Re: [Amc-list] '71 DJ point of interest

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Yeah, that makes it a 72 up Bell pattern with the V8 style Borg tranny.
I'm surprised they thought hanging that chunk of iron behind a six was worthwhile!

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Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
" Chronic Pain Hurts"

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From: Jim Blair <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> The crankshaft has a pilot bearing in it and the converter has a skinny pilot on 
> it like an AW4 (I was ticked because I couldn't find my camera. I thought 
> someone may have swiped it, but it was right where I looked before I left home 
> and couldn't see it!) Cast iron Warner with a fixed yoke output (like a 1 ton 
> truck) Flexplate looked strange too, but it's a Warner trans. I plan to compare 
> the bell to an AW4 one (sort of reminds me of an HD C4 bell like the one I had 
> in my '75 E150 Van with 300 six. I swapped in a lightduty bell and 170 motor 
> which was perfect for the jobs I used the van for)
>    My DJ is RH drive (typical postal), but my son's is LH drive like normal 
> cars. (I was looking at the mounting plates to see about swapping my rig over) I 
> believe the trans is an M-11. It has 1-11 on top cast in. I took pics with my 
> cell phone, but can't download them (time for a new phone) I have to send them 
> to my email (when ATT's service isn't in net failure mode every 60 seconds here)
> 
> Jim Blair, Lynnwood, WA '87 Comanche, '83 Jeep J10, '84 Jeep J10
> 
> From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)
> Subject: Re: [Amc-list] '71 DJ point of interest
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> " From: Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx
> "
> "
> " O.K. if that has a passenger starter and a BORG tranny, something is just 
> plain weird...
> " Details please when you get into it to see what it realy is.
> " I've never heard of a Borg with a passenger starter on an AMC 6.
> 
> well this is a dj - which side is the psgr side...?
> 
> "  Not saying the postal service did not have a bell cast up to continue using 
> the borg tranny when AMC quit!
> " it would be a pretty simple thing for a foundry to make up if the dimensions 
> were known!
> 
> not necessary!  they could use the existing '67-'71 290/304 m40 bell,
> and even flexplate by deleting the balance weight.
> 
> one run of early-'70s djs had m11s.  on a late six they could use v8
> bells and flexplates as above; on a '64-'71 six they could use pre-m35
> 196 bells and flexplates.  '69-'71 internationals also ran 232s with
> m11s.
> 
> " Would be very interesting if all this time there was a bell that would bolt a 
> new engine to an old Borg trans!
> " I would be very surprised if it actually exists though!
> 
> boo!    ;^>
> 
> -i- would be surprised if there was a bell that went the other way -
> new auto to old motor...
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