Pics of Mercedes TD in a CJ-8

[Heepdriver]

:-laf Here's some pics for all to see.

 

[Heepdriver]

Here's some more pics

Oo. Round two

 

[Heepdriver]

Fixin to turn the key

:-laf ahh the sweet smell of diesel

 

[Forrest Nearing]

what transmission are you running? custom adapter plate or is someone doing a kit finally?



Forrest

 

[Heepdriver]

No Kit the down side is that it will not be 4x4 anymore, (It has been nicknamed the Limo) so we retained the mercedes trans and we hope we have figuered out the operating systems we'll see shortly. For the trans we ran the full vacuum input to the vacuum converter on the injection pump that actuates of the throtle linkage this then goes to the trans modulator valve (they call it something else), the only thing is that there was a dump valve at the throttle linkage to trick the trans into thinking that there was a gas motor in front (loss of vacuum at wide open throttle under load). We did away with this at the same time as the EGR vacuum stuff and the fuel cut off in line to the injection pump AFC (yet again they call it something else). Had to lift it 4 in. to clear oil pan safely. But the motor mounts almost lined up just had to chg from angled to flat surface. The driver side pull mount we used left over bushings from another project with a through boltand washers top and bottom. the trans mount had to be raised two in. but ended up at the back of the belly pan on a flat sufaceused a piece of 2x2 square tube wel;ded to the belly pan and bolted the trans mount up like stock. on the pass. side we used the stock mount and shock. we decided to use a stock mercedes cross member to beef the frame in conjunction with steel plates added under the shock towers along the out side of the frame.



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