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Post by n2ojoe on Sept 20, 2022 18:48:47 GMT -8
So, this heap followed me home last night (in my trailer, because of course I couldn't buy a Jeep that actually runs and drives). BUT, it has a 401. Not that I need another engine to store/hoard, but hopefully enough parts can be sold off this rotted pile to make the engine very affordable. Of course I drug Rick into this stupidity, and even mooched time and space at his shop to dismantle the turd. We tore the front clip off and yanked the dumb boat anchor engine out tonight. Thanks for the help and moral support Rick. 20220920_200741 by Joe Pinsoneault, on Flickr 20220920_200755 by Joe Pinsoneault, on Flickr 20220920_202515 by Joe Pinsoneault, on Flickr
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Post by 69Rebel on Sept 20, 2022 19:19:07 GMT -8
Oh, c'mon! It's not that rusty. I'd drive it like that.
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Post by 67roguexcode on Sept 21, 2022 4:33:05 GMT -8
"Dismantling!?!?!" ...that's some serious shit there, when the only tool visible is a sawzall!
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Post by sc397 on Sept 21, 2022 5:36:03 GMT -8
Thanks or the pizza and beer Joe! It was kinda fun predicting what kind of cobbled shit we would find as we took it apart. One of the first clues was the welded motor mounts of which both had completely broken in half rubber mounts. They used car engine brackets and had to "adapt". The CJ had different engine brackets than the full size Jeeps and cars. I predicted that it would have the wrong flywheel on it and was not wrong. They had to hog out the holes to make the 304 flywheel fit right. It may have been a 6 cyl flywheel but they used the same flywheel for the 304 in the 1980's. I guess they didn't know that the bolt pattern is not symmetrical. The pilot bushing is pretty special as well. The 401 is about a 1972 and was probably out of a full size jeep that had the TH400 on it. Well, that is what I think anyway.
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