New Jeep/ Beginner start
Kilo19
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- 07 ford f-150 xl, auto, daily driver
98 chevy suburban, (family car)(SOLD)
2005 Ford Expedition
80 cj-5, body and frame
Hello to all...I hope I posted my post in the right area, kinda a first to post a project like this.
So I have a friend that is giving, yea, giving me a body on a 81/83 jeep CJ5 , larger axles both for front and back (what kind, unknown as of yet) motor mounts, hard top, jump seat...so everything else will be a project to put together...I'll be getting pictures of it up as soon as he delivers it this week sometime. Oh and this would be my first custom rebuild...so other then small maintance on trucks, this is new ground im plowing, (but im a quick learner and pretty engineering inclined), but will still be interesting.
So he had bought motor mounts to put a 350 straight in, as far as that goes...im wanting to try to look a getting one but any thoughts on the best, worst, years to stay away from? Same with a tranny, I looking at building it pretty stock looking but will put a lift on it and using it for some (minor) work or commute, but i want to be able to pull off the road and over come anything in the front of the windshield
. (so with all that, heres another question), 4sp, 5sp, auto, stick, which is better, (i know that what type of driving im doing is key, so...70%off road, 30%street) anything that is prefered over another?
Read more: http://www.jeep-cj.com/forums/f49/new-start-new-jeep-14456/#ixzz1wSFZ3IF3
So I have a friend that is giving, yea, giving me a body on a 81/83 jeep CJ5 , larger axles both for front and back (what kind, unknown as of yet) motor mounts, hard top, jump seat...so everything else will be a project to put together...I'll be getting pictures of it up as soon as he delivers it this week sometime. Oh and this would be my first custom rebuild...so other then small maintance on trucks, this is new ground im plowing, (but im a quick learner and pretty engineering inclined), but will still be interesting.
So he had bought motor mounts to put a 350 straight in, as far as that goes...im wanting to try to look a getting one but any thoughts on the best, worst, years to stay away from? Same with a tranny, I looking at building it pretty stock looking but will put a lift on it and using it for some (minor) work or commute, but i want to be able to pull off the road and over come anything in the front of the windshield
. (so with all that, heres another question), 4sp, 5sp, auto, stick, which is better, (i know that what type of driving im doing is key, so...70%off road, 30%street) anything that is prefered over another?Read more: http://www.jeep-cj.com/forums/f49/new-start-new-jeep-14456/#ixzz1wSFZ3IF3