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Wiil it ever be finished? Nope, it's a Jeep thing.
4WD.com (I practically live there)
Poison Spyder Custom (the coolest mods ever)
Pirate4x4.com (good place for info)
350 Small Block Chevy (350 hp)
T-18 Transmission(donated from a neighbors Ford - 6.32:1)
4 Inch Spring Lift
2 Inch Heavy Duty Shackles
1 Inch Body Lift
2.5 Inch Goerlich Xlerator Dual Exhaust
Poison Spyder Custom Rocker Knockers
Poison Spyder Custom Trail Corners
Bestop Molded Doors
Bestop Soft Top
94 YJ Tub
Fiberglass Fenders
YJ Roll Bar
Herculiner (sprayed)
Ford Cougar Seats
Dana 60 axles - SOA with 4.10 gears
hmmm... currently sporting little bitty 33" tires... they look silly, but I've spent my entire Jeep budget for the year. My oldest son gave me a set of Military HUMVEE wheels and tires for christmas! 36-12-16.5 Goodyear Wrangler R/T II Military OZ on two piece wheels - with runflats! I can't wait for spring to mount them! Jeep CJ's and Fender Guitars, who has time for anything else?
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I'm 45 years old, married, with 4 kids (15, 17, 19 and 23 years old).
After a 5 year hiatus while my poor CJ5 sat in the driveway, I re-kindled my love affair with Jeeps. My first Jeep was a 1981 Jeep CJ5 4 cylinder 4 speed. Over the years, it gained a 350 Chevy with 4 bolt main from a 1974 Chevy Van and T-18 transmission from a Ford Pickup. Eventually the floor rotted away and the old CJ had to be parked. It sat in the driveway for 5 years before the new Jeep project took place. Parts and pieces of it still exist in my new Jeep. Jeep CJ7. I was spending too much time playing Everquest and World of Warcraft. In order to get me out from behind the computer and actually doing something constructive, my banker/wife approved the finances to rebuild my CJ5. That project quickly took a left turn and became a frame up build of a CJ7. It took a little over a year to complete. A 1979 frame and stock narrow track axles were purchased for $150. The frame and axles were wheeled down with a right angle grinder and a variety of wire wheels and sanding discs, then painted with Rustoleum primer and gloss black. Next came a 1994 YJ tub for $400. New fiberglass fenders, steel windshield frame and tailgate were purchased from 4WD Hardware. The 350 Chevy from my CJ5 was rebuilt. The block was line bored, a steel crank and balanced rods are connected to TRW dometop pistons and 75cc heads. Everything up top is Edelbrock, including the cam, dual plane intake manifold and 750 cfm Performer carb. The paint is a bc/cc PPG Orangeblast Pearlcoat. The interior of the tub is Herculiner, which I sprayed with a Harbor Freight texture gun instead of rolling it on. Lots of Jeeps around my house :)
2002 Jeep Cherokee - my daughter's Jeep, she won't let me play with :(
1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee - my son's Jeep. He's begging me to help him install a lift
1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee - my son's fiance. It needs a new front axle, 3.54 gears. Any donors?
Tire Carrier Rear Bumper - having any bumper at all is probably a good thing, right? VIEWING 1 - 10 OUT OF 20 COMMENTS
From: Ravensbo
08/26/2008 02:50:03 Really nice project ! From: philip
08/25/2008 14:59:53
Sending a jeep wave your way!!!
From: mtnjeepers
08/23/2008 16:19:40 cool pics of your jeep wish i had more time for my projects...hi fro m fla.. 
From: peetster
09/11/2007 10:01:51 hi the project is on hold my landlord is saleing the house and shop we rent so we are trying the find something . iam from a town called monroe ga which is next to athens ga . hope all is well with you and have a great week. From: cj7duk79
08/06/2007 15:58:53 Wow nice job! Good looking CJ From: peetster
07/27/2007 10:49:21 hi i agree with u 100% i should have made the poll more than yes or no. i too have family and friends who are over there so i under stand what it is like. thank you for comments and tell your son thank you for putting his life on the line for people. have a good week end. From: Son_Of_Wrangler_Jeep
07/20/2007 20:55:52 nah, i park on the street. a hardtop's gonna have to remain a fantasy until my lady and i can get a house. that may be a few years. From: Son_Of_Wrangler_Jeep
07/20/2007 10:14:35 wow, yer boy's gettin' an early start! kinda takes me back to when i started jammin' with my high-school friends! now all ya gotta do is teach those boys about VINTAGE! you know, the good stuff - Vox, Fender, Gibson, Gretsch, Rickenbacker, etc! and congrats on the new soft top. still looking for a good deal on a hard-top myself. where i'll keep it is another story entirely, but it's good to have dreams! From: peetster
07/20/2007 09:51:22 HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND
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Cool build! Nice job and a really nice color!