1979 Fiberglass CJ7

[cjsit960]

Going to buy the body from Shell valley , Has anybody bought the entire body kit?

A Jeep Fiberglass Complete Kit consists of a sandable body tub and either a hood and two fenders, or a one-piece front end (grill not included).

Does it Drive OK with the Fiberglass hood or should i use my metal hood and front end?

or should i just get everything fiberglass?

 

[69jeepcj]

I had a shop owner tell me years ago when I was looking at fiberglass bodies, that they were roughly #500LBS lighter than a steel bodied jeep. That being said, I would use as much steel parts as I could, (think cross winds around 50mph). Just my opinion, no experience.

 

[78cj71ton]

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[cjsit960]

Thank you for all the info - Your jeep looks great - I am going to do that keep the windshield and the front grill- Thx Do you know the manufacture of your fiberglass body? Any other info is greatly appreciated- I am using the original grill and the windshield anything else i should know about the fiberglass - Which body mounts did you use?



Welding my Motor mounts this weekend- The motor is a Chevy 350 5.7L Vortec with TH400 and the quadra trac-

 

[78cj71ton]

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[78cj71ton]

That frame looks flawless ☺

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[cjsit960]

Welding is done - Thi sis a checy 350 5.7L Vortec motor - I used the Novak Motor mount adapters- They work Great- Nice and clean weld

 

[Allen's Offroad]

Just out of curiosity, why did you do the TH400 instead of a 700R4 or the 4l60e?

 

[cjsit960]

The original jeep i start wiht was a 1979 CJ7 with a TH400 And a Quadra Trac - with no problems i just use what i had

Just changed the motor and frame also -

thx

 

[Allen's Offroad]

Yes Sir. Keeping costs down where available is a great thing.