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Well, I already got the CJ5. Plus I like the shape of the door opening better on the 5. It's more "Jeep like".

Here's a shot of my constant shadow Brandy and I last week on our first trip off roading in over a year. She is my 98 pound German Shepherd. (more like German Shedder) She is a service dog and is with me 24/7. The passenger seat will be replaced by a custom made platform for Brandy as she's too...

Found a CJ5 carcass to pick through from a facebook group contact, but there wasn't much good left on it. I did score a factory skidplate for the Dana 20. I'm hoping I can make it work. It will be a bit towards the rear due to the Dodge 360 and 727, but I should be able to rig it up somehow. If...

So I got the traction bars off. You can tell that the lack of a front shackle put them under stress by the fact that they are no longer straight...

The torque arms will be coming off later this summer. The transfer case has been dropped way too low, and the arms are mounted on a crossmember above the transfer case. Marginal is better than none I guess. I'm sure they help a bit, but I won't be blasting this thing like the kid I got it from...

Very nice.

Had to go for a cruise with warm degree weather in January. Love the roar of a big American V-8. Had to tighten up the bolt on the steering arm where the heim joint goes on the knuckle. Didn't care for that 60 degrees I had to saw the wheel back and forth to go in a straight line. Anyway, listen...

One more not-so-good is the transfer case was lowered what looks to be 6 or 7 inches in a custom built crossmember to limit front driveline angles, and not runs the risk of hitting everything. (I guess it don't matter in sand.) The crossmember for the front mounts to the torque arms is on top of...

One more plus is the torque arms added to control axle wrap, and the rear end rotated to keep driveline angles down.

People like photos, so I'll start out with one. Got my new (to me) 1979 Jeep CJ5 Thursday. This is my 3rd CJ5, but the last one I had was when Regan was in office. I decided to start my build thread on the same day I took delivery, but please do not expect a complete build in a short time...

That V-8 roar I was just talking about... Listen to the Mopar 360 sing.

Had to go for a cruise with 60 degree weather in January. Love the roar of a big American V-8. Had to tighten up the bolt on the steering arm where the heim joint goes on the knuckle. Didn't care for that 60 degrees I had to saw the wheel back and forth to go in a straight line. Can't wait for...

Hello fellow Hoosier. Got me a Jeep today, I'm new here too... Hooah!

Hello all. New to the forum. Just put some money down on a CJ5 with a young man who is willing to sell it to me on payments. I'm U.S. Army retired/disabled, so living off my VA disability. I've had two Jeeps before, both CJ5s, both stock, both before the internet was born... New toy is a '79...