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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1800
I thought I had listed one of these already, but I can’t seem to locate it.
“Custom 100% hand laid fiberglass Willys replica. Perfect for light weight drag racing, ideal for rock crawling. Call for more details.”
UPDATE: Marco let me know that this great looking Sand Jeep sold.
“Built by Larry Minor who is famous for his 1000+ horsepower sand jeeps. This is his first Jeep that he claims “started it all.” All custom rebuild full cage 3 seater, 4 pt harness, 383 chevy, Turbo 400 auto trans, 9 IN ford rear end with spool, Dana 20 transfer case and Dana 30 front axle built by Pat’s Gearbox, custom rear 16 gal fuel tank alu, 4 wheel disc brakes, Power Steering, Tilt Wheel, B/M shifter, tilton starter, optima battery, MSD 7AL-E ignition, MSD Pro Billet Distributor, Deamon carb, cross flow rad, 2″ equal length custom headers, 6 in longer frame boxed. ”
That’s one of the lowest prices I have seen for a nice Drag Jeep. It sounds like the seller must sell this.
“468ci big block 550 hp. tci 400 tranny. scary fast. see full ad under “cars and trucks”. Trades considered: yz450 yz250 yz 4×4 quad raptor yfz honda. But priority goes to some one with cash. Its priced to sell this week.”
http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/1434666232.html
It looks brand new.
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fiberglass front end for flatfender. robert 509-260-1130″
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/pts/1418997711.html
(06/10/09) I’m unfamiliar with the types of 4×4 or jeep racing in Montana.
“RACE READY!– 1953 willys CJ5 race jeep, powered by Chevy small block stroked to 388, approx. 450 hp, turbo 400 tranny, buckshot mudders on front, Super Swampers on back, 8 point roll cage, 2 seats w/covers and 5 point safety harnesses, races in sportsman class, mud bogs, sand drags, obstacle, tuff trucks, this jeep has won countless races and its ready to go! $6000 OBO”
Speaking of duallies, here’s an flashback to the 80s Drag Racing scene with an old racer courtesy of OffRoadAction.ca:
For reasons only the Our Gang 4Wheeler folks know, they prefer their racing chilled, literally on ice. It appears to be a family fun affair with a season that varies with the thickness of ice.
Our Gang 4 Wheelers is an ice racing club whose volunteers have been organizing ice races in Colorado for 34 years. You’ll find them out on Georgetown Lake in the beautiful Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Their season spans 6 weekends through January and February.
For those of you who want to try this sport, but don’t have tires, it appears they’ll rent you some. You’ll have to check out their website to learn more.
There’s many more videos and pictures here: http://www.ourgangiceracing.com/Media.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $15,000
Troy’s race jeep is for sale. It’s a very nice, fun looking rig.
“PNW RACE JEEP..SHORT COURSE OR SAND DRAGS..HAS ONE RACE ON REBUILT MOTOR, TRANNY AND TRANSFER CASE…355 SBC..TH350 WITH NEW 3500 STALL CONVERTER..DANA 20 TRANSFER CASE..JEEP J-10 44 FRONT END..SCOUT 44 REAR WITH LOCKER..427 GEARS..4 WHEEL DISK BRAKES .PURPLE CRANIUM DIFF COVERS …ART CARR SHIFTER…AUTO METER GAUGES..BEARD ULTRA SEATS WITH COVERS…$600 PERFORMENCE RADAITOR..MSD SOFT TOUCH REV LIMITER….BLACK FIBER GLASS BODY WITH CAMELEON GHOST FLAMES..FRONT AND REAR PADDLES AVAILABLE .I AM SURE I FORGOT SOMETHING..THIS JEEP IS VERY FAST AND A KICK TO DRIVE. ”
Troy forwarded me this great pic of his son Tyler dragging at the PNW Summer Convention. Tyler is 18 now and Troy writes, “I HAVEN’T HAD TO RIDE WITH HIM AT THE RACES SINCE HE TURNED 16…. I MADE A BIG MISTAKE THIS YEAR AND RODE WITH HIM ON THE X-CROUNTRY…..THE KIDS GOT IT, BUT @#!%&##@ HE SCARES THE HELL OUT ME…LOL.” You can see both the race jeep and troy’s other jeep here. Looks fun!
I was searching to see if anyone posted videos from the PNW4WDA 2009 Convention, but haven’t seen any yet. I did find this nicely organized collection of racing images from 2008 that I hadn’t seen. So, I thought I’d share them. Note the audio has been disabled. I have to wonder exactly how they track down audio like that given the millions of videos uploaded vs. the relatively low number of hits on this video.
UPDATE: The status of this is unknown.
This is an extremely unusual flattie. The seller provides a great deal of info about it. It’s been featured in various magazines.
“1946 “Willys” Jeep CJ-2. The “Jeepilac” as it is known (Jeep with a Cadillac engine) was professionally built by Johnson Welding Works. They are a local shop and are very well known in the area for building high quality street rods using top quality parts with attention to detail and safety. It has 2,700 miles since the build …. ”
This vehicle was also featured in the movie “Smash Cut“.
This jeep is part of a package that includes a travel trailer and jet skis. I haven’t seen too many CJ-3B drag jeeps.
“53 willy drag jeep original hard body 350 small block 355 cubic inch 327 corvette heads 205 valves, solid steal competion craink, 310 solid competition cam, Roller rockers 12 to 1 compression MSD ignition ,mollory ignition coil, aluminum 4 core radiator ,electric fan .400 turbo trans. manual velve body, trans brake, hurst shifter, 9 inch ford rear end, 31 spline full spool axel ,620 gears, 500 + horse power,$10,000 invested. very very dependable … .”