I have been a member here for quite a while and never had to post cause there is a search button that answered all my questions. Well I spent the last couple of months completly rebuilding a 1979 jeep cj7. The only original parts on my jeep is the steering box and the heater assy. I have a 4bt hooked to a nv4500 and a dana 300. The gears are 3.73 and the tires are 35's. The trial by fire part is that I drove the jeep 820 miles in a day to TN where I now live. I got 22mpg but that was with a trailer and the jeep full of engine parts. The jeep drove great except that I had to downshift to
4th on the hills to keep speed up. I bought a 12cm exhaust housing to take care of that. I also plan on turning the pump up slightly. I will post pics later and still need to get the jeep painted. the noise wasn't as bad as everyone says and the vibes were managable. I did spray the jeep inside and out with lizard skin sound control. well now I can go about making more power with this thing. I plan on making around 160-170hp and of course will need to fabricate a intercooler. I already have a hy35 on a cut manifold that I plan on putting in. I also need to get a dana 44 front for this thing as I don't think the dana 30 is going to hold out much longer.
4th on the hills to keep speed up. I bought a 12cm exhaust housing to take care of that. I also plan on turning the pump up slightly. I will post pics later and still need to get the jeep painted. the noise wasn't as bad as everyone says and the vibes were managable. I did spray the jeep inside and out with lizard skin sound control. well now I can go about making more power with this thing. I plan on making around 160-170hp and of course will need to fabricate a intercooler. I already have a hy35 on a cut manifold that I plan on putting in. I also need to get a dana 44 front for this thing as I don't think the dana 30 is going to hold out much longer.
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