gunzo
.30 Stingray
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Post by gunzo on Apr 22, 2011 15:10:02 GMT -5
All the pics lately of bikes, hot rods and such got me digging and reminiscing. Axe mentioned he liked Jeeps too so I thought I'd share. This poor old '74, I drove it like I hated it. A 750 Holley carb, fender well headers, 15 inch wide tires off a ditch witch, and a cooler of Strohs in the back.  This '75 came along a couple years later & was taken better care of. Eventually traded it for a 1953 Harley.  |
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Post by serialsolver on Apr 22, 2011 17:00:20 GMT -5
here is a photo of my 62 cj5. i need to take a new photo of it. it now has a new top.  |
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Post by AxeHandle on Apr 22, 2011 17:12:38 GMT -5
Love those CJs! I can't find a picture of my V8, 4:56 detroit locker 9 inch Ford, T18 '78. It is a fond memory that I got rooked out of about 15 years ago.. It followed a new 6 cylinder CJ7 I bought in '83. Current CJ activity whirls around the '74 CJ5 below... T150 with 232 6 cylinder, and dana 44. Currently sitting on some 33 inch Super Swampers. New windshield and frame on the way. Planning for it to be kind of a pseudo street/trail Jeep. Still needs a good wheel bearing check all round and a good brake overhaul. T18 sitting on the floor waiting for me to kill the T150. Hoping to have a Dana 300 and AMC V8 ready when that happens. Something about spending an afternoon on the creeper with a wrench in my hand is real stress relief therapy for me...  |
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cj3a
.30 Stingray
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Post by cj3a on Apr 22, 2011 19:39:09 GMT -5
Restored in 95. My favorite roadster.  |
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Post by AxeHandle on Apr 23, 2011 7:23:45 GMT -5
Love those Flat Fender Jeeps too! I'll have a V6 CJ5 one day... Let a nice one get away a few years back...
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Post by s0therngunner on Apr 23, 2011 23:04:02 GMT -5
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Post by AxeHandle on Apr 24, 2011 6:55:19 GMT -5
Beautiful! Looks solid. ;D
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gunzo
.30 Stingray
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Post by gunzo on Apr 24, 2011 8:30:10 GMT -5
Glad I started this, cause now I'm gettin to see a lot of neat stuff. They all look great guys. Thanks
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carl
.327 Meteor
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Post by carl on Apr 29, 2011 21:24:43 GMT -5
 '65 CJ-5, purchased in '67. Added a Buick V-6 in '70, swapped that for a Chev. 327 in the mid '70's, swapped the steel body for fibreglass in those days as well. Two 10 gal. fuel tanks on board. Torsen rear diff, full floating axles, Super T-10 tranny with a 3.44:1 First Gear, full set of S.W. gauges. Baja buckets, 4 point seat belts.  Favorite fishing hole at 10,300 feet in Wyoming's Wind River Range. The road in crosses a 11,000 ft. peak. The small block Chev is very tired, BUT, a nice Pace Performance ZZ-4 partial engine sets in the garage. The body sports a One Piece front end. Steering via a GM "assisted" box. Gunzo, yeah, I still have a pair of the 31" x 15"x 15" Goodyear Terra Tires in the garage, mounted on 14"x 15" rims. On the Jeep is a set of Mickey Thompsons, 33 x 10" fronts, 33 x 12" rears. Wheels are Center Line. Still snowing here in Wy and my garage just quite ain't "cozy" enough for the engine swap to take place. It's gonna happen soon, though..... Carl |
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gunzo
.30 Stingray
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Post by gunzo on Apr 30, 2011 10:54:45 GMT -5
Carl, been wondering if your great pics would show up here. I have spent a considerable amout of time just staring at them.
The red CJ went with me on my first Elk hunting trip in 1978. I simply love the Rockies but the Jeep did not. Drove it to almost 11000 ft. one morning. It struggled more at every switchback & about 200 ft. from the 11155 ft. summit, it simply refused to run. It needed some oxygen & by the time us easterners had climbed the rest of the way up, we needed it too!
We had to coast back down quite a ways before the engine would start, the brake smell was pretty bad. A heckuva trip.
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Post by wickerbill on Apr 30, 2011 20:10:15 GMT -5
'65 CJ-5, purchased in '67. Added a Buick V-6 in '70, swapped that for a Chev. 327 in the mid '70's, swapped the steel body for fibreglass in those days as well. Two 10 gal. fuel tanks on board. Torsen rear diff, full floating axles, Super T-10 tranny with a 3.44:1 First Gear, full set of S.W. gauges. Baja buckets, 4 point seat belts. Favorite fishing hole at 10,300 feet in Wyoming's Wind River Range. The road in crosses a 11,000 ft. peak. The small block Chev is very tired, BUT, a nice Pace Performance ZZ-4 partial engine sets in the garage. The body sports a One Piece front end. Steering via a GM "assisted" box. Gunzo, yeah, I still have a pair of the 31" x 15"x 15" Goodyear Terra Tires in the garage, mounted on 14"x 15" rims. On the Jeep is a set of Mickey Thompsons, 33 x 10" fronts, 33 x 12" rears. Wheels are Center Line. Still snowing here in Wy and my garage just quite ain't "cozy" enough for the engine swap to take place. It's gonna happen soon, though..... Carl[/quote Carl, I don't mind telling you my freind, those shots are spectacular. Bill |
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Post by AxeHandle on May 2, 2011 14:33:17 GMT -5
I plan to teach my daughter how to drive with my '74 this fall...  |
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Post by AxeHandle on May 2, 2011 14:35:43 GMT -5
FWIW Anyone think it is a sign that not only have no Yuppie Jeeps been posted but we haven't even gotten as far as a CJ7...  |
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Post by AxeHandle on May 2, 2011 14:39:51 GMT -5
Yo Carl! I need a good set of instruments for my CJ. Tell me about your SW gauge set.. You start with a blank panel or insert them into the original? Got any detailed pics? I've got a complete new Painless wiring harness and plan to entirely rewire the little beast and add new gauges soon.
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Post by wickerbill on May 2, 2011 19:47:54 GMT -5
Hay Axe, you must have gotten your power back. Did you have any dammage.
Bill
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