Hi Everyone, It’s been quite a while since my last update. Whenever I read through other people’s build posts I always wondered what took them...
Hey guys! The project keeps changing and I am now looking to do power steering. I have been searching around quite a bit, what do you all think...
It's slow going, but I am making some progress again. This time I focused on getting the radiator and fans setup, which turned out to be quite a...
I took some inspiration from Scott and decided to modify my cross member. This is a personal big step as now everything is mounted and hanging on...
It happened! Hopefully i got the engine in the right spot, or at least close enough that I can make it work. I think my next step is going to be...
Does anyone have an radiator suggestions? I have looked at this option from Novak, but it is quite pricey. GM V6 Conversion Radiator for Early...
Well, its been a bit since my last updates, but progress has been made. First I added the toolbox area under the passenger seat. I'm not sure yet...
I got a few more things done while I continue to work on a parts list for the engine. I patched up a few more of the larger holes in the body and...
Work is slow going, but I have completed just about all of the work on the floor. I cut pretty much all of the front floor out and all of the...
Thanks for all the help, I will keep my engine search going! While I do that I might as well make this a better build thread and cover what I...
Thanks for the input guys! It seems everyone agrees sticking with stock fuel injection is the way to go. Does it matter if I get the...
I have a 71 CJ5, it has the shorter front end. I would like to swap in a 4.3 liter V6. I haven’t really done much with truck engines before, so...
Hello, My engine started making a new and disturbing noise recently. It sounds like its coming from lower in the engine. I pulled the timing...
Thanks for all the suggestions and help guys! I will do some digging for parts!
Thank you for all the replies! I'm still learning quite a bit so I apologize if some of the things I ask don't make much sense. I am having some...
Tim, You are correct, I would like the tubular style column with the bus wheel. You mention intermediate jeep CJ column, but upon doing some...
Hi guys, Thanks for all the replies! I don't mind leaving the steering components as they are if they are indeed better than stock. My bigger...
Hey guys, I have a 71 CJ5 and I am trying to get it back to a somewhat original state. One thing that was changed was the steering components. I...
I know its been a little bit, but I finally got some time to work on this. It looks like there were spot welds around it. Unfortunately i couldn't...
Hi Guys, I wasn't quite sure how to title this, so hopefully I was close. I have a 71 CJ5 that used to have a rear under mounted fuel tank,...
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