[AMC-List] long time away, but I'm sort of back again

["Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just a quick pop in to say hi (now that things have settled down again, both 
on the board and life in general since I sold my house) Finally came across 
a Jeep 327/TH400 combo (My buddy bought it to put in his Jeepster in place 
of the Buick 225 he has now) When he takes the stuff apart to overhaul it 
before install (he wants to freshen up the motor and redo the seals), I'll 
get the cast numbers off it and the flexplate as well as the crank spacer. I 
picked up a Marien Parts catalog from work (NAPA) that was getting tossed. 
It lists a kit for the Grey Marine 327 for overhaul
  My own '73 J4000 will be having the unipattern (Buick Nailhead) TH400 
removed along with the Quadratrac (only year for this combo with the adapter 
ringed trans) and replaced with an AMC 727 lockup trans (slightly modded for 
better shifting. Won't lockup till 55 mph now) and Mopar NP208 D tcase. 
(bolts right up with 23 spline and has the correct passenger's side drop so 
I don't have to change axles) I'm going to miss the 17% O/D in the QT, but 
with 3.73 gears and 33" tires it should still freeway cruise okay when 
locked up.
  I currently have a couple projects on the go (helping someone get their 
'51 Jeep CJ type pickup running after sitting since the '80s when the 
starter quit and then getting their '61 Renault Fleuri aka Caravelle running 
too) and a job that sucks up a lot of time (seems like I spend as much time 
driving to and from work 12 miles as I spend on the job thanks to Seattle's 
Eastside traffic)


  That's about it for now.



Jim Blair, Seattle, WA '84 J10 Black Jack (getting lifted and stroked!), '73 
J4000 304/TH400/QT tow truck http://www.virtualjeep.com

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