Thanks! Now to see if I can repaint it to match my old CJ5 ('80 Teal Blue)
Lots of interesting stuff you have going there. It's always good to see how others fab stuff together.
I've had two recap tires go bad. The first lost a chunk of tread about the size of my hand. The second, I was going down I-10 and the whole cap...
My bad.
My old CJ5 started cranking on it's own once. During an under hood fire when things started shorting out. I'm just glad it was in neutral as I...
Nice! Any pics of the finished job? I like the look of the old Jeepsters, but somehow 2wd has just never seemed right on them to me.
About the Quadrajet mentioned above. They had very small primaries and if working right, did give decent mileage if you kept your foot out of the...
I like the military top look and the bows. But on a CJ, I'd want something I could open at the rear. To get what I have in mind, it would...
Back in 1979, my Dad gave me the latest Motor Truck manual for my birthday. It covers 1966 though 1979 and I've used it on all kinds of pickups,...
I've been keeping notes on this one for a while now. As far as the studs go, it's been reported on Brennan'a Garage facebook page by someone...
Not in an older Jeep, but I have run a Dana 300 equipped later CJ5 in 4 low with the front hubs unlocked as I didn't want to get out in knee deep...
When my old 80 CJ5 had a bad under hood fire, my Dad who was a professional mechanic (Chevy guy from the word go), suggested I replace the 2.5 GM...
Back in the mid 70s, I was running a 283 4bl out of a totaled 60 Corvette in a 71 Nova. Strong running engine, but not what I'd consider for...
The truck top shifter version is the Ford RTS, T170FT-RTS or "TOD" and came in early 80s F-150s and full size Broncos, usually behind a 300 I-6....
Date code is what I was told some years ago No idea how to decode it though
Separate names with a comma.