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Jeep CJ build posts
2:20 am on Jul 6th, 2022 EDT - updated by Fireball
1968 Jeep CJ Dauntless CJ5 Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
1968 Jeep CJ Dauntless CJ5 Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
Got the drag link out tonight. Pictures of the assembly order for posterity. Rear: Front: 40 minutes...Click for Fireball's full post
4:38 am on Jul 5th, 2022 EDT - updated by Fireball
1968 Jeep CJ Dauntless CJ5 Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
1968 Jeep CJ Dauntless CJ5 Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
More odds and ends with the '68. Worked on removing the block heater. It's the red can below the bat...Click for Fireball's full post
1:41 am on Jul 3rd, 2022 EDT - updated by Fireball
1968 Jeep CJ Dauntless CJ5 Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
1968 Jeep CJ Dauntless CJ5 Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
The Smittybilt seats showed up. I'm beat from doing yard stuff all day long but found enough energy...Click for Fireball's full post
4:49 am on Jul 1st, 2022 EDT - updated by Fireball
1968 Jeep CJ Dauntless CJ5 Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
1968 Jeep CJ Dauntless CJ5 Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
Well UPS wants $159 per seat to ship and Fedex is $171. That as much as the seats cost. The big reta...Click for Fireball's full post
4:43 pm on Jun 30th, 2022 EDT - updated by Norcal69
Jeep CJ Common Sense Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
Jeep CJ Common Sense Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
I made them out of some round tube and axle perches from Ruff Stuff. The U bolt alignment plates wer...Click for Norcal69's full post
2:11 am on Jun 30th, 2022 EDT - updated by tymbom
Jeep CJ M38A1 Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
Jeep CJ M38A1 Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
Uggggh. Well that was fun. Today was my day off so I brought my wife lunch while she was at work. Si...Click for tymbom's full post
6:27 pm on Jun 29th, 2022 EDT - updated by truckee4x4
1966 Jeep CJ CJ-5 Tux Restomod Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
1966 Jeep CJ CJ-5 Tux Restomod Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
I texted my mechanic mentor Chief (who I borrowed the puller and slide hammer from) and he reminded...Click for truckee4x4's full post
2:46 pm on Jun 29th, 2022 EDT - updated by Fireball
1968 Jeep CJ Dauntless CJ5 Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
1968 Jeep CJ Dauntless CJ5 Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
Yep. Penetrating oil, heat from a propane torch, and some vice grips took the broken bolt right out:...Click for Fireball's full post
9:52 pm on Jun 28th, 2022 EDT - updated by tymbom
Jeep CJ M38A1 Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
Jeep CJ M38A1 Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
Let's see how well this works... This entire time I've been using my phone to share these posts and...Click for tymbom's full post
10:45 am on Jun 28th, 2022 EDT - updated by Norcal69
Jeep CJ Common Sense Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
Jeep CJ Common Sense Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
Tim, I'm not familiar with the Commando dash arrangement so this might not be possible. You might co...Click for Norcal69's full post
