The Old Girl (Kaiser Jeep CJ-5): January 2016

About the Old Girl

She was born in the summer of '69 in Ontario, Canada; titled in '70 in Maine, USA. She shares some traits of both a '69 and a '70.

My uncle is the first owner; after 35 years of pining for it I talked him out of it.

She is mostly stock; what little add-ons are mainly because I haven't found a true stock replacement. These are all interim solutions until she gets a true frame off restoration. Of course I'll document that all here. She's had a face-lift about 2004-05; lots of rust was removed and a big portion of the body replaced. Maine winters can be pretty harsh on steel.

Key bits of info:

- Engine - Buick V-6 225 cubic inch

- Transmission - Dana T-14, 3 speed

- Transfer Case - Spicer T-18

- Front Differential - Dana 27, 3.73 ratio

- Rear Differential - Dana 44, 3.73 ratio

- Wheels - 15 inch

- Winch - front mounted Ramsey MX-2000 PTO (dealer installed)

- Top - Meyer Steel top (dealer installed)

- Color - Omaha Orange

This blog is a record of what we do together and of course what I do to her to keep her in good shape...

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Show your spirit!

Suzanne found a nice spare cover on the web:

Not the best photo, but it shows my support for Navy! I love it!

Thanks for looking...