Jeep 4.0 in 69 Barracuda
Ok everybody,
Here is what you want to see.
If you look (zoom in) at the engine side mount as located to the stock 318 K Member, this is the driver side....
And here is the passenger side....
So looking at these 2 images, the engine is out of a 88 Cherokee with a RENIX engine. There are other engine side mounts I am going to look at, including the 80's CJ mounts as they are closer to the block. The CJ frame rails are narrower then a YJ or Cherokee.
Those these pictures don't show it very well, this engine is a bit sideways, but the mounts almost seem to perfectly line up. I would need flatten the K-Member frame mount. Both driver and passenger side need to be the same height and flat.
As you can see in this image, the RENIX altenator sits way low allow its back to hit the K-Member close to the lower control arm strut.
Of course with the new K-Member, I suspect will provide more clearance. More so, I will probably be running a H.O. Era configuration and probably buy a alt bracket from a Wrangler such as a YJ which brings the Alt just under the AC Pump.
Here is the front shot of the engine in the bay. Note its about 5 inches below the hood line.
In this last set of images, I have some front and rear clearences....
Here is the front, if I want to make use of the stock engine mount locations (which makes it easier for AJE to build a K-Member), then I am going to have to make use of a pusher fan in front of the radiator. This will give me about 4 inches of space for the front of the engine, and about 2 inches of space between the engine and firewall...
I will be getting a set of images for how low the engine sits past the K-Member as well as measurements for the tranny this weekend.
More so, I need to talk to a fabricator about building a engine cradle to hold the engine more level so I can take more accurate measurement.
John
Ok everybody,
Here is what you want to see.
If you look (zoom in) at the engine side mount as located to the stock 318 K Member, this is the driver side....
And here is the passenger side....
So looking at these 2 images, the engine is out of a 88 Cherokee with a RENIX engine. There are other engine side mounts I am going to look at, including the 80's CJ mounts as they are closer to the block. The CJ frame rails are narrower then a YJ or Cherokee.
Those these pictures don't show it very well, this engine is a bit sideways, but the mounts almost seem to perfectly line up. I would need flatten the K-Member frame mount. Both driver and passenger side need to be the same height and flat.
As you can see in this image, the RENIX altenator sits way low allow its back to hit the K-Member close to the lower control arm strut.
Of course with the new K-Member, I suspect will provide more clearance. More so, I will probably be running a H.O. Era configuration and probably buy a alt bracket from a Wrangler such as a YJ which brings the Alt just under the AC Pump.
Here is the front shot of the engine in the bay. Note its about 5 inches below the hood line.
In this last set of images, I have some front and rear clearences....
Here is the front, if I want to make use of the stock engine mount locations (which makes it easier for AJE to build a K-Member), then I am going to have to make use of a pusher fan in front of the radiator. This will give me about 4 inches of space for the front of the engine, and about 2 inches of space between the engine and firewall...
I will be getting a set of images for how low the engine sits past the K-Member as well as measurements for the tranny this weekend.
More so, I need to talk to a fabricator about building a engine cradle to hold the engine more level so I can take more accurate measurement.
John