History Home Build up Parts List I started out buying a 1985 CJ-7 from an friend who moved from Virginia.  It was not purchased to be a daily driver, so I immediately wanted to make the ultimate mud machine out of it.   Unfortunately, it was lacking the power it needed, so I installed a 350 Chevy and a TH350 automatic.  I kept the original AMC running gear and purchased all the conversion components from Advanced Adapters.  To get this project off the ground, I added a 4" soft ride suspension lift from SkyJacker, a 3" body lift and an additional 2" lift with some homemade shackles for a total lift of 9".  With the large lift, I had to have some large tires, so I purchased a set of 38.5" Super Swamper STX's.  With this setup I had the power to churn through any mud hole I could find.  Since this jeep was not for show, I put it in some really bad places, but never had to use the winch to get it out. The only draw back to tons of power and big tires is the fall out from the 50 foot rooster tails.  I will try to find some video of me mudding in it and post it hear so that you can see what I mean.  After a couple of years of off-road fun, I decided to restore the jeep to it's original or better than factory condition.  Click here for the build up.