HELLO QUADRATEC!
ATTACHED YOU'LL FIND SOME PHOTOS OF MY 1978 JEEP CJ7 QUADRATRAC. I HAVE BEEN RESTORING THIS FOR JUST 2 YEARS NOW. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH REAR CORNERS & FABBED A PIECE OF 3 1/2" SQUARE TUBING THAT RUNS FROM THE OUTER SKIN OF THE CORNER ACROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE & MOUNTED THE TAILGATE HINGES TO IT IN PLACE OF THE SHEET METAL.BOTH SIDES NOW HAVE 1/8" X 6" PLATE WELDED INSIDE THE BODY TUB AS A REINFORCEMENT FOR THE FLOOR PAN REPAIRS / REPLACEMENT I DID. BOTH FRONT FENDERS WERE ALSO REPLACED. I ADDED THE FRONT ROLL-BAR HOOP & IT IS BOLTED TO THE ORIGINAL 'SPORT BAR'.THE WINDSHIELD FRAME IS NEW ALSO. THE ENGINE IS A 304 & I ADDED FENDERWELL HEADERS, EDELBROCK CAM, INTAKE & CARB. HEI IGNITION AND DOUBLE ROLLER TIMING CHAIN & GEARS. TRANSMISSION IS STOCK TURBO 400. I HAVEN'T INSTALLED THE GEARS YET BUT I'M PUTTING IN 4.88'S WITH LIMITED SLIP REAR & DETROIT TRU-TRAC UP FRONT. THE REASON FOR THE 4.88'S IS THE QUADRATRAC TRANSFER CASE HAS THE 'OVER-DRIVE' 2X4 CONVERSION. IT SETS ON 33X15.50X15 BAJA CLAW RADIALS THAT ARE MOUNTED ON 15X12 POLISHED DC-1 RIMS WITH WHEEL SPACERS TO MAKE EVERYTHING TRACK IN LINE. I INSTALLED A NEW WIRING HARNESS ALSO. BOTH BUMPERS WERE MADE BY ME. THE FRONT IS CUT OUT FOR THE RECEIVER MOUNTED WINCH & I HAVE RECEPTACLES ON BOTH ENDS SO THE WINCH CAN BE USED IN EITHER DIRECTION. NEW BESTOP SEATS UP FRONT & SUPERTOP THAT I INSTALLED 3 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE DONE ALL OF THE WORK MYSELF HERE AT HOME. THE PAINT IS SINGLE STAGE URETHANE THAT I MIXED TO GET THE SHADE I WANTED & IT WAS SPRAYED HERE AT HOME IN THE GARAGE ASWELL. THE NERF BARS TIE THE FRONT HOOP INTO THE FRAME. THEY & THE BUMPERS ARE COATED WITH HERCULINER. I ADDED / FABBED THE DUAL SHOCK MOUNTS UP FRONT & I AM RUNNONG DRILLED & SLOTTED FRONT DISCS. IT'S NOT COMPLETED YET BUT I'M GETTING CLOSE. AFTER ALL OF THIS I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU 1 MORE THING... I'M LEGALLY BLIND. I HAVE 'NO' VISION IN MY LEFT EYE & 35% IN MY RIGHT. PEOPLE GOTTA DECIDE WHAT THEY WANT & GO AFTER IT. I WANTED THIS & NOW I'M NEARING THE BIG PAY OFF. CAN'T WAIT! THANKS FOR OFFERING THE PRODUCTS YOU DO & CREATING SOME INSPIRATION.
