I think the cheapest way to go would to find a donor YJ with it's
TF999, and put his body on it:
http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/yj_87_95_swap.htm Everything has to
change, as you figured.
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Dean wrote:
>
> OK, being the some what resident jeep expert at work a friend asked me a
> question that I didn't quite know how to answer. I know y'all will know. Seems
> he has a new to him 88 YJ with the Peugeot transmission. Apparently like many
> Peugeots it is toast. The rest of the Jeep is stock and in good shape for its
> age. He wants to replace the dead manual trans with an automatic.
>
> His question to me is what does this entail? Off the top of my head I thought
> he'd have to acquire the auto trans, bell housing and shift linkage. New front
> and rear drive shafts because the auto is longer and would move the transfer
> case back. (Might be wrong there) And some way to control the shifting of the
> auto (is this vintage Jeep's auto trans computer controlled?) Anything I forgot
> or got wrong?
>
> Given that cost is an object is it feasible to do this swap?
>
> TIA
> Dean
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