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Im thinking of a new project. Since my engine and tranyn are shot in my nissan, and it has a divorced tcase. I am planning to put my 1.8 LUv enigne, 4speed and tase in it, and run dual transfercases. It should be an easy taks, and I should only ahve to modify motor mounts. Im thinkin the oil pan might cuase a problem too. I guess ill hafta see

Your nissan has a t-case seperate from your tranny with a driveshaft to connect them? Never heard of that other than great big military vehicles.

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hmmm that will be a cool project. As far as the divorced t-cases goes are you shure? Im perty shure they just run a long imput shaft like the domestics and that its not a one piece unit like Isuzu and Toyota run.

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the only toyota pickup that was ever made with an integral transfer case were 4x4 pickups and 4runners(before '96) that had an automatic in them. all other trucks toyota makes have a removable transfer case, not divorced though...but there is an adaptor out there so you can do that, e.g. make dual cases with a marlin adaptor and divorce the front case so it can be run behind any transmission

http://www.marlincrawler.com

would be interesting to see one of these in a luv...you wouldn't need to worry about engine power when your crawl ratio is 300:1

1986 and back nissan/datsun pickups have divorced transfer cases..... with a driveshaft inbetween. suzuki samurais are the same way, and some fords had them too.

good luck with moving the engine mounts, i have to do the same on my luv and let me tell you its a BITCH of a job

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Thats why i just extended mine

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well extending mine was outa the question, i had to move em a good 12-13 inches back!

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I said no to drugs....But they just wouldn't listen!

No matter how good she looks, some other guy is sick and tired of putting up with her crap!

Interesting. My 77 had a split driveshaft, so it had a dual xfer case. Hmmm... Unless it is something seperate from that.

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a divored transfer case is not uncommon. alot of older dodges had them, and that is what decifered between a ford f250 highboy, or lowboy, is the highboys had a divorced t-case. samurais have divored t-casses also, and the only weigh about 30 pounds.

I wotn be moving the engine mounts. ill be using the mount son the nissan frame adapted to botl to the LUv mount son the engine.

I alreadt removed the luv mounts from my frame, and buiklt all new for the 3.8 that sin the chevette.... plasma counter did it in about 10 minutes...

Im just not so sure I want to waste my tiem and moeny to do it.... scraps up rela high now, i might pull the tires and transfercase from the nissan and scrap it....