Who's guilty....
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JeepFan
Hooked
So true! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. :thumb:
JeepFan
Hooked
Lol. Back in the day I had a 77 J10 Jeep truck and an 85 CJ7. They were like driving a box car with square wheels.
TheStick
Member
I remember after a trail the first year I had my JK, we pull back onto pavement, I hit the "home" button on the GPS and then turned up the satellite radio and was thinking the same thing. So awesome to have the modern day tech along with an amazing off-road vehicle.
LOL!! In some ways, i miss all that old tech. Super easy to work on and so long as it has gas and a battery, they'll just run and run :crazyeyes:
JeepFan
Hooked
Hahaha. I do too! I really regret selling both of these cool Jeeps. I put so much time and money into keeping them in great condition.
Although, I sure don't miss the finicky carburetor in the CJ. :-D
LOL!! You telling me you don't like the old carter carb?
JeepFan
Hooked
Yep! Those old Carter BBD carburetors were constantly having problems with the idle air control, plugged jets and flooding.
I don't miss them for a second. Lol
holliewood61
New member
The new stuff is definatly amazing, but I think its awesome how you can now affordably take a 30 yr old engine and bring it into thus century with new age cam profiles, modern EFI, capacitor discharge ignition, and electronic timing control. All being adjustable with a hand held controller. Its great to be able to blend the old school with modern technology.
Linebacker
Caught the Bug
Good thread. After owning three CJ's and an MJ I can say my '12 JKUR is definitely the best of them all. Warn overdrives mostly solved freeway issues on the old beaters. The CJ's broke on the trail every once in awhile. The simpler technology was fixable every time. They broke, but after some trailside wrenching they always brought me home. One hundred HP didn't twist many axles, driveshafts, or diffs. I went boldly onto the trail solo many times, but wouldn't think about it today. The JK is a very good freeway machine and with factory lockers is way more competent off road than anything before it. My old CJ's never were at the dealer. Everything happened in the garage on jack stands. With the JK it seems every time the "you are f@#ked" light comes on we're on the way to the dealership. That's the price we pay for a vehicle this good. The one I miss the most...
piginajeep
The Original Smartass
Guilty, I think to myself how can this 57 year old motor run flawlessly while the JK's can't make a year or two without issues..
Rccrwlr
New member
The new stuff is definatly amazing, but I think its awesome how you can now affordably take a 30 yr old engine and bring it into thus century with new age cam profiles, modern EFI, capacitor discharge ignition, and electronic timing control. All being adjustable with a hand held controller. Its great to be able to blend the old school with modern technology.
That sure looks a lot like my 79'CJ motor. 304?
holliewood61
New member
Yeah im running a 304 for now. I have an AMC 383 stroker in the works though.