V6 Falcon or holden engine into a Mitsubishi Pajero NF 1988

has anyone fitted a holden or falcon V6 into a mitsubishi 1988 NF Pajero I know marks do a kit but that is only for a V6 comodore with Auto gear box I wish to have a 5 Spd manual Hope someone can help with any info

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Chris Taylor
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The main issue is how a bell housing mates to the new V6, clearing the flywheel and handling the starter. Years ago I stuffed a Holden 186 into a Commer 2500 van, replacing the anaemic 1.7L 4cyl. The original Commer bell housing mated to the gearbox over a circular plate containing the spigot bearing.

I got a 186 autobox torque converter housing (ie the front half of the bell hosuing) which was also circular, bolting to the rear half (ie the Holden auto trans). The Commer bell housing was cut approx in half, and an aluminium ring welded to it. All that was now required was to maching this ring to fit the torque converter housing such that the spigot shaft fit into bush in the rear of the crank. I needed a suitable bracket for the clutch slave cylinder, in this case made from a piece of 3/8 plate bolted across the bell housing behind the flywheel. Not particularly difficult, just tedious to get the distances right.

If the Holden or Ford V6 still uses a torque converter housing (I live in Canada now) you could likely do something similar.

SD

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Stewart DIBBS

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