89MetrictonJeep Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 I'm working with a donor I Bought a few years ago the motor has 89*** miles and last I heard from the previous owner it was running and everything worked. It's has serious frame damage so I would love to put the engine,tranny,diffs,transfer case, drive shafts,harness, ecu?,fuel tank... Anything I'm missing I'm just being lazy. Any type of help or info I greatly appreciate. I need this truck fixed so I can get to work so I have until the 18th of June. Any advice I would love to hear it. I have the vehicles in one place and have started to take off the front to get the engine out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 IF the 88 donor and the 89 have the same drive train (engine, transmission, t-case, axles, and whatever else) it's a simple pull the old, install the new transfer. Both are Renix and use the same harnesses so no problems there. Are they both SWB or LWB? What differences are there if any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89MetrictonJeep Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 IF the 88 donor and the 89 have the same drive train (engine, transmission, t-case, axles, and whatever else) it's a simple pull the old, install the new transfer. Both are Renix and use the same harnesses so no problems there. Are they both SWB or LWB? What differences are there if any? The donor is a 4x4 4.0 with a puke goat and my daily driver is a blown 2wd 2.5 TBI with a ax4 both sport trucks and short beds. They are very similar just different options from the manufacturer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89MetrictonJeep Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 Does that mean I don't need to change the harness when I swap the motor ? I do have the harness in the donor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 I'm almost sure you will have to use the donor 4.0 harness, but will defer to the Renix people. If this were an HO 2.5 to 4.0 swap, you would need to swap the harness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Yeah, the harness and ECU is different. Easiest would be to swap everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89MetrictonJeep Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 Is there anything I should worry about like firewalls or I've read about lengthening\or shortening the rear drive shaft. I was concerned because I'm using the donor driveshaft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 No worries about firewalls or metal massaging on your model(s). The donor driveshaft may or may not work - you won't know until you get everything bolted in. That's one of the last steps and almost always doing tranny, tcase, and engine swaps you have to mod the shaft to fit. It's no biggie............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89MetrictonJeep Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 No worries about firewalls or metal massaging on your model(s). The donor driveshaft may or may not work - you won't know until you get everything bolted in. That's one of the last steps and almost always doing tranny, tcase, and engine swaps you have to mod the shaft to fit. It's no biggie............. thank you so much for the help I'm sure it won't be the last time since everyone here is so nice. I greatly appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 The donor driveshafts should work. Everything in those year ranges is pretty well swappable as far as the hard parts go. IMHO, what you want to do is fairly straightforward, it's just involving. Basically pull the donor in and strip it down to nothing, then install all that stuff in the other one. I would take ALL of the wiring personally, there was changes between 88 and 89, and some (later?) 89 models vs other 89 models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 The donor is a 4x4 4.0 with a puke goat and my daily driver is a blown 2wd 2.5 TBI with a ax4........... Are you using the "puke goat" tranny and everything else from the donor drivetrain? If so, the donor driveshaft will be fine since they are both SWB trucks. Also agree with Dirt - swap all the donor wiring over. Every year had subtle wiring changes and will save you possible electrical troubleshooting later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89MetrictonJeep Posted May 28, 2016 Author Share Posted May 28, 2016 The donor is a 4x4 4.0 with a puke goat and my daily driver is a blown 2wd 2.5 TBI with a ax4........... Are you using the "puke goat" tranny and everything else from the donor drivetrain? If so, the donor driveshaft will be fine since they are both SWB trucks. Also agree with Dirt - swap all the donor wiring over. Every year had subtle wiring changes and will save you possible electrical troubleshooting later. First i have to admit that nothing derogitive was meant by "Puke Goat." I'm ashamed for being lazy and choosing to not simply google Peageot 5 speed. To learn the name of the Transmission I'm choosing to transfer into my dd. Thank you very much for DirtyComanche and Hombrod for the advice i greatly appreciate it. Sounds like this is going to be fun as well as a learning opportunity to get to know these trucks better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 I doubt anyone has enough love for the Peugeot BA-10/5 to be offended by it being referred to as a 'Puke Goat.' :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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