{"id":74814,"date":"2021-07-26T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T11:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=74814"},"modified":"2021-07-26T02:18:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T07:18:51","slug":"1982-jeep-scrambler-with-a-hemi-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=74814","title":{"rendered":"1982 Jeep Scrambler with a Hemi V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 1982 Jeep Scrambler CJ-8 was listed on Bring a Trailer<\/a> but with a high bid of $61,000 did not sell. The Jeep is powered by a 5.7 L Hemi V8 crate motor paired with a custom exhaust. Behind the motor is a 545RFE five-speed automatic transmission and 241OR two-speed transfer case. Power is sent to all wheels through Dana 44 axles with electronic locking differentials. The Jeep rides on a Throttle Down Kustoms (TDK) frame with Teraflex springs and shocks, PSC steering box, and Quadratec 17-inch wheels with BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T\/A KM tires.<\/p>\n

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This 1982 Jeep Scrambler CJ-8 was listed on Bring a Trailer but with a high bid of $61,000 did not sell. The Jeep is powered by a 5.7 L Hemi V8 crate motor paired with a custom exhaust. Behind the motor is a 545RFE five-speed automatic transmission and 241OR two-speed transfer case. Power is sent… Read More »1982 Jeep Scrambler with a Hemi V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":74821,"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":0,"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,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[364,1080],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cj","category-scrambler"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":150224,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=150224","url_meta":{"origin":74814,"position":0},"title":"1982 Jeep Scrambler with a 392 ci Hemi V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Vigilante 4x4 built this 1982 Jeep Scrambler CJ-8 to be the grand prize at the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge. 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