T18 to NV3550 Swap ?

[BigD]

Doing a trany swap from my 2001 TJ to my 1980 CJ7 . Any experience in here doing such ? Not sure what master cyl to use on the CJ and about the pedals / linkage..

 

[BusaDave9]

Getting rid of a T-18 ?
That's a great off-road tranny. Should be very easy to sell.
NV3550 would need adapters at both ends.

 

[BusaDave9]

This would be easier if you kept the TCase from the Wrangler
Check out this link:
The Jeep NV3550 Transmission - Novak Conversions

 

[BigD]

Getting rid of a T-18 ?
That's a great off-road tranny. Should be very easy to sell.
NV3550 would need adapters at both ends.

Already sold the T-18 , the 3550 bell housing bolts right up to the AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l , just trying to figure out how to make the clutch work.

 

[BigD]

This would be easier if you kept the TCase from the Wrangler
Check out this link:
The Jeep NV3550 Transmission - Novak Conversions

Yea, been talking to Novak. This is a custom build, stretched CJ on one tons and 40" tires. Tcase is Bronco Dana 20 with a KluneV in front, came out of my TJ. Nobody seams to know how to make the Hydro Clutch work in a CJ that had mechanical linkage.

 

[BusaDave9]

So you are using the AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l Bellhousing?
That usually has a mechanical clutch. I would think you could convert it to hydraulic.
Check out this link: Hydraulic Clutch Conversion AMC Jeep CJ5 CJ7 CJ8 5.0 Mustang

 

[BigD]

So you are using the AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l Bellhousing?
That usually has a mechanical clutch. I would think you could convert it to hydraulic.
Check out this link: Hydraulic Clutch Conversion AMC Jeep CJ5 CJ7 CJ8 5.0 Mustang

Using the BellHousing off the 3550, this trany was on a 4.0 TJ.

 

[BusaDave9]

I'm not as familiar with the Wranglers. Didn't that bellhousing have a hydraulic clutch? Can you reuse those parts? Where exactly is the problem? At the bellhousing or the clutch pedal?