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1980 Jeep Cj Cj-5 // 1985 Motor / Green With Offroad Accessories / Project Parts on 2040-cars

Year:1980 Mileage:90693 Color: Green
Location:

Ridgway, Colorado, United States

Ridgway, Colorado, United States
Transmission:Manual
Body Type:Convertible
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:1985 AMC
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: J0M83AC727804 Year: 1980
Number of Cylinders: 6
Make: Jeep
Model: CJ
Trim: 2 door
Options: 4-Wheel Drive, Convertible
Drive Type: 4wd
Mileage: 90,693
Exterior Color: Green
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

1980 CJ-5 JEEP (w. 1985 motor)
4-speed manual transmission
6 cylinder
4wd
convertible top

** $500 non-refundable deposit through Paypal is due within 2 days/48 hours of auction end.  Final payment (cashier's check/cash) is due within 7 days **
  
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Up for auction is a 1980 Jeep CJ-5 that is not running.  It was purchased in January with the intention of making a strong, reliable Jeep but 7.5 months later I need to sell as is.

This is my 8th CJ that I've owned and this AMC 258 motor is the strongest I've had.  The transmission is a T-176 4-speed with a Dana 300 transfer case.  
Power steering and front disc brakes.   4" lift with 33" tires. 3:54 gears. One piece axles with Lock Rite locker in the rear.  All gauges and lights work.  Previous owner confirmed the motor is a rebuilt 1985 AMC 258.  There is rust at your usual spots.  Where the roll bar meets the passenger side floor pan needs to be repaired.  Rear passenger side corner has dent (see photo).  Driver window has 2 small tears.  There is an old Ramsey 8.5 winch with remote control. The battery cables need to be converted to mount to the top terminal post of the Optima battery.  

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Before I talk about what the Jeep has, I'll let you know what it needs first -- or what my plans were.

1. Front bumper - I cut off the old hand-made bumper because it was blocking the spring shackles.  Rockhard bumper with winch mount is what I was planning to get.
2.  Radiator - old radiator is garbage.  Planned to put Be Cool radiator in.
3.  Motor mount frame horn passenger side - cracked in 2.  used one is $65 at Republic Jeep
4.  Rocker arm kit - I went to put a new valve cover gasket on and noticed a bent bridge.  Needs new bridge $18.99 at Quadratec for entire kit.
5. Front spring shackles - bent, my plan was M-O-R-E shackle reversal
6.  Tires & Wheels - tires have locker wear and wheels have some dings.  
7.  Tie rod / draglink - upgrade to heavy duty
8.  1 Headlight bucket, 1 headlight retawing ring, 1 bezel - between the two headlights, 1 of each needs replaced
9. Body mounts - all body mounts are in need of replacement
10.  Cut front fenders flat to be rid of dents

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List of BRAND NEW parts:

1.  Mean Green starter
2.  Yellow top optima
3.  Power Master high output alternator
4. Flowkooler high flow water pump
5.  flexlite 17" fan (6 blades)
6. thermostat housing
7. 195 degree thermostat
8. radiator hoses
9. belts
10. Autolite Platinum sprarkplugs (.50 gap)
11. M.O.R.E. Heavy Duty steering box mount
12.  (2) 6" Pro Comp lights
13.  Hi-Lift jack
14.  Daystar motor mounts
15.  JVC CD player with Boss 6x9's
16.  Dash lamp indicators and switches

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List of ALMOST NEW parts:

1.  One piece axles in rear AMC 20
2.  Lockrite locker (rear)
3.  Bestop seats - front and rear
4.  4" Pro-Comp springs
5. Grant steering wheel
6. Borgeson steering shaft
7. Weber carb.
8. Holly electronic fuel pump
9.  D.U.I distributor
10.  D.U.I. spark plug cables
11. Rugged Ridge locking console
12.  Jeep floor mats
13.  Fender flares (factory)
14.  Summit Racing tachometer
15.  Gas tank skid plate
16.  Sky Jacker steering stabilizer
17. Omix valve cover
18.  Currie twin stick for Dana 300

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Chrysler recalls 468,700 Jeep Grand Cherokees, Commanders over rollaway risk

Mon, 13 May 2013

Chrysler has issued a recall covering a combined 469,000 units of the 2005-2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee and the 2006-2010 Jeep Commander (inset). Of that number, 295,000 are in the US, roughly 33,000 in Canada and Mexico and the remainder in other markets. It seems an electrical fault in the transfer case can allow the affected SUVs to shift into neutral on their own, while an Associated Press report says that Chrysler had "found cracks in a circuit board that turns the four-wheel-drive system on and off." The issue was discovered when an owner started his car remotely and it rolled away.
Chrysler is expected to begin notifying owners in June 2013, who can then take their cars to dealers. The dealer will reflash the final drive controller free of charge. There's a bulletin from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration below with more information.

Chrysler Recalls Jeep SUVs For Ignition Switches

Wed, Jul 23 2014

The ignition switch defects that engulfed General Motors are now a rapidly growing problem at Chrysler. Chrysler said Tuesday it is recalling up to 792,300 older Jeep SUVs worldwide because the ignition switches could fall out of the "run" position, shutting off the engine and disabling air bags as well as power-assisted steering and braking. That's the same problem that has forced GM to recall more than 15 million cars over the last six months. Chrysler's recall covers 2005-2007 Grand Cherokees and 2006-2007 Commanders. The company said it is not sure exactly how many will be recalled, but said it will notify customers by mid-September. Chrysler said an outside force such as a driver's knee can knock switches out of the "run" position. Engineers are working on a fix. The Auburn Hills, Michigan-based automaker, now part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, said it knows of no related injuries and only one accident. But it said owners should keep clearance between their knees and keys until repairs are made. Chrysler has now recalled more than 1.7 million vehicles for ignition-switch problems. In June, the company added 696,000 minivans and SUVs to a 2011 recall to fix faulty ignition switches. Those recalls covered Dodge Journey SUVs and Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Caravan and Volkswagen Routan minivans - which Chrysler made for the German automaker - from the 2007 to 2010 model years. Tuesday's recall is the outgrowth of two investigations opened by U.S. safety regulators last month as part of a broader probe into ignition-switch and air-bag problems across the auto industry. The agency wouldn't say Tuesday whether its investigation could lead to recalls at other automakers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in June that it was investigating Jeep Commanders and Grand Cherokees after getting 32 complaints that a driver's knee can hit the key fob or key chain, causing the ignition switch to move out of position. The federal investigation is still open. The agency said Tuesday that it is requesting additional information from Chrysler to ensure that its repairs will be effective. The investigations and recalls come after GM bungled an ignition-switch recall of older small cars. GM acknowledged that it knew of the ignition problem for more than a decade but failed to recall the cars until earlier this year, when it recalled 2.6 million small cars such as the Chevrolet Cobalt.

NHTSA investigating why Jeep recall fix is taking so long

Mon, 07 Jul 2014

Jeep's saga with the National Traffic Safety Administration and the voluntary campaign to repair 1.56 million vehicles for allegedly unsafe trailer hitches, is getting yet another chapter. The controversy appeared to finally be over in January when the automaker found a supplier for the replacement parts. Nothing is ever that easy, though, and the government regulator is now requesting documents from the company to clarify why the repairs are taking so long to begin.
Jeep parent company Chrysler has until July 16 to submit documents and answers to NHTSA explaining the situation. The regulator claims that despite its compromise to inspect and repair the models with improper hitches in June 2013, Chrysler didn't find a part supplier until December and didn't order the replacements until January. The government agency believes that the first components weren't manufactured until May of this year and vehicles may not actually be repaired until as late as August. According to the report, if the Chrysler doesn't supply what NHTSA is asking for, the agency could "take additional appropriate action as warranted."
Throughout this entire process, Chrysler has asserted that the vehicles met the applicable crash test standards of the time, and it has kept NHTSA abreast of the repair activity. In a recently released statement it said that the regulator analyzed eight rear impact reconstruction tests and found the replacement hitch to be safe. To keep up with the high demand for replacements, Chrysler is working with multiple suppliers, and they are running three shifts, six days a week to get the parts ready as soon as possible.