Building a bowtie YJ
BowTie YJ
Jeeper
Found this site and thought it would be a good place to share my build. i am in the middle of a 4.3tbi/700r4 swap into an '89 YJ and to put it nicely, it's been a learning experience! The engine and tranny have both been rebuilt and I split Transfer Case and used the input gear and planetaries from a chevy case and used the jeep output shaft. i also intalled a SYE while i was in the case. i made the mistake of starting out with a 2wd tranny. Not the best decision when i look back on it! It has taken twice as long and three times as much money as i first thought but i hope it will pay off in the end. the best part of the build to me is the custom adapter that i designed and had a machinist build. i did it for about half the price of an off the shelf adapter. Everything bolted up but only time will tell if it was the right thing to do. I hope mating the chevy engine harness to the jeep fuse block will teach me wiring skills that will come in handy one day too! Some other mods include SOA lift and Rocky Road OTT steering. Check out my gallery and let me know what you think.