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Man’s Search for an Original CJ-8 Is an Adventure in Itself

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Old 10-13-2015 | 12:19 PM
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Default Man’s Search for an Original CJ-8 Is an Adventure in Itself


A Kansas native went to great lengths to secure a CJ-8, one of only 27,000 produced by American Motors Corporation from 1981 to 1986.

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Old 10-13-2015 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Detroit Steel


A Kansas native went to great lengths to secure a CJ-8, one of only 27,000 produced by American Motors Corporation from 1981 to 1986.

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So he searches for an original condition rig and then he modifies it by turning it into a convertible.
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Old 10-13-2015 | 06:44 PM
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I wonder why he thinks the top won't come off.
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Old 10-15-2015 | 06:46 AM
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I wonder why he thinks the top won't come off.
That was what I was wondering. Its like a little removable pickup hard top.
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Old 10-15-2015 | 06:52 AM
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Jeep needs to release a new JK-8 instead of having to do a dealer AEV thing.
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They're are plenty of them around, ya just have to look in the right places.


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