All the Jeep people

[ditchdr]

I will be aquiring a 1986 CJ7 in a few months. It is bone stock right down to the 4 cyl engine in it. It does run good, and looks ok( crappy maco paint)

I am looking and i can only find a 4in lift kit. I would like a 5 to 6 inch kit so I can run 35's on this thing as well as a v-8 swap kit. Would like to keep it AMC, but would not get my feeling hurt if it went with a fuel injectoed LS7 motor.. So help a new jeep owner out..

What are some good parts sources, some good sites I can get swap info from and so on..

I thank you, the Jeep thanks you, and my litle boy thanks you as he will get to turn wrenches with daddy

 

[ogre]

just go with the chevy motor, amc's and chryslers are spendy.

 

[badazgtp]

For the motor swap, check this place out.....

Advance Adapters Conversion Packages | Engine & Transmission Conversion Adapters - Advance Adapters

As far as the lift, all I could find right now was a 4 also. If it comes to it, you could always do a 4 suspension and a 2 body.

I did a motor swap on a jeep a few years ago.I'll see if I can find all my pics of it and post them up for you.

 

[ajblbv]

www.jeepsunlimited.com

I was a cherokee guy, but thats def the site for it. It's the .org of jeeps

Pics

 

[badazgtp]

The old Chysler V8 from a previous hack job

 

[badazgtp]

Getting the Chevy 350 in

 

[badazgtp]

Some interior work. Z Gate shifter, oem chevy 4X4 shifter, custom gauges

 

[badazgtp]

Did away with the oem vacuum 4X4 lock in and went with a Cable lock in

 

[badazgtp]

Modified skid plate/ tranny cross member

 

[badazgtp]

Electric fan on back of radiator and tranny cooler with fan. One pushing the other pulling.

 

[badazgtp]

The exhaust is just something simple. Block hugger headers and glass packs. Guy didn't want any cats. Pass side was easy. Off the header with a 90 and straight back. Drivers had to be fabed up a little to get around the front drive shaft.

 

[badazgtp]

Front and rear drive shafts and a couple more motor pics.

 

[badazgtp]

Finished product getting ready to head out. I know it's a 88 YJ, but hopefully this will give you some ideas of what goes into doing it. Maybe easier on yours. Good luck with it It was a fun project. It took me about 2 weeks to do by myself working on it a few hours a day after fork and weekends.

 

[BIG GUY]

That's not a bad lookin jeep and the swap looks pretty good also!