89wrangler
Not a new member
- Joined
- Oct 22, 2005
- Location
- Bostic,NC
Here we ( I ) go again. This build is basically a NC 4x4 build as almost all of the parts were purchased from members on the board at one time or another. I tend to buy chit cause it is a good deal and then figure out what I will use it for. I think it works, the wife thinks otherwise. Thanks to Guffey, Pheery, Gonovrit, Olivers Drive Shaft, Larry Elder for some exhaust artwork.
After toasting my 3rd Terralow in a 231 a year ago, I got a deal on a Stak I could not pass up. I know it is no Atlas, but has to be a lot better than the 231, especially when using the skinny pedal. I had found a deal found a deal on a 305 with new p/s pump, performer intake and HEI dist with nice 700R4 (rebuilt), Then I found another deal on a real nice 5.7L. All these parts were piling up in the shop.
I am in the process of slowly redoing a 79 Chief /T18 combo and needed a motor so I figured why not use the one in my YJ and put the 5.7 in? So it began..
I pulled fenders, radiator, grill engine and tranny and interior of Jeep. Once that was done, I set in engine and tranny to to get everything aligned to fad motor mounts. Here engine setting in place.
interior removed
I modified the old motor mounts I had made for the 360 and they fit nicely on the 5.7
then Tcase came with an extra support bracket, so I fabbed up a couple mounts to weld in
then came to mounting the twin sticks. In order to clock the Tcase flat I had to massage the floor in a few places and remove some metal on the inderside, but it fit.
final mock up before removing everything
After toasting my 3rd Terralow in a 231 a year ago, I got a deal on a Stak I could not pass up. I know it is no Atlas, but has to be a lot better than the 231, especially when using the skinny pedal. I had found a deal found a deal on a 305 with new p/s pump, performer intake and HEI dist with nice 700R4 (rebuilt), Then I found another deal on a real nice 5.7L. All these parts were piling up in the shop.
I am in the process of slowly redoing a 79 Chief /T18 combo and needed a motor so I figured why not use the one in my YJ and put the 5.7 in? So it began..
I pulled fenders, radiator, grill engine and tranny and interior of Jeep. Once that was done, I set in engine and tranny to to get everything aligned to fad motor mounts. Here engine setting in place.
interior removed
I modified the old motor mounts I had made for the 360 and they fit nicely on the 5.7
then Tcase came with an extra support bracket, so I fabbed up a couple mounts to weld in
then came to mounting the twin sticks. In order to clock the Tcase flat I had to massage the floor in a few places and remove some metal on the inderside, but it fit.
final mock up before removing everything
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BUT, when you finally get tired of bustin' your knuckles I know where to find another nice bass boat! 
