1972 Jeep CJ5Complete Frame-off RestorationHigh Performance Chevy 350 V8Muncie 4-Speed TransmissionPower SteeringPower Disc Brakes1972 Jeep CJ5. This Jeep has undergone a complete, rame-off, ustom restoration. It is a 1-of-a-kind Jeep with only about 13000 miles since restoration. This was the 685th CJ5 out of the 22,601 manufactured in 1972.The engine is a Chevy 350, -bolt main, ompletely rebuilt with top-shelf, igh performance parts. The estimated HP is around 340-370. The motor is bored .30 over and balanced. It is strong and the following is a partial list of parts:Dana 44 -- Rear axle (3.73 gearing and Posi-Traction) with new spider gearsDana 30 -- Front axle (new inner/outer axels, earings, eals)Rebuilt Dana 20 -- Spicer 6 spline Transfer case.The rebuilt, uncie, -speed manual transmission and the Dana Spicer 20 transfer case were mated with Advance Adapters out of California. It has new spider gears and positive traction. Shifting gears is effortless and smooth as silk with its B&M shifter and Hurst shift kit that was custom fitted. A true, win stick shifter kit was custom fitted to the Dana 20 to independently switch between rear, WD, nd front wheel only drive.1983 GM 350 V-8, eneration 1 (.30 over, 55ci) 4 Bolt Main7 Quart Oil Pan (Federal-Mogul's Fel-Pro oil gasket #1881)Polished Stainless Steel Headers with custom fitted, et-Coated side pipesA Rebuilt, uncie (GM Syncrho-Mesh SM420) 4-speed manual transmission.Power Steering and Power (Front Disk) BreaksWarn Premium HubsNew Rear Drum hubs, hoes and springs153 Tooth Fly wheel10 ½ 'Zoom' Kevlar ClutchTrue high & low beam, i-Xenon (HID) Headlights (8000 Kelvin)New, eadlight switch and relaysHigh-Output LED lights (rear and reverse)New (gloss black) Bestop Supertop (professionally installed)Custom painted dash pad (from a 1973 Super Jeep)Steering Box -- From a 1979 Jeep WaggonerChromed, ower steering pumpFront Disk brakes -- From a 1978 Jeep CJ5New Master Cylinder -- (Auto Zone for a CJ5)New OES gas tank and sender unitStainless Kendrol gas tank skid plateDemon Carburetor (Road Demon 625 CFM) with electrical choke. Custom Jetted.Speed-Pro, orged, luminum Alloy Hypereutectic true, lat top pistonsCrane Energizer Roller Rocker Arms (Summit #CRN-11745-16)Edelbrock Performer RPM Hydraulic Roller Tappet Cam (Summit #EDL-2201) with duration of 296/300, ift .539/.548Pete Jackson Gear Drive. (Unlike timing chains, gear drive doesn't stretch. Sounds like a supercharger.)Hardened pushrods12-Circuit (fused) Jeep electrical harness by Painless (Summit #10105) installed by an automotive electrician.All electrical wires wrapped in Painless 'Powerbraid' protective sleeving and heat-shrink tubingAll rubber grommets, lugs and boots were replaced. Stainless bolts and fasteners used when applicable.New body bushingsOptima Red Top Battery (1000 CCA) with new cablesNew OEM steering wheel, orn button kit and new switch wiringNOS Spartan turn signal with cancel wheelChromed, Bad Boy' air hornPainless remote master disconnect battery kit with a secret kill switch having a removable 3-way key switchAuto Meter Classic Gages for Gas, il Pressure, nd Water temperatureMarch Manufacturing, hromed steering pump with high pressure stainless lines.Rebuilt OEM speedometer with new cableMSD Billet HID Distributor (weighted and springed specifically to this engine setup)MSD 6AL Ignition Control BoxMSD Blaster CoilMSD Plug WiresEdelbrock Performer RPM Aluminum Heads (18 degrees offset!)Edelbrock RPM, ir-Gap, luminum IntakeEdelbrock Aluminum HP Water PumpEdelbrock (Chromed) high performance Fuel Pump with an in-line fuel filter (under chassis, ear passenger-side frame)New, ront axel sealsNew, inned rear drum hubsNew, lumbed stainless steel fuel linesRestored and rebuilt OEM heater system (core, lower fan, tainless hose kit, eater box, ontrol panel, witches, nd cables)Billet aluminum, ront differential cleaner for the Dana 30T/A Performance (#TA 1814) reinforced, acing differential girdle/cover for the rear Dana 44Blue, nodized Purple Cranium, ront differential cover with billet aluminum head caps for the front Dana 30New tie-rods, eavy duty steering stabilizer with a Rancho shock. All new body bushings, oil-over shocks, ontrol arms, eaf spring and shackle bushings.New, Kodiak' hardened Chromalloy front inner and outer axels with new splicer u-joints, earings and all seals.Novak Conversions - Dana 20 Billet Bottom Cover Pan and Twin Stick Case Shifter kit.Reinforced roll barSampson, -point harness on FX Turner seatsNew OEM wiper motor, ssembly, iper fluid container, ump, pray nozzle tip, luid container, ubber tubing and electrical switch.Kendrol Stainless Steel wiper arms, ootman loops, rame cover, irrors, rab bar, love box lid, adiator screen, ood retainers, as tank skid plate, tc.Milled, erformance Adaptors windshield brackets.Polished Stainless Steel HeadersJet-coated, ustom side pipesNew, mergency break lines and cablesNew rear drum padsNew, EM Clutch rod linkage systemAluminum Pulleys7-Blade Flex FanRebuilt, -core radiatorRebuilt, tarterEdelbrock Elite Endurashine Tall valve coversEdelbrock Elite Endurashine Air CleanerEdelbrock Elite Endurashine BreathersChromed, arch Performance (Summit #P304) power steering pump, S lines and billet aluminum bracketsChromed, igh-output 140-Amp Alternator with March billet aluminum bracketsGotta Show Products: Power Steering High-Pressure, raided stainless Hose KitHigh-output LED rear and reverse lights with an override on/off switch for the back up lights.Polished, tainless steel rear bumper (LED reverse lights fabricated within)Custom, owder-coated, lass III, rame-mounted trailer hitch with a 4-prong outletAs mentioned above, he CJ was taken off the frame and it has all new body bushings, new coil-over shocks, new leaf spring bushings, nd tie rods, hackle bushings, nd control arms. The steering system upgrade includes a new power steering pump and high-pressure steel lines. The suspension system also consists of Pacer bullet-style aluminum wheels, nd BF Goodrich All Terrain TA's (32x11.5x15's).The entire clutch rod linkage assembly has been replaced with OEM parts that controls a Kevlar Zoom clutch. It has a Jeep Waggoner steering box and a 79 Jeep Power Disc brake setup with a new break booster.The paint is custom blue on its 1973 Super Jeep dash pad and a Chevy Bowtie in the rear with the Jeep logo inside. The hood bears Phoenix OES CJ-5 Renegade graphics and is painted on both sides with a (painted) Chevy Legacy bow-tie underneath.It has new black stainless side mirrors, hrome front bumper, rab bar, love box door, rame cover, tainless hood latches, ootman loops, nd new fender flares, nd marker lights.The top is a new Bestop Supertop with full framing. There are no leaks into the cabin and the new and restored heating system keeps it hot and cozy.There are a few small cracks in the body tub paint when you look close but are hard to see unless you are looking real hard. I only mention this because the paint is not perfect.The interior has a custom painted Stars & Stripe scheme on a 1973 Super Jeep dash pad; all new and correctly working gauges including a Sunpro tachometer and Auto Meter Classic gauges. The seats are new FX high back seats with Simpson Racing belts, abricated center console, hrome grab bar, oll bar, nd all new diamond plate floors. A Painless, 2-circuit full wiring harness was installed and sheathed in Painless Power Braiding from bumper-to-bumper. All wiring is new. Front lights are true (high & low beam) Xenon headlights with waterproof ballasts integrated with relays and a new OEM electrical switch. The New Old Stock (NOS) Spartan turn signal unit was used and its wheel signal canceling unit is fully functional. The new steering wheel is OEM and was planted and rewired with an OEM horn button kit that activates a chromed, Bad-Boy' air horn.The heating/defrosting system was also restored to fully functional status with fabricated new cables, raided stainless steel hoses, lectrical switches, resh air box, ore, lower/fan, lectrical wiring and restored control housing. All factory defrost duct work is in placeThis vehicle passes VA state inspection and does not require an air pollution control system (pre-1973). All gages work and there are no fluid leaks.Most of the work and all of the electrical was conducted by professional mechanics at hot-rod shops and not by week-end mechanics. This Jeep is a 1-of-a-kind and real head turner!This custom CJ5 runs, rives, andles, rakes, nd looks great. The exhaust sounds like a '69 Camaro and has a very distinct sound due to the exhaust valve opening at peak pressures.Mods in the last Month:-New starter-Steering box brace (eliminates steering play)
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