1982 Jeep CJ-7 Frame Up Rebuild

[WarEagleCJ7]

Still tearing down but got the body off finally. Will have a 258 crank and pistons for anyone thinking about a stroke. Notice the passenger front spring is cocked outward. I think the hangar might be bent on the frame. The frame looks like it might be salvageable. Eventually mating a rebuild of the axles and Dana 300 to an LSI drivetrain from Novak.

 

[BensonSTW]

So it starts. No more money. No more free time. No more friends and family. My cj7 build became all consuming. Mine got back burnered for a long time now. New wife. New house. 10 acres of bare dirt. Primary rig got a face lift. Plus the need to have a life too. Hopefully after this fall mine will see some much needed time and love. I enjoy the jeep build threads. They create a desire to get to work on mine. Looking forward to seeing your work. Always loved the cj7s.

 

[OverLamb24]

My Father in Law has one of these that was his fathers. It is relegated to boat tower at the lake house but it sure is cool. His is brown with that cool orange and yellow boss decals.

 

[WarEagleCJ7]

Some work with electrolysis to try and clear up some original parts without completely disassembling them.

CJ7 Rebuild - Using Electrolysis on Rust

I’m attempting to preserve some original parts without fully disassembling them by using electrolysis to remove paint and rust.

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[WarEagleCJ7]

Some pictures of the part after about 12 hours electrolysis. I didn’t take a before picture unfortunately. One of the issues with assemblies I think is going to connectivity between parts when using electrolysis. I didn’t think 12 hours would be enough but I think you’re also going to have to move the wire contact points at different parts of the assembly to get the rust off in any reasonable amount of time.

 

[WarEagleCJ7]

Some rewiring to the part for some more electrolysis rust removal.

Jeep CJ7 Brake Pedal Electrolysis

Rewiring to see if other parts of the brake pedal assembly will de-rust faster with a direct wire connection.

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[Downs]

Still tearing down but got the body off finally. Will have a 258 crank and pistons for anyone thinking about a stroke. Notice the passenger front spring is cocked outward. I think the hangar might be bent on the frame. The frame looks like it might be salvageable. Eventually mating a rebuild of the axles and Dana 300 to an LSI drivetrain from Novak.

Subscribed. Always in for a CJ build :D Are you saying you're getting rid of the 258 parts? I've gota 4.0 here that I've been considering doing a stroker build on.

 

[WarEagleCJ7]

Still tearing down but got the body off finally. Will have a 258 crank and pistons for anyone thinking about a stroke. Notice the passenger front spring is cocked outward. I think the hangar might be bent on the frame. The frame looks like it might be salvageable. Eventually mating a rebuild of the axles and Dana 300 to an LSI drivetrain from Novak.

Subscribed. Always in for a CJ build :D Are you saying you're getting rid of the 258 parts? I've gota 4.0 here that I've been considering doing a stroker build on.

I will have the internals of the 4.2.

 

[WarEagleCJ7]

More progress made today. All engine peripherals removed: starter, water pump, fuel pump, timing cover, timing gears and chain. I kept the timing gears and chain if someone needs them. Dismounted the transfer case. Will need to get an engine stand to pull the crankshaft, cam shaft, piston rods and pistons. Anyone looking to do a 4.5 stroker needing the internals from a 4.2 can message me.

 

[WarEagleCJ7]

Tear down process accelerating a bit this weekend.

 

[WarEagleCJ7]

Actually made a bit more progress. Both axles off too.