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1978 Jeep Cj7 360 V8 Lifted Custom on 2040-cars

Year:1978 Mileage:200 Color: Black /
 black and red
Location:

West Chicago, Illinois, United States

West Chicago, Illinois, United States
Transmission:TH400 built with TCI parts
Engine:360 v8 built for torque
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Condition:
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VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)
: 6cgj8a93eh017350
Make: Jeep
Number of Cylinders: 8
Model: CJ
Drive Type: 4x4
Mileage: 200
Exterior Color: Black
Year: 1978
Interior Color: black and red
Trim: custom

1978 Jeep CJ7
original hard top and doors
360 V8, many major internal upgrades new parts and fresh fresh rebuild
TH400 recent rebuild with TCI high performance kit
Quadra-trac with new chain and recent rebuild
Stock axles
33" mud terrains with almost no tread wear
~4" suspension lift 
1" body lift (for clearance of certain components) all poly body bushings
new wiring harness
custom dash with auto meter gauges
lots of spare parts
a huge bag full of reciepts
new front floors
rebuilt heater
5 point simpson harnesses, submarine belts not installed but included
racing seats
new crawler bumpers, hitch receiver in rear
completely rust free gas tank, restored and like new
dual battery (12v system with switch) 2 yellow top optima batteries
Gen right body armor- rear wraparounds and rocker sliders

examples of some other upgrades-
comp cams valvetrain with thumpr cam
.030 over bore
rare early 1973 heads (highest flow of later amc heads)
rare edelbrock R4B intake
pertronix ignitor III distributor
MSD 6A ignition box and blaster coil
MSD super conductor wires
Comp cams double roller timing set

many many many more upgrades and improvements. way too much for this ad. Some upgrades have been added since the pictures were taken.


I need a more sensible vehicle for daily driving; I have this and motorcycles, so I should really have something that gets better gas mileage and doesn't wake up the whole town. I just finished a major rebuild of a significant portion of this vehicle, and am slowly coming to terms with the fact that this just isn't what I should be doing right now. 

Is it pretty? No. It's a Jeep. It drives over anything you put in front of it. I didn't turn it into a mall crawler, I gave it some serious power and upgrades to make it strong; not pretty. Most of the outward facing body exterior is literally bulletproof to small arms fire. 

I never took it off-roading.

As with any used vehicle from a private seller, sold as is without warranty. 

I may be able to ship via trailer to buyer for additional cost (after payment is complete) depending on location.


On Nov-29-13 at 19:57:49 PST, seller added the following information:

Send me a message if you have a trade; I am specifically looking for a honda crv or similar small suv with good gas mileage.

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