1984 grand wagoneer hemi swap

[wimbers]

Hey wimbers, I stuffed a Hemi in and yeah, you have to do hydraboost, but if you feel energetic, you can cut down the heater box, put a smaller core inside and run it. Mine still clears the valve cover and the heater still works great. Just a suggestion. You're doing nice work!

Thanks, I already welded the firewall shut before the paint job so that is no longer an option

restomodair is on order.

[SOLSAKS]

Super Project, looking like a million bucks.
better than anything on the new car lots these days.
congrats !
dave in NC

[wimbers]

Did some more work lately:

• aligned all the doors, strikers, catches etc to have it straight, and shut well without slamming it (cost me a couple of days)

• installed an overkill on dynamat and dynaliner

• installed 2 custom made driveshafts

• installed the fuel pump and created fuel lines

• wired the engine

• installed radiator

• rewired the rear tailgate

• new wiring in the doors

• reassembled the doors with all new weatherstripping

• installed new door lock regulators

• rebuilt the vent windows

• Made a custom transmission mount

• installed a new steering box

• installed a hydroboost unit

• made new brake lines

• installed a tilt jeep XJ steering column (due to not having a column shift compatible transmission (electronic shifter needed)

Some photo's:
dynamat!


transmission mount


Engine wiring and ECU



Straigtened the grille, test fitted the lights and polished a headlight surround:


New Radiator and headlight relay


Mock-up of dashboard and new Dakota digital dials (printed true to size)


New front driveshaft


And a video of the engine running for the 1st time in the car:
YouTube!


All in all a lot of work has been done over the last couple of weeks. and I have been able to free up some more time lately to get it to this state. Lots more to do (finish the wiring, finish the plumbing of brake lines, hydroboost and power steering lines) dashboard, install the restomodair unit and wire and plumb it all up, so I may have a driving vehicle by fall, I anticipate to have a useable vehicle by spring.

[cu4whln]

Great progress!

[wimbers]

Still Progressing!

just finishing building all the components in:
Rewiring the car takes me tons of time, but I'll show pictures when it is all in.

the front is done:
'78 grille fully polished, repainted the center part.
sanded and polished the aluminum bumpers, new corner pieces.
installed all lights, pulled new wiring in there. all new weather tech connectors.
and AN20 autoplumb cooling lines.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/2o2CX9k]

[rang-a-stang]

the front looks great!!!

What ECU did you use? A factory one? Who did you buy your engine/trans/case/ecu from?

[cu4whln]

More good work!

Keep at it, looks really NICE !!

[wimbers]

the front looks great!!!

What ECU did you use? A factory one? Who did you buy your engine/trans/case/ecu from?

I got the entire kit (engine , transmission) from MARS autoparts, they mostly do LS swaps and ford coyote. https://lsswap.parts/swapkits-drivetrains/

[rang-a-stang]

oh, copy that! I have been on their website many times! thank you!

[wimbers]

exhaust time!

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did the passenger side today, on to driver side tomorrow. will post pictures when it is all in the right place. Can't wait to hear it. It will have a full 3" pipe, into a double magna flow with internal X pipe, double pipe out.
I hope it is an acceptable sound level and not too loud..

[rang-a-stang]

I had that same muffler on my 5.0 Ranger. I really liked it. Not loud and very smooth sounding.

[wimbers]

CF113175-8C87-4903-89A7-A216677577F6.jpgWell, it is in!
it was a bit tight on the driver side, probably should have gone 2.5” instead, but we had all 3” pipe and bends in stock so this was the simplest route.

it sounds.. great! A bit worried about drone, but we will see when we take it around the block

https://youtube.com/shorts/6H4rEFTch_I?feature=share

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