Team V8

first of all im going to say that i didnt post this up in the tech section because im not a member and its not XJ related anyways... but i wanted to share. i know that it will eventually expire once the comments stop and it goes past expiration date...

this is the second MAJOR stage on the YJ or Monster YJ as its now called.

this stage will include the V8 engine swap/roll cage addition/ steering upgrade, the monster YJ will now have the heart of a monster! thanks to Tyler and RSOR FAB!

Dan TheBox, you are welcome to post up your progress on the FJ as we will now be TEAM V8! GO TEAM V8!!!!!!

here is some progress on the engine swap

258 was out by this point, my new drivetrain


tyler plasma cut the old engine mounts off and knocking some pieces out


Monster YJ stairing down the new drivetrain


we measured the tranny mounts off the old and the new and moved the mount so that the tcase woulldnt move from its original position so i wouldnt have to get all new driveshafts here is the new holes and clearanced holes for the bolts


shoe horning the new drivetrain in


its in there baby!


first stage of engine mounts. tyler later (after i left) welded some plate vertically across the top to gusset and tie it all ine


and of course the sexy TPI on top, engine sitting on its own weight in the jeep


more progress to come!!!!

Threads don't expire. They'll be around forever. Hehe.

i saw it yesterday... it looks good, your jeep has some crazy homebrew wiring in it, i dont know if you did that or the PO but it was surely interesting

Eh, the wiring got better after I gave it a treatment of awirecutsacillin with a pair of side cutters! Looks a lot cleaner now.

The Engine now turns over with the key!

I had to run some errands this morning. but Im about to head out and get started again. I hope to have all of the wiring done today with maybe the exception of the fuel pump. Blake is gonna come by tonight and bring some needed parts by, so maybe we can get them installed too.

Sweet....GO TEAM V8 :guitar::guitar::guitar::guitar::guitar:


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That thing's gonna be mean Blake!

You will now need to upgrade your axles to handle all that newfound power.

Lookin' good.

Like a 44 in the front. :eyes:

PacificEd said:

You will now need to upgrade your axles to handle all that newfound power.

Lookin' good.

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The rear will be just fine, but on down the road, the 30 will have to go in favor of a 44... its all good though. I am confident that it will survive pretty good as long as the driving style is kept pretty mild. I have basically the same exact setup (axle and power wise) in the ranger, and I haven't broken anything. Plus, my truck weighs more.

I think it will be fine for quite a while.

i wanna be part of team v8! my full size waggy has a 360 in it, and should be running sometime in the next couple months. i took it to a guy who quoted a very cheap price for the build, but it's looking like that gives him an excuse to take forever. he's had it waayyyyy too long now, and i'm ready to hear my flowmasters talkin to me again.

thechief86 said:

i wanna be part of team v8! my full size waggy has a 360 in it, and should be running sometime in the next couple months. i took it to a guy who quoted a very cheap price for the build, but it's looking like that gives him an excuse to take forever. he's had it waayyyyy too long now, and i'm ready to hear my flowmasters talkin to me again.

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I'll let ya know when it moves. At least it is still sitting right next to the shop with the other Waggy.

Team Willys said:

The rear will be just fine, but on down the road, the 30 will have to go in favor of a 44... its all good though. I am confident that it will survive pretty good as long as the driving style is kept pretty mild. I have basically the same exact setup (axle and power wise) in the ranger, and I haven't broken anything. Plus, my truck weighs more.

I think it will be fine for quite a while.

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Why put a V8 in just wheel it mild? He could wheel mild with the I6.

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Why put a V8 in just wheel it mild? He could wheel mild with the I6.

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when yyou want to add fuel injection too its a better use of $$$ to just swap the v8 in.... if the i6 was to be rebuilt that would have meant it was still carb'ed and hooked to a pugeot trans, this replaces both with wayyy better components

I get that and agree. The pugeot trans is a piece of crap. I had one in my 88 YJ. I was pulling it out every 3 months.


Oh yeh, the intake looks sick....

PacificEd said:

I'll let ya know when it moves. At least it is still sitting right next to the shop with the other Waggy.

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AKA...its for sale on craigslist.

ha it has been a couple times, when i got tired of being broke, and it still wasn't running right.

thechief86 said:

i wanna be part of team v8! my full size waggy has a 360 in it, and should be running sometime in the next couple months. i took it to a guy who quoted a very cheap price for the build, but it's looking like that gives him an excuse to take forever. he's had it waayyyyy too long now, and i'm ready to hear my flowmasters talkin to me again.

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I tried to get you to bring it to me... lol. Just remember, you always get what you pay for. If you aren't paying much for something, chances are, it isn't worth much.

Blakes YJ will start and run as soon as I get a few relays and plug them in, and get the fuel pump installed. It has went from a crabed 6 cyl to a fuel injected V8, and I have only had it in the shop a few days...

woot! so close i can smell the exhaust!

Team Willys said:

I tried to get you to bring it to me... lol. Just remember, you always get what you pay for. If you aren't paying much for something, chances are, it isn't worth much.

Blakes YJ will start and run as soon as I get a few relays and plug them in, and get the fuel pump installed. It has went from a crabed 6 cyl to a fuel injected V8, and I have only had it in the shop a few days...

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man i wish i had the money to get it done right! i know you would have already been done with it, and most likely done a better job! but i hav the new wife, and she's worried about what i'm spending on it with this guy, let alone what it would cost to tow it to chattanooga and all that. i appreciate your offer to do it, but it would have been an act of congress to get the wife to let me spend that much money on my jeep.

Trust me, I understand! No hard feelings bro.