Gipsy wrote:Ok it seems clarification in order... Do you have a 1kd block? If so I don't see why it won't fit in the vehicle. I'm not sure what you are asking. Are you wanting to know if you can rebore/stroke a 2kd block to make it a 1kd? As hiluxxury says, the bore and stroke are different between 1kd and 2kd. If you want the extra capacity you need a 1kd block, pistons and crank.
Just to clarify
Asking if anyone has successfully done this>
I bought the extra cab as that is the configuration that I want to build an overlander but the extra cab does not come with a 3.0l option - only 2.5l
I could buy a whole engine, as this one needs a rebuild anyway but would be cheaper just to buy a 3.0l block and crank unless I can find a low mileage engine - which are scarce - so a used would need rebuilding anyway as I need it to be reliable - I don't want to break down in the middle of Africa!