possum Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 3-Speed 350turbo long tail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper2000 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Why a long tail ? Is it not 4 wheel drive :dunno: Or did i miss it before :fool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
project88mj Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 read his signature :fool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper2000 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Yea I'm a dumb azz sorry :doh: :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
project88mj Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 no you not... your kinda like me. always in a hurry to make a post and don't always read over everything you need to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper2000 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 If you ever goto the 4 wheel drive part of your build drop me a line i go get the new tranny Tuesday ill let you know how hard it is to do. I might even post my own build up someday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 Will do. Won't be for awhile though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilotblake Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I have a 700R4 behind mine that has held up thus far (knock on wood) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper2000 Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Nice option are you running 4x4 or still 2x4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetjeep2.5 Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Will do. Won't be for awhile though. since you have a 4x2 w/350, did you have to raise the truck for engine clearance of front suspension? I have asked AdvanceAdapters several times, and they can never tell me for sure. And, did it have a 6 or 4 originally, and did you change front springs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 It was a 2.8. I used solid motor mounts the triangle looking ones in the Jeg's book. The part number escapes me at this time but with stock coils I could flex it out without hitting the oilpan. I now have a 3" Skyjacker kit on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper2000 Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I think if you have an I6 you should be okay at stock ride. Try and find an F body oil pan if you can they are i bit smaller then most SBC pans. Check out Novak Adaptes they have a section about what to think about when your doing your swap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetjeep2.5 Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I think if you have an I6 you should be okay at stock ride. Try and find an F body oil pan if you can they are i bit smaller then most SBC pans. Check out Novak Adaptes they have a section about what to think about when your doing your swap. Â I have a 4 popper. Bet the springs for it were lighter that for the I-6. If I remember correctly, the 350 and jeep I-6 weigh about the same. BTW, do the states were you live allow this kind of swap? Missouri doesn't. Here anything 1968 and later must have in it an engine available in that particular vehicle unless you re-license at as (and I can't remember what they called it) modified to the point it does not look like the same car, or is a "custom" and then is only for show and cannot be driven more that something like 1200 miles a year unless it is to or from a show. Something like that. If Comanches had come with a v8, one could go in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper2000 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I think I'm good here... But I'm pretty sure if its the same year or newer motor you should be okay most places And yea a 4 pooper is a lot lighter then an I6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetjeep2.5 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I think I'm good here... But I'm pretty sure if its the same year or newer motor you should be okay most places This is what they told me for missouri, but added it has to be what was available in that brand, so a chevy 350 in a jeep won't pass inspection unless it is "modified" to the degree that it doesn't even look like a comanche any more and is licensed as modified, as basically your own "invention." I think the guy at the State Inspection office said this is a federal law, but I could be wrong. I will check into it further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I was under the impression that 96 and later, since they need to pass emissions, need to have an engine in them that came in that platform, and that anything pre 96 was fair game as far as swaps. I have a few shops that I can call today to double check for us. If I can't get it street legal, I'm selling the truck and buying something else. On edit-I know two guys with 302 V8 swaps here in StL in YJ's, so I'm really not worried about this, but I do want to make sure before I spend a bunch on chassis mods. On another edit-I just talked to one of the inspection shops around here, and he said it doesn't matter what engine it has in it. If it's after 81, it needs to have a catalytic converter on it, and it needs to have a breather on the valve cover that circulates into the intake (pcv valve). This is, of course, in addition to the rest of the typical safety inspection stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvusse Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Pre 96 you can still have emissions legalities concerning engine and/or exhaust, depending on what state you're in. 76 and older is fair game everywhere because of lack of emission standards of any sort. Â But a 5.9 Hemi in a CJ, YJ, TJ or XJ, if done properly, can be 50 state legal, as Jeep offered it in the WJ or ZJ, can't remember which, and they are all considered SUVs. Â Don't know if brands can cross through the parent company. If so, any Dakota or RAM engine is fair game in a Comanche. Again, the 5.9 Hemi becomes viable. Or a diesel. Â But for a 50 state legal swap, all emissions stuff needs to be there, stock and working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper2000 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Streetjeep I'm all good here in K.S. talked to an state DMV inspector and she said i was good to go. All they check to see is if the vehical was ever stolen by checking the vin...... I couldnt belive my ears. And thats only if the car didnt have a K.S. title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakal Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 Got some new/old pics to post. Got a few bad shots of my sliders. Dropping my truck off at JCR Offroad last year. And installing hood vents. Dropping her off at JCR. Sliders Hood vents Stuck on spring pad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 More pics... Hood vents installed and the hood painted semi-gloss black. Sliders (better pics) Â Â Fuel cell installed JCR rear bumper My daily driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetjeep2.5 Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Ya know you could have gone with the Buick 350. 100-125 lbs lighter and the dizzy is in the front. Lots of torque and on pump gas. Â What makes the buick 350 that much lighter? Aluminum heads? Block? Read up on it, and with it's long stroke it makes more torque, but also is a wider engine that the chevy 350 because of the long stroke. They say it is sometimes mistaken for a buick big block because of it's width. Might be a tight fit in an mj! They say it was used in the Gladiator and Wagoneer 68 to 71, so it "could" be considered a "jeep" engine, I suppose! :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilotblake Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Did you ever upgrade your radiator? what are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Posted March 16, 2010 Author Share Posted March 16, 2010 Still using the 2.8 radiator. It runs about 190-200 with the hood vents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirteatr717 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 what tranny and transfer case did you use? I'm dreaming of having a 350 in my manche :drool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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