I did it, now what (pic added)

[Wrench]

I have an SM465/NP205 combo that needs to go, but that puts the drop on the wrong side, doesnt it?

[Power Wagon]

I can't for the world imagine why someone would go through the pains to adapt a chevy motor in front of it. All that work to get a motor that's inferior?

I can agree with you on the first part that it is silly to go through the trouble of adapting that trans to a gm engine but if any of that setup is inferior it's the light duty trans. Toss that turd in the trash and slide a th350 behind the superior gm engine with a factory np208 t case adapter for the 300 and it's done right and cheap.

Hmmm... he don't know torqueflights well, do he?

The 999 is AT LEAST as durable as any TH350, and a little almost no cost upgrades will make it better. It's even well adapted to offroad use, as you can get the really low first gear and lockup is available in the top gear. All with no fancy electronics.

No, not all 999's are lockup, but I do believe you can stick any lockup version where this one is, if it isn't. And, wrecking yard 999's are often available for peanuts.

If the 999 has any weakness, it's a relatively small oil capacity, which can be increased with a deep pan. If I were using one in a Jeep, I'd install a shift kit for more positive shifts, and also put in a really large atf cooler, and a filter system on it. That's not just for the 999, but for any auto equipped off road rig.

[Power Wagon]

Drink the auto cool-aid and put a 700r4 in.
Low first gear and od to boot.

And keep some cool-aid handy for the long tow out when it grenades...

[benw]

Yeah, there's no brand bias at all on these posts LOL.

Please let me know what wrecking yard has jeep 999s for peanuts, I could use one.

[White trash]

If you wanna use a wrecking hard trans skip the torqueflights and go right to an Aw4. Toyota knew what they were doing when they made that one. No "fancy" electronics needed just a couple toggle switches if you wanna be really basic.

[toyman2]

WT was that tranny out of a GM

[White trash]

WT was that tranny out of a GM

No the Aw4 is the Cherokee version the yota version is the a340 series. GM did use a variant of it but I can't recall what the model number was. The adapter you have now would work on an Aw4 though.