Members CJs Another new guy to the forum, but not CJ-7s.

[P-Rutski]

Just traded for a 1981 CJ7 . Great frame, rusted tub.. no CJ owner is shocked. Running gear is an '87 Corvette 350 tpi, connected to an NV4500, Dana 300 , and the standard A20/Dana 30 . The plan... to duplicate my favorite drivetrain (CJ-7 #2) a AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l cammed and Weber'd with a header and HEI. Then, Wagoneer axles... same as last time, cut the Dana 44 down to CJ wide track and get offset wheels for the AMC20 . Spring under... about 4" lift on YJ springs. Looking forward to going thru the vast amounts of info I've seen here, so far.
See you on some other posts,
Paul

Pensacola, FL

 

[Manic Mechanic]

Id keep the current drive train

 

[P-Rutski]

I don't want the electronics part of it. Even the simple set this has. I want to send 12 volts to a distributor and go.

 

[KRUPP]

Welcome to the Forum. A wealth of knowledge and experience here, for sure. Great people too.

Hopefully it's got good bones - meaning the frame isn't rotten like the body. Looks like it has on-board-air too, with that manifold with the 2 air chucks & gauge. That's cool.
Alot of people would love it, spend many hours for it and the resources to have that small block chevy. I wouldn't. But, just something to ponder before you go back to the AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l .
You may be able to offload the whole motor setup to one of those guys.
The Transmission is a good 5-speed, but will take some adaptation to a 258. You'll find info here on that.
Good luck, have fun & make it yours.