New High Performance AMC
V8 for Rich's 84 CJ-7
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A few years back we
covered a frame up restoration of Rich's CJ.
The old Jeep was stripped and completely redone.
See
84 CJ-7
Restoration
After a few years
the engine that Rich had built started showing
some signs of being tired. AMC engines are
known for some design weaknesses and the fact
that they aren't the most popular engine makes
good rebuilders hard to find.
The decision that
needed to be made was to either pull the engine
for another rebuild or purchase something new.
After some
research Rich came across an engine shop called
D&J Machine & Performance Engines, home of Tuff
Dawg Engines. D&J, located in Pheonix AZ
has been building engines for 34 years.
After working out the details with the Darl at
D&J an AMC 360 with 365HP was the motor of
choice. D&J have worked out some of the
oiling issues experienced in AMC motors and
their engines feature several enhancements and
tweaks.
Now onto the project
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