1970 j 2000 t-18tranny in cj7 will it work?

I have a cj7 and i want to put a t-18 tranny into it from a 1970 j 200 gladiator truck.The bell housing and tranny were mated to a amc 360, and im going to try and fit this to my amc 304. Will it work?:?

 

Its going to be wayyyyyyy long if you leave it as is.

Heres Some info on the J truck t18 in the below link.

Got all my stuff from Hicks 4x4 about 7 years ago for my swap.
I had to take the tranny apart to install the shorter input but it really wasnt a big deal. I put new bearingas and syncros in at that time. Was About a 4 hour job once it was out of the Jeep.

http://www.offroaders.com/jeepfan/t18_swap.htm

 

Hicks appears to be gone. You can get the parts you need from PartsMike http://www.partsmike.com/store/store.php?crn=207&rn=1442&action=show_detail

As mentioned, the V8 T-18 has a very long input shaft, and you'll want to replace the input shaft and bellhousing.

This topic has been covered a lot in previous posts. Search and you'll find lots and lots of discussion.

 

Wouldn't have been the stock drivetrain in a 1970 J2000 either. That would have come with a Buick 350 and not the AMC 360, which wasn't available until 72.

 

I did the conversion using parts from partsmike also...it was a good experience, and not really all that difficult.

 

Thanks guys! i would love to just find a t-176 and call it a day since i have the dana 300 already. Im looking for a low buck option. Thanks.

 

Well, there is some wiggle room for this to be a factory setup...

The 360 was introduced in 1971 in the Wagoneer and J-truck. Jeep vehicles did not have a Jxxxxxxxxxxx style VIN number until 1972, so the truck could have been built in 1970, sold in 1970, titled as a 1970, and nominally be a 1971 model.