Build Thread 3rd time down the rabbit hole...
Project86
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- 1986 CJ 7 Blue
2004 Chevy LWB CC,
2012 Corvette Grand Sport
1986 CJ 7 Red Garnet
1978 CJ 7 Kinda Orangish
Just trailered this one home about a week ago. 1978 CJ7 AMC 360 3 speed. I haven't decided which way this is gonna go for a build yet. The final product will be freshly painted; color... unknown. Motor will see some horsepower upgrades; which ones...not sure. The only thing I'm 90% on is changing the dash into some type of hybrid.
The good: Plenty of extras; winch, rock sliders, racks in the back, decent bumpers, 360! Headers!, tires so new the little rubber titties are still present, new body mounts, new leaf spring (might be bad at this point..could change to coil overs), original tub, how about those cool graphics?!, new soft top and doors, new bikini top, hardly any bastardization on the wiring under the hood.
The bad: As usual body cancer in a couple of spots, but nothing really bad, couple of usual oil leaks, winch remote was lost, starting issue with key/lock cylinder, really hadn't enough time to investigate everything.
I took a job yesterday as a consultant and I think I'll use it as a daily driver and do some of the shake down testing during my commute of roughly 15 minutes. So don't be bashful ya'll. throw your ideas and comments out there something might stick with me.
The good: Plenty of extras; winch, rock sliders, racks in the back, decent bumpers, 360! Headers!, tires so new the little rubber titties are still present, new body mounts, new leaf spring (might be bad at this point..could change to coil overs), original tub, how about those cool graphics?!, new soft top and doors, new bikini top, hardly any bastardization on the wiring under the hood.
The bad: As usual body cancer in a couple of spots, but nothing really bad, couple of usual oil leaks, winch remote was lost, starting issue with key/lock cylinder, really hadn't enough time to investigate everything.
I took a job yesterday as a consultant and I think I'll use it as a daily driver and do some of the shake down testing during my commute of roughly 15 minutes. So don't be bashful ya'll. throw your ideas and comments out there something might stick with me.