[Amc-list] 327 Jeep and Swapmeet yesterday (was drag racing a 62 classic custom 2 door...)

["Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A: Someone back east wanted me to ship the Jeep 327 (with TH400) to him, but 
instead we are going to put it into an '81 Wagoneer my buddy has, The 258 in 
his rig keeps running like crapola (even with 2100, HEI and a cleaned out 
fuel tank, it will just stop running or start clanking like it has a rod 
knock) It doesn't have to emission test anymore and we have the mounts from 
the Jeep to put in already. We're going to use the unipattern (Buick 
nailhead) TH400 that's in my '73 J4000 with a Ford or Jeep NP208 (the Ford 
one would probably be better for clearances and strength as it is  offset 
more to the driver's side for the front output and it will take a custom 
output shaft on the trans either way) It's going to have to wait a bit 
though as Brian is waiting to go to Alaska or Hawaii on a job (he maintains 
helicopters) and the trans is still in use in my '73 J4000.
  He lucked out and found this nearly rustfree beast for a reasonable price 
a couple months back. Yesterday, we went to the swapmeet in Puyallup (got 4 
stock turbine wheels with OK tires for cheap for his Jeep and a set of 5 
33/9.50/15 BFG TAs for mine plus some J truck literature). I saw some pretty 
amazing stuff! A dual carb setup by Ellis for an International Green Diamond 
motor (170?) that I got a pic of (and his number should anyone be 
interested) Found a good running F head for a friend of mine (it was 
converted to 12 volt already) and I spotted something that made me do a 
double take. Apparently there WAS a BOP (can't miss that U top!) trans to 
AMC motor adapter ring! It was already sold ($50 with the TH400 trans and 
D20 tcase!) but it got me thinking that if I could get one of those, and an 
early dual pattern 700R4 (used behind the diesels. I saw the pic of one at a 
trans shop in the "identifying GM trans" poster), then an overdrive for my 
Jeep could be much easier to set up!


From: Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Amc-list] drag racing a 62 classic custom 2
door...
To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans."
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I'd probably try it with a gen I engine too.
Mostly because I"ve got so manyof them laying around!
Right now I have 3 327's and a 287!
The new storage building will be built so I'm able to get the
spares inside it and out of my garage!!!....

--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5

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