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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: mikskillz

Location: holbrook, New York

Last updated: Jan 10, 2008

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mike’s Jeep CJ7

  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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I have had this Jeep for 10 years now. It was my daily driver for about 6 or 7 and was off the road for about 3 or 4 and is now a project vehicle.
This pick was back in like 98 or 99.

mikskillz's 1986 Jeep CJ7 holbrook, NY - 1

i took it off the road because i had a kid and didn't want to put an infant in an 86 CJ but of course i couldn't sell it. So it sat for about 3 years or so - started it here and there - then decided to just fire it up and drive it.

It lasted about a month before the 5th piston welded itself to the cylander wall. So i pulled it and had it rebuilt.

mikskillz's 1986 Jeep CJ7 holbrook, NY - 5 mikskillz's 1986 Jeep CJ7 holbrook, NY - 7

Borla header ready to be bolted on

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UP AND RUNNING AGAIN

mikskillz's 1986 Jeep CJ7 holbrook, NY - 8 mikskillz's 1986 Jeep CJ7 holbrook, NY - 9

mikskillz's 1986 Jeep CJ7 holbrook, NY - 10

Current Condition:
• Rebuilt 4.2L i6 - bored .30 over
• Borla Header
• HighFlow Cat
• 4WD Hardware Turbo Muffler
• Dana 300 Tcase
• Dana 44 Rear
• 1" Rancho Springs
• Rancho RS5000 Shocks
• Rancho RS5000 Steering Stabilizer
• 2.75" Heavy Duty Shackles
• 30 x 12.5" BFG All Terrains
• 15 x 10" American Racing Rims
• Steel Horse Super Seats
• Tuffy Security Console

The rebuilt motor runs great. I have some plans to get an HEI distributer and Truck Avenger Carburetor to finish off the motor nice.

The transfer case is currently frozen. I haven't shifted it in years and right now it wont budge. i also think i'm having some problems w/ the front hubs. So 1st and foremost, is to get these issues taken care of.

Future Plans Include:
• Poison Spider full rollcage
• Poison Spider front Flat fenders
• Poison Spider front and rear Stingers
• 33" Mud Terrains
• 5 Point Harnesses up front
• Beard Kid Size Racing Seats in the back w/ harness
• redo the body
- line interior of the tub w/ bed liner
- restore body back to original look w/ original graphics
- restore original white rims and add baby blue beadlocks

And when all this is said and done I'd like redo the suspension w/ an 8" coilover conversion in the front and a spring over axel in the back.

These things are obviously going to take some time. Especially since my Grand needs a suspension first.

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Member ID: mikskillz

Location: holbrook, New York