My Cj-8
08-02-2012, 11:10 PM
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Location: Petawawa Ontario
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Re: My Cj-8
Havent taken anny pics today but have the axles out and brushed off most of the rust off and geting ready to paint them and the 2nd frame.
This is my first real big build so am learning on the go. More to follow!
This is my first real big build so am learning on the go. More to follow!
12-19-2014, 07:38 AM
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Re: My Cj-8
Update:
-body is painter smoky gray
-frame,axles were sandblasted and painted in black
-4 inch lift kit
-body is mounted and rased 1.5 inch higher than stock
(total 5.5 inchs of lift)
-engine trany/tcase instaled back in frame cleaned and painted near match to amc blue
-dash wiering done
-half cab rollcage done
-half cab fiberglas re worked and fixed up
-half cab bolk head trimed to fit fiberglass body
hummm and il be posting pics lated this weekend!
-body is painter smoky gray
-frame,axles were sandblasted and painted in black
-4 inch lift kit
-body is mounted and rased 1.5 inch higher than stock
(total 5.5 inchs of lift)
-engine trany/tcase instaled back in frame cleaned and painted near match to amc blue
-dash wiering done
-half cab rollcage done
-half cab fiberglas re worked and fixed up
-half cab bolk head trimed to fit fiberglass body
hummm and il be posting pics lated this weekend!
09-07-2023, 06:12 PM
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Re: My Cj-8
So been a while, completely forgot about this post... Now that I am in the military I've moved around now located in goosebay Labrador and the cj8 has evolved.... now running 36tsl and now in the process of swapping in a 5.3ls that I am running with a Carb setup...
09-07-2023, 10:35 PM
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Re: My Cj-8
I sort of had an idea you were in the military, being Petawawa.
A lot guys buy stuff, get moved to a new post, and suddenly sell their projects, especially snowmobiles!
Tells me you really like the Jeep, which is looking good!
So, overall, is it a reliable machine or a money pit?
A lot guys buy stuff, get moved to a new post, and suddenly sell their projects, especially snowmobiles!
Tells me you really like the Jeep, which is looking good!
So, overall, is it a reliable machine or a money pit?
09-08-2023, 02:00 PM
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Re: My Cj-8
I sort of had an idea you were in the military, being Petawawa.
A lot guys buy stuff, get moved to a new post, and suddenly sell their projects, especially snowmobiles!
Tells me you really like the Jeep, which is looking good!
So, overall, is it a reliable machine or a money pit?
A lot guys buy stuff, get moved to a new post, and suddenly sell their projects, especially snowmobiles!
Tells me you really like the Jeep, which is looking good!
So, overall, is it a reliable machine or a money pit?