Daniel's TruckStiva Build Thread (56k warning)

[Damkid]

Ya your right it's no easy task for sure, but i'll be trying to adapt my KL to AWD (adapter plate, modifying tranny etc.), which i guess would be a step further then a BPT AWD swap lol

[Christ]

drool

[Nerd Racing]

I got mine from autozone no problems whatsoever. they took a couple days to come in though.

[Rocketman]

Chris.... adapting a V6 to the BF AWD trans...



You'll be doing this when it pops



Stick with the BG trans, or find a different AWD trans to use... My 2¢
I really like the idea, but I really don't have any confidence in the BF trans holding that tq let alone if it was turbo

[Damkid]

Well a lot of people were worried about the 4cyl diff not holding up to the KL either but I did it anyway, so I'll use the BF trans until I can afford custom axles to change the tranny to something stronger (not mazda) :lol:

[daniel_cogar]

I got mine from autozone no problems whatsoever. they took a couple days to come in though.

just checked and my autozone vender is out of stock!!! which means no. advance says 5-7 days so Im going to check around

[Nerd Racing]

oh that sucks... I must have gotten the last pair!

[daniel_cogar]

I found a alternate part number and there ordered one comes in tomorrow and the other Friday, about time I start to get somewhere I was stumped for a little while

[daniel_cogar]

the alternate part number was completely different and wouldnt work..... now the 4 wd half shaft and the stub shaft will mate but the other part was to put a bf outer axle stub on and thats not gonna happen they wont even come close so back to the drawing board a what axle to mate to what ....this is what I ended up with ..

[Damkid]

That doesn't look like fun

[daniel_cogar]

Definatly not .. I'm gonna end up buying axles I can't use ..

[Nerd Racing]

Try contacting raxles and see what they can do for you. the GTX guys use them.

http://www.raxles.com/

[daniel_cogar]

okay I ordered a cv axle from napaonline hope it actually makes it here. update for the day I got the engine and trans mounts fabbed up removed the x-member so Im all done with motor and tranny mounts. next is the drive shaft tomorrow gonna see what its going to take to mount it and measure how much needs shortened. will update as progress is made

[Nerd Racing]

hey did your BP end up further forward than oem and lower in the engine bay?

[91_festy_Gl]

Watched my bro yesterday work on truckstiva and the progress is insane. It's crazy how the festiva Is moderately accepting these parts. On most of it u can barely tell any of it was fabricated!