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"Insanity" - A 1979 CJ7
"Insanity" has:
350 small block Chevy at 382 hp straight from the dyno.
T-18 tranny (soon to be a 2-1/2 ton military air shifted tranny)
Diffs are Dana 60 in back, Ford 9" ends to fit the cut and re-splined 9" axles.
(Wanted to keep it 5-bolt)
Front end is Dana 60 (just put in) - all have 4:56 gears
It also has a Center Force dual friction clutch with a Lakewood bell housing,
Smitty built bumper, KC lights, and 44 Ground Hawgs.
He's planning to intall some 5-ton military's in her this summer.
"All I do with it is the beach, shows, cruising at Niagara Falls, Canada on Sunday
nights, and sand dunes at the beach."
Want more pics? E-mail me at jeep_insanity@hotmail.com
or visit his site at www.cgocable.net/~jeep/
Click here for a picture of the motor
Brian Masencup's 1979 CJ5
Brian's CJ5 consists of a built 304 with in-chassis headers and dual
Flowmasters, a Jeep wide-ratio T-18 4-speed, a Dana 20 t-case, Dana 44
front with a Dana Trac-Lock and a Dana 44 rear with a Detroit Locker.
He has a custom spring-over lift with IHC Scout springs in the front
(that's what the axles came out of), and reversed shackles. He is runnng 32"
Rancho RS9000 shocks with in-dash controls, 35x16x15 Boggers mounted on 15x12 Eaton wheels,
a custom roll-cage with RCI seats and 5-point harnesses, factory Jeep 20 gallon tank,
Warn 8000lb winch, and KC Lights front and underneath.
"I also have a '65 CJ-5 (my first beater), and a '99 Wrangler Sahara" - Brian
Jeep Rating: 292
Eric Edward's 1977 CJ7
Eric swapped out his worn-out 304 for a rebuilt Buick 350, TH400, and model 20.
He installed dana 44's front and rear, with 3.73's. The rear has a Tru-Trac. The 44's
sit under Wrangler springs, with a front shackle-conversion, and he's riding on 33x12.50
BFG's.
"Now I have a new full roll cage with my stereo speakers made of cut down coffee
cans welded to it. It was the first trip since I rebuilt the drivetrain." - Eric
Jeep Rating: 261
Jeff Morton's 1980 CJ7
Jeff's CJ7 is powered by a 304 V8 with a T-176 tranny and 300 transfer case.
The axles are dana 30 front/AMC 20 rear, with 3.73 gears & Lockright lockers.
The motor has an Edelbrock aluminum intake, 600 Carter carb, Cyclone headers with
Dynomax dual exhaust, MSD ignition, and a K&N filter to top it off.
"I purchased the Jeep in '93 and did a complete frame-off restoration in 95. I
junked the steel tub for a 4WD Hardware fiberglass tub and fenders, kept the steel hood
and windshield frame, then sprayed it metallic gold. I bolted in a 4" Rancho lift to
fit the 35" Groundhawgs. For safety I added shoulder harness seatbelts, Summit bucket
seats, and a six-point roll cage. The yellow lab in the picture is Ozzy; he rarely misses
a 4wd outing!!" - Jeff
Nick Morris's 1985 CJ7
Nick's CJ has a Chevy V-8, 700R4 tranny with a .7 overdrive, AtlasII 4:1 transfer
case, Dana 44 front and rear with 4.56 gears, ARB lockers front and rear, 6-1/2" spring
over, axles have been widened 3", full-cage roll bar and Downey racing seats with 4-point
harness, Warn hubs, 3" custom exaust with Flowmaster, converted four-piston AC unit to
onboard air, 35" Thornbirds on 15X10 Alcoas, and a Rhino-lined tub and new paint.
Chris Call's 1979 CJ5 Renegade
Chris' CJ has a stock AMC 304 V8, 4-inch Tuff Country Suspension system with
Rancho 5000 shocks, 33x12.50 BFG Mud Terrains on 10-inch Prime wheels, Warn hubs,
T18 transmission (6.32-1 1st), Novak adapter to a Dana model 20 transfer case,
Six States premium C.V. rear drive shaft, Driveline Services front drive shaft,
Dana 30 front end with Lockrite Locker, Precision 4.10:1 ring and pinion, New Dana
Spicer axles, AMC model 20 rear end with Lockrite Locker, Precision 4.10:1 ring
and pinion, Moser 1-piece hardened alloy axles, both front and rear ends now have
Go Rhino truss kits, full cage, new Bestop bucket seats, and a Ramsey Rep8000 winch.
"I am currently prepping the inner tub for a Duraback application and contemplating
paint the old beast." - Chris
Bob & Nancy Scheetz's 1969 CJ5
The Scheetz's CJ has a 2-1/2" lift, Warn 9,000lb. winch, Dana 44 rear
and Dana 30 front with Warn locking hubs. Power is delivered by Chevy 350
4-bolt main to T-14A turning 31x11.50 15's on 8" chrome spoke wheels.
Future projects: Turbo 350 Transmission, KC Daylighters for light bar, and
disc brakes for the front end.
Robert Jenssen's 1961 FC150/CJ5
Robert's 1961 FC150 with a CJ5 body has a heavely modified Chevy 305 T.P.I
from 1987 Camaro IROC Z, and a TH350 with lock up and a Dana 18 transfercase. The axles
are Ford 9-inch with ARB Airlocker from Currie. It rolls on 35 Super Swamper Boggers.
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Glen & Vera Mercer's 1974 CJ-5
Glen & Vera's CJ has the stock 304 V-8 and T-15 3-speed, open differentials,
32-inch BFG AT's on 15X10 chrome wheels, and an older Rancho 2- or 2.5-inch lift.
They have also added a custom rack built by Don Campbell of Yuba City.
Future plans include a 4-speed tranny and maybe a locker. Later on will come
a 4-inch spring lift. The next modification will likely be a Jacobs electronic ignition.
Jeep Rating: 163
Steve Oatney's 1973 CJ6
Stever CJ6 has a built AMC 304 w/Performer intake, cam, Quadrajet carb,
bored .30, Jacobs and Direct Hits ignition, dual 2.5 inch exhaust w/Flowmasters,
Cagle fuel pressure regulator, Delco 105 amp alt. w/dual batteries, Flow Cooler water
pump, on board air system w/York compressor and tank, Warn M8000 winch w/remote dash
control, custom bumpers front and rear w/Rubicon rack, tire, and can carrier, full
cage, 30 gal fuel tank, t18 4spd tranny, dana 20 transfer case w/dana 18 2.46 low
range, heavy duty drive shafts, Chevy K10 front disk brakes, mico-lock parking
brake, steering box brace, trail master 4-inch lift, Superlift shocks, Dana 30
front w/ E-Z Locker, Dana 44 rear w/Detroit soft locker, CB radios (2), dual
heaters, FM transciever, cell phone, GPS, 33x9.50 BFG Mud Terrains (siped),
hand throttle, Escort front seats, flip fold rear seat, custom behind the seat tool box.
"I am from Olympia, WA and I am a member of the PNW4WDA and an associate
member of the Red Rock 4Wheelers of Moab UT. I can be contacted at
steveoatney@worldnet.att.net
for more information." - Steve
Jeep Rating: 355
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