chevy motor/axle swap into a yj

[BiggDaddy]

Hello all, I've got a buddy that is putting a chevy 350 into a yj with some chevy axles.

What we do know
He's got a '90 yj islander that is puke green/teal colored. He's got the motor, tranny, and xcase mounted in the jeep now. Looks like a dana 44 chevy front axle, and a rear 12 bolt. The 12 bolt has 3.07 gears, but haven't opened up the front yet.

What we don't know for sure
1. Wondering if we can hack into the yj wiring harness to hook the engine up to the dash etc.., but facing the reality that we will probably have to get a painless kit and use that.

2. Probably going to need some custom driveshafts, but were wondering if anybody knows of any that may work, front or rear.

3. Whether or not we need to shorten the front axle. The rear axle will stay the same length. The front axle though, will need to be shortened by about 1.5-2 inches to center it on the frame and use the cast spring mount in the differential.

4. Whether we can use the same steering setup that is available. Yj box, with either yj tie rod or use the chevy tie rod (probably depends on whether or not we shorten the axle.

This is about it for now, but realize there is still a lot of work to do. Plans are probably to be finished either this fall or next spring, not real sure. Just depends on what needs to be done, and what kind of time and money he has to put into it. thanks for all of your help.

BiggDaddy