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So my parents are thinking about buying a 62 CJ-5 from around the corner. I believe they just wanna fix it up a bit and then resell it, so how much would a moderately built CJ from that era go for. It has a Chevy SB in it and an auto trans and stock axles, just to give some basic background.

No market for CJ5's, bad investment. Too many cheap YJ's out there with leg room and fuel injection, no one wants a 5. They have to be really cheap, and sold to someone who doesn't know any better.

Well I guess I'm one of those who doesn't know any better. I love my little 76 cj5. Yeah, she's a little on the small side but she dose the trick I do agree with you that there are little to no upgrades for them or aftermarket parts/upgrades. You kinda just have to make your own. I don't see why no one wants one. They fit just about anywhere. Well nice to meet you goatman.

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Sadly... Richard is right. I've been trying to sell my 5 for a long time. Unless it is your/their dream car that is a planned keeper, I'd steer clear.

Oh we passed on this deal... I liked the jeep, but we wanted to make a little money off of it, that's all. I think i'll just stick with the ol' commando. I can do the kind of upgrades I like to it. I don't have to worry about paying for somebody's R&D. I'll do all the work and worry about the repercussions of said work later. Of course I find that a jeep is just one big test of all your abilities though: from driving to design. I realize that most want bolt on bought not built rigs, but building a jeep from the point I started is so much more satisfying.

what i remember about my cj5: it could be very exciting,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
when tried to stop (drum brakes all the way around)
it might go left,,,,,it might go right
awful narrow, awful short, but when i owned one,
they were still fetchin good money

oh how we've learned so much in 20 years

just curious how much were they going to pick it up for?

and brad how much are you looking to get out of yours? im semi poking around for a presmog jeep. my father in law had an old 5? willys i was going to take off his hands but somone offered him a rediculous amount for it lol.

we could have gotten it for 1200. it had a SBC in it with a dana 300 TC.

[quote="chrisrigby"]just curious how much were they going to pick it up for?

and brad how much are you looking to get out of yours? im semi poking around for a presmog jeep. my father in law had an old 5? willys i was going to take off his hands but somone offered him a rediculous amount for it lol.[/quote]

2500. 1973, SBC, D44s, Detroits, 4.56s, 33s, 4" lift, Tuffy boxes (2), and a lot of rust. It needs a starter and maybe more.

[quote="abendx"][quote="chrisrigby"]just curious how much were they going to pick it up for?

and brad how much are you looking to get out of yours? im semi poking around for a presmog jeep. my father in law had an old 5? willys i was going to take off his hands but somone offered him a rediculous amount for it lol.[/quote]

2500. 1973, SBC, D44s, Detroits, 4.56s, 33s, 4" lift, Tuffy boxes (2), and a lot of rust. It needs a starter and maybe more.[/quote]
if you still have it when i get out of this financial slump i may take it off your hands

[quote="chrisrigby"][quote="abendx"][quote="chrisrigby"]just curious how much were they going to pick it up for?

and brad how much are you looking to get out of yours? im semi poking around for a presmog jeep. my father in law had an old 5? willys i was going to take off his hands but somone offered him a rediculous amount for it lol.[/quote]

2500. 1973, SBC, D44s, Detroits, 4.56s, 33s, 4" lift, Tuffy boxes (2), and a lot of rust. It needs a starter and maybe more.[/quote]
if you still have it when i get out of this financial slump i may take it off your hands[/quote]

Sounds like a plan.

Q= what flops more than a Toyota and breaks down more than an XJ?

A= A CJ5!

lol, Every year when we run the con, the side of the trail is usually littered with CJ5s.

Cool little rigs for sure, but most of those weak frames and mounts suffer from years of rust due to improper coating from the factory. By the time you build one up to be a reliable trail rig, you could have just got a TJ.

[quote="desert dog"]Q= what flops more than a Toyota and breaks down more than an XJ?

A= A CJ5!

lol, Every year when we run the con, the side of the trail is usually littered with CJ5s.

Cool little rigs for sure, but most of those weak frames and mounts suffer from years of rust due to improper coating from the factory. By the time you build one up to be a reliable trail rig, you could have just got a TJ.[/quote]

Stop trying to f up my sale!!

lol naw being presmog it would get a tube chassis treatment and 3 links. just retain the bits and pieces that have a VIN on it and call it a day. probably swap your SBC out with mine as well.

honestly why is everyone so quick to tease a CJ anyways?

A presmog vin is all you need. eddie aka superyota used a willy's vin on his buggy. His buggy is really a suburban which was chopped way down to nothing except the front frame rails. The tube work and the chop was all done in 48 hours.

[quote="REDxj5150"]A presmog vin is all you need. eddie aka superyota used a willy's vin on his buggy. His buggy is really a suburban which was chopped way down to nothing except the front frame rails. The tube work and the chop was all done in 48 hours.[/quote]


but dosnt it need to be relitevly close in size to the doner vehicle? i have a 74 3/4 ton long bed chevy that i considered doing this to. i didnt because its freaking massive and if i cut it down to the size of a jeep / buggy and ended up getting stopped i think they would take it away for ever.

[quote="REDxj5150"]A presmog vin is all you need. eddie aka superyota used a willy's vin on his buggy. His buggy is really a suburban which was chopped way down to nothing except the front frame rails. The tube work and the chop was all done in 48 hours.[/quote]


Stop trying to fuck up my sale damn it!

[quote="abendx"][quote="REDxj5150"]A presmog vin is all you need. eddie aka superyota used a willy's vin on his buggy. His buggy is really a suburban which was chopped way down to nothing except the front frame rails. The tube work and the chop was all done in 48 hours.[/quote]


Stop trying to fuck up my sale damn it! [/quote]

I was trying to seal the deal for you. I didn't know he had a presmog vehicle...

[quote="REDxj5150"][quote="abendx"][quote="REDxj5150"]A presmog vin is all you need. eddie aka superyota used a willy's vin on his buggy. His buggy is really a suburban which was chopped way down to nothing except the front frame rails. The tube work and the chop was all done in 48 hours.[/quote]


Stop trying to fuck up my sale damn it! [/quote]

I was trying to seal the deal for you. I didn't know he had a presmog vehicle...[/quote]

Oh man.... you are the man! I suck.

But..... this is a non issue... the CJ5 went five minutes ago!

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Now you have trailer money. Who bought it?

[quote="chuckanut105"]^^^^^^^^^^^^
Now you have trailer money. Who bought it?[/quote]

Some dude that knows some dude that knows my neighbor. Didn't eve find it in the ad I recently posted. Just came up and started asking and the next thing you know, he ran off for money and a chain. Happy and sad to be rid of that.... happy it's out of my hair, sad because I took a bath on it. Oh well.... trailer money. Should be about even, which is nice. Now I need help finding one and I have no clue what to look for.... gotta post a question for the IOR trailer queen wizards!

i put my 57' cj5 up for sale and had about 40 people interested. all kinds of wants for trades, sale price. etc. people are interested in all jeeps. sold so quick i didnt get a chance to second guess myself on selling it.