A year and a half ago, my Dad's huntin buddy decided he was tired of pushin a clutch pedal, he's 80yrs old, so he gave us a call and said "$3000" was what he wanted for his '85 Cj-7 Renegade...a really long story short, I paid that $3000, and so far I've got just over $14,700 in it on top of the purchase cost...HOWEVER, just about a week ago, I noticed I've got a quite a bit of oil comin out of the filler cap, so I did a compression test, and I found 2 cylinders at 122psi, the other 4 all at about 138psi....now the motors gotta come out...had a 3in Skyjacker softride suspension lift installed because that's as high as you can go without needin new drivelines, installed a Howell throttle body, head gasket went next so I had the head shaved, the block decked, and all new valves and guides installed in the rebuilt head, had the entire brake system replaced, fuel tank and fuel lines replaced, new clutch, radiator, a few months ago I had a Track-Loc posi rearend installed...3rd gear synchro in the trans is toast, needs a full cage roll bar welded into it, the steering column is a Garbage Motors manufactured piece of chevy junk, I can't remove the ignition key from it, I'm on my second Garbage Motors produced gauge cluster, the gas gauge quit workin literally 3 days after it was installed, got the old school Warn winch, the ratcheting model everyone keeps tellin me is the one to have, the R2000 or, hell I can't remember, but it leaked every bit of oil it had in it overnight while parked in my folks brand new cement driveway when I was there for Christmas, so when I can afford it that's gettin shipped back to warn to be rebuilt....don't misconstrue what I'm sayin, I love Jeeps, grew up ridin in my Dad's bulletproof 1970 Kaiser Cj-5 Renegade, watched him beat up on junk small block chevy's racin at Pismo Beach, this Cj-7 is my third Jeep, had a nice 58 Cj-5 I never should've sold, and I've got a 49 Cj-2a with a Ford 289 K-Code putting over 300 to the ground....it's just this AMC, it's killing my bank account...I like it, but damn...its almost as if the last really good Jeep produced was the last one Kaiser manufactured before selling the name to AMC...imo all these Jeeps newer than, maybe like 1989-90 model year, are all hot garbage though...good luck with your build bro 🤘🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸
quick question is your rear brake line to chassis different than other years because mine needs to be a foot longer than the one specked by all the parts houses?
Yes Sir. Love them jeeps I say jeeps as in AMC not Chrysler. Had few 7 and 5 and 89 or 90 grand wagoneer. Put new rebuilt 360 in 7 oh yeah. T150 gear ripper found t18 it worked great. Now have 88 samurai like it just little under powered to what I'm used to . Lot under powered lol.
I have a 1984 cj7 too. I like it and my next project is to replace carburetor into fuel injection. I have a extra aluminum valve cover at home. Let me me know if your're interested.
Looking for a CJ7, stock, parts are not that expensive and available, garage it in the winter and no top or doors in the summer. Love the old manual transmissions!
"Ran when parked." Cars always get parked for a reason-nine times out of ten it's because there's some other serious problem-even if they're being truthful that it ran.
YOU SHOULD OF CHANGED THE OIL AND FILTER BEFORE YOU RAN IT / YOU RAN ALL THAT CRAP aka A 3 YEAR BUILD UP OF DIRT AND WATER AND ACID BUILDUP IN OIL PAN AND FILTER THRU THE MOTOR / AND YOU SHOULD PUT OIL IN EACH CYLINDER BEFORE STARTING BECAUSE THE CYLINDERS AND RINGS ARE BONE DRY AND A BUILT UP RIDGE LINE / BUT NO BIG DEAL YOU JUST TOOK YEARS OFF OF THE MOTOR THAT' S ALL / AND YOU HAD TO DO THAT ANYWAY , YOU JUST DID IT JUST ONE DAY TO LATE / I SEE THIS ALL THE TIME WITH GUYS THAT SAY I JUST WANTED TO SEE IT IT WILL RUN / AND DID NOT WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY ON THAT STUFF IF IT DID NOT RUN / WELL HOW MUCH DOES 5 QT.'S OF CHEEP OIL AND FILTER COST 15 TO 20 BUCKS TOPS JUST FOR A CLEAN OUT (WTF) / AND IT WOULD MAKE STARTING E/Z / WHAT KILLS A MOTOR IS DIRT IN OIL AND IN GAS AND IN THE AIR INTAKE / AND THAT IS MICROSCOPIC DIRT THAT DOES THAT / WHAT KILLS ME IS YOU HAVE TO DO IT ANYWAY / AND SHOULD BE TWICE TO MAKE SURE IT'S MOSTLY CLEANED OUT / WELL YOU GOT A GREAT DEAL MAY YOU HAVE GOOD LUCK WITH IT AND THANKS FOR SHARING / I GAVE YOU A THUMBS UP FOR READING MY B/S O/K AND SUBSCRIBED TO SEE HOW YOU DO WITH THAT GEM YOU CAME UPON /
Nice Jeep! I picked mine up for $1600 but had to replace the frame so I'd say you got a great deal! My jeep is almost identical to yours, check it out on my channel if you like......Liked and Subscribed.
Nice find for 2k! U also got the 20 gal gas tank instead of 15, that’s a bonus👍🏽
There is no cheap Jéép. Just. Empty. Every. Pocket. 🤣🤣🤣. It never ends.
Exactly! My 81 cj5 doesn't go a week without a new problem! Either an expensive frame off resto., or...
Got my 81 for 2k also, same color abs everything. Love it.
A year and a half ago, my Dad's huntin buddy decided he was tired of pushin a clutch pedal, he's 80yrs old, so he gave us a call and said "$3000" was what he wanted for his '85 Cj-7 Renegade...a really long story short, I paid that $3000, and so far I've got just over $14,700 in it on top of the purchase cost...HOWEVER, just about a week ago, I noticed I've got a quite a bit of oil comin out of the filler cap, so I did a compression test, and I found 2 cylinders at 122psi, the other 4 all at about 138psi....now the motors gotta come out...had a 3in Skyjacker softride suspension lift installed because that's as high as you can go without needin new drivelines, installed a Howell throttle body, head gasket went next so I had the head shaved, the block decked, and all new valves and guides installed in the rebuilt head, had the entire brake system replaced, fuel tank and fuel lines replaced, new clutch, radiator, a few months ago I had a Track-Loc posi rearend installed...3rd gear synchro in the trans is toast, needs a full cage roll bar welded into it, the steering column is a Garbage Motors manufactured piece of chevy junk, I can't remove the ignition key from it, I'm on my second Garbage Motors produced gauge cluster, the gas gauge quit workin literally 3 days after it was installed, got the old school Warn winch, the ratcheting model everyone keeps tellin me is the one to have, the R2000 or, hell I can't remember, but it leaked every bit of oil it had in it overnight while parked in my folks brand new cement driveway when I was there for Christmas, so when I can afford it that's gettin shipped back to warn to be rebuilt....don't misconstrue what I'm sayin, I love Jeeps, grew up ridin in my Dad's bulletproof 1970 Kaiser Cj-5 Renegade, watched him beat up on junk small block chevy's racin at Pismo Beach, this Cj-7 is my third Jeep, had a nice 58 Cj-5 I never should've sold, and I've got a 49 Cj-2a with a Ford 289 K-Code putting over 300 to the ground....it's just this AMC, it's killing my bank account...I like it, but damn...its almost as if the last really good Jeep produced was the last one Kaiser manufactured before selling the name to AMC...imo all these Jeeps newer than, maybe like 1989-90 model year, are all hot garbage though...good luck with your build bro 🤘🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸
I remember seeing that Jeep for sale, looks like a good project, she is in way better shape than mine was when I started!
Looks like a great opportunity to get it to the level it can be a great trail/hunting rig. 👍
Jason from Maryland here.
3C Garnet Red on Garnet Red.
Rare-ish. Matches my all original 86 XJ.
Nice Jeep. I'm working on a 1980 CJ7. Needs lots of attention.
me too 80 cj7 i am down to the chassis and racking up debt at novak
quick question is your rear brake line to chassis different than other years because mine needs to be a foot longer than the one specked by all the parts houses?
Love the Jeep! I have a 1984 I am restoring up in Maine, they are fun rigs:)
Very nice find, I just started a “76” CJ7 restore project, winters are long here in Minnesota !
Yes Sir. Love them jeeps I say jeeps as in AMC not Chrysler.
Had few 7 and 5 and 89 or 90 grand wagoneer. Put new rebuilt 360 in 7 oh yeah. T150 gear ripper found t18 it worked great. Now have 88 samurai like it just little under powered to what I'm used to . Lot under powered lol.
Great video I've been looking at CJ7 to purchase but definitely will be a big project!!
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You're lookin to buy a Jeep? Read my long comment above bro, I might be interested in sellin my 85 Cj7
Great find for 2k! also loved the van in the video. You can do anything off road in a cj and look like a boss! Looking forward to the updates
I have a 1984 cj7 too. I like it and my next project is to replace carburetor into fuel injection. I have a extra aluminum valve cover at home. Let me me know if your're interested.
The top and the doors are almost worth 2k. Good buy.
Seems pretty similar to the '84 CJ-7 I bought to start a restoration project on. Mine ran (after a fashion) but was in about the same shape overall.
Looking for a CJ7, stock, parts are not that expensive and available, garage it in the winter and no top or doors in the summer. Love the old manual transmissions!
Try www.willysworks.com/ they ship parts. Also try www.bjsoffroad.com/ they have hard rare parts. But kind of pricey tho.
"Ran when parked." Cars always get parked for a reason-nine times out of ten it's because there's some other serious problem-even if they're being truthful that it ran.
Ballsy, taking it on such a long first trip to the car wash!
I would restore that and leave it stock
Clapped out
nice jeep
Could you share the link to where you bought the headlights? Great Video, thank you
Matching replacement front seats were $150 each so I bought 2. I don’t know how much they are now.
WOW...$2k for that jeep. That would fetch close to $4K here in the Northeast.
Wish I could of found that for 2k
You have $2,000 worth of doors and hard top.
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YOU SHOULD OF CHANGED THE OIL AND FILTER BEFORE YOU RAN IT / YOU RAN ALL THAT CRAP aka A 3 YEAR BUILD UP OF DIRT AND WATER AND ACID BUILDUP IN OIL PAN AND FILTER THRU THE MOTOR / AND YOU SHOULD PUT OIL IN EACH CYLINDER BEFORE STARTING BECAUSE THE CYLINDERS AND RINGS ARE BONE DRY AND A BUILT UP RIDGE LINE / BUT NO BIG DEAL YOU JUST TOOK YEARS OFF OF THE MOTOR THAT' S ALL / AND YOU HAD TO DO THAT ANYWAY , YOU JUST DID IT JUST ONE DAY TO LATE / I SEE THIS ALL THE TIME WITH GUYS THAT SAY I JUST WANTED TO SEE IT IT WILL RUN / AND DID NOT WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY ON THAT STUFF IF IT DID NOT RUN / WELL HOW MUCH DOES 5 QT.'S OF CHEEP OIL AND FILTER COST 15 TO 20 BUCKS TOPS JUST FOR A CLEAN OUT (WTF) / AND IT WOULD MAKE STARTING E/Z / WHAT KILLS A MOTOR IS DIRT IN OIL AND IN GAS AND IN THE AIR INTAKE / AND THAT IS MICROSCOPIC DIRT THAT DOES THAT / WHAT KILLS ME IS YOU HAVE TO DO IT ANYWAY / AND SHOULD BE TWICE TO MAKE SURE IT'S MOSTLY CLEANED OUT / WELL YOU GOT A GREAT DEAL MAY YOU HAVE GOOD LUCK WITH IT AND THANKS FOR SHARING / I GAVE YOU A THUMBS UP FOR READING MY B/S O/K AND SUBSCRIBED TO SEE HOW YOU DO WITH THAT GEM YOU CAME UPON /
Nice Jeep!
I picked mine up for $1600 but had to replace the frame so I'd say you got a great deal! My jeep is almost identical to yours, check it out on my channel if you like......Liked and Subscribed.