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Topic starter July 16, 2026 10:06 pm   [#10]

I once built a Shelby Cobra that was on the cover of Kit Car magazine in October of 2001. It was a beautiful car and the attention to detail was like no other. 

Fast forward to now I am building a 1974 Jeep CJ5 into a one of a king truck. I have sectioned the body tub in three different areas, removed the back behind the seat and brought the back panel (no tailgate on this jeep) up behind the seats. I have extended the foot area by 9″ as well. I have also built a custom truck bed for the back that I am still working on the frame structure and the sheet metal work. 

The jeep was raced in the sand drags when I was much younger. My uncle bought the jeep almost new, and we raced it in the sand drags for many years. I inherited the jeep when he went to be with our Lord.  

The jeep has a 350 small block Chevy engine in it now that I am building to be a torque monster. I am really not worried about the HP; I just want more torque. 


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Topic starter July 18, 2026 12:37 pm  
When my doctor tells me I’ve been spending too much time at my desk formatting the forum or writing Build Your Own Home, this is where I disappear to clear my head.
 
This started life as a standard Jeep CJ5. I’ve since sectioned the tub in three separate places to alter the length and proportions and completely fabricated the custom truck bed and angular rear fender flares from scratch out of raw metal sheet. Next up on the engineering table is a custom sequential shifter I designed for the standard transmission.
 
Building a custom vehicle requires the exact same mindset as building a custom home: planning, measuring three times, cutting once, managing a tight budget, and learning how to solve unexpected engineering headaches when parts don’t line up.
 
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Drop your garage projects, custom fabrications, woodworking hobbies, or car restoration photos below. Let’s see what this community can do with their hands!
 
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Topic starter July 19, 2026 4:38 pm  

This has been a major undertaking to say the least.But it has been fun at the same time. 

 

Anyone else have a project they are working on? 


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Topic starter July 20, 2026 11:19 pm  

This is the end goal of what i want it to look like.

Tell me what you think. 


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Topic starter September 30, 2026 1:02 pm  

Well I got some new AFR heads for the SBC engine a couple of weeks ago. I am just about ready to build the engine for it. It will have about 425HP and 470 ft pounds of torque or so the numbers tell me this. I have no idea what it will be until I get ti on the dyno… or get to drive it. 

 

I am soo ready to get back piddling on the jeep again. 


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Topic starter October 11, 2026 6:34 pm  

I started taking the 350 SBC engine apart and the inside is really clean and tight. I think I am going to put the intake back on and run some clean water through it before pulling the old iron heads and putting on the new AFR 185CC heads. I just want the inside water passages to be clean as well. 

 


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