i GUESS BEING A NEW GUY ON yOUR FORUM i SHOULD SIT BACK AND LEARN BUT i HAVE A FEW THINGS TO COMMENT ON. fIRST OF ALL, THE GUY WANTS A 350. SO WHAT. FIRST YOU NEED TO MEASURE OUT YOUR ENGINE AND COMPARTMENT. yOU NEED TO KNOW IF IT WILL PHYSICALLY FIT. YOU NEED TO BE SPECIFIC ABOUT YOUR NEEDS WHEN DOING A PROJECT LIKE THIS IE: HEADERS POWER STEERING LINKAGE,AND LINKAGE FOR THE TRANS ETC. FOR THE BIG ENGINE COMMENT,
yOU WHO DON'T HAVE OR WON'T HAVE DON'T BE NEGATIVE. IF YOU CHOOSE TO FINESSE YOUR CRAWLING FINE BUT DON'T PUT DOWN OTHERS WHO WHEEL DIFFERENTLY.
THIS 350, IS IT FI AND IF SO WHAT TYPE, ENGINE MODEL (SPECIFICALLY) WHAT DID IT COME OUT OF? YOU WILL NEED TO FOLLOW YOUR EMISSIONS LAWS FOR YOUR STATE AND I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU FIND A SHOP THAT HAS SWAPPED SOME IN TO FIND OUT WHAT IS REQUIRED OR FIND YOUR STATE DEQ AND VERIFY. TRANNSMISSION, AUTO OR MANUAL? A NP231 CAN HANDLE A LOT AND ARE FAIRLY CHEAP TO FIND. POSS SELLING YOUR REMAINING DRIVETERAIN PIECES TO OFFSET THE COSTS RELATED.
AXLES WILL BE ANOTHER AREA OF CONCERN. A DANA 44 WILL LIVE BEHIND A BBCHEV, WITH 40'S FOR SEVERAL YEARS AS LONG AS YOU DON'T MIND U JOINTS, SO YOUR 35/35 STUFF WILL LIVE FOR A WHILE (IE G CHEROKEE V8).
I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU SPEND A LOT OF TIME MEASURING WHAT YOU HAVE ROOM TO PUT IN. I WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND THAT YOU FIND A FI ENGINE. THESE GUYS ARE HELPFUL BUT YOU HAVE TO WADE THROUGH THEIR PREJUDICES OF OTHER BRANDS. THEY HAVE ALL SAID WHAT I SAID BUT ITS IN THREE PAGES OF STUFF.
RELAX AND MEASURE. PAINLESS OR ASM MAKE STAND ALONE HARNESSES FOR NEARLY ANYTHING, HATLEC AS WELL.
HOPE THIS HELPS... SW <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />

74 CJ5 468/TH400/D20 D44'S SPOOLED AND LOCKED 4WDB ON 40'S