Author Topic: w56 in 79 pickup (Read 1078 times)

RN37DD · « **on:** Oct 17, 2007, 01:18:09 PM »

how much work is it to swap in a w56 in a gen i? my l52 is starting to not like 5th gear

and might be looking into doing a powerplant upgrade soon.

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #1 on:** Oct 17, 2007, 02:11:00 PM »

the donor truck i just got has a w56 in it, all they did was moved the tcase crossmember back to use the front holes of the crossmember in the rear holes in the frame

he also used 84-85 shortbed drive shafts

besides a "adjustment" in the floor board thats about it

RN37DD · « **Reply #2 on:** Oct 18, 2007, 10:07:22 AM »

thanks .. i still haven't finished adjusting the floorboard from when i pulled the exploded l43. I'll run the l52 until i find a good w56 and parts. sounds like 85 to 88 efi trucks should have what i need. is there any other year i should be looking at as a good donor?

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #3 on:** Oct 18, 2007, 10:10:35 AM »

you could get a L52HD from Marlin and be done

tom w. · « **Reply #4 on:** Oct 18, 2007, 10:26:22 AM »

Yep, Glen is right. I had one in my '82.

Move the mount, shorten the driveline, cut up the floor.

RN37DD · « **Reply #5 on:** Oct 18, 2007, 12:25:17 PM »

The L52HD very cool but i started thinking W56 in case a 3RZ needed a home. is this a bad idea? i have a spare L52 i could rebuild to keep me wheeling for now. marlins L52 rebuild kit looks like a super deal too.

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	Author Topic: w56 in 79 pickup (Read 1078 times) 0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. RN37DD Crawler Guru Turtle Points: 0 Posts: 742 Member since Apr '07 w56 in 79 pickup « on: Oct 17, 2007, 01:18:09 PM » how much work is it to swap in a w56 in a gen i? my l52 is starting to not like 5th gear and might be looking into doing a powerplant upgrade soon. « Last Edit: Oct 17, 2007, 01:35:03 PM by rn37dd » Logged 79coyotefrg Rock Ninja Gold Turtle Award Turtle Points: 1452 Posts: 22,633 Member since May '02 Solid axle Toys Rule ! ! ! Re: w56 in 79 pickup « Reply #1 on: Oct 17, 2007, 02:11:00 PM » the donor truck i just got has a w56 in it, all they did was moved the tcase crossmember back to use the front holes of the crossmember in the rear holes in the frame he also used 84-85 shortbed drive shafts besides a "adjustment" in the floor board thats about it Logged AR-TTORA founder 22R bored.060,LCE stage II race cam http://pure-gas.org/ 32/36weber, Marlin 1200 NON ceramic clutch, L52SHD+dualcase #2919, cable-locker, Yukon 5.29 gears, 35's, Allpro ebrake, front springs, and high steer, F150rears RIP Nitro 9-29-07 I sure miss him $I\'m Down$ MarlinCrawlerInc IS NOT affiliated with TrailGear in any way RN37DD [OP] Crawler Guru Turtle Points: 0 Posts: 742 Member since Apr '07 Re: w56 in 79 pickup « Reply #2 on: Oct 18, 2007, 10:07:22 AM » thanks .. i still haven't finished adjusting the floorboard from when i pulled the exploded l43. I'll run the l52 until i find a good w56 and parts. sounds like 85 to 88 efi trucks should have what i need. is there any other year i should be looking at as a good donor? Logged 79coyotefrg Rock Ninja Gold Turtle Award Turtle Points: 1452 Posts: 22,633 Member since May '02 Solid axle Toys Rule ! ! ! Re: w56 in 79 pickup « Reply #3 on: Oct 18, 2007, 10:10:35 AM » you could get a L52HD from Marlin and be done Logged AR-TTORA founder 22R bored.060,LCE stage II race cam http://pure-gas.org/ 32/36weber, Marlin 1200 NON ceramic clutch, L52SHD+dualcase #2919, cable-locker, Yukon 5.29 gears, 35's, Allpro ebrake, front springs, and high steer, F150rears RIP Nitro 9-29-07 I sure miss him $I\'m Down$ MarlinCrawlerInc IS NOT affiliated with TrailGear in any way tom w. 4WD Legend Turtle Points: 0 Posts: 760 Member since Jul '06 Re: w56 in 79 pickup « Reply #4 on: Oct 18, 2007, 10:26:22 AM » Yep, Glen is right. I had one in my '82. Move the mount, shorten the driveline, cut up the floor. Logged RN37DD [OP] Crawler Guru Turtle Points: 0 Posts: 742 Member since Apr '07 Re: w56 in 79 pickup « Reply #5 on: Oct 18, 2007, 12:25:17 PM » The L52HD very cool but i started thinking W56 in case a 3RZ needed a home. is this a bad idea? i have a spare L52 i could rebuild to keep me wheeling for now. marlins L52 rebuild kit looks like a super deal too. Logged