First CJ5 Build
Raforan
Jeeper
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- Location
- Seaford,Delaware
- Vehicle(s)
- '78 CJ7 350 Swap MOD
'79 CJ7 4.2L 3 inch Shackle Lift
Well i purchased a 1978 CJ5 off a guy though a mutual friend that needed money. i got it for a good price from what i have been researching. it has a 350 swap in it and my wife and i decided to restore the whole thing from the ground up. I am a auto painter by trade but now i work in the prison and teach offenders basic bodyshop and paint operations. we also do spray in bed liners. so the paint and body side of this ordeal is going to be relatively cheaper then normal. my hang up right now as i am on the tear down stage, is the wiring. this thing is a rats nest. there a wires spliced into spliced wires and stuff just coming out of everywhere. i have seen some the painless wiring harnesses that would rewire the whole thing and i am leaning toward this option but i am not a wire expert. how hard is this adventure? pretty straight forward or do i need a degree from yale? attached is the teardown photos
thanks for the help
thanks for the help



