Well, I got it home and it now sits proudly behind my house in the weeds. This is at the request of the wife (she has no appreciation for fine old vehicles). Upon further research, it is actually a 1977. The former owner also gave me a bunch of misc. stuff he had with the jeep like a brand new chiltons manual, extra rims, new thermostat and other stuff. Of course now I have the questions.
The 304 has headers. Were these a factory item or is it probable that they are aftermarket.
Also, in the back where the rear seat should go, there is a box. It is low enough and has mounting holes where a seat would mount on top (no back seat included). The box looks professionaly built and I was wondering if this also was a factory compartment or if it was aftermarket.
The jeep has brand new bestop highback seats. The paperwork was in the jeep and although it says they are for a cj5, they seem to sit awful high and close to the steering wheel. I was wondering if this is normal. Honestly I think I would like to find some lower seats that sit back a little. The bestops hit the riser directly behind them and will not slide back anymore.
CJ 5's came with manifolds.. Any headers are aftermarket.
I do not remember ANY container being stock in a CJ 5. I'd bet on that thing being aftermarket.
CJ 5's are shorter than CJ 7's The extra length is between the drivers seat and the steering wheel! (anyway it has always seemed thataway to me.)
All CJ 5's have the seat too close to the wheel to suit me.
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