The power converter was under the drivers seat. The switch to control it was on a plate that covered over the radio opening on the dash. The converter supplied 10 amps continuous and 15 amp surge to a bendix connector mounted on the same bracket under the seat.
The civilian CJ7 of that era was a little gutless, however since the military CJ7 came with no power steering or power brakes, and had fairly small tires, they had pretty good power.
There were 3 purchases in total. The first two had low back seats and a crappy T-5 5 speed transmission. The third purchase had the high back seats and a decent T176 transmission.
Terry's story about weak tie rods were likely the result of severe off roading and operators who did not knopw enough to recognize the damage that had occurred. The tie rods were the same size as the earlier M38 Jeep. I have never seen general failures of these that could not be predicted with proper inspections.
While they were much more comfortable and far warmer that the military models, they did lack any form of a MG mount. In those days the Jeeps served as an inexpensive trainer for the light recce militia units to practice the drills without the expense of operating armour.
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23-01-17, 06:27
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