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4.3L Vortec T5 to AX15 swap

I will definitely do that when I get the transmission installed right after it's sandblasted, painted and lined!!

I went to look at a car for sale and ended up trading a motorcycle for work on the Scrambler! It's getting sandblasted, body work, painted back to 1983 AMC Scrambler blue and original paint scheme. It will be lined underneath and inside. I am pretty excited to get this done before the body and frame go to crap. They're both solid now, but without getting redone, it's only a matter of time.

So for now, the transmission swap is on hold. At this point, the fittings showed up and I've got all the parts I need so either I will finish it when I get it back or I'll have the body shop install it. I am just excited to take this big leap forward in where I want this jeep to go!
 
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I understand. I am 4 years into my restomod and I want to have her running for July so I can take it to Bloomsburg PA for the truck show but it will be hard to make that happen. My two kids are my priority so I basically work on the Jeep at 5am a few time a week to get things done. Once in a while I get a few hours on a friday night but that is it.
 
My guess is the pilot bushing got compressed too. I had this happen recently. I used sand paper to knock a few tenths off the input shaft. Then it slid right in.
 
I think you're right on the compressed bushing. I bolted up both bell housings yesterday and measured how far the input shaft extends on both the t5 and the ax15. The difference is negligible. It SHOULD have slid right in. I'll take measurements when I get it back and probably sand a few thousandths off the input shaft.

Thank you for the input. This is the kind of crap I never would've thought of being an issue
 
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