Opinions on this jeep Please

[jeepwanabe]

1042441

85 CJ7

4 speed

4 Cylinder

Dana 300 T-Case

New Procomp 4" Lift

New Extended Shackles

New Long travel pro comp shocks and steering stabilizer

New high back seats

New best top Bikini Top with visors

New skyjacker dropped pitman arm

new 12.50 * 15" Rockcrawler rims w/ 35" Big Foot Tires

Rebuilt radiator

New Brakes

Brand new Hydraulic clutch ($715) less than 100 miles on clutch

New battery

Front lock out hubs

Halogen head lamps

Rock crawler receiver hitch

Chrome trim and new headlight rings

108k

4:11

Dana 30 front

AMC 20 rear

Body's in good condition.

All electric works.

Jeep came from Colorado and is now in California.





Needs entire exhast system (quoted out at 300.00)





This jeep for 4000.00





I"m jumping back and forth on this and need some opinons, comments or warnings.



TIA



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[berettajeep]

1042442

4 speed,4 cylinder,35's

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[Jeeper84]

1042446

Ya, everything sounds cool except for the engine. It looks like it'd be a nice engine swap project

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[jeepwanabe]

1042449

Can a 2.5 4 cylinder be directly swapped out for a I-6 or would a new transmission also be in order? What things would need to be replaced/changed for such an engine swap out? I heard maybe moter mounts, Transmission, what else?

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[Jeeper84]

1042453

Honestly, if I had a Jeep like your's I'd put in an 8cyl. You'll need mounts and a new transmission...I've never done it, so I can't tell you what else you'll need.

-Mike[addsig]

 

[conejo1]

1042459

I have a 85 cj-7 w/ a chevy 4.3 ...this is just a v8 w/ the front 2 cyclinders knocked off ..I run 12.5x33 w/ 4.10 gears ....this engine is more than enough power for me I can run down the highway @ 85 w/ no problem (nv4500 overdrive 5th) ,,,and I just got back from a jeep run in Clayton, Ok and had no problems at all ..in fact many of the v8 started getting a little warm while my v6 kept truckin ...these engines are in most s-series chevys (trucks, blazers) and r easy and cheap to find...also there are several after market toys availible ....there is alot of info on the web concerning 4.3 chevy conversions and it is becoming more and more popular....

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