what drive train would you swap in?
raser13
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- 1977 CJ-5 '83 amc 258 straight six, motorcraft 2100 carb ,inline fuel pump, 1000 cca battery ,T-175 tranny,
hey guys, i've been looking at bone yards for cj parts and coming up pretty bare in this area. what i did find was an old mail jeep just rotting away. it's body is in let's say 70% good shape and about 30% rust. and it has the original four banger motor. the frame is still in good shape with no cancer. i know that i can probably get this thing cheap and it's calling to me to get it back on the road. with little access to alot of cheap amc parts around i was thinking of doing a ford or chevy swap out just to get it back on the road a little quicker and cheaper. what would you guys recommend for a motor and tranny combo to swap out to? and what would they come out of? would you recommend swapping out the axles to something else at the same time. i'm not afraid of the work. and the bone yards have lots of ford and chevy parts to spare. so let the masters share their knowledge with me.