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Justa 68 CJ5

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Figured I would say hello here :) Long story short, this was a craigslist find! The guy I purchased this from was having a tough battle with cancer God Bless him and his family! I must say that I am proud to own this, and look forward to many trips! Best part is that it fit in the garage and the wife did not get mad!

The good stuff!

1968 CJ5
283 V8 with TBI
SM 420 tranny
DANA 300 Twin Stick with 4:1
Wheelbase stretched 4"
Dana 44s from a SCOUT with 4.88s and Detroits, chromolly
Final Crawl ration 128:1
35x12.50r15 Goodyear Wrangler MTRs "old style"
mounted on Bart Racing Bead Locks
Custom "classic" Bumpers with a warn m8000
Crossover steering linkage with heim joints.
Custom Roll Cage, best top seats, tilt steering etc.








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Did some "look pretty mods" Moroso Fabricated Tall Valve Covers picked them up for $35 never installed on a craigslist deal. A few pictures from the install/fun with the pup and son! I will clean it up better today when I get home and post a few more pictures! OOOOOOOOOO SHINNNNNY!




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Got a set of 35x12.50 General Grabber Red on the way!
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Sweet. Jeeps are way kool. Congrats.
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Thanks buddy, we love Jeeps! We have always had a Jeep or 2 in the family since I can remember!
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My son was installing something to his crawler haha!
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Oh yeah,he's got the bug! Lookout!

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Finally put my crawlers 4x4 to the test, went back behind the house to a rather cool natural rock garden. I must admit the short wheel base does wonders in the garden but climbing hills is a bit
scary. I must admit i am quite happy with the performance! 4:1 twin stick and 4:88s paired to the sm420 has a wicked crawl ratio!!!






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Moving up to 37x14.00r15 IROKs will hopefully get them mounted this weekend!
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Got the beadlocks on the 37s and re painted my lock rings to tan. Uhh that was about 18-20 hours of labor.








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That thing is looking good man! Pretty close to the setup I want mine to end up at.
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Thanks man, I am going to stretch it between 6-10" haven't fully decided and a nice minor comp cut rear!
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Love this jeep, absolute beauty! What stinger and winch setup do you have on it?
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Brayyx322 said:
Love this jeep, absolute beauty! What stinger and winch setup do you have on it?
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Thanks buddy, we built the bumper/stinger, the winch is a Warn m8000.
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Let's see, broke a beadlock bolt fixed with zip tie... Obvious choice, "it's a joke" did some minor flex testing and some look pretty pics!








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Went for a shakedown run at the local rock garden. This was the first official crawling trial. I am Quite impressed but i need to hurry up and stretch it our a bit!






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Lookin good! A 2 door with no top is sounding better to me everyday.
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Very nice, makes me want to get my CJ5 back in shape
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