CJ3B Body on a CJ5 Chassis?

Anyone have experience with this? I have seen the stuff on the CJ3B page, just looking for more info if possible. The main reason for this is I really want the 225 out of my CJ5 in my 3B, but you have to modify EVERYTHING, down to all of the pedals, and the front driveshaft will still hit the bellhousing. It seemed like putting a 3B body on a 5 chassis is much easier, only havng to add one body mount. Any thoughts?

 

I'm interested for a different reason. I think my cj5 body is on a 3b frame. The number on the engine says it's a 3b. Anyway what's the body mount difference? Thanks

 

I guess the bodymounts are on the side of the frame on CJ5, and on top on a CJ3B - plus you have to add one more to the driver's side.

 

I think you've been misled somewhere along the way regarding the engine swap.
Stock steering, pedals, and the front d/shaft can be retained, although the shaft will possibly have to be lengthened. True, there a lot of mods necc, but the body swap won't be a walk in the park either IMO.
No I don't own a 3B, but the conversion basics are all about the same on any flat fender.
If well though out and planned, you'd be very happy.
If you lack the skills to do the mods yourself, then that might be a different story as well.

 

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thanks Glenn
that's what I was trying to say......

 

This is what I was told. To put a CJ3B body on a CJ5 frame you needed to add one body mount. If you felt the need, you could use 3B springs so you could cut the 3" overhang off the back of the frame as well.

To put the 225 in the 3B frame you need to (I have read) position the engine as far forward and to the driver's side as possible to minimize front driveshaft contact with the bellhousing. Because of this you need to lengthen the rear shaft and shorten the front shaft, and the pedals will come in contact with the bellhousing. You will need to fabricate custom motormounts, figure out a radiator, figure out clutch and throttle linkages, as well as get the correct input shaft into the trans to make it all work.

The work is not above me, not by far. I just can't see the sense in it if I have a 3B and a 5 to work from.

 

hey sorry to bring back a dead thread but can somone walk me through putting the cj3b body on a cj5 frame, i only have a cj5 frame so it deffinantly has to work that way,

i just have to add one bodymount on the driver side(under the gastank) and the pedals and steering wheel will all line up right? just the rear crossmember will stickout a few inches correct?

i found a great deal on an awesome cj3b body for a few hundered bucks, and i really want to use it. its in way better shape than my cj5 body

 

anyone?

 

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