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Mike’s Jeeps

Mike is the founder of jeepfan.com. A lifelong “Jeepfan” playing around, modifying, building, and everything else with Jeeps for decades. Now on Jeep number 9 (some CJ’s, JK and YJ Wranglers, Cherokee, and Liberty and about 5 CJ’s for parts) the saga continues.

Mike’s 77 CJ-7

Mike’s 1977 CJ-7. The equipment list is rather extensive on this Jeep. A perfect combination of good looks and serious trail-worthy make this Jeep incredible.

jeepfan.com 1978 CJ-5

This 1978 CJ-5 has been in our stable since 1997 and as soon as we had our hands on it all kinds of ideas filled our heads. The Jeep was essentially a restored stock Jeep with an AMC V8 and a fiberglass body.  It’s hard to find a more perfect Jeep to start a project. …

Mike Gray’s 1974 CJ-5 Renegade

One evening in late spring I took my family for a ride in the jeepfan.com 78 CJ-5 which was recently re-assembled from a new Holley Truck Avenger carburetor and some exhaust work. Upon returning home there were 3 CJ’s parked in front of my house, Rich, Mark, and Mike. They were out for some pre-summer …

New High Performance AMC V8 for Rich’s 84 CJ-7 – Part 5

A few years back we covered a frame up restoration of Rich’s CJ-7. The engine in this Jeep was partially rebuilt during the initial restoration but the engine is in need of a major overhaul. New Problem: Distributor Gear and Cam Gear Worn The shredded camshaft distributor gear Only after an combined hour or two …

New High Performance AMC V8 for Rich’s 84 CJ-7 – Part 3

The new engine delivery and installation The new engine arrived beautifully and carefully crated to protect the engine. It was mounted to a heavy wooden skid and wrapped.

New High Performance AMC V8 for Rich’s 84 CJ-7 – Part 2

The Tear Down The front wheels were removed and the Jeep was lowered as far as possible to aid in getting the engine over the grille of the Jeep. All the hoses, lines, and electrical were removed from the engine as well as the front accessories. for more information, ordering, and pricing visit The transmission …

New High Performance AMC V8 for Rich’s 84 CJ-7

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

Sue’s 79 CJ-7

You won’t find this Jeep on the trail but wow, what a nice Jeep!  Sue from Iowa bought this CJ-7 in 1979 brand new and drove it daily for the first 4 years. It wasn’t long after she met her husband that the Jeep started getting modified. Sue’s husband Mike has a 79 Mustang Cobra …

WaterCar Gator

Talk about a cool Jeep, the WaterCar Gator looks like a Jeep TJ but is anything but. The Gator is a fully streetable vehicle that doubles as a boat. Powered by a Corvette V8 this Jeep is fast on land and sea.

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