[John Strenk]

I'm sure it's going to be a 100X better after you wash it.

I like the winch on the front. PTO?
Auxiliary heater is nice.
Aluminum hard top!!!

Do what these guys are telling you and you will have it up and running in no time.

My 65 had a seized piston so hard I had to chisel it out. Honed the cylinders and put in a new piston and all was fine.
These things are a cake to work on.

I second recommending earlycj5.com as a great place for information for those years.

 

[John Strenk]

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Just do us one favor ... promise you will not ever try to hang any kind of "implement" off the tailgate!!

Good luck and have fun with your project!

Like this?

 

[John Strenk]

I am curious what was attached there...

This is the only thing I think should be added to the tailgate:

http://www.ewillys.com/?s=bed+extender

 

[John Strenk]

BTW, If you have the coil connected directly to the battery, you might have trouble shutting it off after it starts.
Someone may of done that just to try starting it some years ago.

I would have to check the schematic but it's likely you will also need a ballast resistor so you don't burn out your ignition coil.

and this would be more useful than the other one.

 

[John Strenk]

If you have a trouble light, you could hook the light up to the wire to the points (-) on the ignition coil. When the light is on, the points are open, when the light is off, the points are closed.

Looks like the ballast resistor was only used on the V6 and not on the I4

Do you know if you have a 12 volt or 6 volt system?

 

[John Strenk]

So I was looking into the omix springs like you suggested, and it looks like you can order either 5 or 9 spring versions. Is that something to do with the light vs heavy duty package? Because it seems either will work.

Just for reference, here's what I'm working with. View attachment 4018577

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Yes, you have to decide what you are going to put on the jeep.
I don't know what an aluminum top weighs. Probably less than another passenger.
I don't think you'll be adding a 3 point hitch to it either.

If it's just for fun and driving around a little, I'd go with the 5 spring pack.
Count the number of leaves on the spring pack now. Don't forget to count the broken ones.

I remember on my '65 I put 12 pack springs on it because I had a snow plow on it.
Nice ride when the plow was on it but without, it was a rough ride.

 

[John Strenk]

It doesn't really look too bad to be honest.

I'd take a power washer to it first and see what's under all that dirt

Might need a few body mounts also.. Can't quite figure out what's going on with picture #3

 

[John Strenk]

You could always put the fuse box in a Tupperware box to keep the moisture out. Seal with some silicone sealant.

I found the fan does a good job of dispersing water all around the engine compartment.