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CJ-5 vs. CJ-6 magazine article (06/75)

Discussion in 'Early Jeep Restoration and Research' started by DREDnot, Oct 19, 2010.

  1. Oct 19, 2010
    DREDnot

    DREDnot Not new to JEEPS

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    I hope this kind of stuff is of interest here.

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  2. Oct 19, 2010
    windyhill

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    Cool! I love old Jeep articles
     
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    mortten

    mortten I can’t put my finger on it 2024 Sponsor 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

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    In the article it says true Jeepers bash the CJ-6. Not any more. I'd love to have one.
     
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    bkd

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    very cool :beer:
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    Patrick

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    Article says AMC engineers created the CJ6.:rofl:
     
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  6. Oct 19, 2010
    EricM

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    If you are going to compare a CJ5 to a CJ6, would you expect them to at least have the same engine/drive train for a valid comparison? The CJ5 had the 232 and the CJ6 had the 304. The CJ5 had an open diff, the CJ6 had a trac lok.

    Cool vintage article.
     
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    cj6/442

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    wow. I thought they would be cheaper.

    l love -driver will experince some loss of directional control
     
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  8. Oct 19, 2010
    pathkiller

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    It has a few other technical inaccuracies. Such as in the fuel economy section where it states that the 258's carburetor has to open up the secondary jets under load whereas the 304 stays in the primaries. Does a one-barrel carb really have secondaries? Or for that matter, does the 304's MC2100 2bbl have secondaries?
     
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  9. Oct 19, 2010
    aallison

    aallison 74 cj6, 76 cj5. Has anyone seen my screwdriver?

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    Nice article. Thanks for posting......
     
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  10. Oct 20, 2010
    1974Sixer

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    Thanks for sharing.
     
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    Snafu

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    I appreciated the article. Use to work at a garage in the area. A Hightower boy used to run car flat track. He told me the story of the 396 JEEP that his father built, it was suppose to be the first one with a Chevy big block in it. They had asked to borrow it for a run in the desert, not to race it. It turned out there was a picture of a CJ going over a jump in a racing magazine. In the article it mentioned that it had a 396 in it. Guess who seen a picture of his JEEP in that magazine.)))


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  12. Oct 21, 2010
    pathkiller

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    My dad bought a new CJ5 in 1973. One of his buddies bought one with a 232, the cheapest model he could get, and ordered a 401 from the same dealer and had them install it. Dad said the guy had that Jeep less than a week before totaling it in a really nasty high speed rollover. I imagine a 396 powered CJ5 would be quite a trick little pony.
     
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  13. Oct 21, 2010
    CJ5aTim

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    I love reading the old articles. Thanks! I had a 79 Cj5 with the 304, it could make driving a little hairy if you didn't pay attention. Great fun though.... Didn't like the secondaries inaccuracy either. All in all a good article. Thanks again!
     
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