cummins in a cherokee

[AMC-J/20]

I think I'm just going to stick with gas power . . .

Less maintenance, plugging in no blending fuel ect and so along . . .

Mike

[gotmike]

not trying to convince you one way or the other... but the only maintenance i have to deal with is changing the oil and the fuel filter... no spark plug... the air filter is cleanable... i may eventually need to put a new belt on it... but no spark plugs... no vacuum hoses, plug wires/cap/rotor... there are only two reasons it doesn't start... loss of battery power or no fuel... i plug it in just because it's easier on the engine... but when i lived in an apartment i was never able to plug it in... and it got to -40 one day... it still fired... though it took a while... i've never needed to blend my fuel... once i switched to a diesel i never looked back...

[AMC-J/20]

Alright alright . . . I'll do it ! . . . my wallet just went . . .

Ok so i had intended this as collector ish Toy/Tow rig together right so, and rust free solid J/20 is what i want but its going to cost some money and take some time to find a whole truck . . .

Try this on for sized once, I buy a 90'-93' Ram350HD/Ram3500HD Dually 4x4 Cummins diesel manual transmission the first gen square bodied one ? . . .

If i gotta finance it i can, then all i do is swap Cab's the i put a J-10-30 gladiator ECT Pickup truck cab on it, rustfree cab cheaper then whole truck right ? plus increasing my options from 74'-76' J/20 to any J-truck 1963-1988 . . . I set the Jeep cab on the Dodge chassie, then replace the box with a nice diamond plate flat bed, unless the dodge already has a flat bed, then i swap on my Blessed 19.5's of which by the way duel rims are cheaper n more plentiful lots more whees to choose from n stealies can be had cheap too and shazzam, Quick spring upgrade and i have myself a J/50 4X4 Dually Diesel ! ?

then its basically just a cab n clip swap toss on some wheels n tire's project complete !


Mike

[gotmike]

sounds like my dream truck... as long as it's got a brow...

[AMC-J/20]

What's this brow deal you are referring to ?

EDIT:
Sorry i seem to have taken over your thread heres my thread:

http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?p=1033363#post1033363

Mike

[snoopy]

[quote=AMC-J/20]What's this brow deal you are referring to ?

The way god intended for Jeeps to be made.

[snoopy]

Looks like a couple of guys are doing 6BT swaps over on the M715zone. This one looks like the least headache to me. I've spent some time up in the dana frame plant in Ky, the metal in newer frames is mucho better. They're designed with computers that consider torsional dynamics and stuff.

[snoopy]

Hope this adds and answers some questions. http://www.m715zone.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11231

[gotmike]

got some new pics... just kindof poser shots... but they were some of the only pics we took of the entire day...

[gotmike]

got some work done on the chero today... installed a trailer plug finally
i think this setup could even work with a window in the back...

seems nice and out of the way... no chance of tearing it up on the trails


there were some slot's built in just past where the spring rods attach that when bored out a bit allow the wire through rather nicely... a grommet to keep from cutting the wire at all and some grease to ease assembly


and while i was down there i cleaned up all my wires... put the taillight wires in the box along with the trailer plug wires so that i can modify things easily...


bolted the box to the frame and it's tucked up out of the way quite nicely i figure on building a gaurd for it to keep from rocks busting the box but all in all it was a nice install

[gotmike]

backup lights mounted to the roof rack





put on some speaker grilles


and mounted my battery switch in the old speaker bracket



sorry for the dark pic's
here's the switch all alone


now i just need to finish wiring in the backup lights... they will be hooked to the reverse lights circuit and will also be switchable... for those dark nights when i'm working on something behind the rig...

[seamus]

Well I think its within my skill level, just not so sure its within my income bracket.

Buying a whole truck with a usable chassie is $4,000-$6,000.

Good solid J20 $3,000-$5,000 so I'm told, From what I've seen there $6,000-$8,000.

So I'd have to buy a $5,000 truck and $7,000 truck and cut them up n weld them together...

Seem a bit steep for my wallet, thanks for the heads up at least I know it can be done.

Don't sound like its for me tho...





Mike

You are forgetting one thing, selling the parts you don't need. I bought my 90 Dodge 3500 for 1000.00 (slight front end impact) Sold the box-liner and doors as well as a few other parts and now I'm into the dodge for 400.00.

I bought the cherokee for 1400.00 reasonable body, good drive train. Sold the engine for 250, tranny for 200, dana 44 front for 300, amc 20 rear for 100. and 100 fro the frame. When it was all said and done I was into the whole project for for 600.00

[gotmike]

and nothing beats being able to tow without looking back... or wondering if i can make that hill...

[FSJeeper]

I know you lost your PICS of the swap, but can you remember any interesting details about how much difference there was between the frames and how did you do the body mounts?

[Mikel]

How does it tow with that wheelbase and the lift? Trailer brakes?

and nothing beats being able to tow without looking back... or wondering if i can make that hill...