Bringing home the CJ project

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  • jpcoutts
    304 AMC
    • Jun 28, 2002
    • 2114
    #1

    Bringing home the CJ project

    About a week ago I made trek about 75 miles north to Russellville to retrieve a project I started years ago and hope to get some progress showing soon. See pics below:
    CJ5 rolling chassis towed by J20 050920 by Jim Coutts, on Flickr
    CJ5 stripped 050920 by Jim Coutts, on Flickr
    CJ5 side 050920 by Jim Coutts, on FlickrCJ5 inside tub 050920 by Jim Coutts, on Flickr
    It has been a dream of mine since I was a teenager and a neighbor had a surplus M38-A1 shell in the yard to build a CJ from the ground up. Some things just take a while!
    Jim C
    '67 J3000 Dually
    '86 J20
    '79 CJ5(in pieces)
    '86 CJ7 Doesn't need anything(so why do I have it?)
    Correction- it just needed a water pump!
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  • fulsizjeep
    Señor Jackhead
    • Aug 21, 2002
    • 22496
    #2
    NICE!!!
    Looks like they belong together.
    Flint
    Ran when parked.
    http://jubileejeeps.org/quadratrac
    88 GW, 401/727/208, 5" lift, D44s/4.10s/locked up, 35s with a few Evil Twin & TT's Fabworks mods
    76 401 Wag, 77 401 Wag, 77 401 J20
    http://eviltwinfab.com http://www.ttsfabworks.com

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    • Heep-J4000
      350 Buick
      • Feb 09, 2014
      • 872
      #3
      Looking good!

      I'm wondering how many full-size Jeep owners have a CJ or CJ project!?

      I'm having a 80 cj5 project for more than ten years
      Jeep "because mother nature hates flat roads to"

      http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?t=180974

      99' Dodge ram 2500 4x4 crew cab 5.9 Cummins ,backup work truck for now
      73' Jeep J4000 (named Heep or Desert Dragon) amc 360 V8 converted to LPG with T15/D20 (was my daily work truck for thirteen years and is getting major overhaul at the moment!)
      80' Jeep cj5 350 V8 Chevy/sm420/D300 project
      70/71 Jeep J4000 parts truck with Buick 350

      Former vehicles:
      85' Volkswagen caddy mk1 1.6 diesel.
      83 Toyota land cruiser BJ42 3.4 diesel.

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      • DarkMonohue
        Shakes hands with danger
        • Jul 01, 2012
        • 1145
        #4
        This thread gets the DarkMonohue seal of approval.
        '85 J20 Old Man Truck, bought @ 65K miles - not great, but better than walking.
        Member, FSJ Prissy Restoration Association
        High quality junk here: intro thread and slow build thread

        Did you know? Willys is just Willis spelled differently, but pronounced the same. Neither Willy nor his apostrophe are involved.

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        • jpcoutts
          304 AMC
          • Jun 28, 2002
          • 2114
          #5
          It's just something about red Jeeps! IDK...
          Jim C
          '67 J3000 Dually
          '86 J20
          '79 CJ5(in pieces)
          '86 CJ7 Doesn't need anything(so why do I have it?)
          Correction- it just needed a water pump!

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          • rang-a-stang
            Administrator
            • Oct 31, 2016
            • 5512
            #6
            MMMMMmmmm... indeed... that red.... soooooo nice! Thanks for posting here, too. Something about FSJ lines, they just look so right towing...
            Chuck McTruck 71 J4000
            (Chuck McTruck Build Thread)
            (8.1L swap questions - PerformanceTrucks.net Forums​)
            79 Cherokee Chief (SOLD, goodbye old buddy)
            (Cherokee Build Thread)
            11 Nissan Pathfinder Silver Edition 4x4
            09 Mazdaspeed3 Grand Touring
            00 Baby Cherokee

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            • Kaiserjeeps
              360 AMC
              • Oct 02, 2002
              • 2811
              #7
              Looks like a great project! I love CJ's. Thats what got me into all jeeps. I have a 69 highly modified (=money pit) CJ-5. Had it 38 years now. 79 was a great year for them. Very good frames in that era. Looking forward to more.
              Melford1972 says...
              I’d say I feel sorry for you, but I really don’t, Mr. “I-stumble-into-X-models-the-way-most-people-stumble-into-Toyota-Carollas.” 🤣
              -----------------------
              I make wag parts
              1969 CJ-5 41 years owned
              1969 1414X Wag in avocado mist
              1970 1414X Wag in avocado mist
              1968 M715 restomod
              2001 Dodge 3500
              2002 Toyota Tundra
              2006 Toyota 4runner was Liz's, parked



              Building a m715 over at the m715zone
              Beloved wife Elizabeth Ann Temple Murdered by covid on Oct 19th 2021

              Small violin, large amp

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              • J76137
                232 I6
                • Sep 03, 2019
                • 76
                #8
                Originally posted by Heep-J4000
                Looking good!

                I'm wondering how many full-size Jeep owners have a CJ or CJ project!?

                I'm having a 80 cj5 project for more than ten years
                Not yet but I plan to buy one for a rat rod style project after the Cherokee is done.
                My carcaine addiction wasted my life but it is a life well wasted.

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                • rang-a-stang
                  Administrator
                  • Oct 31, 2016
                  • 5512
                  #9
                  Originally posted by J76137
                  ....after the Cherokee is done.
                  so you are never going to get a cj?
                  Chuck McTruck 71 J4000
                  (Chuck McTruck Build Thread)
                  (8.1L swap questions - PerformanceTrucks.net Forums​)
                  79 Cherokee Chief (SOLD, goodbye old buddy)
                  (Cherokee Build Thread)
                  11 Nissan Pathfinder Silver Edition 4x4
                  09 Mazdaspeed3 Grand Touring
                  00 Baby Cherokee

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                  • Heep-J4000
                    350 Buick
                    • Feb 09, 2014
                    • 872
                    #10
                    Originally posted by rang-a-stang
                    so you are never going to get a cj?
                    Ssst don't tell him

                    I got my CJ project just after i got my j4000 complete and ready for daily driving.
                    Thirteen years later my j4000 is done and ready for a complete overhaul.
                    And the CJ is still a project in pieces
                    Jeep "because mother nature hates flat roads to"

                    http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?t=180974

                    99' Dodge ram 2500 4x4 crew cab 5.9 Cummins ,backup work truck for now
                    73' Jeep J4000 (named Heep or Desert Dragon) amc 360 V8 converted to LPG with T15/D20 (was my daily work truck for thirteen years and is getting major overhaul at the moment!)
                    80' Jeep cj5 350 V8 Chevy/sm420/D300 project
                    70/71 Jeep J4000 parts truck with Buick 350

                    Former vehicles:
                    85' Volkswagen caddy mk1 1.6 diesel.
                    83 Toyota land cruiser BJ42 3.4 diesel.

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                    • Heavy_Metal_Thunder_81
                      Cherokee Outlaw
                      • Jan 10, 2006
                      • 7292
                      #11
                      Where's RedMistress? I haven't heard from that guy in awhile.
                      -Jonny B.
                      1979 Cherokee Golden Eagle - UNDER CONSTRUCTION
                      7" Alcan springs, BJ's HD shackles - 35x12.5x15 BFG Mud Terrains
                      AMC 401 - Pro-Flo 4 EFI
                      NV4500/NWF BB/NP205 - Triple Stick'd
                      F D44 - 4.10, Eaton E-Locker
                      R M23 - 4.10, Detroit Locker

                      1979 Cherokee Chief - Parts
                      1979 Cherokee Chief - Parts
                      1979 Wagoneer - Sold
                      1981 Cherokee Chief - Cubed

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                      • jpcoutts
                        304 AMC
                        • Jun 28, 2002
                        • 2114
                        #12
                        Originally posted by Heavy_Metal_Thunder_81
                        Where's RedMistress? I haven't heard from that guy in awhile.
                        He actually had a part in my acquiring the J20 years ago. It has original red paint! The CJ does not, it was a white Renegade with blue stripes. I picked the color to match the Chevy I was driving when I had it painted.
                        Jim C
                        '67 J3000 Dually
                        '86 J20
                        '79 CJ5(in pieces)
                        '86 CJ7 Doesn't need anything(so why do I have it?)
                        Correction- it just needed a water pump!

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                        • J76137
                          232 I6
                          • Sep 03, 2019
                          • 76
                          #13
                          Originally posted by rang-a-stang
                          so you are never going to get a cj?
                          It'll be back on the road soon aka the greatest lie ever told.
                          My carcaine addiction wasted my life but it is a life well wasted.

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