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Well I must say the rain has made the progress alot slower than I had hoped for, but atleast I got a few things done the last couple of nights. The engine mounting brackets are finished, sprayed and mounted on the jeep. The injectors are wired. The Gearbox is removed and on its way to the...

And then once I am finished with the Jeep I can carry on with my actual project. It is a 1936 Willys 77 four door, which will have a 350 Chev motor and trans, and a Jaguar xj6 suspension. The paint will be a burnt orange with maybe a darker orange ghost flame job(still deciding) and then a nice...

Hi Smitherz Yes I must say while I was trying to sell the vehicle I always had the hope in the back of my mind that it will not sell, so that I can do the swap. And I am glad that I now have the opportunity to do it. And I must agree with you, your friend probably does stay in business...

Hi Smitherz your friend can be lucky that he got his money back for it, I was unable to trade in the Jeep so I had to go this conversion route. But the problem I have with the jeep is that they drive so damn nicely when they are actually driving. Anyway I have been quite busy this weekend and...

Hi Guys I am now trying to sort out the existing wiring in the Jeep and I must say I will probably get more for all the copper used for the wiring than for the whoile Jeep, jeesh I didn't think it had that much wires, anyway I will hopefully finish up tonight and then tomorrow it is time to...

Okay so finaaly after it put up a great fight I won in the last round, and the engine and gearbox is finally out of the jeep and laying on the ground next to it. So now I will have to start preping the engine bay for the new engine, and then test fit it this weekend to see where the engine...

Okay so I have finally finished with the house reno, and got started with the Jeep this weekend. Unfortunately I didn't get as much done as I was hoping for as the jeep was fighting me all the way, and the engine is still hanging in the air inside the jeep, but hopefully I will get it out...

Okay so here is what I have so far: +1UZFE Engine + auto gearbox +Original Jeep gear shifter +Original Jeep transfer case (will need to get an adapter plate machined) +Original Jeep diffs front and back +Also keeping the drive shafts (will need to get them extended or shortened not sure...

Hi All I have decided to do the lexus conversion on my Jeep, as I have had many problems and costs with the Jeep engine and gearbox. I have worked out a plan for the conversion as well as a parts list, unfortunately I have to renovate the house first :mad:, so the swap has been put on the...

Thanks for your replies The Jeep I talking about is a 2001 model. And I've had it for a year now. I have spend more on the repairs of the engine and gearbox, than I I initially paid for the Jeep. And every time it goes in for repairs, or I drive somewhere something else goes. So I am fed...

Hi there Has anybody done a lexus conversion on a Jeep Grand Cherokee? I have looked all over the internet and I can't find any info or pics. I am planning to replace the current diesel 3.1 with the 1uzfe motor. But I would like to see what kind of hickups I can expect. I have spoken to a...