whats the easiest engine swap

85 & earlier came with the ma block, which isn't the same as the f series block in the 86-93 trucks.....
don't get me wrong, you can put anything you want in it, but you will have to do more than just a direct swap, i'd say that you could put a f-series engine & tranny in a 85 and earlier, but you would need the whole drivetrain, or engine & tranny, and a custom engine & tranny mounts, & a custom driveshaft, for that matter, you could put a rotary in one, v-6, or v-8 with the right know how, tooling, patients, & money.....

Not positive - but werent the international models in 85 the the same as our 86 "classic"models - not the "old school" models.

good catch there 2fine, your right, i wasn't thinking out of the "box"...international models in 85 were like the 86-93's in the us....

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I saw pix of a bolt in kit for a 12b (I think it was) it looked preaty easy to do dont know much about those motors though

YAY ME !!! haha isn't it crazy the things that the mind can remember - yet can forget birthdays and anniversaries SO easily ....

here ya go - could be FUN !!!

yeah cause mines the same shape n shit as the later (86+) model. so r u saying it will bolt straight in as its international or whateva?