recently bought a 1980 shortbox 4x4..drove it home stock 20r rattles a bit...pulled it out for a rebuild and today i end up buying an 86 pickup with a good running 22ret! was wondering what it would take to get the 22ret into my 80..any tips etc. would be welcome,..

 

it's basically a "bolt up" replacement ..

you'll need the wire harness and computer from the /86 .. and you'll need the motor mounts from the /80 ..

those pieces will make it a "bolt in" unit ..
with a little wiring finess .. (7 wires I believe ) you'll have a working unit


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thats what i was hoping ..pretty good with wiring..dont have the tranny from the turbo truck..think my 80 4 speed should hold up for a while...

 

also have a set off 33 12.5 tire on 10 inch rims for it but thinkin with stock axles maybe should get some 31s

 

gorgeous truck man.. get that turbo motor running and post a video.. also, when you do get it going make sure you put a turbo timer on it or let it run for a few minutes after wheeling it. I have seen more then a couple turbos give the ghost from not having sufficient cool down..

 

you might find some additional information here: http://www.22rte-trucks.com/simplemachinesforum/

 

I ran 33x12.50's with stock axles without any problems. Wheeled it hard in Moab with no breakage. Have 37x13.50's with stock axles now and haven't had problems (yet). Did several hard trails in Moab and nothing broke.

 

Your right foot comes pre-installed with a turbo timer from God.

lol.. in all the turbocharged track vehicles I've every owned, only 1 had a turbo timer.. and I never used it.. I just let the car cool down 5 minutes prior to shut off.

Just don't boost sliding into the garage and you'll be fine.



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The orange yota is sweet lookin'! - congrats!

 

this coming weekend towing it to different shop so me an a friend of mine can start diggin into it..paint has some scratches so were gonna repaint after we drop the motor in..picked up the 33in tires..and another set of aluminum rims ..have to decide which ones to use..buddy of mine might have a set of 38 swampers he might wanna get rid of..dont know if i wanna lift her that high tho. i still want to be able to road trip it here an there..used to run alot of heavy equipment so i should be ok lettin things cool down for a bit after running her..wanted one of these since high school now i got one!! think i blew an entire yrs luck landing that ret motor tho lol!

 

nice lookin truck! I'm jealous of that turbo too! Mostly because I'm limited to 3 gears but nice score!