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Fred's CA to PA in a CJ Road Trip!

Cross Country And Back!

By Fred Williams, Photography by Fred Williams
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Prepping the CJ5
The Little Jeep CJ5 was chosen as it was built the same month and year that Fred was born. He found it in a junkyard where it was the home to a big ugly rat. Unsure the actual mileage or how long it had been sitting there he drug it home and spent a few weeks prepping it for a cross country adventure. Most of the parts sourced for the Jeep such as Warn winch, KC lights, Bestop seat covers and doors, Tuffy security boxes are available through Quadratec. He also had a larger radiator made by Brassworks/ Flow-Kooler.

Fred and the CJ5
Fred crossed the nation and attended a few 4x4 events along the way. His trip took him form Morro Bay, California to Long Beach island New jersey. Coast to coast. He also hit Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.

CHECK OUT PAGES 3 & 4 TOO SEE EVEN MORE PHOTOS FROM FRED'S WILD CROSS COUNTRY ADVENTURE!

By Fred Williams
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generalgrant
Fred, can you tell me what tires you used for the trip?  I need something for my M38A1 but am not set on MD tires - I did a trip like this long ago in a 1966 Volvo.  The generator went out and battery died on the highway and left me in Harlem, but I made it!  Nice work!
emilio73
i knew the cj would make it hey man its a jeep! great pics and that looks like something i would like to do with my own cj5. great job on the article.
Blueboar
Hey Fred, looks like you're (still)having fun! Give us ("in the chuck mike")a call if you come back through CO, we'll have a cold one.  Have a good trip!
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