Stick
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Slap me if this is totally ridiculous, has anyone every transplanted an XJ body onto a frame for added ridgidity ?? :bs: ?
Stick said:Slap me if this is totally ridiculous, has anyone every transplanted an XJ body onto a frame for added ridgidity ?? :bs: ?
OneTonXJ said:It's been done. Somebody in the TN area did it and I recall at least one other. It looks more redneck than it sounds though.
Stick said:LOL, don't want it to look redneck...lol. I was just wondering because when I go with the 360 I will need to beef up the unibody.
Eagle said:Why?
The 1969 AMC Hurst SC/Rambler was a Rambler American (unibody) with a 390 engine and 4-speed tranny. 13 second quarter mile off the showroom floor. The Hurst SC/Hornet was an AMC Hornet (unibody) with a high-performance 360 and 4-speed tranny. All Javelins and AMXs with 390 and 401 cubic inch engines were unibody. We never had any problems with chassis stiffness.
You've been listening to somebody who doesn't understand what unibody is. Unibodies are inherently stiffer than separate body & frame vehicles.
THE_OWL said:I agree with Eagle (for once ) . I have been running a 400hp Small Chevy in my XJ for 9 years. I have broken everything on this Jeep since. But no cracks in the Uni or anything like that. I havent done major rock Crawling in it though. But I used to stomp it off the line at every stoplight. I am doing some reinforcing of the frame now for the coilover mounts. Similar to C-Roks steering plate but extending under and all the way down to the crossmember.
The 360 you're looking to swap in wont be potent enough to require a "frame install". Some clever reinforcing will be more than enough. IMO
\\hoot
THE_OWL said:its not a 400 block, but 400 horsepower. I have a Be Cool custom radiator, flow kooler pump, 4 hood vents, flex a lite twin 10" fans with shroud, huge oil cooler, low stall Converter and dual tranny coolers. still runs a tad hot once in a while. Displacement is about 367. and 10.5:1 compression. I also have my grill all chopped up for better flow