24 Used Jeep Parts From a Junkyard

Quadrajet CarburetorOften referred to as Hillbilly fuel injection, the small primaries, center-hung floats, and precise metering of the Q-Jet make it idle at crazy angles off-road. And its huge secondaries can support well up to 500hp when modified. Look for earlier versions from about '70-'77 on GM cars and trucks to avoid most of the annoying electronic and smog features.

Fiero RadiatorWe've got to credit the Web site, www.earlycj5.com, with the idea, but we snagged an aluminum radiator out of a first-generation Pontiac Fiero with a V-6 and it has worked out really well. The radiator is a good fit in the engine compartment of a Jeep CJ and has no trouble cooling the Jeep four-cylinder, Buick V-6, or 232 and 258 inline sixes.

Rochester Or Motorcraft 2bblAnother Hillbilly fuel injection for smaller engines, the Rochester 2bbl carb found on mid-'60s, mid-'70s GM V-6 engines works very well off-road and in the dirt. Likewise, the Motorcraft 2bbl off a Ford I-6 or small V-8 with 1.08 or 1.14-inch venturis works will for small Jeep engines. Use a Trans Dapt Performance Products (562/921-0404, www.tdperformance.com) adaptor, PN 2086, to mate the larger Ford carb to the Jeep manifold.

Deuce DriveshaftIf you're looking for an inexpensive source for 1410 driveshaft components, look no further than your local military surplus supplier. The 2 1/2-ton military "deuce and a halfs" use 1410-equipped driveshafts from the T-case to front axle and from the forward rear axle to the far rear axle. The jackshaft between the tranny and T-case and driveshaft between the T-case and forward rear axle is big truck Spicer stuff.

Saginaw 800 Steering BoxIf you're converting to power steering and want to mount the box inside the framerail, you need to nab a Saginaw 800 box out of a GM car from the '70s or '80s. The coveted '76 box has extra webbing on the housing, larger bearings, and the numbers '76 cast into the box on the bottom in front of the end cap.