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Offline DaemonForce

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Junkyard t/c project?! Squeeee! (。>ω<)ノ
« on: October 14, 2011, 08:05:55 PM »
I'm trying to make my Eagle a bit more modern and I was told there's this magical place up North in Olympia that might be able to help me out. So I went out to Pick-A-Part and was asking the guy if he had any old Jeeps in the lot. I go out and see a TON of cars out there and in one lot just 4 Jeeps. Two of them looked heavily picked but they all look amazing. Two stood out to me: A 95 Laredo because of the weird color and an 84 Cherokee because of the woodgrain style. Anyway, these two donor vehicles had three things in common: They had the :amc: JEEP stamp in the engine cavity, the engines were picked apart quite a bit and I noticed a second floor shifter in both of them. Looking underneath them the drivelines were missing but they both had NP229 transfer cases and in perfect looking shape! (;゚Д゚)

One had an automatic(unknown because of V6 engine and missing shiftpan) and the other was a 4SPD manual(probably AX4). I might grab the clutch pedal later for a manual transmission swap but I'm wondering about that transfer case at the moment. My Eagle uses the NP129 and I'm wondering what this would be like if I had a 229 in there. It looks like it would bolt up just fine. The only thing that leaves me curious is that floor shifter.

Would this be a good swap and what ALL would I have to pull to do it? I saw a few other jeeps that had this floor shifter but it looked like a different design. I'm confused what I should get. At the very least, I'm going out there again. That place is like Christmas on jackstands...(。◕ω◕。)
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TL;DR: I want to swap my NP129 with a NP229. Feasible? Y/N?
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AMC 258C {R2:27.Jun.13}
Carter 2681 {R2:28.Oct.12}
TorqueFlite A998 {R6: -20.Apr.12}
NP129 {R2:28.Apr.12}
M35-273 {???}
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Corrected Idle: 0RPM

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Re: Junkyard t/c project?! Squeeee! (。>ω<)ノ
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2011, 09:22:22 PM »
I think you mean 85 not 95. There wouldn't be an AMC symbol nor a NP229 or 4 speed manual in a 95. Search NP229 swap. I have one in mine. It is not a bolt in like others have said. It needs some extra work to go in but if you intend on going offroad and need a low range, it will do the trick.

http://forums.amceaglenest.com/index.php?topic=35761.0

http://forums.amceaglenest.com/index.php?topic=35890.0
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Re: Junkyard t/c project?! Squeeee! (。>ω<)ノ
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2011, 10:15:59 PM »
I think you might be right. I need to get photos next time. These things look sweet. :)

I saw only a handful of Jeeps and they all had the AMC logo except one that had the Chrysler print. Now that I think harder about it that might have been it. It was a little hard to navigate around that yard and take note of what I want when I return. Still, this kind of shock is super exciting. I'm not sure if I need the low range anytime soon but if I'm going up Snoqualmie pass I know I'm going to get stuck and I'd prefer to have the super low gear instead of nothing at all. I don't have a winch and I shouldn't need one so soon. I want an Eagle that has overdrive for the freeway and an ultra low t/c gear in the rare case I get stuck. My current goal isn't to make my car a solid road machine but an excessively capable one. I know most people would just tell me to get a Jeep like normal people but I wanna see all of that in a car body. Also, thanks for the data. This looks fun. :)
1983 Limited
AMC 258C {R2:27.Jun.13}
Carter 2681 {R2:28.Oct.12}
TorqueFlite A998 {R6: -20.Apr.12}
NP129 {R2:28.Apr.12}
M35-273 {???}
Compression: 0
Corrected Idle: 0RPM

Rebuild:
???

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Re: Junkyard t/c project?! Squeeee! (。>ω<)ノ
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2011, 10:44:02 PM »
  like normal people 
If you were normal, you be here in the first place.  :hello2:
1986 AMC Eagle Wagon 4.2L/4.0L head, AW4,NP242, Chrysler 8.25" rear.
1981 AMC Eagle Wagon As Seen On TV  Lost In Transmission


 

"I know he'd be a poorer man, if he never saw an eagle fly,
Rocky mountain high"  John Denver
Click for Fayetteville,TN Forecast" border="0" height="100" width="150

 

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