Chevy Powered Jeep?

[Ralphp]

Has any one converted a jeep cherokee to a Chevy small-block V-8? I am interested in the aftemarket possibilites for the Chevy engines. Any idea about adapters that would permit the use of the AMC turbo-400 trans.? What about motor mounts?

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'74 Cherokee NT
360, Motorcraft 4-Brl
TH 400/QT with Low Range
Factory A.C/PS/PB
Awaiting Complete Rebuild
and New Paint

[ap90c]

i just had a chevy 305 rebuilt the owner
before had it put in i am guessing i have had no problems getting parts so far
305 2bbl(soon to be changed)
hi performance ignition system
cat back system
lift kit
new paint
all coming soon

[PAJEEPER]

Scotty knows alot about this. My opinion would be to use the Chevy engine with a chevy TH400. That way you avoid all the hassle and $$ of a custom adapter. You'll have to change the output shaft to the QT shaft and then it will bolt right on. As for the motor mounts they might take a little fabricating but should be easy to do. I'm sure with a welder and some materials you could make them.

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Greg

'81 J10
258,727,208
custom bumpers 4" pipe f,square tube r.
Yellow powdercoated wheels.

'77 J20
360 4BBL,400,Q-trac.
Heavy duty steel flatbed.
Currently under construction with new frame.

[Ralphp]

Thnks for the input. I don't have anything against the stock 360/TH400 setup it's just that Chevy parts seem to be a dime a dozen. In addition, the G.M ignition setup seems to have far fewer problems than the original setup.

[scotty]

if youre happy with the QT,simply use a gm th400.it can even be 2wd,since youll be using your old th400 aouput shaft and adapter. i wouldnt fuss with an adapter for a th400 when you can build your own tranny that will bolt to both the engine and xfer that you want with factory parts.

the other option is to use a whole chevy drivetrain.you could search for a th400 or th350 with a 205. it will have the same passenger side front diff. if you like shifting your own gears, you could serch for an sm420(7.13 first gear) or an sm465(6.something first) either should come with a 205.

the 205 is cast iron,gear driven,rated at 900 ft lbs of input torque,and twin stickable. if you wheel it alot,you also have the option of using the range box from a 203 in front of the 205,to get a variety of low range gears,up to 4 to 1 http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/smile.gif


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scott
85 grand wagoneer
258 with motorcraft 2bbl/904/twin stick dana 300/dana 44/welded amc 20
38x15.5 gumbo mudders
snorkel/dual batteries/onboard air/"custom" convertable
3 inch body lift/mostly stock suspension/"modified" fender openings
custom front/rear bumpers and brushgaurd

T18/dana-spicer 18 with drum E brake and PTO,and offset dana 44 swap very soon
BIG tow truck PTO winch and full roll cage install shortly thereafter
searching for jeep 4.0 six engine

now we can do some 'wheelin!