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The owner of this 1979 Jeep Cherokee wanted something different. So they sent it to Vigilante<\/a> in Johnson City, Texas for a ground-up restoration with more power and improved handling.<\/p>\n

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In the engine bay Vigilante installed a fifth-generation 550 ci Viper V10 built by Prefix Corp<\/a> capable of 825 hp. The motor features a Callies billet crankshaft, Callies H-beam forged rods, Mahle custom forged pistons, Comp Extreme camshaft, and CNC ported heads. <\/p>\n

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The drivetrain tasked with transferring the V10’s power starts with a McLeod RXT clutch and TR-6060 six-speed manual transmission. Behind that is an Atlas II transfer case turning a Currie Dana 44 front axle and Currie Dana 60 rear axle. <\/p>\n

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The powertrain is supported by Vigilante’s strengthened chassis. It uses a 4-link suspension in front and rear with Fox Racing 2.0 remote reservoir coilovers. Baer six-piston brakes on each corner help control the Cherokee’s power. <\/p>\n

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Vigilante stripped the body to bare metal. After many hours of prep it was covered in a two-tone white\/blue paint. The exterior also received retractable power steps, custom emblems, and 17×9-inch slotted wheels.<\/p>\n

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Source: Vigilante 4×4<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The owner of this 1979 Jeep Cherokee wanted something different. So they sent it to Vigilante in Johnson City, Texas for a ground-up restoration with more power and improved handling. In the engine bay Vigilante installed a fifth-generation 550 ci Viper V10 built by Prefix Corp capable of 825 hp. The motor features a Callies… Read More »1979 Jeep Cherokee with a 825 hp Viper V10<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":117882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[316],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cherokee"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1979-Jeep-Cherokee-with-a-Viper-V10-01.jpg?fit=1000%2C563&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11114,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=11114","url_meta":{"origin":117873,"position":0},"title":"Custom Jeep Cherokee with a Turbo Hemi V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"August 16, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"This Jeep Cherokee is owned and built by Greg Huizenga. 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