Yes I seen them, thank you for your reply. I can seem to find them on Amazon except in large quantities and expensive, I did finally find them from a military after market place here n states.
General question, installing the transfer case skid plate is a pain!! Installing the bushings is impossible the way that it is. Loose nuts n frame!! Seriously?!! Could I just tap the frame and call it good? Would that be strong enough??!! Thank you again for all ur Jeep vids!!
So I took ur advice on the nutserts/revitnuts idea. I drilled my first hole out bottom frame for transfer case skid plate mount. The box of the frame doubled up so extra thick, the nursery I have is a 3/8-16. It needs to b longer, I can’t find a longer one anywhere. Will the 3/8-16 swell enough n the hole to work? Thoughts? Thank you again!
They do sell a deeper rivnut / nutsert but they're hard to find sometimes. Look up "Plusnut" Amazon sells em, they're basically the same thing they just have deeper shank and 4 claws more or less that grip, should do the job.
No you didnt miss it, was hard to get decent footage and what I did have wasnt worth including. Nothing to it really, just gotta line up the oil holes and knock em in straight.
Great video. I don't think I have the guts to try this. I'm thinking a Jasper rebuild for the old '79. Is this something a guy can do who has never rebuilt an engine before?
@@SchnebsGarage Yeah, I just did the compression test while it is sitting in the frame, body off. The plugs were sooty but dry. #2 went to 90 psi then 110 wet. #5 was 160! dry and 170 wet. The rest were 120 to 140 ish. All showed better compression with a couple of squirts of oil. So...I can pull the head and take a peek or ship it off to Jasper for like $3k Americano+divorce if my wife finds out. I could just have the head rebuilt in town and just run it for awhile. For the record, I'm stretching the CJ5 into a CJ8 because...I'm weird. Any thoughts? Thanks for replying!
@@notsoserious0944 Honestly, if I was investing 3k into a motor it'd be a 350. I wrestled with the idea myself but decided to go with the 258 for now. You can only get so much grunt out of a 258 while the 350 with mild upgrades will haul.
Hard to compare much to a 350, those things are just bulletproof and will run longer bad than most engines will run period. But the 258 is a hell of a workhorse as well. This one went 37 years and would still start and drive.
@@beunbad Well this thing was in desperate need of some attention. To the best of my knowledge it was never rebuilt and as shown in the video the cam had 4 lobes that were basically flat. Yes you can stroke a 258, thing is it's not really cost effective for the return in my opinion. If I was going to spend that kind of money on an old Jeep it would be to put in a SB Chevy. Power to weight ratio is vastly improved and there's no shortage of 'kits' to accomplish this task.
Great video man. Most concise and to the point on this topic.
Thanks Rafael! I try to include as much detail as I can without being too boring.
Yes I seen them, thank you for your reply. I can seem to find them on Amazon except in large quantities and expensive, I did finally find them from a military after market place here n states.
Those should do the job. Good Luck !
Much thanks you’ve been a huge help!!
General question, installing the transfer case skid plate is a pain!! Installing the bushings is impossible the way that it is. Loose nuts n frame!! Seriously?!! Could I just tap the frame and call it good? Would that be strong enough??!! Thank you again for all ur Jeep vids!!
Without a capture nut that would be kind of weak. Nutserts are a quick and easy way to handle that problem.
So I took ur advice on the nutserts/revitnuts idea. I drilled my first hole out bottom frame for transfer case skid plate mount. The box of the frame doubled up so extra thick, the nursery I have is a 3/8-16. It needs to b longer, I can’t find a longer one anywhere. Will the 3/8-16 swell enough n the hole to work? Thoughts? Thank you again!
They do sell a deeper rivnut / nutsert but they're hard to find sometimes. Look up "Plusnut" Amazon sells em, they're basically the same thing they just have deeper shank and 4 claws more or less that grip, should do the job.
OMG Dude you are so fun to watch.
Seriously dude, you should teach Shop at the local high school or something. You are doing a great job.
So, I watched all the videos... Did I miss cam bearing removal and installation?
No you didnt miss it, was hard to get decent footage and what I did have wasnt worth including. Nothing to it really, just gotta line up the oil holes and knock em in straight.
Great video. I don't think I have the guts to try this. I'm thinking a Jasper rebuild for the old '79. Is this something a guy can do who has never rebuilt an engine before?
you mean buying a rebuilt engine and just doing a swap? If so yes, these are some of the easiest engines to swap out.
@@SchnebsGarage Yeah, I just did the compression test while it is sitting in the frame, body off. The plugs were sooty but dry. #2 went to 90 psi then 110 wet. #5 was 160! dry and 170 wet. The rest were 120 to 140 ish. All showed better compression with a couple of squirts of oil. So...I can pull the head and take a peek or ship it off to Jasper for like $3k Americano+divorce if my wife finds out. I could just have the head rebuilt in town and just run it for awhile. For the record, I'm stretching the CJ5 into a CJ8 because...I'm weird. Any thoughts? Thanks for replying!
@@notsoserious0944 Honestly, if I was investing 3k into a motor it'd be a 350. I wrestled with the idea myself but decided to go with the 258 for now. You can only get so much grunt out of a 258 while the 350 with mild upgrades will haul.
Holy moly bud that block should have been hot tanked before you started putting that thing together!
Power wash and degreaser good enough, I'm not building a showcar.
@@SchnebsGarage
To each his own but that block is not nearly clean and likely as not will not last half as long as one that is assembled clean.
@@crazybob97able Helped a buddy rebuild a Ford 300 6cyl on a picnic table. We cleaned it similiar and that thing went for a long time .
Will these 258 i6 hold up like a 350sbc
Hard to compare much to a 350, those things are just bulletproof and will run longer bad than most engines will run period. But the 258 is a hell of a workhorse as well. This one went 37 years and would still start and drive.
@@SchnebsGarage why did you decided to rebuild it? Can these 258’s be stroked like a 4.0?
@@beunbad Well this thing was in desperate need of some attention. To the best of my knowledge it was never rebuilt and as shown in the video the cam had 4 lobes that were basically flat. Yes you can stroke a 258, thing is it's not really cost effective for the return in my opinion. If I was going to spend that kind of money on an old Jeep it would be to put in a SB Chevy. Power to weight ratio is vastly improved and there's no shortage of 'kits' to accomplish this task.