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    Swaps are no big deal if you have the time and money/abilities. I have put small blocks in a Toyota p/u and a CJ-7 and built many street rods. Most anything you might need is available in the aftermarket as a direct fit or with modification. However, in this day and age you have to be mindful of your emmission laws. If you have mandatory tailpipe testing in your area, or the prospect of it being put in place then your VX could be illegal to drive on the street or license. According to CARB rules which most states and feds copy, if the receiving vehicle is covered by emission regulations, no matter how clean it is, before it can be tested the swap has the meet several critiera. First the new motor has to be the same year or newer than the vehicle. Second the motor needs to be of the same family as the veihcle. I.E. no Ford into Chevy ect. Now, with the Hombre being sold as an Izuzu, a 4.3 would be legal but not another GM motor not sold as a Izuzu.

    If you can get past all this, then you go to arbitration and are then at the whim of a bureaucrat. There is also this old thread. Good luck.

    http://myweb.cableone.net/bcanderson...uroraSwap.html

    albert
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    Last edited by skunkworks : 02/02/2011 at 10:12 PM

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