but if you did that unless you got a cj tranny you would have to get a d300 b/c the 80 and up fsj's are drivers drop
but if you did that unless you got a cj tranny you would have to get a d300 b/c the 80 and up fsj's are drivers drop
Red 81 CJ5, 35's, 4.10 and detroit, 4 to 1 dana 300, tbi efi, flat belly, cage, chromos and auzzie in front... sometimes runs. body damage to come
so your saying to bolt a dana 300 up to a transmission you would have to first obtain a dana 300? Damn, thats very eye opening
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Time to get realistic.
Who wants what parts?
1976 cherokee cheif 2 door
360 v-8 with 4 barrel edelbrock carb, guy i bought it from said it ran pretty good but might need the carb rebuilt, unknown mileage.
2- th400 trans one that came out of the truck that the case is trashed because of a blown front d-shaft(evidently a common problem in wagoneer/cherokees of this vintage. The other trans supposedly came out of a 79 wagoneer, but doesnt have the same bell housing pattern as the one that came from the truck
4 -stock aluminium 5 slot 6 lug 15inch wheels with stock rear hub caps
suspension- front sprungover with stock springs, and a 1 block under the springs. Caster has set at 5 degree's when the perches were welded on. Rear 6 in skyjacker block kit. Steering is stock steering flipped over the knuckles(may be stock) with a 6 inch skyjacker drop pitman arm. The brake lines have been extended.
Dana 44's f/r previous owner said that it had 3.54 gears.
Driveshafts i have both f/r driveshafts the front needs one of the u-joints in the double cardan joint. i have a spare front d-shaft that will go with it.
Motor has a york, and will come with a battery, also has cruise control but it is not hooked up. Motor was running when tranny was pulled.
Body has been completey bedlined with some thing like dupli-color or herculiner. Body has maybe 4 spots with bondo, but they hardly noticable. This truck has some of the best sheetmetal as far as rust that i have seen on jeeps of this age that are in the sub 1k dollar range. Interior is stock, but seats need recovering. Floor pans and floor are solid and have been bedlined as well. factory roof rack still installed and in good shape. The back windows still open. All windows in the truck are manual and work. The back tailgate is missing the glass but i will throw in the one from my wagoneer. The front grille is also in great shape and has a good shine to it. Tailgate is a little hard to close.
The previous owner used a boat gas tank behind the driver seat to fuel the truck but i will throw in a stock tank that will work in this truck as well.
The back c-channel crossmember that runs under the tailgate of the truck has been removed, because of getting bent when the truck was pulled out of the mud when the tranny broke before i bought it.
2010 VW Jetta - DD, 5 Banger, 5 Speed, 1000 Watts of sound!!
1979 Ford Bronco Custom - 400/T18/205.. 35" SSRs, 4" lift, Rancho 5000s, 200 watts of sound!!
Wait...what?
If you're doing what I'm taking that as...
I want the wheels, rear manual window setup, and the carb.
'73 J2000 Thriftside Gladiator, 258/T14/D20
'81 CJ7 Laredo, 258/T176/D300
2010 VW Jetta - DD, 5 Banger, 5 Speed, 1000 Watts of sound!!
1979 Ford Bronco Custom - 400/T18/205.. 35" SSRs, 4" lift, Rancho 5000s, 200 watts of sound!!
-Karl
2006 Chevy K3500 4X4 - No J.B. Weld on it yet!
1982 thru 94 F-Series "The Klogger" AKA Transport on the road, on the trail, or on the trailer!
1965 Chevelle
1975 Corvette
I have you to thank for this
I got started on the excel sheet and all the little $20 trips to o'reilly add up, fast
Not to mention my boss came back at me today with "we aren't going to be able to get you more than 25 hours" when I had asked him the previous week for 40+ and he said no problem. I'm probably going to drag this thing home to Houston and part it out there.
Yeah, sweet blog I know
2010 VW Jetta - DD, 5 Banger, 5 Speed, 1000 Watts of sound!!
1979 Ford Bronco Custom - 400/T18/205.. 35" SSRs, 4" lift, Rancho 5000s, 200 watts of sound!!
Honestly, I would've tried to help ya with this project any way I could, as I'm sure most people in the club would have. But you're definitely taking the smarter course of action here...this Cherokee is/was not a great starting point for a lot of people, and is worth more as parts than as a whole. Just keep saving those pennies, and I'm sure a far better rig will come along that you can afford. (Coming from a moron with two project Jeeps with no end in sight )
You've got a PM.
Put a parting out ad on the IFSJA.org's boards, and if you're willing to do a little effort shipping...you should make money on this thing.
'73 J2000 Thriftside Gladiator, 258/T14/D20
'81 CJ7 Laredo, 258/T176/D300
Look!! Hot Pocket is setting an example for what about half of us should have done with our projects!
BDR
-Karl
2006 Chevy K3500 4X4 - No J.B. Weld on it yet!
1982 thru 94 F-Series "The Klogger" AKA Transport on the road, on the trail, or on the trailer!
1965 Chevelle
1975 Corvette
2010 VW Jetta - DD, 5 Banger, 5 Speed, 1000 Watts of sound!!
1979 Ford Bronco Custom - 400/T18/205.. 35" SSRs, 4" lift, Rancho 5000s, 200 watts of sound!!
Karl you're a genius! Use a spreadsheet to predict and track costs!?! I feel like this could really help the construction industry! I might try to integrate a couple of spreadsheets into my daily work....hell i might even replace this abacus with one of them calculators!