Build Thread My 76 CJ-5 restoration project.
jeepjerry
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- SE Wisconsin
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- 1976 CJ-5 AMC 360 T-18 trans Dana 20 t-case D30/AMC20 axles, 1977 J-20 360 T-18, 2005 Unlimited 4.0 auto 6" lift 35"s
I got my CJ5 when i was 16 years old. It was mint green in color and originally white. Came with a AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l and T-18 Transmission . I cant find pics of it when i first got it. I daily drove a 85 AMC eagle wagon so i worked on the CJ on my spare time. I did some patch work to the body sides and floors, primered the repaired spots and put a 4" lift kit on it that i bought used for $75. One day the eagle decided to drop a cylinder mechanically so i started driving the CJ every day throughout my Junior year in high school. My dad and I painted it on the summer before my senior year and i have a pic from my senior pictures of it. 3 months after painting it, i hit a deer on my way home from work. It messed up the drivers side fender pretty good and bent the bumper. I tried building up the AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l with a 4 barrel intake, cam, and headers. It ran pretty good and sounded cool, but an 18 year old always wants more power. While i went to tech college i swapped in an AMC 360 from a J-10 pickup. I did some add ons to that which included a 4 barrel offy intake, cam, and fenderwell headers. The Jeep was a riot to drive after that!!! I often had people try to race me at stop lights and i never lost...lol. It turned into a weekend cruiser after the V-8 but i still drove it a lot. Used it for off roading a few times, had switched from 33" to 35" tires over the years, but it never let me down. Almost 2 years ago i noticed the body rot had came back and taken its toll. I found and bought an unfinished 78 CJ project that somebody had with a new Omix steel tub and a bunch of other stuff then decided to tear them both down and restore mine. Its coming together....slowly. Just about everything is new/restored. I built a new .040" over 360 that should have over 300 hp......yeah i still like the power...lol! Its been upgraded to 4 wheel disc brakes as well. The pics will explain a lot.
Thanks for reading!...![Chug :chug: :chug:](/community/smilies/beerchug.gif)
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Getting rusty and time for tear down.
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Donor project i bought. It was a 78 CJ7 that had a rotted frame that got shortened for the CJ5 body but just wasnt right.
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Thanks for reading!...
![Chug :chug: :chug:](/community/smilies/beerchug.gif)
![20121011_200832.jpg 20121011_200832.jpg](https://jeep-cj.com/community/data/attachments/38/38809-82afc976d98775a18b0bdb5a34f246c1.jpg)
![jerrysjeep.jpg jerrysjeep.jpg](https://jeep-cj.com/community/data/attachments/38/38810-1c5b7fd85bb23c9223d6648957ee1c76.jpg)
![SANY0068.jpg SANY0068.jpg](https://jeep-cj.com/community/data/attachments/38/38811-df8b287a64a729c918fce7afb839d57e.jpg)
![P5300179.jpg P5300179.jpg](https://jeep-cj.com/community/data/attachments/38/38812-169cb3a43e2f8722007fc7b4e7721c4f.jpg)
![P5240139.jpg P5240139.jpg](https://jeep-cj.com/community/data/attachments/38/38813-8021e450fd00e99acc17d28846a8f0a1.jpg)
![P5230127.jpg P5230127.jpg](https://jeep-cj.com/community/data/attachments/38/38814-7acd8e9f83e56b7a57785deb6544aea8.jpg)
Getting rusty and time for tear down.
![Picture129.jpg Picture129.jpg](https://jeep-cj.com/community/data/attachments/38/38815-c863f5c098025697cb308703861f147a.jpg)
Donor project i bought. It was a 78 CJ7 that had a rotted frame that got shortened for the CJ5 body but just wasnt right.
![Picture133.jpg Picture133.jpg](https://jeep-cj.com/community/data/attachments/38/38816-1279a5c63aad73e0982825333db0c308.jpg)
![Picture126.jpg Picture126.jpg](https://jeep-cj.com/community/data/attachments/38/38817-d4450e72f74d0cbe5c01c41ddfa1c3e6.jpg)
![Picture130.jpg Picture130.jpg](https://jeep-cj.com/community/data/attachments/38/38818-fa05a6f84ac65287fc50813fe229211e.jpg)