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1977 Jeep CJ5 - jeep454

Owner:   jeep454
Year: 1977
Make: Jeep
Model: CJ5
Est.Horsepower: 700
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About my CJ5

Tires and Wheels- 35x15.5x15 Super Swamper TSL SX on 15X10 American Racing Outlaw II, 36x22x16 Super Scoops on 16x16 American Racing Track Star Lites (for sand)
Suspension- 6" total, 4"Skyjacker leaf springs, 1" shackles, 1" body, 4 Rancho 5000 shocks
Drivetrain- Highly modified TH350 Trans, Dana 20 T-case, Front and Rear Axles- (Ford 9",custom axles, 4.56 gears, Detroit Lockers, Nodular housings)
Performance- 468 Chevy, 12.5 to 1 compression, Dart heads and intake, Predator carb, Complete roller valve train, Custom 2 1/8" tube headers, Mallory ignition
Other Modification- Fiberglass body with one piece front end, Full 2" tube roll cage, Drag fuel cell, Custom dash with Auto Meter gauges and playback tach, Race seats with 5 point harnesses,
Does it work the way you want?- Yes
Anything you would like to change?- I'm always upgrading something!!
Funniest wheeling incident- Last August at the local mud hole, I hit a buried trench a little too hard! Bent both front springs, broke a front axle shaft and both front shocks. Larry, (it ain't a mud bog without Bare Foot Larry) asked my son Cody and I, "Still got all your teeth?" We didn't even know anything was broke until we got out and looked. STRAP IN AND HOLD ON!!!
Anything to add?- Car shows, competition mud and sand racing, to the local mud bogs and trails, I built it to do all most everything and ***

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Posts: 1981 | Joined 12/07/06
Posted: 04/02/08 10:29 AM

Very cool Jeep man! Very cool!

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