b2 4.0 ?

[twoll86]

ok im looking @ getting a 85 b2 and doing the 4.0 swap if i did this would it be easier to get an explorer and swap the dash and engine? so i dont have to bother with wiring to much just have 2 splice for the rear lights pump and interior lights right? it will b 5speed manual everything

 

[country0001]

Probably, allow urself a lot of time for the swap.

Well worth it once its done.

 

[RUTH]

i just did mine, left the stock dash in it, but if i had the extra patience, id swap out the whole dash, that would be cool.

 

[4x4junkie]

I've read more than once swapping of the dash makes everything damn near plug & play (especially if you have the parts Explorer on hand to swap parts from). I would suspect only some little things like rewiring of the light connectors if you keep the 1st-gen clip on the BII would be all that's needed (and hooking to the BII taillight harness). Also, you'd need a '89-'90 BII fuel tank, pump & lines.

If I'm missing anything in this, pretty sure it's something rather minor.

 

[twoll86]

arent the tanks the same? i know the lines are diff i forgot for a sec about it though. im debating on swaping the front end to the 2nd gen style but not sure yet if anybody in the hapton roads area wants to trade front clips let me know and i'll see what we can do

 

[4x4junkie]

Maybe they are the same... (I admit I didn't check) I figured with the pumps being a completely different setup, the tank would be different too. If the '89-'90 high-pressure EFI pump fits in the tank, then I guess you're good to go.

 

[twoll86]

cool hope fully the deal goes through and i can start this project

 

[bronco_lou]

A sending unit from a 94 explorer dropped right in my 88 tank. I think you only have to change the tank on a 84.

Louis

 

[joshua_vance_fuller]

Hopefully your swapping the tranny too. I didn't and now I am making spacers so i can bolt up the two bottom bellhousing bolts. The two bottom bolt holes on the pan/ yes the pan... will not mach your bottom bellhousing holes. The driverside bottom hole needs to be drilled out and the passenger side one isn't even close. I am doing the swap as we speak, that is my first road block.

 

[Xandor]

Always wonderd how much of a pain it was to swap dashed and it looked right in the truck or if it stood out real bad

 

[RUTH]

ive seen one with the whole dashed swaped... i liked it... gave it a newer feal sorta

 

[bronco_lou]

ok im looking @ getting a 85 b2 and doing the 4.0 swap if i did this would it be easier to get an explorer and swap the dash and engine? so i dont have to bother with wiring to much just have 2 splice for the rear lights pump and interior lights right? it will b 5speed manual everything

If you could start with a 89 or 90, it would cut out a lot of work.

Louis

 

[twoll86]

ive been trying to find a 90 but with no luck in my price range trust me been looking HARD

 

[country0001]

ive been trying to find a 90 but with no luck in my price range trust me been looking HARD

Ur not lookin in the right places. I'm picking up an 89 today for 150. Its just a parts truck for me, I need the front sheetmetal. Plus a few odds and ends. I guess it depends on ur location. I see them all the time under 500 on craigslist.

 

[twoll86]

i had an 89 i paid 100 bucks for but traded it for gears lockers and a lift for my explorer

 

[trail B2]

The hardest part of changing the dash is the mounting brackets for the newer dash are in different places.What I did was used long screws and screwed into where the brackets mount to.Don't forget you have to change the steering column with the dash.