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#1 ·
Long story short I owned a CJ7 years ago and sold it while I was in college and I needed the money. Fast forward a few years and I meet a couple of my neighbors while they are walking their dogs by my house and I find out that they have a non-running Wrangler sitting in their driveway. A little negotiation later and the Jeep is mine within 2 weeks of meeting them.

The body... Chalky and tired looking. These pics are the first time I saw it.




This is after I got it running enough to get to my house.



The mystery engine... So I know there is a V8 under the hood and it's and auto but what the hell are they out of???!!!! The WranglerForum comes to my rescue. Chevy 307 mated to a TH400 Automatic.

Dirty engine shots:







One severely undersized radiator:



Leaking transmission shot:




After much cleaning of the outside I find shiny paint... This will do for now.



 
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#2 ·
The plan... First I have to make basic fixes.

Oil Change/Filter
Transmission Pan Gasket/Filter/Fluid and Dust Cover
New Ignition wires and plugs
New air filter

Then the more serious.

Replace homemade shifter with B&M Z-shifter
Put in bigger Radiator
Repair Gas Gauge
Install aftermarket Tachometer

Then to move onto the ratty looking interior... Pics to follow.

Having owned a Jeep before... We'll see what other surprises pop up.
 
#12 ·
I put in a LS 5.3 on my 94...still using the 4cy radiator with a electric fan out of a T-bird...early 90's I think and it dam near pulls the jeep in netural...so that might be a option...but I don't do any real hard rock crawl'n so I really don't need a huge one to keep things cool
 
#18 ·
You might not need to replace your gauges, the connections may be corroded. Remove the plastic dash panel that covers the gauge cluster, then carefully remove it and clean the connections with a pencil eraser. There are some good instructions for doing this if you search this forum. I did this on my 90 and got all the gauges except the clock to work. Most of the dash lights were burned out too, so I replaced the bulbs and now everything works. Good luck!
 
#19 ·
So I have decided the whole open pipe exhaust set up on the Jeep isn't working for me so...

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