Any Jeep owners?

Frederic Breitwieser frederic at xephic.dynip.com
Mon May 31 17:11:38 GMT 1999


The frame is currently at a body shop waiting to be powder coated - this is
the point where Mike ran out of cash, so it sits, and the engine sits in my
garage.  Plus, he owes me a grand for the advanced adaptors that I ordered to
do the job right.

Advanced Adaptors has a catalog for jeeps of all years... and we used their
motor mounts, bellhousing mount, transaxle mount etc, to make this a simple
swap.  Chevy 305 mated to a 700R to a ford transfer case with all the
adaptors worked out that the jeep driveshaft is "just right" in the back, and
the front driveshaft looks like it will be okay, we haven't fitted that piece
yet.

Before sending the frame out, we did a test fit and everything fit okay
(minus the front driveshaft - we didn't get a chance to do that yet).  So,
when everything comes back after Mike coughs up the cash, it should be a mere
bolt together.

The motor fit without being offset to either side.  With the body mounted,
its a tight fit in back of the engine, but nothing I'd be worried about.
Just getting at things in the back will be tough.  Maybe 1.5" of space as a
wild guess.  We will be mounting an aluminum plate on the firewall, as well
as inside the tranny arch for insulation purposes, just to make sure the heat
doesn't bake the new paint off the inside.

I have pictures of the disassembly process, though nothing for the test
fitting of the engine process, since we'll be going through that again once
Mike gets his act together.

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