Just a small project

And you used what from the jeep for your build. Looks good, you should be proud of your work. Is it licensed to drive on the street?

 

The drivetrain changed a bit over the years. It was originaly a 75 with a 258, T18, D20 combo. I wheeled like that for awhile, eventually swapping to wide ratio gears in the T18. Later on I did a springover and linked the rear suspension with a set of wider D44 axles. The best thing I ever did to it though was putting a stroked, fuel injected 4.0 in there when the 258 cam went flat. That really changed my ability to use the jeep. I redid the rear and stretched the wheelbase 10" and that was a really good setup, but the body was literaly falling apart on the frame. I was happy with how it worked, but not happy about how it was built, so I started with a clean slate so to speak. As you can probably tell by now the jeeps been an ongoing project of snowball upgrades!

The only things really left from the old jeep: Crank and rods from the 258, T18 trans case(gears are not stock), D20 case(gears are not stock), Grill, Hood, Cowl, Steering column and turn signal switch, Hi-lo headlight switch, charcoal cannister, I think thats about it.

It is licensed and insured, but I'm sure the officer would have a field day with me if they caught me, on top of the fact that the only vin on the whole thing I obviously put there, so no I don't drive it on the streets at all. Its purely an offroad vehicle at this point. I've considered putting some type of fender flares on it and trying, but I think I'd rather not push my luck that far and just enjoy it when I can.

Thanks for the kudos guys, its been a long road!

Kevo

 

You could drive that thing in Ky. Use to drive a tube frame buggy with a VW engine all the time. Was titled as a VW Beetle. Just stuck the vin. on it somewhere. As long as it was a transfer in state no problem.