frankenstein jeep project update

[black87yj]

mopar 360 tf 727 running smoooooooooth ! its nice to be on the road again8) waiting for a chance to do the spring over next month. the 360 fits very well and the only clearance issue is the cable shift mod i did is too close to the front d shaft upon compression. the spring over will more than compensate. i have to fab a better location for the mech temp gauge as i get a false reading of 210 degrees when warmed up but gauge never drops to o just stays at 140 or so..i put a nipple in the manifold and a pipe fitting, so i'll try to make a bung in a tube to place sender in the rad hose. running the motorcraft 2150 from the old 258 and its running a bit rich so i need to dial it in better yet before i check milage and all. shifting is smooth as glass and she purrs at 50 to 60 ! the ol 258 was having trouble just getting to 50 LOL !:roll:
one glitch in wiring to track down, as the battery will drain overnight.
:redface: ive got the gm module to eliminate the ballast resistor so we'll see if that cleans up the drain ? or ive got one of the MANY mopar wires in the wrong spot ! minor technicality :lol:

 

[TLCJ5]

Sounds good....not sure you really want to check the MPG though.

 

[82CJ7JEEP]

Not sure if you want to do this, but you can add a battery disconnect for overnight storage. I have one of those in my jeep because of aftermarket gauges(volt gauge draws constant power), and I haven't had any issues with it.