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1973 Super Jeep 304

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Forum Name: Jeeps and Eagle 4x4 fun.
Forum Description: Rock crawling events or results, Muddin' it through the riverbed with your Eagle
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Topic: 1973 Super Jeep 304
Posted By: ChillyB
Subject: 1973 Super Jeep 304
Date Posted: Nov/15/2018 at 2:36pm
My hippy-dippy Super Jeep as I found it.  Drove it home on four bald and rotten Power Cats, rusted away exhaust, one burned valve, cooked rings, laying thick blue smoke, no plates, no insurance (that was dumb).

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First task: dig out all of the racoon turds (all rescue Jeeps come with racoon turds, I have found).  It had snap-in carpet kit that is still in pretty good shape.  Perhaps racoon scat has preservative properties.  This thing had a GASOLINE HEATER under the driver's seat.  It had a spark plug for ignition and was fed from a T on the gas line, along with a small electric fuel pump.  As curious as I was to make it work I opted to discard the self-immolation device.  I could find no information about it in the entire world wide interweb.  It was made by Hunter Manufacturing.

http://s1006.photobucket.com/user/b_foster/media/SuperJeep/Sany0130.jpg. -




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Posted By: 83GT
Date Posted: Nov/15/2018 at 2:47pm
Originally posted by ChillyB ChillyB wrote:

As curious as I was to make it work I opted to discard the self-immolation device.

LoL!  A very good move in the long-run.Wink


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2014 Star Stryker - Only Ride
1992 Bayliner Trophy Walk-Around


Posted By: bbgjc
Date Posted: Nov/15/2018 at 4:16pm
NICE!!! VERY COOL!!!!



Posted By: jpnjim
Date Posted: Nov/15/2018 at 4:18pm
Sweet find!

Thanks for posting it up for us to see. Clap


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71 P-code 4spd Javelin/AMX
some Jeeps and some Fords


Posted By: Jmerican
Date Posted: Nov/15/2018 at 5:02pm
VW/Porsche used eberspacher brand heaters in the same type of way. The air coolers needed extra heat. Though much maligned by mechanics and owners that didn’t have a clue, they were great. In my youth, my VW 412 provided flat flat lay down area, ‘spatcher the heat, and pioneer the tunes, when the wagoneer was apart and there was still life to be livin...

911 Porsche’s had them.

Now, in the marine world, eberspatcher(espar) and wabasto are household names in heaters. Particularly also big rig heaters, for when the rig is “sleeping”.


Posted By: Jmerican
Date Posted: Nov/15/2018 at 5:03pm
Could restore the heater, if you can get the control board ironed out. Or put in heated seats😎


Posted By: ChillyB
Date Posted: Nov/15/2018 at 5:46pm
Here is the dash, as it was when I took delivery.  Very customized with fancy ash tray.  Lost in the windshield frame was a NORML hat pin Wink.  I think the dude who owned this thing originally was an interesting fellow.  Also quite a variety of match books, golf tees, golf pencils.  Note the aluminum Hurst shifter handle, mounted fighter joystick style.  Seats were from an early 70s Trans Am, I believe.  Tiny wheel entire unsuitable for manual steering and wide tires.

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Replaced the flat springs with a 2.5" lift, new wheels, 32" Swampers, then noticed a leak in the gas tank.  Seemed really hard to drop from below so this happened:

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That led to a whole bunch of more work.  Completely redid the chassis, pretty much everything except body work.

http://s1006.photobucket.com/user/b_foster/media/SuperJeep/Sany0574.jpg. -






Posted By: 72gremx401
Date Posted: Nov/18/2018 at 2:28pm
I hope you realize how rare a jeep you have there .  Smile


Posted By: FASTNASH
Date Posted: Nov/20/2018 at 8:42am
Wow. Very Cool Jeep. Saw many new. When I was kid. Great project.

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Posted By: steinercj5
Date Posted: Dec/11/2018 at 3:34pm
I like it. So what makes it a Super Jeep? How many/few were made? One year only? I have a '75 CJ5 with the big steering wheel. Even after I went to power steering, I kept the orig wheel. That little wheel on yours looks difficult if you have manual. Looking forward to finished pics.


Posted By: matty 401
Date Posted: Feb/12/2019 at 3:48pm
any progress ? 

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72 matador 401 the beast
79 concord 2 door
72 matador 304 grasshopper
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Posted By: amcglass
Date Posted: Feb/13/2019 at 4:59am
cool

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Javmanpres

BBG Mark Donohue 401

74 Jav/AMX
71 Matador 2dr sedan delivery wagon
1902 Rambler Runabout   
70 T/A Javelin


Posted By: ChillyB
Date Posted: Mar/12/2019 at 6:03am
Is finding three rusty cylinder bores "progress"?   Arguably, since it led to sending the engine out for rebuild machining.  Bummer, it was a good running engine with very little cylinder wear.  Keeping it relatively stock.  Mild cam, nothing fancy.  Converting to studded Rockers Since Crappy Bridge Rockers Cost As Much As Doing It Right.   And No Idea Why My Phone Suddenly Decided To Cap Every Word.  Thats Annyoing  

Pro tip: make sure your air cleaner wing nut has rubber washer under it.

Body is at paint waiting for warmer weather so shop heater has a fighting chance to maintain painting environment.  If say any day now painting should commence.  


Posted By: EVF_Sportabout
Date Posted: Mar/12/2019 at 7:20pm
Cool Jeep man!
I remember seeing those new!
Dig that yellow!!!!!


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