Sue's 79 CJ-7
You won't find this Jeep on
the trail but wow, what a nice Jeep!
Sue from Iowa bought
this CJ-7 in 1979 brand new and drove it daily
for the first 4 years. It wasn't long
after she met her husband that the Jeep started
getting modified. Sue's husband Mike has a
79 Mustang Cobra that he has been showing since
new and Sue followed along with the Jeep.
Today the Jeep
only has approximately 40,000 miles on it and
still has a steel body with most of the original
paint.
The Jeep is
powered by the original 258 six cylinder that
has a 390 CFM Holley 4V carburetor and an
Offenhauser dual plane intake. A chrome
valve cover and attention to detail makes the
rest of the engine compartment perfect.
Getting the fumes
out is a Hedman ceramic coated long tube 3 & 3
header finished off with a true dual exhaust
equipped with Flowmaster mufflers.
The Jeep also has
a 4 inch suspension lift sporting Yokahama
Geolander 35X12.50X15s on Centerline Outlaw rims
on the ends of the axles. Inside there is
a black carpet kit and a set of Pontiac bucket
seats dressed up in black vinyl and grey cloth.
Some chrome goodies, Black roll bar cover, Black
bikini top, and soft doors finish the inside.
The original hard top and doors are still
setting in the garage. Pumping out the
tunes is a Sony CD player with 6x9 inch speakers
sitting on the wheel wells.
On the outside of
the Jeep is a Rotobar light bar above the
windshield with 4 KC lights. Chrome parts
are practically littered on the body including
the front and rear bumpers, chrome grill, door
and hood hinges, and Smittybilt side steps
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Getting
the power from the 258 is a Quadratrac
full time four wheel drive and a GM
turbo 400 automatic. |
On the back tire
cover there is a airbrushed picture done by Letterfly
that relates well to the license plate
"Not4Mud".
Sue says:
"Now ask me if it's ever been taken off road or
ran through the mud? What do you think?
The subtle modifications that we did to the
engine really woke it up... Runs great and sound
great too...almost has that V8 sound" (yes Sue,
that's what all the 6 cyl folks say)
Some may argue
that a Jeep that isn't used in the true spirit
of what a Jeep was made for is a waste. We
don't think so. Keeping a Jeep in near
factory pristine condition helps us remember
what was. The look of an old school CJ
just makes us want to jump in through off the
top and go for a warm weather ride.
Sue...keep it
that way, well, ditch the chrome tube bumpers.
(that's a little joke)
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