Organ Donor
Milton Bree of Godley, Texas, seems to share Cappa and Hazel's unemotional view of rare Jeeps because he dismantled a one-of-1,200 Super Wagoneer to upgrade other members of his fleet. The Buick 350/TH400/Dana 20 drivetrain is slated for Milton's FC-170 project. The hood, glass, and steering wheel are destined for Milton's M-715. And finally, the Wagoneer's dash-mounted A/C and center console with shifter have a date with Milton's super-sano '71 J-4000.
Deer Hunter Matthew Dean...
Deer Hunter
Matthew Dean of Grants Pass, Oregon, scored this clean '68 Jeepster for $700 around Christmas of 2003 with a 225 V-6, T18, Dana 20, and a closed-knuckle Dana 27 front. About a year later...
(continue)the Jeep was sporting...
(continue)the Jeep was sporting 2.5-inch lift springs from a CJ done spring-over to clear 33s, a 4.3L Chevy V-6 hooked to an SM465 and NP205, and a disc-braked Dana 30 with front and rear 3.73 gears.
Garage Shot There's nothing...
Garage Shot
There's nothing like a garage shot featuring a Jeep all blown apart and ready to be put back together. E. Devaney of Las Vegas, Nevada, is fairly close to reassembling his '42 MB after stockpiling parts for a year. A '79 Wagoneer donated its front and rear Dana 44s and AMC 360. E also has an SM420 and Dana20/Spicer 18 hybrid ready to drop into the Matkins frame. Hang in there, E, you're almost home.
Original Owner? Back in May...
Original Owner?
Back in May of 1976, Tim Berlin purchased a spankin' new CJ-5. Fast forward 24 years to 2000, and Tim began a teardown and rebuild of sorts with help from Donny's Four Wheel Drive Shop in Reno, Nevada. We say "of sorts" because Tim bought a...
(continue)'76 CJ-7 as the...
(continue)'76 CJ-7 as the basis on which to restore the CJ-5. It confuses us, too. The upgrade list is long and involves words like "high pinion" and "bored out," but the end result is a really clean, nicely updated CJ-57.
Lifted Pat Keenan from Lake...
Lifted
Pat Keenan from Lake Havasu City, Arizona, tortured us with install photos of the Nth Degree Mobility lift and 37-inch MT/R tires he put on his TJ.
(continue)We say tortured...
(continue)We say tortured because we got more hung up on the lift he has in his humongoid garage than the clean TJ he built. We hate you, Pat.
Gone is the Patina It's not...
Gone is the Patina
It's not every day you stumble across a vintage Reardan, Washington, Fire Department '58 CJ-5 with all the bells, sirens, and weird trinkets still attached. But that's just what Jim Maury did before dragging the CJ home to Katy, Texas, for a restoration.
(continue)The job is now 98...
(continue)The job is now 98 percent complete with mirror-smooth body panels, a new interior, and the mechanicals gone through, but we sort of like it in its working trim better. Maybe we need to build a "Project PTO" early CJ.