Recent content by Jeff Oppenheimer

Thanks everyone for the great advise! I am new to the Jeep CJ5 arena. The engine runs great right now ... it was an Arizona Jeep and virtually no rust on it so I'm going to lift the cab off and freshen up the paint and while it's off I'm going to clean all the frame and pretty up the engine...

Damn that sounds fun... I'm looking for more of a street-legal option that can give me more horsepower than this itty-bitty 4 cylinder... Does anybody know if I need to change out the transmission I put this to 73 in it? Maybe get a different bellhousing? There's a guy selling a 273 that is...

Greetings everyone... I am a brand new member and have a question about an engine swap of a 273 into a 1980 Jeep CJ5... has anyone ever done this? If so will the current transmission bolt up to the engine or will I need a different bellhousing? Any information would be great! Currently the jeep...