LS swap into a 97 TJ

Wow, that grill was a pain in the ass to get off. I hate that there was a harness going through it. Nonetheless, I got it off, and started pulling hoses and wires from the motor to get it ready to pull. IMG_20171025_213339.jpgIMG_20171025_214012.jpgIMG_20171025_214025.jpg what you see here is me accidentally bumping my oil catch pan out of the way as I removed the lower radiator hose. And on the same night that I ran out of floor dry IMG_20171025_222842.jpg
 
Thinking about a lunchbox locker for now... Any thoughts? I'd go with spartan because their newest version is supposedly pretty good. Next summer I'm thinking about doing air lockers when I regear so this might be a temporary thing

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Strodinator said:
These late nights are going to be the death of me. I finished up the transfer case and moved to the transmission.

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Are you doing a full overhaul or just changing bearings?

Strodinator said:
Thinking about a lunchbox locker for now... Any thoughts? I'd go with spartan because their newest version is supposedly pretty good. Next summer I'm thinking about doing air lockers when I regear so this might be a temporary thing

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I think you'll be happier with a selectable locker in the long-run.
 
Goddamn I hate synchro gears. Transmission is fully rebuilt so I just have to pick a new bearing from Napa and then seal the case up. That idler gear added another 30 minutes to put the assembly into the case. IMG_20171031_144238.jpgIMG_20171031_144244.jpgIMG_20171031_144253.jpg

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I got the driveshafts out and that was a bitch in itself because my wobbly extensions started stripping the corners and just spun. IMG_20171101_232416.jpg two questions for the knowledgeable mass. First, how would I go about removing the automatic transmission cross member from the skid. One of the nuts I'm pretty sure is stripped. Second, I'm not sure but I think the transfer case I picked up has an sye and I never caught it. IMG_20171101_220323.jpgIMG_20171101_220307.jpgthe first two pictures are my transfer case and rear driveshaft with an obvious slip yoke. IMG_20171101_220302.jpgthis is the rear of the transfer I picked up and rebuilt. Any thoughts? Thanks guys for the help and positive support. You're one of the reasons I haven't called it quits and sold off what I have!

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I'm not real familiar with models of TCASEs but I would think you could install what you have and then a driveshaft shop could build you a shaft for your rig.

As far as the stripped bolt, see if you can get a cut off wheel on a grinder and cut it off or use a sawzall with a metal cutting blade. Any pictures of the stripped bolt/nut?
 
WJCO said:
I'm not real familiar with models of TCASEs but I would think you could install what you have and then a driveshaft shop could build you a shaft for your rig.

As far as the stripped bolt, see if you can get a cut off wheel on a grinder and cut it off or use a sawzall with a metal cutting blade. Any pictures of the stripped bolt/nut?
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No pictures yet but it's going to be very hard to get to it to cut it. It's inset into the slid.

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Did a little more research and it turns out that yes indeed this transfer has a slip yoke eliminator so I really got a hell of a deal on this case. Cv driveshafts in the rear now which is great.

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It looks like Oregon is only an obd test state. So no visual and no sniffer test. Theoretically I could run a straight pipe to a muffler and then a tail pipe so I'm legal for sound... I could put a shelled cat on there if I get pulled over. And I can reprogram. The ECU to ignore the O2 sensors. Anyone have any input? Just worried about wiring for the sensors.

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