aftermarket belt drive?

[Anonymous]

I know it's a major pain in the ass (read: nearly impossible) to fit and make work in a 2nd gen J, do the 3rd gens have more room underhood?

[3.4Z24]

if you read the whole post on the 3rd gen forum, there's a dialog in there somewhere between mr. g and myself about the wider heads on a 3.4 vs 3400 and if there's room for them in there somewhere. he believes there's enough room, and judging by his pics, i agree.

i've heard the 3rd gen has less room in the engine comparment than the 2nd gen. yes, it will be tight. but it will fit-and it will run

i'll post the swap details when i get that far (this spring, hopefully). i'll be posting the engine build-up here shortly...