today is the start of the conversion

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Mar 6, 2007 | 12:05 AM

SSilver

Thread Starter

TECH Apprentice

Joined: Jan 2002

Posts: 343

Likes: 0

From: san diego

today is the start of the conversion

pulled the motor out of the jeep today and its sitting at Overkill Motorsports waiting for Rob to weld up the engine mounts and I am waiting for a few more parts before he can do that.

should look pretty nice once the 5.3 is mounted in there.

so far I am just waiting on the flywheel, pressure, plate, clutch and some linkages...

Gonna try and get down to the shop and pressure wash the jeep because it has 30 years of grease on it and paint the inner fenderwells and firewall...

Mar 6, 2007 | 12:12 AM

dsmfreak

Teching In

iTrader: (1)

Joined: Feb 2007

Posts: 4

Likes: 0

From: OKC,OK

I'm Also doing a very similar conversion.
I'm going to put an LQ9 into a 81 CJ7 along with a 4l80e trans.

Mar 6, 2007 | 12:17 AM

SSilver

Thread Starter

TECH Apprentice

Joined: Jan 2002

Posts: 343

Likes: 0

From: san diego

I have seen most people using the GM autos with the swap.

I am sticking with the T-18 tranny because it was put in 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton and 1 ton trucks so it will be plenty strong.

I'm gonna be using an ls1 pressure plate and flywheel with the jeep Centerforce clutch disk and Novak's hydraulic clutch release.

I haven't any people use the jeep tranny so I am excited to see how its gonna turn out.

Mar 6, 2007 | 12:26 AM

dsmfreak

Teching In

iTrader: (1)

Joined: Feb 2007

Posts: 4

Likes: 0

From: OKC,OK

The jeep that I'm working on had a little 302 in it, I'm not so sure about the trans.
Maybe I could send you some pics and you could tell me what the hell it is.
And if its worth a damn.

Mar 6, 2007 | 12:27 AM

dsmfreak

Teching In

iTrader: (1)

Joined: Feb 2007

Posts: 4

Likes: 0

From: OKC,OK

What are your plans on performance upgrades?

Mar 6, 2007 | 12:48 AM

SSilver

Thread Starter

TECH Apprentice

Joined: Jan 2002

Posts: 343

Likes: 0

From: san diego

For the engine I am gonna keep it stock for now just to get it up and running. Once I get it up and running I am gonna swap to an ls1 intake but I need to get an ls1 water pump and other front end accessories to make it work. Also plane to do some JBA headers, plugs and wires and other small stuff...

The motor already has almost 3 times the power the 4.2 has so it doesn't need a whole lot of performance upgrades.

I have a 4 inch lift sitting in my garage waiting to go on but i wanna do new axles and stuff first.

go ahead and send a pic of the tranny I'll see if I can dig up some info on it.

Mar 6, 2007 | 12:55 AM

dsmfreak

Teching In

iTrader: (1)

Joined: Feb 2007

Posts: 4

Likes: 0

From: OKC,OK

My customer wants about 400whp to start with, so I'm poking around looking for good camshafts for the 6.0. probably going to have to go with a better intake manifold.

It will be tomarrow on the tranny pics.

Trending Topics

4L80e loosing line pressure

33

964
Never knew about this Trans Am before

9

265
LT1 camero. Fastest stock NA pony car ever?

1.1k

30.7k
1999 SS 1LE (aka. White Privilege)

32

1.3k
Starting issues

20

669

Mar 6, 2007 | 12:59 AM

SSilver

Thread Starter

TECH Apprentice

Joined: Jan 2002

Posts: 343

Likes: 0

From: san diego

well I saw a website that says they stopped using the heavy duty trannies in 1980...

Here is a tranny that would be awesome though...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD-...ayphotohosting

the ford t18a...all you need to do is swap the bell housing, use an ls1 pressure plate and flywheel with the jeep disk...

Also the ford T18a has the 6.32:1 granny gear where as the jeep t18 like mine has a 4.xx :1

if you want 400hp all you need is maybe an ls6 manifold, headers, and a small cam

check out my sig for what my camaro did with just the stock intake, headers and the TR 224/224 114lsa 350rwhp and 373rwtq on the stock tune