Build Thread 1980 CJ7 rehab project..
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- 1980 CJ7, 258 I6, SR4, D300. Power steering, power brakes. Stock axles stock susp. Gentle rehab in progress.
I got an '80 CJ7 for some soccer lessons and am in the process of building it up a little bit.. it has been sitting for at least a year probably a little more but not terribly long.
a little history. I have known the owner of this jeep my entire life. it has been a deer lease vehicle for a long time.. but, it is in great shape considering that. it was last registered in '92.
my plan for this is to get it running and driving and, eventually, lift it a little bit. not doing any major off-roading.. just mostly a nice weather vehicle.
I have done the following to it in the last 2 weeks:
- dropped the tank (prob getting a new tank since the contents of this one was really rusty water.. and the bottom is getting thin due to rust)
- removed some (2 sets) trailer wiring harness from when this thing was flat towed to the deer lease
- done a little misc cleanup on it, removing old steps and some various odds and ends.
here are some questions.
any recommendations for a fuel tank? should I go steel or poly? i figured steel would be ok since the the last one lasted 30 years! I am going to get a some generic fuel line to replace the various soft lines going from tank to hardline.. and from tank to Rollover and the other valve in my fenderwell.. do they all use the same size? any tips on getting the old hoses off those without destroying them?
thinking about doing the team rush on this since I will change plugs and dist anyways. sound like a good plan?
going to get rid of the air pump and some of the other vac hoses that this doesnt need.. since TX isnt an emissions state for this old of a vehicle. Can I just get an air filter setup for the carb and ditch the stock air cleaner? really only for aesthetics to clean up engine bay.
I bumped the ignition and some liquid came out of this module.. should I just replace it like for like or is there an upgrade?
I removed a bracket from above the alt where I think the A/C compressor was. I removed it because it was in the way of the #1 spark plug. I think I am going to notch the piece for the the clearance that I need but here is the bracket. I am not sure what it is for..
that is the way it is mounted in the jeep.. here is a picture of it before I removed it.
I have some wiring questions.. I dont have any wires that have chewed through (a problem for a vehicle kept in a barn) but some have been chewed on.. specifically on the solenoid.. how should I address this? since its old wire, I am not sure how it would take me cutting it and soldering on a new length of wire.. any ideas?
any help is much appreciated.
will post other pics in the next reply
a little history. I have known the owner of this jeep my entire life. it has been a deer lease vehicle for a long time.. but, it is in great shape considering that. it was last registered in '92.
my plan for this is to get it running and driving and, eventually, lift it a little bit. not doing any major off-roading.. just mostly a nice weather vehicle.
I have done the following to it in the last 2 weeks:
- dropped the tank (prob getting a new tank since the contents of this one was really rusty water.. and the bottom is getting thin due to rust)
- removed some (2 sets) trailer wiring harness from when this thing was flat towed to the deer lease
- done a little misc cleanup on it, removing old steps and some various odds and ends.
here are some questions.
any recommendations for a fuel tank? should I go steel or poly? i figured steel would be ok since the the last one lasted 30 years! I am going to get a some generic fuel line to replace the various soft lines going from tank to hardline.. and from tank to Rollover and the other valve in my fenderwell.. do they all use the same size? any tips on getting the old hoses off those without destroying them?
thinking about doing the team rush on this since I will change plugs and dist anyways. sound like a good plan?
going to get rid of the air pump and some of the other vac hoses that this doesnt need.. since TX isnt an emissions state for this old of a vehicle. Can I just get an air filter setup for the carb and ditch the stock air cleaner? really only for aesthetics to clean up engine bay.
I bumped the ignition and some liquid came out of this module.. should I just replace it like for like or is there an upgrade?
I removed a bracket from above the alt where I think the A/C compressor was. I removed it because it was in the way of the #1 spark plug. I think I am going to notch the piece for the the clearance that I need but here is the bracket. I am not sure what it is for..
that is the way it is mounted in the jeep.. here is a picture of it before I removed it. I have some wiring questions.. I dont have any wires that have chewed through (a problem for a vehicle kept in a barn) but some have been chewed on.. specifically on the solenoid.. how should I address this? since its old wire, I am not sure how it would take me cutting it and soldering on a new length of wire.. any ideas?
any help is much appreciated.
will post other pics in the next reply
