{"id":28044,"date":"2018-09-28T06:00:46","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T11:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=28044"},"modified":"2018-09-28T12:46:11","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T17:46:11","slug":"2007-navara-with-a-vk45-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=28044","title":{"rendered":"2007 Navara with a VK45 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 2007 Navara was built by The Lab Limited<\/a> in Hamilton, New Zealand to serve as a shop truck. The project started with a 2007 Navara King Cab installed over a custom chassis with a 2010 Navara 2WD front suspension and Pathfinder R51 rear suspension. For power they went with a 4.5 L VK45DD V8 converted from direct injection to port injection running on a Emtron KV8 ECU. The engine connects to a six-speed manual transmission from a 2WD Navara D40 using a modified bellhousing. They upgraded the R51 Pathfinder rear end with a viscous LSD from a Z32 300ZX with 3.70 gears.<\/p>\n

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Source: The Lab Limited FB page<\/a> (build album)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This 2007 Navara was built by The Lab Limited in Hamilton, New Zealand to serve as a shop truck. The project started with a 2007 Navara King Cab installed over a custom chassis with a 2010 Navara 2WD front suspension and Pathfinder R51 rear suspension. 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