An introduction...And my build...
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From: Quakertown, PA
An introduction...And my build... Hi all, my name is Pete. I have an addicition. I can't leave anything good enough alone 
I've been lurking for a few months, and have managed to get nearly all of my questions answered just by searching and reading the board 
Anyway, by 5.3L swap began this past weekend. It is going into a '79 Jeep Cherokee. Not the little XJ's but the big brother of all Jeeps
Being cheap, I am putting an odd combination of parts together. I am using a 4L60E, but it is from a '98 S-10 Blazer. I am also using the old stock Quadratrac transfer case, which no one makes an adapter to do. So I ended up making one myself over the last couple weeks. 
Anyway, take a look ay my site. I'll be updating it as I go along. I seriously plan to have it wrapped up by Memorial Day, so I will be busy...
I've been lurking for a few months, and have managed to get nearly all of my questions answered just by searching and reading the board Anyway, by 5.3L swap began this past weekend. It is going into a '79 Jeep Cherokee. Not the little XJ's but the big brother of all Jeeps
Being cheap, I am putting an odd combination of parts together. I am using a 4L60E, but it is from a '98 S-10 Blazer. I am also using the old stock Quadratrac transfer case, which no one makes an adapter to do. So I ended up making one myself over the last couple weeks. Anyway, take a look ay my site. I'll be updating it as I go along. I seriously plan to have it wrapped up by Memorial Day, so I will be busy...
Last edited by jeepinpete; Apr 18, 2006 at 01:39 PM.
Welcome....looks like you already making good progress. I also have a deadline I set for myself.....10 days before memrial day. I have tons to do...
all the best with your project
all the best with your project
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Progress Pictures Last weekend my buddy Joe and I tore down the front end of the Cherokee. Pulled all the sheet metal from the firewall forward. Also got the drivetrain disconnected and pulled. Some pics:
Looks like the project has started, great! If you want a real easy place to keep a project journal, check out the site in my sig. It's free and also gives you space to provide a narrative.
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Here is a pic of the adapter that I made up. I am using an adapter kit from Advance Adapters. The AA kit is made to adapt a 700R4 to the QT, but the 4L60E has a different bolt pattern...
This picture is of the adapter shaft that came in the AA kit. I welded the notched ring onto the end of it. That ring is for the vehicle speed sensor...
The AA kit requires cutting a length off of the transmission output shaft. I made the adapter as long as I could to minimize this, and to try to keep the overall length of the engine and trans the same as stock. In the end I had to cut about 3/4" with a cutoff wheel in the dremel. Here is a couple pics with the adapter and shaft on the new trans:
Here are a couple pics of old vs new side by side:
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This picture is of the adapter shaft that came in the AA kit. I welded the notched ring onto the end of it. That ring is for the vehicle speed sensor...
The AA kit requires cutting a length off of the transmission output shaft. I made the adapter as long as I could to minimize this, and to try to keep the overall length of the engine and trans the same as stock. In the end I had to cut about 3/4" with a cutoff wheel in the dremel. Here is a couple pics with the adapter and shaft on the new trans:
Here are a couple pics of old vs new side by side:
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You planning on rebuilding that V6 4L60E soon? I had my V6 trans from a 97 4.3 on the back of a V8 making about 320hp and it started slipping after about 3 months. Had it rebuilt with more clutches, kevlar bands, a Corvette servo, and some of the other upgrades, then it ran just fine for years.
