Pete's "RCKN CJ"
Pete's "RCKN CJ"
This was my baby. Here's the page I put together for it when I sold it.
Before:
After
Here's what it had when I sold it: 1986 Jeep CJ-7. 4.2L I-6, TF999 Auto Tranny (FRESH). 145K miles. California smog LEGAL. The tires were brand new. This Jeep was sold ready to rock. It came complete with all the off-roading goodies, including lockers front and rear, full-floating rear axle, under body rock lights, and a custom license plate "RCKN CJ". Here is a list of everything that it had and has been done to it since I bought it:
What it had:
- 2.5" Rancho Lift with 2" shackle lift and 1" Daystar Body lift
- Detroit Locker in the rear factory Dana 44 Axle
- Warn Full Floater Kit in the rear axle
- 33x12.50x15 Dick Cepek Mud Country tires
- 15x8 Black Spoke Wheels
- Super Turbo high flow muffler
- Dana 30 Front axle with Lock Right Locker
- New Bestop Supertop
- 4.11 Gears
- Dana 300 xfer case
- T-5 manual transmission
- Cheap Uniden CB
- Pioneer CD Player
- Full 6-point roll cage
- Currie Twin-Stick conversion on xfer case
As you can see, it was already in pretty good shape when I got it. It was fully set up for the trail. However, me being who I am, I couldn't just let it sit.
What I added:
The first thing I noticed when I got it home was that the engine mounts were shot. That started this list of upgrades:
- Replaced both broken motor mounts
- Replaced broken tranny mount
- Replaced front axleshafts with Warn Heavy Duty axles and Spicer 297 U-joints
- Replaced tires with 33x12.50x15 BFG MT's
- Replaced rear bumper with custom-built rockcrawling bumper
- Installed Sun SuperTach II out of Cherokee
- On-Board Air!
- Replaced 15x7 wheels with 15x10 Chrome Spoke wheels
- Installed Warn Drive flanges for rear full-floater
- Installed 4.56 Gears
- Installed TF999 Automatic Transmission
- Heavy duty tranny cooler
- Installed undercarriage rock crawling lights
- New paint - Hi-Light Pearl Blue
- Replaced carburetor
- Modified electronic ignition to bypass broken computer
- Replaced Detroit locker in rear Dana 44 axle
- Re-did all vacuum lines and underhood wiring
- Installed auxiliary electric cooling fan
- Installed Sun Performance rocker protection
- Installed 4" Springs with Pro-Comp shocks
- 35" BFG Mudders
- Custom rear CV Drivshaft by South Bay Driveline in San Jose
- Upgraded to HEI ignition system
- Installed Magna-Flow high flow muffler
- Installed TJ Rear Fender Flares
This Jeep came with EXTRAS!
Spare axle shaft, long
Spare stub axle
Spare stock tire carrier
Spare rear driveshaft
BesTop canvas half doors
2 bikini tops
TJ Front Flares (not installed)
This was one hell of a nice Jeep. The ONLY reason I sold it was because I upgraded to fuel injection:
