swapping in a 360

[bls33]

Alright so i have a 360 out of my 77 chero, and im gonna swap it into my 85 CJ7, i was gonna swap the th400 in the chero to the CJ but dont want to spend the money to adapt it to the dana 300 in the CJ, so now im thinking of swapping in a 727 but the clocking is different on those if i'm not mistaken but has the same bolt pattern so how hard is it to re drill the t-case (because i dont want to spend the $$$ on a cloking plate) to mate with the 727? Are there any other good tranny's that will mate with the dana 300? and did any one run into any problems swapping in a 360, from what i've read its a pretty straightforward swap

Thanks

Josh

[Mudrat]

Hey Josh - doing the 360 swap now into an 87 CJ, the only problem I've had is the heat shield on the DR side above the clutch bellcrank hit the block (yeah - I've got a stick). The 258 bell housing fits the 360 no problem.

I'll be doing the 727 swap later this year, but dunno about the better Auto tranny that doesn't need an adaptor to the T-case ...

[bls33]

yea i figured i would end up still going with the 727, i jus started saving up to buy one, but then i got an offer i coudlnt refuse a locker for $125 with only 2k miles on it ...I'll be on the lookout for updates on your swap and wish you good luck, im sure at the end of the day we will both be happy with the swap

[Mudrat]

Well, this is where I'm at. Waiting on the rest of the parts to button it up ...

[bls33]

That thing will be bad ass when its all done...An FSJ powered CJ will blow your pants off



o yea and what headers did you get for it?

[Mudrat]

That thing will be bad ass when its all done...An FSJ powered CJ will blow your pants off

o yea and what headers did you get for it?

Hope I can keep my pants on, and NOT soiled!!!!! A bored, balanced, blueprinted 360 should be fun

Got some Hedman 99220's in frame - I have to run a Cat in VA so I figure a 2 to 1 pipe through a single exhaust for right now ...

[Mudrat]

How does one put a cat on a fenderwell exhaust? I got the wrong ones (ordered in frame), but said what the hell and mounted them anyway, buttttt .... thought of the VA inspection AFTER I mounted the suckers ????

[Lifted79CJ7]

Trust me, I had a set up fenderwells and since you plan on going off road, you will bash the crap out of them and rip your exhaust off. Pack them up and send them back. If you don't plan on taking it off road, then leave them on - they do always look cool and sound cooler. I'm sure Fuzz would agree!
Jack

PS - lookin slick! I'm jealous!

[bls33]

I'm starting the swap this week, hope to be done in a couple weeks, will i have any trouble with the wiring? the engine is comming out of a 77 cherokee

[dbesade]

Trust me, I had a set up fenderwells and since you plan on going off road, you will bash the crap out of them and rip your exhaust off.

PS - lookin slick! I'm jealous!

I got a pair of Fenderwell's on my CJ and I haven't really bashed them at all I have heard what you say from others as well, I dunno I suppose it depends on what kinda wheelin you do..

Lookin Good mudrat , its gunna be a beast ;).

-Dave