Build Thread '59 CJ5 Rebuild
TruckrSteph
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- Location
- Redmond, OR
- Vehicle(s)
- 1959 CJ-5, Buick 231, T-150, T-20, ('70s) Axle with 3:73
CJ-7, complete rebuilder project, Ford 9" axles, coil springs.....????? work in progress!
Bought my jeep 8ish years ago and slowly been working on her. She runs, been out on all kinds of runs with the club. Then it sat for 4 years. Been working on it again for last couple years. Gave it a tune up, but we are still having problems with the motor. Buick 231, no spark out of one of the cylinders. Rebuilt a new back seat so I can take my 3 & 5 year old girls. This year we've really torn her down, gonna put in new wiring, doing some body work till we can find or buy a new/decent tub. We work construction all summer and get laid off during the winter, so we usually have 6 months to stay home and work on the jeep. Shes not stock, but I do want to keep some of the features it has, snorkle hole, radio box cover. And in the process of all this been sanding it down and primering it so we can repaint it.
Pics to follow shortly, I have been taking progress pictures.
Pics to follow shortly, I have been taking progress pictures.
