i went look at a 1965 cj5 today. bodys in poor condition. jeep runs and drives but the steering box is stripped. he said hed take 400 for it. does this sound like a good price r do i need to work it down some more?

 

$400 for a CJ sounds very low, you could part it for a lot more. Is the running gear all in working order? There's a lot of guys out there looking for original parts.

 

If you can work it down, well the lower the better for you. Are you thinking of it as a project vehicle?

 

yea all the drive train works including the pto.
yes i am just looking to buy it as a project vehicle

 

i would snag it man..sheet metal is workable and i am sure there are sites out there you could order a new tub from. Plus you can drop a small block in that thing with very little problems, my pops had one with an AMC 400 or whatever i know it was 400 something..lol the motor was built the CJ was sick the only thing i remember really about it was the fire engine red paint and lookin at the bright blue sky when racing the camaro's down the roads of seattle.

 

sweet man. thats what i was thinkin. 350 small block and full width axles. ill probbly be pickin it up this week

 

yeah my dad had to keep his hitch ball flipped upside down so when he launched it wouldn't just flip the jeep over, can remember a couple time being in it with sparks shooting off the hitch while the front tires were just "hangin out" thing was a beast.

 

full width will look sweet on there be sure to post up some pics when you pick it up!

 

i sure will. im probbly heading over there with a trailer tommorw

 

wow $400...... lucky!

 

amc 401. 401 is a awesome motor. gotta love amc for not making a big block

 

If you can post a pic!

 

i will. me and my dad r going look at it again tommorw and possibly pick it up. ill take pics and post then

 

Whats a full width axle?

 

idk where you are from, but here in the northwest a rough shaped cj wont sell for lower then 1500. if i were you that sucker would already be in my driveway! haha