Big problems with engine swap-help need!
Chriss
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- 1983 CJ7, AMC 360, T176, DANA 300, Axles Stock with true trac, 33" Cooper STT tires, 4" lift by Trailmaster
1999 JEEP Grand Cherokee 4,7 stock. Family car
Hello and merry christmas
I have big problems with the engine swap at my CJ7 .
I changed the cracked 1979 frame and the tired AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l engine.
My new frame now is a 1985 with the skid plate, the Transmission a T-150 with a Dana 20 Transfer Case and a 360 V8.
Now, there are some differences between the skid plate and the Transfer Case , and the drive shafts for the front axle are too short.
Are there diffrent skid plates after 1979, starting the Dana 300 Transfer Case ? Whats up with the drive shafts? Why are they now too short?? It is the same Transmission and axles from 1979, only the engine is another.
Must I buy new drive shafts, and a new skid plate??
Help is needed. Please.

I have big problems with the engine swap at my CJ7 .
I changed the cracked 1979 frame and the tired AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l engine.
My new frame now is a 1985 with the skid plate, the Transmission a T-150 with a Dana 20 Transfer Case and a 360 V8.
Now, there are some differences between the skid plate and the Transfer Case , and the drive shafts for the front axle are too short.
Are there diffrent skid plates after 1979, starting the Dana 300 Transfer Case ? Whats up with the drive shafts? Why are they now too short?? It is the same Transmission and axles from 1979, only the engine is another.
Must I buy new drive shafts, and a new skid plate??
Help is needed. Please.