5.2 Magnum Swap Part 18: Starting Final Assembly
Welcome to part 18 of our 5.2 magnum swap, follow along as we swap a 5.2 Magnum from a 1993 ZJ into our 2004 4.0 TTB WJ. This week we started final assembly! With everything coming together we broke out the paint, heat shielding and bolted the motor in place for the last time. Read […]
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 16: Driveshafts
No one expects 5 days of over 90 degree weather in the middle of October, but there are just something we cannot plan for. This week was slow in the shop. After a week of cool weather and rain we were excited for Fall and looking forward to some reasonable shop temperatures. But our excitement was short lived as summer made a comeback. Due to the weather and a member of the shop crew using his entire weekend to move, it was a slow week at Three Thirds Fab.
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 15: Custom Tube Bumper
This week we sent the 5.2 to the shop for some much needed cleaning and rebuilding. With the motor out we had ample room to finish weld some plates, motor mounts and start building our bumper. We ended last week with the lower radiator mounts complete but not much else up front. After getting the stock lights and grill aligned how we wanted, we started with a tube across the front just under the lights. We had planned to...
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 13: Cutting and Rebuilding
Sometimes you need to tear things apart before you can build them. That is the case this week as we cut into the front of the Jeep to remove the stock metal bumper, making room for some custom tube work.
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 6: The Test Fit
This is Part 6 of our 5.2 magnum swap, we had previously set a goal of September 26th to keep us motivated, but now that we have both motors pulled there are more upgrades we want to add into the overall project. We could rush and finish it all by September 26th, but we would […]
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