engine swap

Hi! The engine in my 1956 Willys CJ5 is at the point where I need to swap it out. It's got all kinds of on going problems - oil pump not working, bottom crank worn, oil leak, lifters sticking, piston rings, etc etc, its been a journey of fix one thing and another thing breaks! It's obviously...

Hi all, I have a 1956 pickup V8 swapped with the stock front axle and the timken rear. The problem is the hubs are 8 lug not 5, all the disk conversions online are for 5, does anyone know of a kit or a disk that would fit with the kits on kaiser willys. Or would I have better luck getting new...

just bought a 57 cj5 frame and body. anybody on here have advice for engine swaps. debating on a chevy 350 or an amc 304 or 350 however the amc are spendy and hard to find. on the flip side i think the 350 will have problems fitting and future problems including steering interference and hard to...

Hello, my name is Roger Wallis. I live in central Texas and own 2 old CJ5's, a 57 and a 69 with F head 134 engines. Recently the 57 started "using" water, about a gallon every hour or so with no visible leaks. I assume that it had a blown head gasket, cracked head or cracked block. I have a...

Well I got me an ol' 53 Willy's pickup with a snow plow this last fall because I was in need of a plow truck and I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to buy a Willy's. After this long winter the and all the snow... the little old 4 cylinder isn't doing so hot... its got a cylinder in the...

My Odd Fire Buick V-6 is just too warn out to consider using it any longer in my 1951 Pickup.. Allow me to access the vast wisdom of this group... The Buick V 6 is running but knocking at RPM... what are my options? Go back stock with the F head 4 cylinder or what other engines will swap with my...

so I have my truck stripped down to the frame and getting ready to inspect and rebuild all of the boxes and the F134 engine. Before I take the engine to someone to rebuild I would like to hear from those a lot more knowledgeable than me on here as to what a reasonable cost to rebuild this is? I...