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Re: 88 Jeep Wrangler re-power
The engine fit in just like a dream. Having smaller physical dimensions than the SBC it replaced makes that simple. I used adapter plates since I already had the SBC mounts in it and I liked where the engine had been placed. I had no need for the low-mount A/C pump so there were no clearance issues.
I had a little bit of a time getting the engine to line up with the transmission and not hit the firewall....that was weird. The old engine had a distributor and didn't come close. Oh wait, when I push back, the transmission is moving backwards too. Transmission mount was destroyed, that now makes sense. Not only had it torn the polyurethane, it had also broken the 1/4" steel capture inside the mount. I guess a new one was in order, as well as adding that to my preventative maintenance list to check on in the future.
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