Mercruiser 3.7 Build, 1970 Cj5? Part 2, Fab And Adapting!

Strike 1!
After Fabing up the simplest ,easiest, (found in junk pile off some kind AMC ),bracket I had on hand, I find it hangs Too low?
After messing round with tape measure under hood, looks like I can go pas side or top?
May have to remove temperarry coli mount, and reroute rad hose.
It needs to be in front of distributor or in front of head( theirs a factory Saginaw pump mount that bolts on front of head, need to save this space,already got a power box(No hoses).
Back to the drawing bord(and junk pile),lol.

 

Attempt 2 ready for trial?
Gotta get belt tomorrow?
Think this will work till I add power steering?
(And I Ant i n no Hurry!).
Reused same bracket, just moved it up

 

Ok, belts on, ready to fire up and test?
Alt (A GM 3 wire) ,came out of field ,off a car not ran in 10 years,
These units are tough, taking bets on whether it charges or not?

 

It charges!

 

I test my alternators on a table saw. Works pretty good.

 

Try it, don't know if I got it right?

 

That has a very unique sound, I like it!

 

Video!

Somehow, I suspect that is going to be a fun powerplant in a Jeep. On to the field trials!

 

Sounds pretty good! Now to get it to fit in the CJ.
-Donny

 

Video kinda echo in shop, and it's strangled down from 2.5in exhaust into a 1.75 muffler?
Next video will be open header?

 

I'd . Like to wish a Happy New Year to all!
My new years resolution more open minded, less bragging ,and not think I know it all!
I'd also like to start the new year off saying, Damn, I do Good Work! LOL.
Let's see if any uall jeep experts recognize the rear alt brace(blue tape)?
Might get too much brandy tonight and run it open header?
Seems lime just last week, graduating high school 1976!
Man, how stuff has changed?

 

looks like a shackle to me...

 

Bingo! (An original cj ).
Feel a little tough this morning, pouring the Coffey down!
No hangover, just lack of sleep!

 

Still seemed fat, just off idle, not squirt .
Got to thinking bout pcv.
Had a 1/4 pipe thread port on intake, used an 3/8 barb hose adapter.
Found pcv valve off a 232 amc Inline 6.
It did lean it some, still not perfect but big improvement.
Plugs beginning to tan up?
Also took a coil or 2 off the power valve spring.
Enlarged air bleeds just a hair!
Somewhere in my mess is a Toyota dirt track PS pump, a friend gave me, gotta try to locate and fab mounts before I start trans hook up?

 

T-90 with short plate adapter due to engine length?

 

I hope short adapt will work?
This part of build, I'm counting on you all to help with.
I've never put a tranny where it didn't belong?
Does my 134, t90, have the long or short input?
Does someone make a GM bell, that bolts to t90 without any adpt.?
Thanks.

 

I’ve never seen a t90 bolt directly to a sbc bell housing. I think most adapters use the long input shaft. I saw an adapter from Novak (g9n) that was compact but you have to use a certain clutch disc.

You should have the short input shaft t90.

 

It will all depend on the pilot bushing. There was a (9.25" ?)heavy duty clutch for the 134. If they drill sbc bells for Ford patterns why not put a collar on the nose to align the shaft then drill the bell as needed.
My long adapter with the Transmission moved 1" to the passenger puts the bell as close as I care to the firewall. My sump is flush with the bottom of the bell so I don't think you will have much room to go lower.
Another concern will be the jeep throwout bearing and the fork to move it.

 

Well, while searching for my power steering pump I found an elect 12v fan.
It's now installed !
Also Goina try to run it open header, found an extension.
Might post another video (if I ant ashamed of it) lol
Got a go cut some shop firewood now, later.

 

Some jeeps have to work, they ant just Toys!