1974 Jeep Cj5 304 V8 on 2040-cars

1974 Jeep CJ-5 304 V8

This is an early model CJ-5 in great condition!  If you're looking for a vintage CJ that's been well taken care of and hasn't been abused by off-road use or unneeded modifications, then look no further!  Much time and effort has been given to installing only the upgrades which improve performance and handling. 

Thousands of dollars kept in receipts!  Jeep is ready for final touches to finish the restoration. 

Original style and power fitted with modern upgrades to improve safety and comfort

304 cubic-inch V8 packaged with an Edelbrock four-barrel carb = incredible horsepower!

New items include:

32 x 11.50 BFG All terrains

Bestop softtop and doors

Bumpers, fender flares (not on pictures)

Greaseable, heavy-duty shackles (factory size) with urethane bushings

Rubber body mount kit

Stainless steel shock-absorbing steering shaft (Flaming River)

Stainless, tiltable column (greatly improves ease of entering vehicle), also Flaming River

Grant steering wheel

Brakes all around- SSBC drum to disc conversion in front, drum and shoe replacement in back

Clutch, transmission seals, and clutch linkage kit

2.5’’ suspension lift

Seats & seatbeats

Coated header wraps

Battery, ignition, distributor, plugs & wires

Additional info:

The engine runs great and it starts right up! There was a top-end rebuild on the engine less than 500 miles ago!  This job included the installation of new lifters, rods, and a slightly oversized camshaft. 

Other features include an Edelbrock 4-barrel, 600cfm carburetor and Headman headers.

As with almost all CJ's this age, the driver & passenger floorboards were starting to rust when I bought it.  I have gone through the process of treating any hint of rust. It was a three stage treatment with POR-15 products.  After the rust was removed by wire brush, I applied a metal treatment (chemically removes all remaining rust), a POR-15 hardner, & a black POR-15 top coat.  Again, this was only the front floorboards. The rest of bed was original paint with no flaking rust.  The undercarriage, bed, and floorboards were then rolled with Herculiner for protection and cleaning ease.  The original metal body is very solid.  It is very hard to find an early model CJ in this condition.

To the best of my knowledge, most major components of Jeep (engine, transmission, transfer cases and axles) are also all original.

There is a small amount of cracking paint in various areas.  This is where one layer of paint was applied over another layer.  There is no fiberglass on vehicle. 

Any questions are encouraged to be asked prior to end of auction.