My Jeep

[4thIDvet]

Originally Posted by bill3542

Back in the late 70s I had a AMC 304 V8 powered CJ-5, in the summer the soft top and doors came off for the breeze like a convertible.

The sweet young piece of ass I was tapping on a weekly basis would wear those t-shirts cut off right below her tits. Well with a 60 MPH breeze in the CJ that cut off t-shirt was going everywhere.... Talk about distracted driving.

Yup bill that is why men buy jeeps.

[44044]

I like to watch tits bouncing …

[500grains]

Originally Posted by bill3542

Back in the late 70s I had a AMC 304 V8 powered CJ-5,

No offense, but that engine was total shit.

The GM V6 that preceded it had 10 more horsepower than the 304 and got better gas mileage too.

I have had AMC 304, 360 and 401. All shit.

[4thIDvet]

Pogo that is frigging beautiful good job.
I bought a 1961 CJ5 and myself 'non mechanic' and the old vets hang here 'mechanics' are having fun cleaning it up and restoring it.
Holy sheet I thought my Harley had expensive prices for parts till I got this jeep. $$$$
Picts. as soon as ptannjr or some computer whiz shows up shows me how to post em. AWT will pass through he can do it.

[JD Miller]

Originally Posted by 500grains

No offense, but that engine was total shit.

The GM V6 that preceded it had 10 more horsepower than the 304 and got better gas mileage too.

I have had AMC 304, 360 and 401. All shit.

You mean the GM Buick V6?

Why do you say the 304 360 401 are shit ? Just Curious ( Id never build one)

.

[500grains]

Originally Posted by JD Miller

You mean the GM Buick V6?

Yes, it had adequate torque and horsepower, it was reliable and durable, it ran well and overall performed well.

Why do you say the 304 360 401 are shit ? Just Curious ( Id never build one)

They did not generate HP as easily as a small block chev, they did not run particularly well, they were not very durable (saw a bunch in junk yards with less than 100K miles, often with 80K miles), they suffered from low oil pressure after 50K miles, and timing chains stretched and wore out at 80K miles.

Worse of all:

The carb that AMC put in would flood out on a steep uphill offroad, allowing the driver the pleasure of rapidly rolling backwards down the steep hill with no power.

I also found that once the AMC v8 decided to run rough, there was nothing that could be done. It would be rough forever.

I know that guys like to buy old Jeeps and restore them with the original engine. However, I would just put a 383 chev or even 350 chev in there for much greater project satisfaction.

All of the foregoing is IMO.

[JD Miller]

Just curious, I think they are junk too. Nice built 350 chevy in a jeep is alot of power.

I put a 327 chevy, turbo400. with dana 20 transfer case in a '64 J300 jeep Gladiator truck. After I sold my CJ. You could get the adapters off a older full size jeep wagoneer because they had a GM turbo 400 trans in them

I had a friend that had Amc 304 then a 360 then a 401 in his '77 CJ. He blew them all up, He was a crazy sob anyway. He rolled his jeep at least 3 times that I remember, everytime he was haulin' ass too.

.

[500grains]

Originally Posted by JD Miller

Nice built 350 chevy in a jeep is alot of power.

I am sold on the somewhat greater low end torque with a 383. We have some real steep stuff here.

But these guys do it with the original 4 cylinder:

https://youtu.be/fK3Q-VkCSsE?t=294

[JD Miller]

Originally Posted by 500grains

I am sold on the somewhat greater low end torque with a 383. We have some real steep stuff here.

But these guys do it with the original 4 cylinder:

https://youtu.be/fK3Q-VkCSsE?t=294

Those guys in the old mil. jeeps would be in trouble if the rolled over with no real roll bars.

I wonder if they strip spider gears, and strip 3 speed trannys , and break those dana 18 T cases.

Falling Off Black Bear Pass
https://youtu.be/2R5cLghSWGQ

.

.

[4thIDvet]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R5cLghSWGQ

I am not afraid of height not afraid of death. But. The thought of being crushed to death as you roll down a mountain does not really interest me.
What is the purpose of riding on that road?

[500grains]

For JD:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...jeep-pickup-2/

[JD Miller]

Originally Posted by 500grains

For JD:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...jeep-pickup-2/

Cool

My 1964 J300 looked like this, . Mine had a original Tornado 6 cylinder when I bought it. Burnt a valve so the chevy sm blk turbo 400 was installed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep_Tornado_engine
It had a Dana 44 front axle and a Dana "53" rear axle.

The 64 truck had crappy steering too. I put a chevy camero power steering box and steering column in it and you used a little bit newer year Wagoner steering box adaptor that bolted directly to the frame to mount the sagnaw Camero steering box. All the original brakes were same as GM/chevy truck

[500grains]

Those were a nice truck.

[JD Miller]

It was a fun truck. The body was well built and solid, the bed top, sides tailgate was real thick metal.

I bought the think on a whim because it had been sitting near my house for years and they put a 4 sale sign on it, and I had just sold my CJ. I thought it was ugly but it was 4x4 and had pretty new tire. IIRC I paid $900 for it

[500grains]

Interesting engine info:

https://jubileejeeps.org/327/