[AMC-List] new car, new ideas

["Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

My buddy and I have worked out a deal and he now has an '81 Wagoneer and I 
will be getting his '82 Spirit (since it doesn't do well in snow and he has 
lots of it) Last night I overhauled the BBD (non computerized) carb on the 
Wag's 258 and it's running much better but still sputters and misses (next 
is changing filters and plugs/basic tuneup) but at least he can drive it to 
work w/o being scared of every ditch.
   My plan for the Spirit (I keep trying to call it an AMX because it 
reminds me of the '77 I had to part for the motor to go into my '73 J4000) 
is to put EFI on the 258 and a lockup 727 trans (pretty basic to this point 
but now it gets "different") then put a Dana 20 tcase on the IH 727 (off an 
AMC 6 rig) and flip it to the driver's side. Top that off with an AMC Eagle 
front axle and sub frame and Jeep XJ rear axle (I have a 3.07 geared pair)
   I'll have to mod the floor a bit on the driver's side, but not nearly as 
much as for the regular tcase used in Eagles.
   Oh, I forgot to mention that I'll be putting my front lift design I made 
for the last Eagle I had in and lowering the trans slightly as well which 
should give me more clearance. That's today's silly thought anyways. (I 
already have the complete HO EFI system to put in) It'll all change though 
if I score an XJ 4 speed auto from a 2wd!

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