KA24DE swap into a '84 720 pickup??

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s13driver240sx
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Hey guys. I've been a 240sx guy for about 8 years and I'm just now getting into the nissan hardbody scene. But I've been searching for hours now about swapping a ka24de into a '84 720 and I can't seem to find anything. I found alot about sr20 swaps but not much about ka24de swaps.

Has anyone done a ka24de swap or know what all is required? What will need to be done? I'm planning on picking up a 1984 Nissan 720 hardbody this weekend for dirt cheap and I have an extra '95 ka24de engine sitting in my garage but I wanna make sure it will be an easy swap and I'm not jumping into a money pit here.

Any info would help. Thanks!


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one guy named nis720 has one... and there are more out there but start by trying to get a hold of him

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s13driver240sx
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Thanks! I'll give him a try. Anyone else here have any input? Would it be easier to just do a sr20det?

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it wo
s13driver240sx wrote:Would it be easier to just do a sr20det?
It will be cooler:))),How much are SR20 in your area?

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Gogolinskiy wrote:it woIt will be cooler:))),How much are SR20 in your area?
About $1000-1300. They're a dime a dozen over here. Everyone has a damn sr20

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the ka24de id a good swap for a hard body but you will need the motor, harnes, ecu, treansmission, custom driveshaft, and figure out how the transmission mounts are guna line up to the crossmember and figure out how the motor mounts are gana line up to the motor...oh one more thing since the 24z is carborated and the 24de is fule injection you will need to find a higher output fuel pump otherwise yo will go no where fast thats if you even get it started lol but really its alot of stuff but if you have the time it will be NICE!!!!!


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