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Ultimate CJ7 442ci Restomod Hot Rod

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Now of course with bigger header collectors there must be bigger mufflers. Therefore no off the shelf part would work. I contacted Classic Chambered Exhaust in Milford, MI, which make AC Cobra exhaust (there's that reference to a Cobra again, stay tune it will pop up again). Anyway they have some glass fitted units with 3" opening all the way through. Now that'll work. I dyno'd through these and you will see the results later.



Put a 15 degree turndown to help reduce the sound. I am sure that won't work, but what the hey.



What's that, some O2 sensor bungs. Well again restomod, there will be a MSD Atomic EFI on the beast, which will help us on the lower end and give some idle quality over a Holley DPer.



Steve at Tarheel came up with the late model exhaust hanger and should work great. Thanks Steve!



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Back to the cross member that keeps morphing. Notice the driveshaft safety loop. Also the torque bumper on the near side of the transfer case. Finally the twin shift for the xfer case.

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After powder coating and ceramic coating.

It's either a Manta ray or a Romulan Warbird...you pick







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Chassis powder coated. I tell you, powder coating is the way to go. All parts where baked, blasted, zinc treated and powder coated for just over $500.

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Well let's get back to the motor. The engine builder is Hollis Page of HP Engines in Norwood, NC. He and Bobby McDowall (Streetwize) spec'd most of the components in the engine and came up with a cam grind that really works.

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401 bored and stroked to 442

-72 401 Block - casting 3198951 - Barry Allen recommends this casting
-K1 Billet 4" Crank - very nice piece - lost track of $'s a long time ago
-K1 H Beam 6" 2.100 Rods - initially looked at 6.125", but CH and oil ring issues
-Wiseco Custom 10.6:1 - end up with a CH of 1.184" with a 9.184 deck
-Comp Cam Custom Hydraulic Roller (again restomod) int. 236 @.050 608" exh. 242 @ .050 612" on a 108 lobe separation installed at 103
-Bullet Hydraulic Roller Lifter - Bullet was going to grind cam, but no blanks
-Nick Alfano's cam plate and modified Rollmaster timing chain - thanks Nick
-Edelbrock heads ported and polished with 2.055 int vlv and 1.65 exh vlv. Flowed 281 @ .600 int. and 187 @ .600 exh.
-Harland Sharp 1.6 7/16" rockers
-Bulltear's timing cover with SS midplate and match dist. and cam gear - thanks Matt
-Edelbrock Torker Intake
-MSD Pro-Billet Dist.
-MSD Atomic EFI







































Dyno results to come...

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Now for some painted parts. The paint shop is JSL Motorsports in Mooresville, NC. Some ex-NASCAR guys doing some really cool stuff. Jim Lynaugh is the owner a terrific guy and pretty good painter (just kidding). They really do some nice work! Then Skeet Lathrop is the fabricator and a big AMC guys and knew Herman Lewis well, but when I walked in their shop and saw Skeet's AMC poster, I knew I was in the right place.

Had them smooth the firewall and the hood here.









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Getting the chassis back together for hopefully the last time and test fitting the body before paint.







Much better hood to fender gap now. Thanks to the guys at JSL!












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35 Year old heater box rebuilt.




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Baby got some new shoes. Toyo 33x13.50x15 on Ultra Mongoose (remember the name it will reappear again) 10x15 wheels.




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Body paint. Ain't it pretty!





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