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Owner: Mark & Margaret Booker
Vehicle: CJ-7
Year: 1982
Location: California
Club: San Luis Obispo 4-Wheelers
Favorite Trails: Swamp Lake, Coyote Lake, Pine Mtn, Lockwood Valley (now rerouted),
Stone Canyon near Panamint Valley (closed)
Worst Stuck: Twisted front axle u-joint, so splayed I couldn't get it out. I drove
off the trail in high range/2 wheel drive. I discovered my rear limited slip was
not working at all! Oh, what a day that was. Once home, I ended up grinding out the
ruined axle, while at the same time plotting my Ford 9" rear w/ Detroit replacement.
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| Loaning some air near Blue Canyon |
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| Clear Creek, 1995 |
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| Rubicon Trail, 2000 |
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| Coyote Lake trail, Sierra |
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Mechanical:
- 258 6 Cyl. Engine w/ all external components replaced
- Dana 300 transfer case
- NV4500 5 Speed manual transmission - 5.7 granny low & overdrive, doubled custom skid plate
- Front Dana 30 w/ Power Lock, new Warn hub conversion, disk brakes
- Rear Currie High Pinion axle, 31 spline w/ Detroit locker, drum brakes
- 4.56 ring & pinion gears
- 33x12.50 Goodrich Dualer M/Ts on chrome/black steel wheels
- Tom Wood's drivelines, rear CV
- 3 Core radiator w/ flex fan & electric fan (auto/manual switched), Hi Flo water pump, oil
cooler, custom shroud
- AGR steering pump & box, Ray built custom tie rod, Borgensen shaft
- Dual Batteries - isolated 900 amp deep cycle battery dedicated to winch
- Engine driven air compressor - auto. pressure controller w/frame mounted tank, moisture
trap, hard plumbed to rear w/ Quick coupler & gauge
- Engine driven air inflator - low pressure high volume to inflate air mattress/boats, etc.,
dash controlled with grill mounted coupler
- Warn 9,000 pound winch
Suspension:
- Pro Comp /Trail Master 4" suspension
- Revolver shackles
- Gusseted/welded front hangers, reinforced rear hangers
- Rancho 9012 shocks, custom shock mounts/towers
- braided steel brake lines
Body:
- Chestnut Brown w/ vintage nutmeg Sport soft top
- New fuel tank & sender - w/custom 3/16 steel skid plate, new filler hoses to relocated cap
- Aluminum rear quarter panels-w/after market tail lights, (major body bracing & gussting)
- Full roll cage-w/laced padding, mounted sun visors, overhead light, auxiliary CB speaker
- Custom 3" rear dual tube bumper -new crossmember w/major gussting w/tractor backup lights,
receiver tube, tow hook, wired to tow camp trailer (or be towed)
- Custom front bumper- w/ integrated winch mount, tow hooks, tow bar mounts, square tube brush
bar, hard-wired tow plug, tow bar, steel safety cables
Interior:
- Super seats
- Reworked dash, rewired, aux. fuse block, dash mounted CB, Alpine stereo, PA speaker, Tilt
wheel, padded passenger grab bar, controls for air compressor, air inflator & more
- Rear flat storage box (no seat) - full of tools, etc.
- Rear storage box for spare parts, etc.
- Rear Luggage rack - holds 2 cans, 33" tire, ice chests, shovel/ax, bike, lots of hooks and
tie downs, full expanded metal tray w/rail. Also has integrated shower curtain hoop and a
Model B duo light
- Side mounted Hi-Lift jack
Misc:
- On board stuff - gas cans, water can. mounted bottle jack, bikini top, 2 fire extingishers,
console, shower tank, curtain & hoop (hangs off rack), chairs, tools, First Aid kit
- We now have a trailer for camping but the jeep still carries enough supplies for those
unexpected overnight stays, including blankets, food, water, stove etc., raingear, 1st aid kit
Future Plans:
- Continue spending lots of time on the trail
- Front axle, maybe a D44 but probably another 9" w/ selectable full locker
- Keep dreaming of air conditioning for those long road trips
- An Atlas II T/C would be nice. Of course, a new 4:1 gear set and rear shaft
would do wonders for the 300 at half the cost.
- Hmmmm... I'd like to build a welder, but have not seen any good plans.
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