Chapter 1: In the Beginning

Here is the tired 258 that has served John well over the past decade. The Weber performance carb and aluminum valve cover have recently found a home on Matt's CJ. During the conversion, John will clean up the wiring and paint the firewall and surrounding frame area..

After less than an hour of work, John and I had the front end ready for the pull. John took out the tranny and transfer case next. The next step was to get Mike's hoist and pull the motor. That's when various parts of the new drivetrain began to show up...

Chapter 2: The Hardware >>