L134 engine swap to a 225...

My 7 year old and I went for some rides around "da hood" this past weekend...the grin on his face was almost has big as mine! He loves it and its worth every bloody knuckle i'm putting into it.

Speaking of bloody knuckles, apparently I'm going to perform the engine conversion to the 225. Mrs. Michigan_pinstripes has advised Mr. Michigan_ pinstripes that one of the three engine/trans/t-case combos in the garage has to go (what she doesn't realize is that he will quickly fill this space with other jeep stuff).

Any who, I'm beginning the planning for my winter project of swapping out the 4 cyl w/a Dauntless 225. Reviewed the info on the "V6 references link"..(really appreciate this stuff).

Phase one is to disassemble the engine, trans and t-case to assess their condition(s). Not planning on any performance enhancements unless someone can convince me that its in my best interest to do so (this is a family jeep).

Any suggestions/hints, etc are appreciated.

 

Did I say something wrong?

 

Jerry,

What are you going to do with the L head. I have a friend with a 48 that might be interested.

 

V-6 flatties are cool. 8) Don't worry 'bout Billy. He'll get over it.

 

I essentially have everything in the garage to do this including a bigger radiator and the AA motormounts. Need the crossover pipe but I have a lead on that locally.

Time to clear it out!!! A CJ5 frame may just fit sideways behind Putt Putt for buildup!!

We just put a single cylinder Wilwood MC on his with the 11" fronts -- nearly puts you through the windshield!!

 

I'm with my soon to be fellow "Volunteer" Billy

Semper :hurrican:

 

Yeah, she stopped asking "now what is that Jeep for?"

She knows the long term plan on my CJ5 project but little does she know that I plan to accelerate the plan a bit. 8) Like Boyink, I want a nice roadworthy rig that she is comfortable driving around as a second car. She likes manual transmissions so that is not a problem. She doesn't drive Putt Putt because it is pretty primitive and too tall It will remain a 4-cyl trail rig.

 

The L head won't be expensive. Assuming your buddy is in the GR area, i'm sure we can get it to him (I was raised in Muskegon and my brother and parents still live there).

At this point, I believe I'll start actual swap during the early Winter months.

P.S. If you guys happen to plan a day event, please PM me. I would like to join ya.

 

* Installed a single res and it works great (so far). guess I should have opted for the dual..
* Letting the skin heal from the brake fluid and bloody knuckles front the front before I start the rear conversion. Have all of the parts in the bedroom,,,I mean garage.
* Jeep came w/the Saginaw steering gear. Steers great w/no wondering!
* Came w/OD. Its a six speed. Wonder if the OD works in reverse?
* The cage.. Any suggestions on the full cage set-up? I'm really clueless about design options and if there are kits available, or is it 100% fabrication work? Also wondering if the rollbar should be welded to the frame for "extra" safety. We won't be traveling fast, but you just never know. I got hit by a drunk drive in my '78 cj5, and endo'ed my '81 cj7 on the expressway during a snow storm.

Also looking for 2 more 5 point harness/belts if anyone has some (forget the dog, I don't like it....and a new one is only $35 at the local pound)

 

should have OD in reverse.