So I replaced the head gasket on this 1974 CJ5 with a straight 6 in it. It wasn't a quick process due to kids and life. It's together now but will not start. I have fresh fuel, I know I have spark and I put a new carb on. It will not turn over. I put the first cylinder all the way up (TDC) and pulled the distributor cap. This is where it's sitting and I believe it's wrong. Can anyone help?
Some CJ builds across different forums that I'm following; all updated in the past month. Links go to a recent post in the build thread. CJ-5, CJ-6, CJ-7, and Scrambler builds from 1971-1986.
707Jeeper's 1971 CJ-5 "Avocado 71" - Buick V8, T18, flanged D44 posi 4.88s, Warn 8274
Norcal69's 1975 CJ-6 - 258 I6, T18, D20, D30/D44 at 3.73, TDK 2x4 box tube chassis
neohic's 1975 CJ-5 "Pinky" - 258 with EFI conversion, daily driver, 70mph highway capable
Serdich77CJ5's 1977 CJ-5 - I6 with new carb, no tub, front disc conversion, beach Jeep build
BobJob42's 1980 CJ-7 "Rocky" - street-driven rock crawler, first Jeep build
AdamH's 1981 Scrambler "Sunny Delight" - Autumn Gold, 360/TF999 planned, frame-off restoration
CHIEFWAHO's 1982 Scrambler - TDK CJ8 hybrid frame with TJ suspension swap
spankrjs's 1983 Scrambler - Sherwood Green, 258 I6 computer carb, T5, D300, D30/AMC20 Track-Lok 3.31s, 116k
timemachine's 1983 CJ-7 Laredo - rust-free, 258 I6 116k, regeared to 4.10s, POR-15 frame
CHIEFWAHO's 1984 Scrambler "Medicine Lodge" - best driver in the fleet, frame-off repaint
1Sinner's CJ-5 "Big Booty Judy" - 6" stretch (CJ-6.5), full custom build
KRUPP's 1986 CJ-7 - barn find since 1998, 258 TBI/HEI, D44 Detroits front/rear, NP435, D300 twin-stick, 80k
Longslyde's 1986 CJ-7 Laredo - LS3 500hp, Tremec TR-4050, Atlas 3.0, D60/D44 TrueTrac 4.10s, TDK frame
Full disclosure: I found these through my build-tracking site, BuildThreads. The links above go directly to the original forum threads.
I don’t mind chrome accents, but really trying to avoid that 50/50 chrome blend that sometimes creeps in. Penny for your thoughts?
I’m intrigued. Been looking at this classic Jeep for a while and finally asked the owner about it. He would sell if for 10K which feels like a deal to me. Let me know, this would be a weekend car or short trips.
Here are the specifics that I know so far. Getting more details.
1984 CJ7
Hardtop (included)
5 speed manual (original) transmission
In-line 6 fuel injected motor (less than 20k miles on this transplanted motor)
Updated gears (don’t know specifics)
Fiberglass white panels (not sure if the tub is fiberglass) didn’t see any visible body rust
Original metal hood
Has spare windshield as current is rusted
Rust belt car but need to look underneath more (first glance looked pretty good). Owner says nothing really wrong with it.
Is there anything else I should be asking the owner? Thanks for your help.