Re: 4x4 transmission swap into 2wd?

From: Barry Oliver (barrysuperhawk@insightbb.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 2007 - 22:49:31 EDT


Jon wrote:
>
>
> I might have the opportunity to pick up a 318 Magnum and a 46RH out
> of a grand cherokee to install into my '78 Dodge van. The only catch
> is that the donor vehicle is a 4x4 and obviously the van is 2wd. Can
> the transfer case be unbolted from the transmission and a driveshaft
> yoke installed? If that is possible, the only other thing that would
> seem to be a possible problem is connecting the cable driven
> speedometer to the late model trans - anybody have any experience in
> that area? I think the speed sensor on the 4x4 vehicles was in the
> transfer case, but I'm not even sure if it is used for the
> speedometer up until 1997 or so, maybe the earlier vehicles still had
> cable driven speedometers, and it may bolt up or be adaptable?
>
> Thanks!!

Duh, the obvious answer, complete powertrain sawp = 4x4 van... You
could even Maskalize it for extra style points..



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