Bowmanet
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Farmville, Virginia
ill try to make this post as simple and as to the point as i can
I have a 1997 dodge ram 1500 5.2 that i am swapping into a 1990 jeep cherokee
I know this isnt the most popular swap, i know that LS swaps have alot more backing and resources, i know it would be simpler for me to rebuild/replace the 4.0... but there is a story behind this swap and ill post that below for anybody interested.
Story Time.
My dad grew up with him and his brothers all owning jeeps (and rolling them for the most part). When i was 7 my dad bought a 1997 dodge ram and we drove that bad boy everywhere, i learned to drive on it, and it eventually became my first vehical when i was legal to drive. well about 6 years ago the transmission went out in it and it was parked due to my dad working out of town so much and rising gas prices ( i got a honda to go to school/work).
Well last year i bought my first jeep, but before i could bring my dad for a ride the jeep started to have alot of issues (renix cooling system being the biggest issue). So while looking to fix it all, i had an idea. Why not give this jeep a heart transplant from the old dodge sitting there rotting away? So i gave it a go and the 318 fired up and ran smooth. I brought both the dodge and the jeep to a friends shop and we started removing drivetrains. At this point i realized that the aisin transmission in the jeep wouldnt bolt up to the 318 from the dodge. My heart sank, this wasnt going to be as simple as i hoped.
Now i have little to no mechanical experience, so im learning as i go. But i really want to bring my dads old truck back to life inside a jeep... that way i can bring him for a joyride before the inevitable happens (His medical state gets worse each year)
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I have a 1997 dodge ram 1500 5.2 that i am swapping into a 1990 jeep cherokee
I know this isnt the most popular swap, i know that LS swaps have alot more backing and resources, i know it would be simpler for me to rebuild/replace the 4.0... but there is a story behind this swap and ill post that below for anybody interested.
Story Time.
My dad grew up with him and his brothers all owning jeeps (and rolling them for the most part). When i was 7 my dad bought a 1997 dodge ram and we drove that bad boy everywhere, i learned to drive on it, and it eventually became my first vehical when i was legal to drive. well about 6 years ago the transmission went out in it and it was parked due to my dad working out of town so much and rising gas prices ( i got a honda to go to school/work).
Well last year i bought my first jeep, but before i could bring my dad for a ride the jeep started to have alot of issues (renix cooling system being the biggest issue). So while looking to fix it all, i had an idea. Why not give this jeep a heart transplant from the old dodge sitting there rotting away? So i gave it a go and the 318 fired up and ran smooth. I brought both the dodge and the jeep to a friends shop and we started removing drivetrains. At this point i realized that the aisin transmission in the jeep wouldnt bolt up to the 318 from the dodge. My heart sank, this wasnt going to be as simple as i hoped.
Now i have little to no mechanical experience, so im learning as i go. But i really want to bring my dads old truck back to life inside a jeep... that way i can bring him for a joyride before the inevitable happens (His medical state gets worse each year)
Any help would be greatly appreciated.