Rob Wikstrom's 1978 CJ5
Rob's CJ5 has a freshly painted fiberglass body with new seats out of a
Honda CRX, custom made front & rear bumpers and nerf bars provide protection.
It also has a custom tire/Hi-Lift rack mounted to the rear bumper for trips,
the manual steering was pulled out and replaced with a tilt column and power
steering box out of a 1982 CJ7, and the current lift consists of 2.5" Superlift
springs, 2" body lift and 1/2" shackles. This setup clears a new set of 33"
Super Swampers on 15x10" Outlaw II rims.
He installed Mosser one-piece axles in the AMC 20 rear end, Lock-Right lockers
front and rear and 4.56 gears.
The 304 was pulled out and rebuilt with a new Crane Cam, Edelbrock Manifold, Holly 4-barrel
carb with off-road needles, timing chain and distributor. He also added an Optima battery
and an MSD Blaster II Coil. Headers and custom bent dual pipes handle the exaust.
Bill Moore's 1980 CJ5
Bill CJ5 was dug out of the junk yard, brought back to life now,
and is now on the trails every chance he gets. He is going for a full
restoration and has a long way to go!
Jeep Rating: 202
Gary's 1983 CJ8 Scrambler
Gary's '83 Scrambler has 102,000 miles, a rebuilt I-6, A/C, AM/FM cassette,
and many new parts.
"Recently I had it painted Ford Performance red, did a spring-over lift,
purchased a full hard-top (not in the photo), and 33x14.50 MT's. There are many
more changes I'd like to make (you know the list!), and will over the next year
or two. I do take it of road occasionally, and was very surprised to see the
difference a spring-over makes. I love your Jeep page." - Gary
Joshua Lowenstein's 1973 CJ5
Joshua's CJ has a 304 Holley Projected V8 w/160 hp to the ground, custom 3"
exhaust thru early 343 AMX manifolds. NP435 4-speed, and 300 transfer case. Axles are
44's front and rear, rear 4.56:1 gears and Detroit locker disc brakes. Front is a
narrowed 44 4.56:1 gears and ARB air locker. Chevy knuckles (custom steering),
Wagoneer spindles, and F150 outers w/Spicer hubs. DOM hydraulic tubing for tie rod
and drag links, Spicer ends.
Suspension is 4.5" Rocky Mountain Spring lift, high clearance shock/spring pads.
Custom reverse shackle (high approach angle, no snaggle tooth). RTI 1005 forward
and 1200 backwards. 1" NHL body lift.
35x12.5 BFG sipped mudders on 15x8 Rockrashed lumies. Warn 8000 winch, spare
axles for all corners mounted inside. Custom bumpers, Dakota bars and skid plate.
Body cut to fit tires, dual Optima Batteries, custom isolator.
Full roll cage, 3 seats from '86 Cherokee. Paint "Swift Red", body by "Rocks."
Upcoming upgrades? Complete tear down and get ready for another season of
Jeeping. Trails run over the 12 years in the building: Rubicon(2), Farmington(10), Moab(6),
South Dakota and Colorado's best as well.
"My Wife and I are building a '51 cj3a SOA w/Wranglers, V6, and 4-wheel disc brakes." - Josh
Mike Phelan's 1984 CJ7
Mike just finished the body - 12 coats "Radar Blue Metallic" w/6 coats clear.
The dash and Interior panels are cherry veneered, and the 32" Michelin's are new
(they fit fine on the street, but he's not too sure about off-road). The next
upgrade will be the suspension...perhaps Warn's new coil spring conversion?
Matt King's 1980 CJ7
Matt's CJ has been a two year project. First, he located a rust free tub and frame.
Next was the build-up. He started with '77 axles that had low miles on them and the
11" brakes he wanted. A nice suprise was the factory limited slip rear that came with
the set. He knew the tranny was going to be a slushbox so the factory AMC20 was OK.
Next was finding a Commando with the TH400 so he could use the factory adapter to a
model 20. He already had a 455 Pontiac with low miles on the engine stand, so that
was his only choice. Tons of low rpm torque! The lift was a 4", so he needed to put
CV shafts at both ends. The front shaft is a Quadratrac unit from a CJ. The rear shaft
is a front Quadratrac from a J-10. Only the front shaft needed to be shortened. Next, he used
the radiator from the same J-10 and had the inlet and outlet switched, and had
it re-cored. After the mechanical crap, he found a 1980 4-cyl wiring harness hooked
up to the engine with no mods, cool. With over 300hp on tap, a full cage was
necessary. Sanding, painting and assembling were next. Everything was either
replaced or rebuilt in the course of two years, and he still has ideas if he keeps
this one.
"I have a real desire to build a '60-62 wagon next. I scored the 7 and it
came out 220. Not too bad!" - Matt
Jeep Rating: 220
Mike Groft's 1984 CJ7
Mike's CJ has a 2-1/2" Skyjacker suspension lift with Nitro shocks, a 3"
body lift, 32" BFG/AT tires, and Cobra CB with a Firestick antenna.
He's in the process of putting in a Jeep shower, hand throttle, and K&N air-filter.
"This picture is when I first got my Jeep." - Mike
Jeep Rating: 144
Craig's CJ has a 3-speed on the floor, with a 304 V8, and 31x11.50 tires.
Spagna and Botti's CJ7's
Spugna and Boffo in action at Pellegrino Parmense (Parma Italy).
Spugna is the light blue CJ-7 with a 4-cyl diesel Isuzu motor, and Boffo is the brown CJ-7
and also has a 4-cyl diesel Isuzu.
"I love ALL CJ-7's! We live in Fontanellato (Parma Italy)" - Andrea
Al "Big Man TT"'s 1978 CJ7
Big-Man's Big Jeep: A 1978 CJ7 with frame off resto. Haven't changed the dana 30/20
YET. Stainless fuel and brake lines. Disc brakes front, big drums in rear. Trailmaster
4" lift with Moor 4" (1/2" lift) greasable shackles, Moor steering brace, JKS disconnects,
all poly bushings, rebuilt 304 with fenderwell, headers and dual cats (emisions legal),
K&N filters and all vents run to a K&N filter. TH-400 tranny w/B&M shift kit, rebuilt
and replaced rear output shaft when he junked the Quadratrac. Dana 20 t-case mated to tranny
by way of a Wagoneer adapter and mounted in a custom built cradle. 4WD Hardware fiberglass
tub and fenders, (inch and half lift built into tub), flush-mounted taillights, Xenon wide
flares, '99 Ford "Chrome yellow" paint. Inside of tub is coated in Durabak, Bestop console,
(seat on backorder), and top. B&M Mega Shifter, new guages and wood dash overlay,
Grant mohagony steering wheel, stock dash pad, and Pioneer CD deck with 6" Rockford Fosgates
and 6x9" Pioneers.
Jeep Score: 290
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