76 Jeep CJ 5 Rebuild

[ITLLFLI]

By U Boy asked me to start a thread about my rebuild.

I found this thing wrecked near my house. I needed it like I needed a hole in the head so I low balled the guy. He took the offer! It sat for 9 months while I finished some other projects and I finally got around to working on it a month and a half ago.

Its a 76 CJ5 with all fiberglass tub, fenders and hood. The guy hit a telephone pole with the right front wheel. It destryoyed the frame, right fender, and cracked the front axle housing. Other than that I have redone and used all the parts that came on the thing. I bought a used frame, sand blasted it, reenforced it in critical areas then painted it with POR15. The project has been mainly labor and very little expense. I am not building it as a show jeep but rather a trail jeep that I wouldn't mind to take to the grocery.

[ITLLFLI]

some more

[ITLLFLI]

coming back together

[ITLLFLI]

as it sits now. I need to put the steering column back in, bolt down the roll bar, put new windshield frame on , and a bunch of miscellaneous stuff.

I wet sanded and buffed the tub since the pics as well. It came out pretty nice!

[BY U BOY]

Good luck.Looks like a LOT of work. Thanks for starting the thread maybe it will help me out in the future when i buy something.After a new boat of course

[cig1988]

Cool project! A long while back I took a old '77 CJ-7 that had a severe case of body cancer. Took me a whole hour to remove the tub from the frame. Bought a new style wrangler tub, fenders,etc. While the body was off decided to install a SBC which was a wise choice. Advanced adapters in CA made it very simple & fit like a glove. Several years later I was hooking up the jet boat but something was terrible wrong....the back half of the frame was rotted. We spliced in a new section and as good as new.
Then I decided to install a plow and made great coin in the winter. What a workhorse! Several years later the frame started to rot again. Was sad to see it go.

[stecz20]

i had a 79 cj wit a 3 speed.. i miss her.... i want to get a 4 door and do it up nice for the beach.....

[cig1988]

i had a 79 cj wit a 3 speed.. i miss her.... i want to get a 4 door and do it up nice for the beach.....

What you need is this project I'll sell ya for cheap. Body and frame is from TX and never saw salt. If you allow me to be one of your people I may be able to deliver it to Park Ridge.

[Sea-Dated]

Cool project. I sold my Jeep last week and miss her badly.....

[Trim'd Up]

Sold mine 2 months ago... I am looking for a new winter project though.

[cig1988]

Sold mine 2 months ago... I am looking for a new winter project though.

That CJ-5 has your name on it

[VtSteve]

I had a bright red CJ5, small block V8 with 3 speed stick. It was a blast until about 60 mph. Dick Cepek monster mudders did the trick for mud season. I paid something over 5 grand for the new beast.

[stecz20]

What you need is this project I'll sell ya for cheap. Body and frame is from TX and never saw salt. If you allow me to be one of your people I may be able to deliver it to Park Ridge.

you can be my people, but ill work on a 20 cig, before i take on something like that...... my buddy as gonna give me a nice one that he had sitting in his yard, at first i wanted it, then i thought about the 20 cig i had sitting on teh side of the garage back then....lol

[J-Bonz]

Cool project.... I should be starting mine at the end of next summer after the boats all done........

[MattBMiller]

I have a problem with buying smashed Jeeps too. Bought this one a while back wrecked, but with a clear title. I'll dig up some pics of it when I got it. Just sold it and already have my eyes on another.

[ITLLFLI]

Cool rigs!

I took "whitey" out saturday and tested it! It did everything I asked it to do!

[Nykamp]

I am just getting back to my project 1977 CJ 7. I'll be buying a lift in the next week or so and putting it on a perfect frame I got from California. Then I'll start to transfer all my running gear from my CJ.

[MattBMiller]

Here's another mess of a Jeep I bought. Everything from the tub floor down was great!

[Quinlan]

Good thread. I hav a 87 cj 7 w a 383 stroker in it. FUN toy

[ITLLFLI]

I am just getting back to my project 1977 CJ 7. I'll be buying a lift in the next week or so and putting it on a perfect frame I got from California. Then I'll start to transfer all my running gear from my CJ.

I have brand new 2.5 lift springs that I'll make you a deal on. I accidently ordered them instead of 4". PM me if interested...