We’d been looking for a decent intermediate Jeep CJ-5 (built between 1972 and 1975) for a while because our good friend Mike Tarvin has a ’75 CJ-5 we’ve always admired. His Jeep has the original AMC 304ci V-8 (which has a few tweaks), locking differentials, 3.15:1 transfer case gears (the factory gears in a Dana 20 are the not so desirable 2.03:1), and an NP435 transmission from a Ford truck swapped in for its granny gear. We wanted one for our own and so we could talk Mike into some more crazy adventures.
