Build Thread 83 CJ7 its time to get it done

[Eyeball]

Sweet glad to hear another Dutchmen is here, I’m hoping to get some more work in this afternoon, I need to finish my track bar install, finish routing/welding the drivers side exhaust cross over pipe to the passenger side and finish hooking up the steering column again so I can see how she will drive.

One of the things I love the most is hot ridding and fabricating..... I’m already thinking about my 71 Dodge Dart being in my garage for its restoration , gathering up my 4 speed components and metal for the rotisserie I’m going to build


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The, 71 sounds exiting. Had the first year dart (same body as the swinger which came out the year after) with a 373 6-pack in crinkly black finish from the factory, that's a good memory!
As for wondering if it was worth it? don't worry about that if you are having fun at the time, you can fuss over that later. We had a saying back in neanderthal time that said "if it feels good, do it" worry about it later.
That attitude built me a few decent screamers I would never build now lol.

I still have a 383 sbc stroker almost done in one corner of the living room, and a twin cam Harley engine in the other plus a 1927 lister engine I'm doing up from dead as I get time.
I may be old but not dead yet.

And the Dutch part, I'm an original, hatched in Holland, and immigrated to Canuck in '67.
I wanted the US of A, but the parents didn't like my "lets go help em over there in the Nam" attitude, and (legally) restricted me from doing that. So Canada was close enough.
loving your thread also, I'm still a Jeep junky, along with a whole world of mechanical technology. my spare bedroom is a mini machine shop with a small mill, a small lathe and the rest of it.
But I digress and am hogging your post, beers.

 

[gert]

The, 71 sounds exiting. Had the first year dart (same body as the swinger which came out the year after) with a 373 6-pack in crinkly black finish from the factory, that's a good memory!

As for wondering if it was worth it? don't worry about that if you are having fun at the time, you can fuss over that later. We had a saying back in neanderthal time that said "if it feels good, do it" worry about it later.

That attitude built me a few decent screamers I would never build now lol.



I still have a 383 sbc stroker almost done in one corner of the living room, and a twin cam Harley engine in the other plus a 1927 lister engine I'm doing up from dead as I get time.

I may be old but not dead yet.



And the Dutch part, I'm an original, hatched in Holland, and immigrated to Canuck in '67.

I wanted the US of A, but the parents didn't like my "lets go help em over there in the Nam" attitude, and (legally) restricted me from doing that. So Canada was close enough.

loving your thread also, I'm still a Jeep junky, along with a whole world of mechanical technology. my spare bedroom is a mini machine shop with a small mill, a small lathe and the rest of it.

But I digress and am hogging your post, beers.

I’m an original as well, I was born in Hilversum and I moved over when I was 4

No worries on hoggin my thread sounds like you have an interesting life story yourself


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[mdeluca]

I want to hear more of this mill shop in the bedroom...

 

[shum8]

Yeah - I was wondering if he’s single


Too cold tonight to send anything......

 

[mdeluca]

Yeah - I was wondering if he’s single


Too cold tonight to send anything......

I understand Gert takes some of his parts to bed with him...

 

[shum8]

Too cold tonight to send anything......

 

[gert]

i understand gert takes some of his parts to bed with him...

lmao

 

[gert]

She is alive, got some exhaust leaks to fix and carb adjustments to do but boy this makes me feel good

https://youtu.be/H7tH8O9iK2Q


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[mdeluca]

Good deal...!!!

 

[gert]

Choke was partially on in the first video got it set to 10 degrees btc and tightened the alternator belt, now I need caveman back here so we can bleed the brakes and go for a drive

https://youtu.be/1xSpveNAfkc


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[Ultrunner]

Awesome. Cheers! And congratulations


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[shum8]

Well done, sir - BIG hurdle....


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[caveman]

A lot quieter than I thought it would be. Wish I was closer to give you a hand.

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[gert]

A lot quieter than I thought it would be. Wish I was closer to give you a hand.

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Lol single exhaust with a catalytic converter


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[Super8mm]

Glad you are getting it up and running, now I know who I can call when I get ready to stuff the LS1 in mine "LOL"

 

[gert]

Well I did not get as much done as I would like but I did get some important accessories working, got the speedo hooked up, had to enlarge a hole that the YJ tub has to serve as the speedo cable hole, and by some Chinese manufacturing mistake they made my cable long enough to fit my NV4500

https://youtu.be/bLyvzc7GoBw

I also found out why my electric fan would not kick on. Side not anyone get the fan pigtail with the green/white. Green/blue wires the one with the blue tracer is your ground(had to switch my wires around)

Also finally got the heater blower motor hooked up..... now I have a lot of cleaning to do inside the Jeep from the dust in the heater box


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[gert]

I also got the first pieces built for my rotisserie and I’m digging the satin nickel spray paint

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[Eyeball]

The, 71 sounds exiting. Had the first year dart (same body as the swinger which came out the year after) with a 373 6-pack in crinkly black finish from the factory, that's a good memory!
As for wondering if it was worth it? don't worry about that if you are having fun at the time, you can fuss over that later. We had a saying back in neanderthal time that said "if it feels good, do it" worry about it later.
That attitude built me a few decent screamers I would never build now lol.

I still have a 383 sbc stroker almost done in one corner of the living room, and a twin cam Harley engine in the other plus a 1927 lister engine I'm doing up from dead as I get time.
I may be old but not dead yet.

And the Dutch part, I'm an original, hatched in Holland, and immigrated to Canuck in '67.
I wanted the US of A, but the parents didn't like my "lets go help em over there in the Nam" attitude, and (legally) restricted me from doing that. So Canada was close enough.
loving your thread also, I'm still a Jeep junky, along with a whole world of mechanical technology. my spare bedroom is a mini machine shop with a small mill, a small lathe and the rest of it.
But I digress and am hogging your post, beers.

Well,
Got the numbers all screwed up, about the only thing I didn't screw up was the color of the Dart I had (red.) cause I never mentioned it.
I am also wrong on the next year being the swinger. I do remember the car being a '67.
I think I am probably wrong on the engine too, although it did have the 6-pack and krinkly black finish and headers. But I am sure that it was not a 340.
Hate getting old! beers.

 

[gert]

Well,

Got the numbers all screwed up, about the only thing I didn't screw up was the color of the Dart I had (red.) cause I never mentioned it.

I am also wrong on the next year being the swinger. I do remember the car being a '67.

I think I am probably wrong on the engine too, although it did have the 6-pack and krinkly black finish and headers. But I am sure that it was not a 340.

Hate getting old! beers.

Very cool man, what happened to it? It would be interesting to know what motor you had since the 6 packs didn’t come out til 68, I am building a rotisserie to start the restoration work on my 71 when I get my Jeep out of the garage

I’m so ready to get working on it


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[shum8]

I am building a rotisserie to start the restoration work on my 71 when I get my Jeep out of the garage


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I was wondering where you had room on the Jeep for a rotisserie.........



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