5.9 FI Magnum swap in 73 swinger
Well thanks to
BadAss71 for the awesome inspiration and great thread on his swap (
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=188547) I am going to be getting in deep as well on a cost effective magnum 360 fuel injected swap.
My donor vehicle was formerly my mom's 98 5.9 L - Limited Grand Cherokee. I know what some are thinking, that's a rare Jeep/Mopar, why tear it apart?? Well unfortunately my mom has always had a lack of taking care of vehicles, on top of that she is now retired on disability. The Jeep is pretty torn up, interior is stained, cracked and ripped. Exterior was last washed when my brother and I lived at home and could do it for her, and that was 8 years ago. Sunroof leaks bad, evaporator core is bad, and the rear howl's more than a coyote! Needless to say, the jeep is beyond hope of its former glory, wouldn't be worth the money to try to restore this poor thing.
My plan will be a Hybrid of what Badass71 did. I won't be using the 46re from the jeep because it's a 4x4 trans. So I will be using the engine harness from the jeep (modified of course and I will have that mapped out for reference). I will be keeping intact my 73's stock electrical wiring (headlights, tail lights, turn signals and so forth). I will for the time being be using the stock 904 already in the car. I will be trying to successfully wire in the stock jeep cluster as it may fit nicely in the dart's dash due to the shape, and maybe even one more gadget, the overhead computer for fuel mileage/temp and such.
I already have done my research and thanks to autozone.com and a few other sites I have my wiring completely mapped out and we have already fired the motor independent of the jeep by merely connecting 12v power to 1 wire and jumping the starter. When I'm done with the harness from the jeep it will literally only need 2 wires hooked up. 1 Ignition hot, and 1 wire to the fuel pump. I could not believe how simply these things work.
I will be posting the diagrams in the next couple days I have made, and will be taking some pics of the harness while the motor is still in the jeep. Stay tuned, I hope to have this mapped out well for those who need some info on this swap in the future! I'm ready for some dependable, cruise-able fun!