Jeep Background

So, here are a few pics of the jeep.

The previous guy rebuilt the engine, however, it's got a few issues.

Brakes

Rear Axle

Broken turn signal lever

Faulty Speedometer

Faulty gas sender unit

Jury rigged dash

No top or doors

And as you can tell it's in need of a paint job.

We bought it in Gulfport, MS last weekend and then drove it as is back here to New Orleans. Once here I got up with a friend of mine, Owen, and got the name of a good classic car mechanic in the area. I dropped the car off this last Monday and had it checked out by Joel at The Bomb Shop. I'm gonna get him to fix the major mechanical so I can get on the road, then I'm gonna rework some of the user features. Then periodically work on the rest and get it back to stock.

The CJ5 Project

Well, first of all, welcome to my Blog. This is my first endevor.

I am a 28 year old male. Married and living in New Orleans. I'm an active duty Army Engineer.

I started this blog to follow the repair, upgrade and work that I will be doing on my 1978 Jeep CJ5.

I've loved jeeps for many years and none more so than the CJ series. 6 years ago I started down the jeep road with a brand new 04 Wrangler, Rocky Mt. Edition. (the automatic..I Know, I Know......)After 4 years and thousands of dollars later I had an impressive off road machine: 4" ProComp Suspension Lift, 33in tires, Warn 8000 winch, KC lights, and Offroad roof rack. ( Pics coming soon) However at the time it was my only car and I was commuting over an hour a day. 12 mpg isn't that impressive especially when gas hit +$4 a gallon.

So I got rid of the TJ and promised myself that someday I'd get a classic. I longed for the simple design, the lack of a computer controlled system, and the timeless performance that is a Jeep.

So after years of looking and the loving understanding of my amazing wife ( who doesn't quite understand but laughs every time she sees the look on my face) I bought a 1978 Jeep CJ5 on Jan 31st.

That's all for now. Check back soon I'm going to post some pics and then we'll start talking about the project.