A new Project...81 CJ7 Laredo V8 - Page 2

Oily · 05-10-2009, 07:19 AM

Congrats on your new CJ7 and welcome to the forum. You will enjoy both.

Can anyone tell me about those head rests ? His 81 Laredo has 'em, my 83 Laredo did not. Neither does my 85 Laredo. Is it that neck snapping power of his V-8,

?

Cjwho · 05-10-2009, 07:50 AM

Unfortunately it’s aftermarket interior.

**hold24** · 05-10-2009, 08:37 AM

That guys name is jody out of cartersville nice guy have bought a few parts from him as well. We have mutual jeep friends from over 20 years ago. small world.... his number is posted on craigslist all the time under jeep parts....He parts out cj's.

sgtbookie · 05-10-2009, 10:25 AM

One and the same, Jody is a great person to know, and had tons of knowledge and parts. Only problem I have is it seems we get to chatting for hours on Jeeps when we talk. His garage is like a jeep museum.

my84cj7 · 05-10-2009, 10:46 PM

Hey cjwho, tried pm'ing you back on here and it said your pm box is full. You can e-mail me at justinshook8@gmail.com if you want.

RickHonzaRubicn · 07-14-2009, 01:47 PM

yea, hold on to that jeep. it will go threw anything. that use to be my exact jeep. bought it from the preowned jeep store didnt you? i kick myself in the teeth for getting rid of that thing. and yea that body lift is pretty gay guy before me put it on there ha. But seriously if you have any questions about that thing ask me ill be free to tell you anything about that ole jeep.

RickHonzaRubicn · 07-14-2009, 01:49 PM

yea i have the original seats to it. black with silver stripes

JoonHoss · 07-14-2009, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oily

Congrats on your new CJ7 and welcome to the forum. You will enjoy both.

Can anyone tell me about those head rests ? His 81 Laredo has 'em, my 83 Laredo did not. Neither does my 85 Laredo. Is it that neck snapping power of his V-8,

?

well, judging by the stamp, that's a Bestop rear seat. did they offer them with headrests at some point?

RickHonzaRubicn · 07-14-2009, 02:05 PM

yea i bought those and put those in there. fold and tumble bench. head rest come off, theres two bucket seats in the front that match the back

JoonHoss · 07-14-2009, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RickHonzaRubicn

yea, hold on to that jeep. it will go threw anything. that use to be my exact jeep...

I think that is the first time on JF that I've seen someone who used to own a Jeep/ and the current owner link up (without prior knowledge)

pretty cool!

Hoss

RickHonzaRubicn · 07-14-2009, 03:17 PM

yea brings back memories rebuilding that engine and seeing it now, use to give that thing hell. its a tough jeep. alot people always stopped to ask me about it

Cjwho · 07-14-2009, 10:27 PM

Wow.....that is pretty cool you found me on here. I would love to talk to you about the jeep any time.

So lets start with you telling me everything you know about the jeep in great detail.

So is it me or is this like a dream come true for any jeep owner. The PO has found me and is willing to talk to me about my new project.

RickHonzaRubicn · 07-15-2009, 01:21 AM

alright well if you havent already dont redo the brake lines those should be good unless some one tore it up before you got it. umm what you see on the odometer is true, i rebuilt the engine so thats how many miles it has now. honestly i could go on forever. to say the least that jeep you have is a true legend. it was really my fathers and he bought it from his best friend who had to get rid of it and when they were younger in highschool they drove around and did god knows what in that jeep so for him to sell it was like selling one of his kids. but we ended up trading that jeep and our camper up at the preowned jeep store for the 05 rubicon i have now. if theres anything you need questions about that you think need replacing just let me know and ill tell ya. but its crazy that i found you on here i was just searchin around and typed in 81 laredo and there it was

Cjwho · 07-15-2009, 08:49 AM

We should get togther some time and talk about the jeep. Do you have any old photos? Also if you have any parts that are just sitting around please let me know. i am planning a full restore on this jeep so any help you could give would be great. So tell me some stories about this thing already!

RickHonzaRubicn · 07-15-2009, 09:23 AM

well its been layed over, but no worries didnt tear anything up. we were going up a hill on some powerlines the incline was so steep everytime we would hit it the carb would go out. so finally we got half was up the hill and it cut out. which led to us rolling backwards 50 feet. the worst part is when we had to cut the wheel so we wouldnt drop off the other hill we were already on. long story short it rolled to its side. chain in the back came out and went threw the passanger side hardtop window. prob the scariest wheelin ive ever done. glad the jeep was good though

05-10-2009, 10:46 PM	#20
my84cj7 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hiawassee Posts: 206 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Hey cjwho, tried pm'ing you back on here and it said your pm box is full. You can e-mail me at justinshook8@gmail.com if you want.