Vicki's 81 Cj7
OK my Cj has a build thread set up for when it arrives on the 16th. Starting around the beginning of October Vicki had her eye on this one already. At that point he was asking $5000 and I thought that was steep. As time went on the price dropped $4800 , $4500 , $4200 , $4000... That's when I stepped in and started asking questions. This one has a rebuilt AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l as well as a rebuilt T-5 along with the stock Dana 300 .
Figuring it was worth a look we took the almost 3 hour drive to see it. The Cj has some full steel doors and a black hardtop with blown out windows. Along for the ride was a bikini top , wind jammer , tonneau cover setup. When we drove it I just couldn't get full throttle. When we got back from the test ride I figured out why. At one point the factory end came off the accelerator cable. Along with that the pedal was bent up not allowing it to pull the cable as far as it should. Turning the Weber carb linkage by hand gave me full throttle and I was satisfied.
The body was as advertised , no rust whatsoever and one damaged corner on the tub. While I was looking at that the owner was watching from in the house. We go inside and I let him know about the pedal issue. Then he lets out the deal maker for me. He is a teacher at the local Vo-tech and says if I can wait till after the Holidays he'll get the tub fixed and the Jeep repainted. $3500. Not really thinking about a build thread. New wheels and tires and possibly a automatic Transmission swap. Here it is before being repainted. The color will stay the same.
Figuring it was worth a look we took the almost 3 hour drive to see it. The Cj has some full steel doors and a black hardtop with blown out windows. Along for the ride was a bikini top , wind jammer , tonneau cover setup. When we drove it I just couldn't get full throttle. When we got back from the test ride I figured out why. At one point the factory end came off the accelerator cable. Along with that the pedal was bent up not allowing it to pull the cable as far as it should. Turning the Weber carb linkage by hand gave me full throttle and I was satisfied.
The body was as advertised , no rust whatsoever and one damaged corner on the tub. While I was looking at that the owner was watching from in the house. We go inside and I let him know about the pedal issue. Then he lets out the deal maker for me. He is a teacher at the local Vo-tech and says if I can wait till after the Holidays he'll get the tub fixed and the Jeep repainted. $3500. Not really thinking about a build thread. New wheels and tires and possibly a automatic Transmission swap. Here it is before being repainted. The color will stay the same.
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