrade it! Make sure to keep an eye out on this channel. The result will not be boring to anyone
Cool build , watching with interest
Hi. I have a mate that had the 3.8 Commodore motor with T400R installed in a 4WD L300. A local mechanic in Wollongong did the conversion. It would have been the Marks adaptor. The combo worked really well both on and off road except for one problem. Overheating. The standard radiator wasn’t getting enough airflow and I helped the mate install an additional radiator horizontally further back along the chassis. It needed its own electric fan but solved the overheating. Keep up the good work and ignore the negative comments. Cheers.
It might have been the T700R? The one with the 0.7 4th gear.
cheers mate i did get rid of the standard radiator and bought a 3core alloy one with thermo fan which is bigger than standard ,i'll give this ago and hope there are no heating issues , but also checking in with the engineer on a cab lift to add more airflow around the motor, going to get headers and water pipes ceramic coated to try disperse heat in other directions, much appreciate the comment
@@tassieunleashed sounds like you are on top of things. Good luck with the build.
@@Colin1342 I sure do hope so 🤣
Just found your channel, keen to see how your build progress, thanks for sharing the build.
Thanks mate 👍 , update on the build coming up in the next week
Great work mate! Keep chipping away at it! I’m sure you’ll get all the little things sorted out!
cheers mate , yes i spoke to the right ppl after the video for all the next steps
Back in the mid-90s I saw a few mid-80s Toyota 4x4 trucks that had Buick 3.8 V-6 engine swaps. The 3.8 V-6 was a major upgrade from the 22R.
Mate it’s guna be a fun thing when your done just keep solving the problems as they appear us Taswiegens never quit great vid cheers
cheers cobba, yes i can not wait to turn that key and drop it into drive
@@tassieunleashed hell yeah mate it’s guna be a great toy for getting out bush and camping just subd keen to see it good luck have fun building toys is awesome
What a beast!! Good luck with it all mate, it'll be worth all the hard work when your cruisin the country
Thanks mate , it's coming along nicely 👌
@tassieunleashed ken oath, colour looks trick too 😎
What a great project! Not many people go through this amount of effort to create something better. And of the few people that been through an engine swap before not many would have made videos to show how many details are involved.
Keep on the good work. And think of how many heads this thing will turn once you got it all sorted and take off.
Thanks Martin , yes i sure do hope it turns a few heads once its finished, I'm just glad i have done this all by myself as the things i have learnt along the way will help in the future while out travelling
What a epic project this will be awesome when it's finished.
thanks ! i can not wait for the first turn of the key
Just keep plodding away mate. Every bolt and bracket is a step closer to your big national adventure. Yes, the video is a bit boring but full marks for attempting the conversion and being a UA-cam guru. 😊
cheers mate , i so cant wait for the day to click it into gear and drive away
My Late father was part way fitting a 3.8 lt in Willys FC, unfortunately never completed
@geoffrigby3314 that would be an awesome conversion.
Did you have any interest on finishing it off ??
@@tassieunleashed No unfortunately project was sold after he passed , also had a 262 chev V6 set up in Willys at one stage , both with auto boxes , was a Jeep / Willy’s fanatic, multiple Wagoneers , J 3000 , gladiators,all with Holden V8s and automatic
With your power steering pump you can remove it and run a shorter belt if you not running power steering that will sort out your problem for clearance
Thanks , i have been told to get a later model power steering pump that has a remote reservoir, apparently it bolts straight up to the old mounts
@@tassieunleashed ok great hopefully that works great build mate 👍👍
Use vr vs power steering pump. Remote res its normally on the radiotor on a ecotec and they bolt onto the buick the same other then that maybe even get a rear hump sump for one save ya modifying the one of your engine people make kits to convert buicks into just about everything even if you rear mount rad under tray some good fans and use some stainless piping to some rubber joiners so many ways to do the whole thing and make it work everything will require some modifications but lucky with the old buicks not many of the computers required vats deleted from ecu so wiring it up is simple alls you need is 12v to ecu and fuel pump wiring and then you can use your standard ignition key run it back to the ecu to the start wire basically and it should go without to much troubles
thanks for the info mate , i'll get onto looking for a rear hump, another reason i chose the s1 motor as it has no bcm , save me a lot of wiring/ecu issues
💪⚙🗜🔩🔧🔧🔧🏁 go go
8k everythings a rort now😅 NZ is just as bad
i just got quoted between8-12k to re wire the whole truck HAHAHA
boring video 👎
video's explaining every step are usually boring , but thanks for the view and comment , everything helps the channel
Not boring once you have a van and start thinking how to upgrade it!
Make sure to keep an eye out on this channel. The result will not be boring to anyone
Ahaha more like @oldc#%t317.
Very informative video thanks 👍