Studebaker V8 Powered Jeep!

[r1lark]

Cool video of a Studebaker V8 powered Jeep. Engine was installed in the early '60s, and lot of other Studebaker bits used to upgrade the Jeep. Enjoy!

[studegary]

It was fairly common to put StudebakerV8s in Jeeps at that time. I remember them around here.

[mbstude]

“Okay let’s take it for a drive”

”Hang on I need to chug this ‘lemonade’ and light a cigar”

I bet that guy has some good stories.

[lark55]

My high school transportation was a Stude powered 48 Jeep station wagon.

[jts359]

T Bow had one, He used to tow his trailer full of parts to Reedsville and I'm sure other p[laces , Ed

[Topper2011]

This guy is selling an engine out of one.

https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/pts/d/huntington-beach-v8-engine/7351643634.html

[jclary]

Well...I once owned a short wheelbase 1979 Jeep CJ5 with its stock 304 V8. I had a lot of fun with it but that heavy V8 with its hard sprung suspension was too front-heavy and poorly balanced. OK for a slow-moving jaunt on a mountain trail but absolutely terrifying on slick snow & ice-covered public roads! Even with the four wheels engaged, it would spin around before you realized you were pointing in the direction you just came from! I traded it for a farm tractor! The tractor ride is about the same but I have never been tempted to take the tractor out on a snowy day to the interstate among a crowd of idiots attempting to show everybody how well their four-wheel drives work as they pile up in the median and create insurance claims.

If I ever buy another Jeep, it will have a longer wheelbase and certainly wouldn't be a CJ with a big heavy cast iron V8. The Jeep in this thread has a short wheelbase and the Studebaker V8 outweighs the 304 by a couple of hundred pounds. A great little toy for a local cruise-in and probably a lot of fun with proper restraint. Potentially very dangerous as well.

[firestoper 25]

Now Mr. C you aren't making fun of us Jeeper's swapping ends in the winter time travels / excitements at freeway speeds with our fiberglass bodied - 8 foot Meyers plow equipped stunt trucks are you ?

Black iced four lane over passed bridges ARE a real gas.......go ahead.....ask me how many times I have demonstrated that ' speed racer' trick.

There IS a reason for the windshield decal which reads " If you can read this - turn me over ".

Yes, I have the decal , NO I will NEVER run another Meyers plow, Yes- it is still powered by the 258 six (quite a bit warmed over / hopped up for more torque) , Yes - the designed HP of about 300 / 350 cu in chubby V-8 is all set to go in ( it has been ready for 15 years......darn 258 won't die !! ) , Yes , the wife hates it . No - it is NOT jacked up on suspension mods / four shock's per wheel....it tips over well enough by itself in the stock condition !!

Mr. C I hope I have given you an enlightened operational picture of the last year of the CJ series which has been my daily driver / red lights & siren - fire response truck. Yes it IS licensed as a 1/4 ton truck (no back seat in the cab).

[Guido]

John Clary, those 304 engines were easy to build up with 12:1 pistons, Erson cam, Mallory dual point ignition, Edelbrock intake, 4v carb, etc. to get a fast street machine. The fact they were light helped. I never wrecked mine but my brother rolled his. I sold my ‘74 when the body mounts started to go and I didn’t think it was safe.

I owned a number of Jeep’s, brakes always seemed to be the weak spot.

[GrumpyOne]

T Bow had one, He used to tow his trailer full of parts to Reedsville and I'm sure other p[laces , Ed

Ah yes... I can relate on tale of woe with that vehicle but all turned out OK in the end..

[sweetolbob]

Also had a lifted fiberglass bodied CJ5 that I replaced the original engine with a TBI Chevy 4.3 V6. Little bugger was the best ORV for Northern Michigan trails I've had. It also had a very stout rollbar, just in case. Sold it when we sold the cabin back in the 90's . Great Memories.

Bob

[8E45E]

If I ever buy another Jeep, it will have a longer wheelbase and certainly wouldn't be a CJ with a big heavy cast iron V8. The Jeep in this thread has a short wheelbase and the Studebaker V8 outweighs the 304 by a couple of hundred pounds. A great little toy for a local cruise-in and probably a lot of fun with proper restraint. Potentially very dangerous as well.

Even though this one still the original engine, the extra equipment made it a horrible ride: It's Mine: 1947 Jeep CJ-2a | Driving


Craig

[JRoberts]

I remember seeing an advertisement for a kit to put a Studebaker engine in a Jeep. It may have been Western Auto or some similar outfit.