Should I get? 78 CJ7!
02-08-2011, 08:40 PM
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Still no updates..
Hes about an hour away and plows at night, and I need a borrow a buddy and his car hauler, so its hard to cordinate times..
Probably won't be until Saturday as long as we don't get anymore snow..
Hes about an hour away and plows at night, and I need a borrow a buddy and his car hauler, so its hard to cordinate times..
Probably won't be until Saturday as long as we don't get anymore snow..
02-09-2011, 09:53 PM
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Well I got it, and its here!
The 360 runs great, but the body is rough. Didn't see it that great since it was 8 by the time I got there and its still on the trailer in the driveway until tomorrow, and I will post some pics!
The 360 runs great, but the body is rough. Didn't see it that great since it was 8 by the time I got there and its still on the trailer in the driveway until tomorrow, and I will post some pics!
02-09-2011, 10:27 PM
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if you need to repair the sides DO NOT BUY PATCH PANELS!!!! they are over priced go to you local sheet metal shop have them bend a 1'' lip on the bottom of a 12'' wide piece of 16 gauge sheet metal far cheaper and the same damn thing you buy from jc whitney only thicker and without the door jamb ( who needs a door jamb on a cj/wrangler)
02-10-2011, 05:36 PM
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if you need to repair the sides DO NOT BUY PATCH PANELS!!!! they are over priced go to you local sheet metal shop have them bend a 1'' lip on the bottom of a 12'' wide piece of 16 gauge sheet metal far cheaper and the same damn thing you buy from jc whitney only thicker and without the door jamb ( who needs a door jamb on a cj/wrangler)
The fenders are newer and fiberglass, and the hood has a random baseball sized hole on one size (clean up around it and you get a free true CAI
)The floors look like something has been done to them so there aren't any holes but it doesn't look like it was done professional.
Still no pics between school and work, but tomorrow I will get some for real this time!
02-17-2011, 10:55 AM
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Ha! So you took the chance on it huh!? Hopefully you will enjoy it and get some good use out of it, they sure can be fun! I helped my previous employer put a spring over with YJ leaves under his. I think he got the kit from RE. Slapped on some 33s and quite a few other things and he wheels it every time he can. Good luck w/ it.
In for pics!
In for pics!
02-18-2011, 11:19 AM
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03-02-2011, 05:25 PM
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Jeep should be fun, I would have swapped in a heart beat.
No cheap swap for the Q-trac t-case.
Might want to look into 1 piece rear axles or find a narrow trac 44 from an earlier CJ, shouldn't be hard to find, just make sure the ratio matches your front.
If the body is horrible, look into swapping a YJ tub onto it. Not many mods have to be made. Plenty of info online.
I have a 350 in my CJ-8. It was fun when it was on the road and it was a plain-jane engine with a 4bbl intake and carb.
That CJ-7 makes a nice plow vehicle for tight areas, I had one on my CJ-8 and yours would be better with the shorter wheelbase.The plow looks to be a cable operated Western unit, nice unit, should be able to sell that easily if you don't want it to fund other projects on your CJ.
I love the white letters on that one front tire, anybody notice it?
No cheap swap for the Q-trac t-case.
Might want to look into 1 piece rear axles or find a narrow trac 44 from an earlier CJ, shouldn't be hard to find, just make sure the ratio matches your front.
If the body is horrible, look into swapping a YJ tub onto it. Not many mods have to be made. Plenty of info online.
I have a 350 in my CJ-8. It was fun when it was on the road and it was a plain-jane engine with a 4bbl intake and carb.
That CJ-7 makes a nice plow vehicle for tight areas, I had one on my CJ-8 and yours would be better with the shorter wheelbase.The plow looks to be a cable operated Western unit, nice unit, should be able to sell that easily if you don't want it to fund other projects on your CJ.
I love the white letters on that one front tire, anybody notice it?
03-03-2011, 09:47 PM
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Well I did get it, but sold it already..
I decided I didn't need another project on top of my KJ, XJ and the 70 C10 I am building, and figured the money would good to go in the savings, and a few bucks into the XJ!
I decided I didn't need another project on top of my KJ, XJ and the 70 C10 I am building, and figured the money would good to go in the savings, and a few bucks into the XJ!
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