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Tom Hurt 1976 Jeep CJ-5 |
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Tom on the Cat Mesa Trail (Jemez) |
Member Profile:
| Member Spotlight Article: | From the May 2001 of Trail Tales |
| Personal web site: | |
| Number of years off-road experience: | Since 1982 |
| Previous off-road vehicles owned: | 1976 Jeep Cherokee/1942 Ford Military Jeep |
| Favorite Trail(s): | Mount Blanca/Anyone in the Jemez Mtns |
| Worst Trail Experience: | Beaver Town /Broke spring mount of rear of front spring, bent two wheels, killed two tires, crushed exhaust and smashed brake line closed, broke of passenger mirror off, all because of 4x4 piece of wood in the wash that I swerved to miss and hit a big boulder instead. |
Vehicle Specifications:
| Year/Make/Model: | 1976 AMC Jeep CJ-5 |
| Engine: | 4.2L 258cid AMC straight 6 with Mopar multipoint fuel injection |
| Transmission: | Borg Warner T-18 4-spd with granny low 1st |
| Transfer Case: | 1980 Scout Dana 300 stock gears |
| Front Axle: | 1973 Dana 30 with 1977 Disc brake |
| Rear Axle: | 1973 Dana 44 with 4wheel Parts Wholesalers Full Float axle kit |
| Gears: | 3.73 Front and Rear |
| Traction Control: | Front Detroit EZ locker/ Rear Powertrax LockRite |
| Suspension: | 3” Black Diamond Leaf Spring |
| Shocks: | Rancho RS5000 |
| Tires: | Peerless tire WildCat 31x10.50x15MT |
| Wheels: | White 8” smooth stockers |
| Recovery Equip: | Warn 8274 winch /Bow Saw/Chain Saw |
| Navigation: | Maps and Memory |
| Communication: | 40 Channel Realistic CB / FRS 7 Channel hand held |
| Interior: | Bestop seats, air conditioning, Tuffy console, glove box, under the hood tool box, fender speaker boxes, under rear seat tool box, and Pioneer Stereo with Kenwood speakers |
| Exterior: | Off Your Rocker rocker panel and rear corner protectors, Hella off-road headlights, Tomken Bumpers F-R, Custom spare tire carrier |
| Underneath: | Front differential skid plate |
| Misc Other: | On board air |
| Wish List: | Custom fuel tank with electric pump in tank |