Pete M

the link in my signature has a few highlight threads for swapping transmissions around.

I swear one of these days I'm going to roll down the window and do all that stuff before pulling forward 3 feet and getting out to grab the pump.

that is one sexy truck. no doubt about that.

grounds, grounds, and more grounds. can't have too many of them

well? did you get a chance to install it?

that's one heck of a transformation there!

just gotta be proactive with parts-swapping, that's all.

I built my entire truck without welding a single thing myself. bumpers, suspension, rock rails... everything but the bends in the rollbar were fabbed by me using a drill/grinder and then hauling it to a pro for welding. I'm not about to trust my life to my own welding skills.

be very careful with A-pillar plastic, as they can be super fragile

for my rear wall I bolted up a piece of 3/4" plywood and covered it in speakerbox carpet. I wanted a more useful wall to which I could screw brackets (fire extinguisher for example). that was 15 years ago though, and the original part is long gone.

there are a couple 5.2 swaps in the Epic Tech forum. both guys say they wouldn't do it again, but they swapped in stock engines.

nooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!

did you check on that t-stat yet?

don't forget that the coils are also part of the metric ton package

that workshop is to die for! I don't see any comancheclub magnets on your box yet

TJ gamblers?

awwww yeah. it's really coming together.

yeah I was wondering about that, but my brain sucks so I usually just assume I'm forgetting something. I'll look into that later when I get a free moment.

what's the plan for getting 350hp out of a 4.3?

awesomesauce

that seems like extra math. Tim, your method might be important if we needed an exact number, but there are only so many ratios for the Jeep axles and so if it's about 3, you have 3.07. if it's about 3 and a half, you have 3.55. If there were infinite possibilities, then yes, spinning them more and dividing sounds like it'd be a bit easier to get accurate. I just jack up one tire and spin it twice. (unless it's a posi, and then you have to rotate both tires once). It's super easy if you have a helper to spin the tire.

by "front end" do you mean the grille area or the front axle area of parts?