MissManche88

Good food for thought. Like I said, just trying to keep my options open and maybe make a little extra space out of the deal. Looks like I've got a lot to consider. And I always like to keep my options open. thanks boys =)

I very well could just put a 4.0ho in her, I clearly just like making things difficult. The extra case I have that I was told was out of an mj very well may be a 231.. been a while since I organized my collection and double checked exactly what everything was. But I do know they're all passenger side drop. I want to keep my manche as manche as possible,which is why I was considering doing the 350 with the ax15. I also wasn't much at all considering swapping axles. I don't want to say she's a road Queen, but for what's around here as far as offroad goes, I consider it fairly light and not necessary to go crazy building a superduper mud truck or rock crawler. I also don't particularly see traveling for trails in my near near future. But come on boys, what girl wouldn't want a sbc in her manche? I didn't realize cooling would be such an issue. Maybe I should gather parts and sbc my 89 manche that's just hanging out in the garage? Practice makes perfect, right? I guess maybe I should reconsider the whole idea. I'm running out of room for all these vehicles, I was hoping to potentially consolidate or downsize, and I've never been a huge fan of selling my trucks. I've actually never sold a truck. Hah! I appreciate the information, thanks guys.

I have yet to begin this endeavor, I was hoping I could get some advice first. So my girl, 88 pioneer was stock with a 4.0, aw4, 2wd. Right now I'm still running that engine (with serious over heating issues, damn you closed cooling system.) With over 200k miles on her, same transmission, with an ax15 waiting for her in the garage, I ditched the beam and the turdy5 for a hp30 and 8.25 (the hp30 is acting as a beam cause I haven't had time for the 5spd swap, so the np241 I have is keeping the ax15 company). She's spring over in the rear, lift Springs with spacers in the front, on 35s. I also need to tackle some frame repair.. =\ Anyways, I also have a 1985 Chevy k20. Real 350 (4 bolt main) auto trans (th350/400) with a full floating 14 bolt rear and a 10 bolt front. Now I know this is no Chevy forum so I'm gonna try and keep this 99.9% manche related. I go through transmissions in the chev like I change my socks... so I've decided to use my half a monster truck as a donor for my #1 girl. Comanches are hard enough to come by around here, forget about anyone that wants to appreciate them. (The only other 2 around are owned by grumpy old men) Now I've done a little research on this so far and haven't come up with much. But I can take the 350 out of the chev, put it in manche, get an adapter for an absurd $300 and use my ax15 and keep the 241 case. Or I can put the 350 in manche, get a sm465, then I'm sol for a case (my collection consists of 1 np241 from an mj, 1 or 2 np241s from chevys and 2 or 3 np208s from chevys) yes I have a parts collecting problem. What more would you expect from a girl who loves her trucks more than most people? Regardless. None of those cases work with a sm465. Now. Questions being do I buy the adapter and run the ax15 with the np241, or search for a np207 and sm465? What do I do about a radiator? Can I take the one out of the chev and run that in the manche or will it not fit? I don't think I have to worry about axles, but 355 gears.. Should I worry about axles? I know drive shafts is a whole other story, I'll drive off that bridge last if I even make it that far. The sm465 makes me nervous because I read somewhere you run into height and floor issues and have to start cutting things and that's just not okay with me. I know there's an awful whole lot that goes into a project like this, and I've never tackled anything of this magnitude especially on my own, I'm just looking for a few answers and maybe some advice before I start ripping engines out of either of my trucks. BUT if I get the 350 in my girl then I can start looking forward to a 632 for my man ;D (that's the Chevy) any comments advice answers or kind words are welcomed and appreciated. Sorry for making this post huge..