5.2 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 12: Custom Exhaust & Driveline
We knew we would need a custom exhaust and after looking around for some pre bent kits, we couldn’t find one we liked. All of the kits came with a lot more pipes and bends than we needed. We only needed bends from the headers to the Y collector, then it would be a straight shot to the muffler and it will dump out before the rear axle.
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 11: Setting the Motor
Fitting the motor in the TTB WJ has been a concern ever since we pulled it out of the ZJ. The WJ engine bay is a little narrower than the ZJ and with the TTB crossmember we needed to push the motor back far enough for the oil pan to clear. We test fitted and measured, but still weren’t 100% sure what we would need to cut out to make it would fit.
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 10: Side Projects and Summer Fun
This week we took a break from the Jeep to work on some side projects and spend a little time at sea. We are stilling progressing with the swap, but can't spend all summer in the shop.
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 9: Leaky Plenum Gasket
We are still tearing apart the motor, this week’s goal is to fix our leaking Plenum gasket. We knew we had a bad plenum gasket after taking a peek down the throttle body and seeing a good coating of oil, but after removing the intake we got an idea of just how bad it was.
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 8: Broken and Performance Parts
While we are still moving forward with the motor swap we took a side track this week through ‘Magnum Performance Land’ to see what we could add to the build.
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 7: Cutting and (not) Fitting
Welcome to part 7 of our 5.2 magnum swap, we are shooting to be out testing for Halloween. Although we keep finding parts we want to upgrade so Halloween is a soft goal with the real goal of building it right and building it strong. Read The Rest Part 1: It’s Finally Happening Part 2: […]
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 […]
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 5: Pulling the 5.2
With the TTB WJ still without brakes and steering it stood still in the garage this weekend and we set up to pull the 5.2 outside. Conveniently, we had better lighting outside and were able to do a timelapse of the day. Check out 6.5 hours of work compressed into 35 seconds.
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 4: All About Brakes
This has been a big week for the parts department. We finally have all of the tools and parts to rebuild our overdrive and hopefully fix reverse in the 46RH. We ordered a new Grant 414 wheel and Grant quick release, because why not. Also our new CNC dual master cylinder pedal assembly is finally in. We are ditching the stock brake booster to eventually make room for more shocks...
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