Old skool 70's rigs...

crash2 · Sep 23, 2010

So what was the common setup for an old skool jeeper back in the 70's?

I recall guys running around on 31's and maybe 32's back then but my memory is iffy from that era...

TreeClimber · Sep 23, 2010

I bought my first rig was mid 80s. When I got it, a CJ5, it had 31 Big O's mud tyre. Had a 304, T15 3spd, dana 20, AMC 20 rear, Dana 30 front no lift, 3.54 gears.

Roccrawler · Sep 23, 2010

TreeClimber said:
I bought my first rig was mid 80s. When I got it, a CJ5, it had 31 Big O's mud tyre. Had a 304, T15 3spd, dana 20, AMC 20 rear, Dana 30 front no lift, 3.54 gears.

Havent evolved much have ya :fawkdancesmiley:

TreeClimber · Sep 23, 2010

Roccrawler said:
Havent evolved much have ya :fawkdancesmiley:

:kiss:
I love you too.

Corey Y · Sep 23, 2010

In 1973 my dad had a F-250 highboy with 33x12 mud tires, Power-lok in the back, winch on the front and went wheeling with the Edgewood Hill Willys. It had open headers and my mom drove it to high school.
:awesomework:

In 1978 he bought a brand new Bronco, put on a 4" lift, 33x12.5" Wildcountrys, Bob Evenson found him a 5 lug Dana 60 rear and I think JW put Power-loks in both axles. They did alot of snow wheeling around Greenwater.

PUO-BANNED · Sep 23, 2010

Stole this from mumblewood. he has a lot more here http://insanityfab.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=90&start=40 or maybe he will post some up. I think this pic is a good example.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e57/mumblewood/Old school/ArthurPic_24-1.jpg

boardbysled · Sep 23, 2010

Grandparents and great-grand parents both had late 60's, early 70's Chevy 3/4 tons in the 70's. On ~32" tires with splitwheels

Seen pictures of my grand-grandpa in a 1930-1940's 4wd Studebacker (maybe?) Wagon during the 40-50's. He was hunting in the Cle Elum area.

TreeClimber · Sep 23, 2010

Stolen from the interweb.. and a classic example of "I'd rather push a Jeep than...."
http://image.jpmagazine.com/f/9204742/154_0606_07_z+40s_to_70s_jeeps_sideways+1950s_cj5.jpg

Notice the rig of course, pretty classic rig from my early days. Picture is probably mid 1970s... I'm pretty sure one of these guys is Pokey. But also notice the background Scout, Blazer, etc

POR · Sep 23, 2010

PUO said:
Stole this from mumblewood. he has a lot more here http://insanityfab.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=90&start=40 or maybe he will post some up. I think this pic is a good example.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e57/mumblewood/Old school/ArthurPic_24-1.jpg[/Q

Gotta love Jeep those rigs would still Rock :beer:

boardbysled · Sep 23, 2010

PUO said:
Stole this from mumblewood. he has a lot more here http://insanityfab.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=90&start=40 or maybe he will post some up. I think this pic is a good example.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e57/mumblewood/Old school/ArthurPic_24-1.jpg

I can't tell, is that a Budweiser or a Rainier in his hand.

pokey · Sep 23, 2010

Vintage wheeling

http://www.nw-wheelers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12600

Money Mark · Sep 23, 2010

pokey said:
http://www.nw-wheelers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12600

And we're supossed to learn from example from those guys!?!?

I think we did.....:;

CHOP SHOP · Sep 23, 2010

PUO said:
Stole this from mumblewood. he has a lot more here http://insanityfab.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=90&start=40 or maybe he will post some up. I think this pic is a good example.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e57/mumblewood/Old school/ArthurPic_24-1.jpg

I like the keg on the last rig.

PUO-BANNED · Sep 23, 2010

I don't think thats a keg. and if it was it would be shook to **** and nearly worthless when you tap it

Binder · Sep 23, 2010

Like Pokey said back then there weren't so many laws and the ones they did have probably weren't enforced......I'de probably drink a beer or two back then.:beer:

CHOP SHOP · Sep 23, 2010

I mighta had a beer but cmon,

drive a jeep?:kissmyass:

Binder · Sep 24, 2010

CHOP SHOP said:
I mighta had a beer but cmon,

If it were after 7:00 I may have had two.:redneck:

CHOP SHOP · Sep 24, 2010

Binder said:
If it were after 7:00 I may have had two.:redneck:

why 7? happy hour in harlem?

dirtygoat · Sep 24, 2010

Dirk has a bunch of old pics showing rigs from back then... A lot of the local clubs from that era...:awesomework:

TrikeKid · Sep 24, 2010

My dad still has his old flatty that he raced PNW 4cyl class with back in the late 70's.

153 chev, 4 speed, dana 20 I think, had a D25 front and tapered axle 44 rear on 28" re-caps up until a few years ago when we swapped a 30 into the front, sprung it over and set it on some 31" swampers. Been wheeled one time since then and then it got stuffed back in the shop.

I need to scan all the old Naches and Elbe pics he has some time, bunch of PNW4WDA race pics too. Used to run with a club called the Sundowners.