AMC 360 swap

[Jester]

So it looks like I am going to dive in head first and swap out the 230 with a V8 that Fisherman found for me.

Watch this space for updates.

I will try to be better about posting up pics than I have been with other projects.

[BubbaWilkins]

Let me know if you need pics of a 360 already in place.

[Warthog]

We'll see who gets done first. You and your wimpy 360 or me and my 4bta

[Jester]

We'll see who gets done first. You and your wimpy 360 or me and my 4bta

That is just hurtfull.

[Jester]

Let me know if you need pics of a 360 already in place.

I will take whatever you got. More info cannot be bad. Will PM you my email address.

[wrecker]

Thank you for cutting your teeth on this. I plan to put the AMC 401 I have in my second truck. I'll be glad to follow your progress. I think the frame horns may be perfect allready--but I'll let you find out all that. You running the stock tranny behind it or what?

[tonka]

they sit to high and arnt as heavey duty as the motor mounts out of a full size jeep. Just finished putting in a 360/ t18/ 208 in mine and didnt even have to cut the rear drive shaft SWEEEEEET.

[Jester]

Thank you for cutting your teeth on this. I plan to put the AMC 401 I have in my second truck. I'll be glad to follow your progress. I think the frame horns may be perfect allready--but I'll let you find out all that. You running the stock tranny behind it or what?

I am going to run the stock T98.

From my research, the motor mounts from the J-Truck must be put in the M715 - not quite in the same spot as the M ones. The stock tranny needs the input shaft from the T18 put into it. I hope to leave the t-case in the same location and use the stock trans mount in the stock location. We will see.

Someone that has done it before can chime in here.

[fisherman]

You won't need pictures, you'll have the J truck sitting right beside your M truck.. It will be easy as swaps go, a lot of work, but not much to figure out. Use the J truck cable clutch linkage?? or go with new hydraulic stuff?? The bellhousing will dictate where the motor mounts are to go. A little cutting, welding and new input shaft install. Possibly new clutch stuff, install power steering box, bolt up everything and hook up fuel lines, electrical etc. I think after doing mine this one should be quite a bit easier because you have all the pieces.

[503m715]

aw crap did you buy phil's truck? I wanted to buy it. I just pm ed Todd to see if he had talked to him yet. Da-- it