Build Thread 1977 Cj7 Golden Eagle

[GoldenEagle36]

Kickit, the jeep is running phonominal thanks to your help of telling me to adjust the carb! i cant thank you enough!

 

[Niedhogg]

Thanks i cant wait to see your 79 renegade are there any levers thru the floor? if not its a quadra-trac t-case! nice find!

It's a QuadraTrac , auto and a AMC 304 . We spent the day chasing down a Cherokee Chief, with a dissapointing ending. You can read about it on the non-cj Jeep threads, so I didn't get it home this weekend .

 

[GoldenEagle36]

the jeep is runnings good so far the carb is still giving me trouble. i might be looking for a new carb or i might adjust this one out not sure. but i cleaned it out, all kinds of tools, that i thought i lost, i found in it. for a first restoration, this wasnt too bad. next project.... (hopefully) CJ7 with a cummins

 

[kickitandholdit]

the jeep is runnings good so far the carb is still giving me trouble. i might be looking for a new carb or i might adjust this one out not sure. but i cleaned it out, all kinds of tools, that i thought i lost, i found in it. for a first restoration, this wasnt too bad. next project.... (hopefully) cj7 with a cummins

I have literally been dreaming of a CJ7 with a cummins and built drivetrain to match it for about 5 years. Im probably just going to have to wait till I finish colledge before I get to do all that though

 

[kickitandholdit]

keep the pics coming by the way

 

[GoldenEagle36]

Well all i have to say is superlift really surprised me with the flex, i really like it.

 

[kickitandholdit]

nice all you need now is some eye lids and a bikini top haha

 

[GoldenEagle36]

well i do have the Eye lids, but i need the screws lol figures, in a box in my rafters.

 

[GoldenEagle36]

well the jeep is running like. it will run good once you first fire it up, then in a bout 8 minutes it will start spittin and sputtering and once it goes under 1000rpms it will just shut off and act like its flooded. i was thinking fuel pump:dunno: i could be wrong. any opinions?

 

[Petescj]

Usually the fuel pump gives the opposite problem. No fuel , not too much fuel. Im late to the party on this one somehow but was the carb rebuilt? Sounds like it may be a float issue in the carb , like maybe its set just a little too high?

 

[kickitandholdit]

sounds like carb to me too. what brand is it? if its eddlebrock or something it might just be worth it to get a new holly

 

[GoldenEagle36]

actually its the original motorcraft 2100, i had it rebuilt, about 2 months ago and it just started giving me problems 3 days ago. before it started acting up it ran great. i ordered the fuel pump anyway because the one on there was there when i bought it, so its just another precaution. one less thing to get me stranded on the road. i was thinking about throwing another one on there but i wanted a 4 barrel with a 5 1/4 filter seat so i could keep my original air cleaner on it. i just am clueless, like i said it ran fine before it started acting up 3 days ago.

 

[GoldenEagle36]

well while i was at the place where i found all the parts i stumbled accross a 1980s carter 4 barrel carb!

on the box, it had 300-400.00 i picked it up for 200.00. been in the original box since the 80s! all i need is the intake, and on it goes!

 

[kickitandholdit]

now thats cool.

 

[GoldenEagle36]

i got the intake and carb on the old AMC 304 today, after about 10 revolutions it fired up, the stalled because i had to tune it up, but after i tuned it up, it ran like a champ!

tomorrow i will post pictures of it on the engine.

 

[GoldenEagle36]

i love seasonal pictures with the Jeep

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the last picture is one with my homecoming date

 

[kickitandholdit]

Nice!!

 

[Niedhogg]

i love seasonal pictures with the Jeep

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the last picture is one with my homecoming date

Your?? date?? I smell BS..

Sweet Jeep, though.. What a crazy decal set on that thing, is it original? I haven't read the whole thread.. sorry I'll start now though..

Never mind, I see in the first post it was green.. back to reading..

I have read this thread already, I must be losing my mind...

 

[Petescj]

Your?? date?? I smell BS...

He turned this thread over to his kid. Its a little confusing but the nut didnt fall far from the tree.

 

[GoldenEagle36]

Your?? date?? I smell BS..

Sweet Jeep, though.. What a crazy decal set on that thing, is it original? I haven't read the whole thread.. sorry I'll start now though..

Never mind, I see in the first post it was green.. back to reading..

I have read this thread already, I must be losing my mind...

the decals arent decals, its all hand painted lacquer paint from the PO, although its original color was white, the original color was oakleaf brown on the original 77 which was shot. ill be painting it this spring.