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    DII Gas Engine Swap--Ready to Start--Need Advice

    YOU WROTE: LOL, the level of expertise required to put a P-W engine into a MiG far exceeds that required to do an engine swap in a DII RESPONSE: Allow me to retort. Hardly. The P&W is a practical bolt in. I would say the DII re-engine is an equally or even more difficult project. YOU...
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    DII Gas Engine Swap--Ready to Start--Need Advice

    You are right. I dont NEED your input but I was WANTING to have it considering my minimal level of expertise on the DII. Thank you for all the constructive input and ideas. I'll put them to good use as I decide how to proceed with my project. In the end, if the project fails miserably...
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    DII Gas Engine Swap--Ready to Start--Need Advice

    I wasn't going to respond anymore but some of the j*cka*s responses deserve further discourse. I came here thinking that I could get some advice to start this project. I figured some of you might have the ability to share your knowledge and ideas with someone willing to make it happen...
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    DII Gas Engine Swap--Ready to Start--Need Advice

    Suggested Engine/Tranny Swap Combos for DII--GAS POWERED I guess the entire point of my post is being missed. I AM bored and I AM rich enough (as if that's an issue with $4800 blocks from LR--just making a smart aleck response) and want to donate my vehicle to researching the feasibility of a...
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    DII Gas Engine Swap--Ready to Start--Need Advice

    Buying an explorer is to easy. I want to find a workable solution because i like my Rover. A lot. I just don't like the powerplant.
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    DII Gas Engine Swap--Ready to Start--Need Advice

    YOU WROTE: Reasonably? It is not reasonable to completely reengineer the powerplant for a complicated computer controlled vehicle. It can be done, but reasonable? RESPONSE: Sure it is, I've done it with ohter vehicles. the factory installation is not always the best solution and reasonable...
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    DII Gas Engine Swap--Ready to Start--Need Advice

    1. To see if it can done reasonably 2. More power 3. Reliability 4. Ability to effect repairs in West Texas with local suppliers especially where I live 5. To see if it can be done
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    Camaro steelies on a DII... Anyone?

    The camaro wheels are soft. If you load put any side load on them they will probably bend. Example: running on top of a rut and sliding into it. They just aren't beefy enough for the wight of a D. I was given eight of them and they ALL ended up being bent sideways. I have Pro-Comps and...
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    DII Floor Mats, '01 LT230 w/ Socket Driven Linkage

    Leaving NM in morning should be around SAT around 1200-1400 hrs. Call me at the number in your private message box to arrange a look and prooably buy.
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    DII Floor Mats, '01 LT230 w/ Socket Driven Linkage

    Private message sent regarding LT230.
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    DII Floor Mats, '01 LT230 w/ Socket Driven Linkage

    Is that T-case in san antonio?
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    DII Gas Engine Swap--Ready to Start--Need Advice

    My 01 DII has had it. I have read several threads but want to consolidate the info here. I want to swap for a better gas engine set up. It is my intent to replace the engine and tranny to a more common setup. I would like to have EFI and keep the LT230 but am prepared to change that also...