twiisted71
Basic User
- City
- Cape Coma
- State
- fl
I joined the site a while back and thought I’d start a build thread. I’m building a Scrambler sized Jeep with a stretched wheelbase and a “slightly” beefed powertrain. If you have any specific questions by all means ask. If I know the answer I'll give it, if not, I'll say that. This is not a high dollar build. I am price shopping, swapping, scrounging, and fabbing as cheaply as I can and still meet my end goal of a sledge-hammer reliable, low slung DD that can hit the interstate or any trail I want to go down. Its not going to be a rock crawler or mud machine, just a HD, comfortable, all-rounder.
I knew I wanted a 4BT rig several years ago and bought an '02 super low mileage recon P7100 pumped 4BT out of an International MT35 box truck. i later bought a ZF S5-42 and NP205 from a local guy whom I'd sold some Early Bronco parts. Early Broncos were my passion for a couple of decades and that is influencing many aspects of this build. I tried to find an EB for this build but no dice. So I started looking for a Jeep. I searched CL/Ebay/local paper, and auctions for 6 months looking for something that struck my fancy. One day I found an intriguing ad for a CHEAP CJ-7-it wasn't perfect by any means but i figured I'd buy cheap and get a f'glass tub for it. I began with a rusted out '86 CJ-7 Laredo. It came with loads of NOS parts as the PO's father worked for AMC during the Mopar take over and had access to lots of things becoming "obsolete". A couple days after buying this CJ a buddy of mine found out and we did some horse trading and I ended up with a pretty pristine YJ Wrangler body and he got the CJ, YJ driveline, and some cash.
I knew I wanted a 4BT rig several years ago and bought an '02 super low mileage recon P7100 pumped 4BT out of an International MT35 box truck. i later bought a ZF S5-42 and NP205 from a local guy whom I'd sold some Early Bronco parts. Early Broncos were my passion for a couple of decades and that is influencing many aspects of this build. I tried to find an EB for this build but no dice. So I started looking for a Jeep. I searched CL/Ebay/local paper, and auctions for 6 months looking for something that struck my fancy. One day I found an intriguing ad for a CHEAP CJ-7-it wasn't perfect by any means but i figured I'd buy cheap and get a f'glass tub for it. I began with a rusted out '86 CJ-7 Laredo. It came with loads of NOS parts as the PO's father worked for AMC during the Mopar take over and had access to lots of things becoming "obsolete". A couple days after buying this CJ a buddy of mine found out and we did some horse trading and I ended up with a pretty pristine YJ Wrangler body and he got the CJ, YJ driveline, and some cash.