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How to change kingpins in a mk1, mk2 or Lwb mk3 transit.

i have just done a set on a H reg twin wheeler mk3,

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Since the Transit van was introduced in 1965 people have been customising them, alloy wheels has always been a popular option. Unfortunalty the transit has a PCD (thats pitch circle diameter) of 160mm x 5 shared only with the Tata. so alloy wheel choice has been very restrictive.

The most common way to fit alloys of a different PCD is to have adapters made (information on adapters can be found elsewhere on this site), an adapter is a block of metal that bolts to the Transit hubs and has studs which match the new wheel. There are a few problems with this,

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This is how to fit a cosworth engine into a transit van

Hopefully this guide will help out anyone wanting to fit a 24v cosworth engine into a Transit, and why not? 200bhp from an engine that can be found in a £300 car......... go grab a granny while you still can.