Just got home from a 401 road trip to Arizona for 10 days. Here is the ride at Mexican Hat Rock yesterday. She rolled over 100k on Nov 21. It was a great ride with a roaring 401 and cheap gas!
Just got home from a 401 road trip to Arizona for 10 days. Here is the ride at Mexican Hat Rock yesterday. She rolled over 100k on Nov 21. It was a great ride with a roaring 401 and cheap gas!
Originally Posted by dagazio
Flat lobes are no more common in AMC V-8s than in any other make. AMC used only AMC parts in their motors.
Just picked up my 401 from the engine shop today for my 79 j10. yeh i know they stopped putting them in, in 78, but the cam took a crap in my 360 and had way too many miles on for just a cam replacement and had this 401 core since 2000 so i figured now was the time, life's too short not to enjoy it. got a 400 turbo with quadra-trac and 3:07 gears. also sprung for the edelbrock shorty headers and performer package. z & m jeeps took care of me with pre bent stainless brake lines and engine wiring harness, nice to see companies reproducing parts for these fsj's
Motor's all in and life is sweet again, no make that sweeter. This thing has loads of torque. The rebuild consisted of Edelbrock intake, cam, carb, timing set and shorty headers, and even shelled out the $280.00 to have it all balanced. This is my first 401 and has far exceeded my expectations. I'm gonna have a lot of fun at the stop lights.
Hey, that is one sweet looking Jeep truck. Is the interior as good as the outside? You should be real proud of it. Take good care of it. There are not many around in that condition.
Larry The Old Rugged Crosser
in a Old Rugged Cross'en 72 CJ-5
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You are invited to view my rebuild of The Old Rugged Crosser --CJ-5 at:
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f8/rebuilding-old-rugged-crosser-cj5-1180801/
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"He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king." - St. Augustine
This is a shot from about a year ago, since I have the antique tags on I dont put alot of miles on but since the 401 install it is more of a blast to drive this year will most likely see more miles. As you can see the tow chain hook is still under the seat so I do still use it to haul and such.
Better late than never but, nice truck man!!!