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Fernao
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 Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:30 am Post subject: Type 4 motor in a Thing/Safari |
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Hey everyone:
I was curious what the pitfalls would be to install a Type 4 motor in a Thing/Safari.
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TDCTDI
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Location: North Carolina
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| Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2021 12:30 pm Post subject: Re: Type 4 motor in a Thing/Safari |
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Are you planning on hacking the shit out of the rear apron or shelling out big bucks for a 911 fan shroud conversion?
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Hobug 
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| Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2021 6:35 am Post subject: Re: Type 4 motor in a Thing/Safari |
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I've got a type 4 in my Thing and I love it. I used Jake Raby's DTM upright conversion. Fits great with no body modification.
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Hobug
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| Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2021 6:39 am Post subject: Re: Type 4 motor in a Thing/Safari |
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Jake Raby
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| Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2021 7:11 pm Post subject: Re: Type 4 motor in a Thing/Safari |
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Don't cut the car. I did my first T4 in a 181 in 1997 and have done a few hundred since. This one is mine, fits like a glove, and zero cutting of the vehicle is required.
Done right this is great. Done wrong, and you wasted a very good opportunity.
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