You have to use the bell housing from a Chevy "IronDuke" engine that was used in the Jeep cj's for a few years. It will allow you to bolt a Chevy 350 engine inline with the Ford t90 transmission. The Iron Duke was the Chevy engine used "Before" the amc designed their own 4 cylinder which used another bell housing that WILL NOT work for your purpose. Good Luck in changing out your engines and finding that bell housing, it's very hard to find one!
Could have a 258 cid I6 or a 304 cid V8
If my memory is correct you need a distributor from a Chevy inline 6, a distributor drive gear from an AMC 360 V8, and plug wires from a Ford inline 6
they normally came with a 258 6 cylinder. The base V8 was a 301. 304ci Sorry, my mistake. It was a 304.
I think a Chevy V8 will swap, but with HEAVY modification. The main problem will be the oil pan clearance from the frame.
You need to provide more info on the size and manufacturer of the v8 you wish to swap, also trans selection, 4wd or not?
Yes, with some research............... The bell housing bolt pattern for all Jeep 304/360/401 V8s and straight six 232/258/242 is the same. The bell housing from a straight 6 (242/258) from 1983-86 will bolt to any Jeep post 63 v8. But, the crank shaft pilot shaft holes are many diffrent sizes. So, you need to measure the pilot hole; and be prepared to be creative in finding a bearing. NOT: You are not restricted to Jeep t-5; and can also use the othrr ford and Chevy verions; but you need to measure the pilot shaft length. Try the T5 from the 4cyl mustang; it has the right pilot shaft length and the first gear ratio is 4:1 rather than 3:1 on a T5 for a V8. .
You don't because anyone who owns a ford should not put a Chevy motor in it.
I'd stick with Chevrolet V8's from before 1986 for the easiest swap.
A 1997 Jeep V8 has a timing chain, not a belt.
a v8 :D
find a good big block Chevy engine and install it.
There is no Chevy 4.3 V8. The 4.3 is a V6 followed by a 4.8 V8