1976 Jeep CJ

CJ5 Convertible

256

Manual

j6f833eao25436

Clear

Gasoline

This Jeep was purchased in Corpus Christie, Texas in 1995. It traveled with me to Hawaii and then back to CA. In 2006, I began a full restore. There is nothing on this jeep that has not been replaced, rebuilt, or repainted. The frame was was straightened by East Bay Frame & Axle in San Leandro CA and reinforced with Mountain Offroad Engineering (MORE) frame plates and (MORE) rollbar tie-ins were welded to the frame. A MORE shackle reverse system was also welded into the frame with greasable shackles. The frame and all chassis parts were then powder coated by MAAS Brothers in Livermore, CA. A MORE long travel shock cage was installed in the engine compartment along with MORE bulletproof motor mounts. More HD steering box bracket and MORE steering brace powder coated and installed. The newly powered coated transmission skid plate was dropped with 1" MORE stainless steel body pucks for a super clean look. A new Rubicon Express 4" lift kit raises the vehicle with new leaf springs and Polyurethane bushings. The transmission is a T-18 with granny low compound gear at 6.32:1 rebuilt by Pete's Gear Shop in Hayward CA. No miles on the rebuild. Pete's also rebuilt the Dana 20 Transfer case with a Tera low kit converting the stock gears from 2.03:1 to 3.15:1 for improved rock crawling performance. Installed a Novak twin shift kit with custom knobs and twin stick boot. The twin stick levers were installed and then powder coated. This allows the Jeeper to transfer power to front/rear/all; sticker with details included for dash mounting. With the new Superior 4.1 axle gearing installed by Pete's in the front and rear axles, the crawl ratio is 81.6:1. The front Dana 30 and rear Model 20 axles were rebuilt by Pete's and included Ox lockers front and rear. These manually actuated lockers run to billet levers custom mounted in the powder coated 20mm ammo can locking arm rest. The rear axles are new Alloy USA one piece axles. New American Racing wagon wheels and Firestone 33" Destination MT tires. New 4 wheel disc brake system from SSBC is backed by a Hydroboost system from Hydratech with a little billet reservoir bling. Stainless brake lines and hoses for the hydraulic systems are installed. A custom Power Steering pump bracket was fabricated at Neal's mufflers in Castro Valley, CA. They also installed the SS 4.0 Borla headers, and custom side exit exhaust. The fuel system is a new Mopar Performance 4.0 Fuel injection kit on top of a freshly machined 4.0 head for fanatic breathing. There is a stud conversion kit on the head. Under the head are new Harlan Sharp roller rockers and Smith Brother Push rods. The rockers are covered with a new 4.0 Aluminum head cover and lots of cool looking gear surrounds: Mean Green high performance alternator and starter, Flow Cooler water pump, BeCool aluminum radiator and reservoir, and a Wrangler Power supply dual battery set-up. New Centech tilt steering column on OEM Jeep steering wheel. New Centech Wiring full harness, high output headlights, LED rear tail lights, full sized spare on custom swinging rear bumper with WWII Jerry cans, rear LED brake 3rd brake light, custom billet Wrangler filler housing, new polly gas tank, billet hood tie downs, new fender flares, powder coated stainless body guards, windshield hinges, stick shift, pedals, and entry guards. Stick shift has custom billet Jeep knob. New best top Heated seats on top of new sliding brackets and a rear matching Best Top bench sitting on a locking Tuffy storage compartment. The Shell Valley body, hood and dash are made from Kevlar with a red gel coat inside the substrate so there will be no paint scratches offload. This is mounted with a rubber and stainless body mounting kit. With the Kevlar body and new Speed Glass windshield, this baby is bulletproof. There are about $40k in parts and several hundred hours of labor that has gone into this one of a kind jeep. I have all the records and all aftermarket parts instructions are kept neatly in a binder. I also have 10 original, reproduced and aftermarket shop manuals relating to CJ's. Unfortunately, I stopped just short of completing this project and this beauty needs to leave my garage. It is nearly done but will need a roll bar, shocks, custom drive shafts to clocked axles, and the brake and gas plumbing finished. On Dec-19-15 at 16:41:38 PST, seller added the following information: Please read the description. This jeep is a project that is almost complete but not running at the time of sale. On Dec-20-15 at 17:48:48 PST, seller added the following information: Also, hydraulic clutch kit with stainless hoses to Centerforce clutch. Power steering.