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What is interesting about that is the very last CJ7s are some of the most desirable because they used superior Dana and Tremec light duty truck stuff when they ran out of AMC parts. That's actually what I was looking for when I bought it.
Do you mind telling us more about this car? That's a lot of Jack you put into it, gotta be some good stuff. Looks beautiful!
I have never owned a new vehicle. Well, when I was young, I got a 1983 Yamaha Seca 550 new in 1985.
My parents - ground up , frame off resto driver new crate motor disc on all fours ect. Factory reworked - all orig colors - larger aluminum radiator. List goes on - as close to origal as possible . And still have a comfortable cruise - parents prolly put close to 8/10000 miles a year on her! Lots of best in show trophies . And it just one of those hobbies that continues to be costly every time ya drive ! Lol there’s $2000 just in tires that get replaced almost yearly . Also has cutouts so it can at least sound like a bad ass
Wish i could change my water pump. I have always been able to do that but the smart engineers at ford decided to put it in the motor on my taurus . Its starting to weep out of the hole so i have a 1500 bill coming soon. At least its leaking outside the motor and not into the inside. Why put that in the motor when you know its going to fail at some point?
yea, ford is and was always my least favorite. every single ford Ive owned has been a total basket case. Had a f250 that on a trip to utah the trans blew, then had one their shitty f150s that the spark plugs are notorious for stripping in the head, had it happen on 7 of 8 plugs, sold it non running. And had a 61 f100 step side I was working on restoring to flip, just needed a motor and some body work, dropped in a new 302 and under 3k miles it blew a piston thru the block big enough to put a hand thru. Only good deal on a ford Ive ever had was a I bought a old ladies 60 ford f250 with 3 gas tanks. It was her deceased husbands toy....she had no idea, and to be fair, I didnt know how valuable the motor was. She sold it to me 500 bucks, all 3 gas tanks where full. That was down in Sacramento when I lived in cali still and gas was like 450 a gallon, so the joke was I bought the gas and the truck came free. You couldn't TOUCH the gas without it burning rubber even on the highway. No power steering, no power brakes, long bed truck...and I worked downtown sac at the time. Was a bitch to drive and park in city parking. Ended up having a random dude in a parking lot tell me the motor was a cobra jet.he wanted to buy it but I had to research it first....Ended up being a Super cobra jet 4 bolt main block with some serious money put into the rotating assembly and Dove C heads. Sold just the motor to the guy a bit later for 2k, and sold the truck to my work at pick n pull for 750 in scrap. only time I've ended up right-side on a ford.
I like the old cord trucks - that 61’ f100 would be neat to have right now trucks are hot - I’m also a 60 and 70 dodge fan used to truck pull(at county fairs and back roads a 76 power wagon - drug plenty of fords down dirt roads with that old girl !
Yea, by todays pricing I stole that f100. Paid under a grand and drove it off. Was from the orginal owners family. The dad had passed, and bought it new. He used it for work to fill vending machines. Was some minor rust issues in the doors and under the utility boxes and under badging on the hood. But was a cali truck its whole life, so pretty solid. nothing like my firebirds rust lol
Me neither sometimes I’ll drive two or 3 cars/trucks a year - I hardly ever actually “ “ pay “ for a vehicle . Gotta buy and sell right
While a lot of that is true, hot rodders reputations are built on "making it work".
Jeff I hear you. When I was 15 I worked for Midget and Sprint Car Chassis building shop. There were guys back then running Midgets out of their garage and they were competitive. That was about 41 years ago. I was watching a documentary on the Chili Bowl and they mentioned the cost of a Toyota for the midgets today are 60k just for the motor. Part of what is crazy to me is most of these national racing associates (Nascar, NHRA, USAC) are trying to put rules in place to limit the cost of stuff but it seems to not really do anything.
in college i almost bought one of these, but picked up an 88 camaro RS instead. that 2.8L v6 was marginally better than a paperweight but damn was that car a great cruising car. slow af, but comfortable to drive for hours on end.
how are those tires working out for ya?
I thought the sprints and midgets had to run Pinto blocks?
They work great. They make it feel a bit more responsive and it turns in a lot quicker, which makes it a little squirrely at first but now that im used to it i find it a lot more sporty. Probably how someone who races would set it up honestly.
awesome, i'm glad they're working out for you. the tire profiling can be a game changer for any bike. you just happen to have picked a first bike with an insanely limited selection of rubber, so you get what you get haha
yup definitely a slacker.
Tell me about it, that ain't no lie!
How are you royale with cheese and I'm still just.. member? Wtf Moe... hahaha
Ahhh, footsies. Dirtbag don't play dat.
I worked at a chassis shop in like 1981 or so and at that time you could run many different configurations. The chassis was very ahead of its time as it used coil over shocks. Back then everything was torsion bar. The coil over was a large weight savings.
