13B into a 620!!!

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Scuba002
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For those of you who want to swap in a 13B into your 620 then stay tuned cause I will be posting the progress daily. I will be writing a very detailed description of the process. I know how hard it is to find info on this swap so I am going to be nice and help my fellow Ratsun brothers!!


Scuba002
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So far its been an interesting one....It has 3" lowering blocks in the rear. TB's cranked all the way down. It used to be a long bed but I cut out 11 3/4" welded up the tailgate. I have the Cadillac taillights but haven't installed them yet. The dash is custom made. Its the stock dash with a little fiberglass/bondo magic. I had the L20 running great until the carb hung up and blew the head gasket out. I bought a non titled 240sx with the KA24E to transplant but just couldnt come to rip it out. So I decided to take the spare 13B from the shop and swap it in. Which of course will be getting a 3" exhaust and a huge turbo. Also I have relocated the gas tank to where the spare tire used to rest.

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Scuba002
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The pics of the motor are from today.....nothing special. I pulled the L20B and just test fitted the 13B to see where the motor mounts are going to be. I had to quit to get ready for work so this is all I have at the moment. It looks like the center tie rod will need to be flipped to give that extra little bit of clearance for the oil pan. The orginal tranny is still under the truck. I will remove it tomorrow and fit up the 13B tranny. I will post pics asap. Also I will try and fabricate the motor mounts and give specs on those.

Scuba002
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Please Visit http://forum.ratsun.net/showthread.php?t=10329 for the rest of this install

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phlebmaster
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I am looking forward to this install!

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Schweet!


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