Greetings from Burgundy

[mud89]

Hello, :thumbsup:
It’s great to be onboard of this forum ! :D

I am from Burgundy in France and i am definitely a Jeep fan, especially CJs and FSJs.

I got a CJ7 Laredo with the 304 and a J10 sportside with the 258, and i’d like to have in the future another FSJ.

The first one I bought was the CJ7 : I chose this one because it’s all original and I like the v8 and the Laredo trim.
It takes off course more times to find the Jeep you want in Europe…




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The CJ7 is an US version which was imported in the beginning of the 80s .

There are French version of the CJ7, because of the partnership between Renault and AMC at that time, but it was not with the V8.

I prefer generally a Jeep when it’s close from stock , except for a little lift and bigger tires :
I changed the tires of the CJ7 for some 35” and asked a garage for a change of the axles ratio accordingly.

The second one is a J10 sportside I bought two years ago : I was lucky, because it’s very rare in Europe as you imagine !
SportsideDan is one of the very few to own several :p
Unfortunately , mine is rusty and tired, but also close from the stock like the CJ7


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I am starting a complete restoration of the J10, now I just finished the disassembly. It’s lengthy, since it’s my first restoration..
Maybe I’ll also swap the I6 for a 401 ;)


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It’s not hard to find an Edelbrock intake manifold or an HEI distributor in Europe, but to find FSJ parts is a real issue over there… :banghead:

Thanks

[Brizio]

Welcome! And nice CJ7! It fit perfect on 35! Nice project on the J-10!
I'm from Italy, but I moved here in the US, and I remember over there that was very difficult find parts, above all for the price they ask!!! It was cheap buy here in the US and ship there. :)

[mud89]

Thanks Brizio, I am surely going to buy some FSJ parts in the US, but i guess it's not simple for the really heavy ones like an engine..

[Brizio]

Sometime I find parts for friends in Italy, and they ship all together for save on the shipping price. I shipped two engine for a friend, and we put them in a van that another person we know bought. The cool things, is that the engine didn't pay customs!!! :D Because they don't check what you put inside a car...

[sportsidedan]

salut!

quelles belles jeep! le cj est parfait - le j10 aussi!
wow! tu connais jean-paul, christophe et laurent? tous des fous du full size!

don't forget to post some pictures of the j10 resto!

regards

dan

[mud89]

Salut,
J'ai déjà eu des échanges avec Christophe, une mine d'informations sur les FSJ :thumbsup:
Si laurent c'est laurent Debetencourt, je le connais aussi : je lui ai acheté des pièces
Je posterai des photos des restos, le souci étant que je manque de temps libre pour faire avancer tout ça.
A propos on se régale avec tes posts de restos : de véritables oeuvres d'art, peinture, sellerie..
Regards

guillaume

[sportsidedan]

ok on veut voir plus :-)

bonne journée,

daniel

[[]V[]AXX]

Welcome. I really like the tires on that CJ. What brand are those?

[mud89]

Thanks
The brand is Maxxis (in 35"x13")
They were cheaper than the BFG
I bought them three years ago, don't know if they are still selling these one ?

[gallego156]

Hi mud, congrats from Argentina, it´s a very nice Truck.
You must be proud of being the owner of such a jewell lol. Don´t desperate with the restoration, take it easy, it´s the best way to obtain good results and your truck deserves it.
Unfortunately we have only a few imported J trucks like yours, here Gladiators were built ´till 1978.
I invite you to visit our site and forums: www.clubjeepgladiator.com.ar.

El Galle.

[mud89]

Thanks Gallego,
You have indeed some very nice Gladiators in Argentina..:thumbsup:
I guess that the gladiators were built by Industrias Kaiser Argentina (IKA) ?
I'd like to have a Gladiator Thriftside someday ;)

guillaume

[gallego156]

Yes, they were Mud, till 1973, when Renault bought IKA, then it was called IKA-Renault.
After some years, when all IKA´s vehicles were discontinued, it ended as Renault Argentina that builts Renault cars till nowadays.

El Galle.