1982 AMC CJ7 Rock
Crawler
It was built to be
extremely capable off road, but still look like a Jeep.
AMC 360 V8 engine with
mild RV cam, Headman Elite coated long tube headers, bullet mufflers, PowerMaster starter, Edelbrock
intake manifold, HEI ignition, Howell throttle body fuel injection OBD1
computer, Optima Red Top Battery
T-18 manual
transmission, 4 speed with granny gear, Dana 300 transfer case with twin stick
shifters
WMS High Pinion Dana
60 front axle, 35 spline inner and outer chrome moly axle shafts and locker,
Warn locking front hubs, Dedenbear king pin knuckles
in front
WMS Corporate 14 bolt
full floating rear axle with shaved bottom and locker, 5.13 gears, double
cardan drive shaft
Hydraulic ram assist
power steering, high steer with Heim joint tie rods, PSE steering box with
cooler, HD mount and Pittman arm
Four wheel disc
brakes, Chevy/GMC calipers and rotors, Corvette style vacuum booster/master
cylinder
38.5 x 14.50 x 15
Super Swampers with full size spare, Marsh Racing
steel wheels with real bead locks
Custom suspension,
Alcan springs, MOORE reverse shackles in front, TeraFlex
articulated rear shackles, rear torque arm, Bilstein
rear shocks, Pro Comp front shocks with FOX remote reservoir front shocks not
installed
Frame/wheelbase has
been stretched few inches, 1 inch body lift, full roll cage with pads and tube
doors
Smittybilt rock sliders/rocker armor, Dayton (Husky)
winch, custom Pro Comp style front and rear bumpers with swing out spare tire
rack, aluminum tread plate tool box, bed liner floors, high lift jack, and fire
extinguisher
Smittybilt locking steel center console with Cobra
CB, BesTop bikini top, TJ fender flares, LED tail
lights, 3-point racing seat belt harnesses
Built at a cost of
about $25000 not including the donor Jeep and labor in 2003 in Maryland by two
guys that wheeled it mostly at Raush Creek, PA for a
few years. Every part was new or rebuilt including axles, motor, transmission,
transfer case and suspension. The partnership dissolved and the Jeep went
unused until 2011 when I bought it and moved it to Texas. I wheeled it for a
few years at Barnwell Mountain, Hidden Falls, General Sam’s, Alto, Clayton, OK,
and Superlift, AR.