Is it Possible?

[Monstar]

Can a 4bt fit in a M38 Jeep? If anyone knows please let me know. I have the perfect canidate.

 

[LAlessi]

i think anything is possible. having owned an m38a1, and haing done a 4bt swap, i wouldnt like it. you would have to lift the truck to have room for the 4bt height. its weight is a considerable issue too.



i wouldnt do it in, but i have seen them in a yj, but thats a laerger jeep.

 

[DogDiesel]

It is BIG



With a 4BT in the hood of a early bronco, the hood won't close.

That is a tall engine.

You'd have to have a lot of lift, body lift and that 4BT would still stick out the hood. And you'd need serious overdrive.

With 3:50 gears and 1:1 transmission --35" tires, wide open 2500 RPM is 74 MPH.

I had 5:38s in my little jeep.



Go for it.

Wayne

 

[TKingsbury]

There is a picture of a flatty in Petersens 4wheel & offroad this month with a 4B in it. It is just a pic of it on the trail, but the caption says it has a 4B and it has a small Cummins logo on the hood. They said a shop in Lewiston, MT built it, don't remember the name of it though.

Travis. .

 

[DKarvwnaris]

There is a picture of a flatty in Petersens 4wheel & offroad this month with a 4B in it. It is just a pic of it on the trail, but the caption says it has a 4B and it has a small Cummins logo on the hood. They said a shop in Lewiston, MT built it, don't remember the name of it though.

Travis. .

Shop is called advanced frame works, they are in Lewistown, MT. They build anything you want, it is a nice place. They build full production replacement Jeep frames and other vehicles like bronoc's land cruisers etc.

I saw the jeep you're speaking of a while back, nice work to say the least, There are quite a few in Montana running 4bt's in them, most have aftermarket frames in them though.

 

[Willys]

Is this the jeep you speak of David?



http://www.advancedframeworks.com/catalog/tried_true_lildsl.php



The site has changed some, seems advanced frame works has split into two companies now...



Andy

 

[michigandon]

I know it can't hold a candle to a 4BT but...

Looks as though I'm going to be aquiring an m38a1 soon myself. I originally wanted to put a 4BT in this one too, but decided that the weight and torque would be too much for that poor old frame. So I think I've pretty much settled on either a Toyota 2LT or 3L mated to an SM465 which is going to be mated to the original Dana 18 transfer case with a Warn overdrive.



Stay tuned for further details!



Don