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1964-1967 Jeep Wagoneer/J Series Pickup

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History

In this case the object of our work is a very confused 1967 Jeep Wagoneer, that in 1972 was rolled several times on an icy bridge of Interstate 35.  From 1972 to 1979, the Wagoneer was merged with a 1964 J-series pickup and transformed into an re-titled 1967 Jeep J-10 pickup.

My father spent weekends and holidays painstakingly sandblasting, painting and re-assembling the jeep until it got back to a usable condition. It ran as a daily driver in 1985 and 1986 until the fuel lines got clogged up from bad fuel.  When it was parked it would get a great 10 miles to a gallon!  It sat parked until 1991 when my sister got it and had it repaired by a less than qualified mechanic. 

From 1997 to Dec 2 2009, it sat parked in my sisters driveway until Dallas city "Yard Nazi" (AKA Code Enforcement) demanded it be removed.  The City of Dallas requires that vehicles have BOTH current registration AND current state vehicle inspection.  Most other cities in Texas actually follow state law that says EITHER current registration OR current state vehicle inspection. So I get a call about it and got it towed to Denton for a bumper to bumper restoration. Upon getting here, we got a wild hair and tried to get it inspected SAME DAY within 2 hours.  IT PASSED! 

You ask "how can a vehicle that sat for so long pass a vehicle inspection?"  The Yard Nazis would LOVE to know. First, we know what is going to be looked at and what is not looked at.  On any vehicles we deal with, we "pre-inspect" them using the list of items that the state has listed on their website.  No secrets there! 

The major problem was mushy brakes, but after a little running the mushiness went away  (they still need to be flushed and bleed but that will be done soon).  Currently, the jeep gets roughly 4 to 7 miles to the gallon, but we can't be for certain about this, until the fuel tank is repaired. At the time we picked it up, it had 100,667.5 miles on the odometer.

So now, some 30 years later, I get to restore the same vehicle that I had to help fix when I was much younger!

We will be chronicling the progress of our restoration (to a point) as time goes on.  How often these update are, is unknown at this time. We will be update this page with the odometer reading as the restoration goes along.

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SPECS of this 1967 Jeep

V8-327CID, 2 barrel Holley carb, GM TH400 automatic transmission, power steering, power brakes, AC, AM Radio

Below is a list of the problems (so far, as of 19 Dec 2009) that we have found.

• Brakes mushy Need to replace all brake hardware parts
• leaky fuel tank
• stuck emergency brake pedal (does not return)
• burned out bulbs in instrument panel
• deteriorated and missing weather-stripping in entire vehicle
• deteriorated hoses
• frozen cables and linkages
• alternator damaged (not fully charging, ALT light dim constantly)
• weak battery
• Voltage regulator in very poor condition, in need of replacement
• locked up AC compressor
• frozen heater control valve
• interior carpet deteriorated
• needs new front seat for pickup (original seat was the back seat from the Wagoneer
• needs new belts
• fan blade incorrect type for engine
• Transmission slipping and not shifting into 3rd gear consistently
• excessive gear noise from transfer case, front and rear axles
• difficulty in shifting transfer case between 2 wheel high, 4 wheel high and 4 wheel low
• missing transfer case shifter knob (from the 67 Wagoneer)
• broken turn signal switch lever
• inoperative cruise control (due to damaged turn signal lever)
• vacuum leak in entire engine compartment.
• weather-checked tires, Cracks between sidewall and bead on Driver's side front and rear tires
• blown backup light, possible wiring problem.
• badly out of timing
• need of a full tune up including points, condenser, plugs, cap, rotor, coil, and wires
• rebuild carburetor or convert to TBI
• Both front leaf springs sprung out of shape. (not properly bowed but bowed in the opposite direction.)
• leaking rear axle
• replacement of exhaust manifolds with headers
• missing Steering Dampener
• Damaged pitman arm and tie rods
• two tires fail to hold air (faulty valve cores)
• replace soap based grease with lithium and moly grease in all grease points.
• cracked steering wheel
• leaky power steering pump
• repair door locks and possibly re-key the locks.
• Wiper motor sluggish in low speed and high speed.
• Damaged steering coupler
• Idler pulley damaged
• Replace wiring harness due to damaged and corroded wires.
• Coolant temperature sensor dead
• Cooling system badly in need of flushing and hose replacement
• Noisy Blower Motor (now Locked up blower Motor)

As we find more problems we will add to this list.

Our plan is to boost the horsepower from the "factory" 240 horse to almost 350 hp, boost fuel economy from 4 to 7 miles to a gallon to at least 30 mpg (preferably higher), make it mechanically sound and get it back to a low maintenance and daily driver once again instead of a lawn ornament.

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