Build Thread 1970 CJ5 Renegade 1 , 33 years to get this far!
Goffman34
Jeeper
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- Location
- Olympia,Washington
- Vehicle(s)
- 1970 cj5 Renegade 1,Buick Dauntless 225 V6,T14 trans,T18 transfer case,Warn Overdrive,4:88 Diffs,2 1/2 inch rancho lift,Rancho 5000 shocks,31 inch remington tires.
I bought this jeep in 1987 , right after I wrecked my 1973 CJ5. Bought it from the original owner, when I was 27, I am now 61. It's got the original Buick 225 v6 odd-fire engine, T14 3 speed, with a T18 transfer case, warn over drive. It had 4:88's, now has 4:56's. With 15 x 31 wheels and tires , and 2 and a half Rancho leaf spring lift. I have a full top and doors, and a bikini half top. I've got a full cage roll bar, but it's a little bit crowded with that in. It did have a 8000 pound pto Ramsey when I got it. And I've still got the stock swing out spare tire rack. It spent a lot of those 33 years hiding under boxes and garage junk, so its now time for me, before I give it to my 31 year old son, to keep in the family. Because we are a "jEEP" family.
Two years in the workshop redoing it, and now loving the great times. I live in southern Texas, so little need of a top or doors here most of the year. I have them, but they rarely get put on.