Wondering out loud
Wondering out loud
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mylittlecj5
RIP Mike, we'll all miss you
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360 AMC Engine.
35x12.50x15 TSL Super Swamper tires.
In a frame off rebuild for a long time...
I can think of a few reasons:
Not enough room for it without major surgery
the drivetrain would have to match, and there isn't enough room/length for it in a 5
the torque would crack/twist the frame like a pretzel
not to say it can't be done, it has been done. Just not practical for a street/trail truck, just a drag or mud racer. I actually thought about it with the rock crawler chassis I have, until I really thought about it.
Not enough room for it without major surgery
the drivetrain would have to match, and there isn't enough room/length for it in a 5
the torque would crack/twist the frame like a pretzel
not to say it can't be done, it has been done. Just not practical for a street/trail truck, just a drag or mud racer. I actually thought about it with the rock crawler chassis I have, until I really thought about it.
Old Dog
Always Off-Roading Jeeper
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As mylittlecj said TO much of a good thing
LongHorn
Always Off-Roading Jeeper
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I've seen a 460 V8 Ford Jeep & a 500 V8 Cadillac Scrambler but I can't find the pictures. Some body some where has swap just about eveything you can think of into a Jeep.
CJ
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kicknjeep
Old Time Jeeper
CJRATS BB motor and one tons in my project CJ :drool::drool::drool:
I would own the world
(ok maybe the trails)
I would own the world
(ok maybe the trails)
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1978 CJ-7 304 / TH 400 / Quadratrac 32 in Mud Terrains
