04x03 & 04x04 - Jeep CJ7 (Part 1 & 2)

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Welcome to Wheeler Dealers,
the show that prides itself

on giving modern classics
a second lease of life.

Now we've saved countless
cars from the crusher

and this time we're
on the hunt for a 4x4

that needs a helping hand,
like this fabulous Jeep CJ7.

Our challenge is to buy and
restore a modern classic car.

We've got up to £4,000
to play with and when the

car's finished we need
to sell it on for a profit.

The Jeep CJ7 is a really
clever idea, a simple

body, four wheels, a roughly
tough engine and chassis.

It can go anywhere and do anything.

In fact the original
cars were available

with a bolt on snow plough for the
front for those tough mid-western winters.

Simple straightforward
mechanics and a

straight six lump means
it's got plenty of poke

and it's easy to mend
if it breaks down too.

From here the driving
position is upright and

you really are the
master of all use of A.

I can almost see the sea from here, honest.

I'll be finding us a CJ7 that's ripe for
some TLC and my faithful mechanic Ed China

will be working under and
over the bonnet to get it fixed up.

Why a Jeep Wrangler CJ7?

It's a legend amongst 4x4s that's descended
straight from the Willys Army Jeep.

It's an iconic uncompromising
motor that'll go anywhere you point it.

It's the car for all seasons if you
like your driving experience raw.

Now finding one, in
the US there's loads

around but over here the early and
desirable CJ7s are in short supply.

You know sometimes I infuriate myself,
why oh why did I say I wanted a Jeep CJ7?

I can't find one, I've
looked absolutely

everywhere, there's
none available in there,

I can't find one in
here, there's definitely

none in here and I've
been through every

single local paper and I
can't find one there either.

So I've done what all the old car dealers
do, I've had to jump on the phones, do

a bit of phone bashing and I've driven
everyone mad, friends, family, even Romans

and I may, I may have just
come up with something.

And this is it, a CJ7 that's
been abandoned in a farm yard.

It's been sat for years and the seller
doesn't even know what money he wants for it.

It might be a waste of time but I can't
find another CJ7, I've got to take a look.

Oh it's a real mess, look at it, flat
tyres, covered in tarpaulin, it's as rusty

as it was, he didn't say
it was this bad on the

phone, apparently it
doesn't even run either.

What am I doing?

Oh dear, I hope Tristian, the owner,
doesn't want silly money for this.

Hi Tristian, how are you mate?

Not so bad.

Good to see you, yeah not bad at all,
it's a mess, can we get the tarpaulin off

the top to see how much
of a mess it really is?

Wow, yeah, alright I'll open the bonnet,
whoa look at that, it's a right old mess,

it's all there though, it's only a bit
of dirt, it's more than dirt, it's rust,

why have you left the bonnet
open and the elements?

Well it'll start up if you want to try it.

You haven't even
got a battery, there's a

battery over there
actually that'll go on it.

Alright.

If this car doesn't start, I'm just going
to have to leave it, and I really can't

see it firing up after
years in the wilderness.

The moment of truth I guess, see how right
you were about all that rust and rubbish.

Well hey, that sounds fantastic,
can you give it a little rev?

Silky smooth, good old
American build quality

that is, that is going to
make our head very happy.

One running engine, no signs of any water
spurting out or oil leaks anywhere, sounds

alright, alright mate,
turn it off, old treshen,

I'm pleased about
that, the engine sounds.

fantastic.

Doesn't it?

My giddy aunt.

Look at you in here, can I get
this to sh**t the thing, what is this?

It's like a bikini isn't it, it's hardly
a roof, that's going to let all kinds

of elements in, I might have
to get a proper roofing for it.

Now inside it looks like you've
had some animals in it, it's a mess.

Again it's just a bit of mould really, I'm
sure that'll come off with a warm cloth.

And is that genuine, 56,000 miles?

Yes, it's genuine mileage,
you can check it on all the MOT.

You've got that on all the paperwork.

Anyway, let's have a look round the back.

Actually it's a lot nicer round
the back, there is the front.

Yeah all the lights are in
good order, that's very flat.

Only at the bottom.

Only at the bottom, soon
enough to change that won't we.

Nice and sharp here, tyres
are bald, look at that, terrible.

Now one of the things that worried me
when I turned up was that suspension, it's

a shocking state, and one thing that
would appease it really is if you got the

service book, because you said that
you've got a good service for this car.

I've got all the paperwork.

Thank you very much,
I'll sit in the car and wait.

While I'm on my own, I'm
going to do a data check.

For the price of a tank of fuel, I
can check if the car's been stolen,

has money owing on it,
or has been written off.

That's the bit that I'm worried about.

That's great, so it's clear.

Oh fantastic, thank you very much.

Superb.

Cheers then, bye.

Yes, it's clear and he's coming back.

There you go, there's all your paperwork.

Right, lovely.

MOTs, receipts.

Fantastic, receipts for
everything in there as well isn't it.

I keep saying it's really important
to people when they keep

receipts just for light
bulbs and stuff like

that, it really helps
when they come to sell it.

Paperwork, it's had a couple
of owners I see, it does say.

Yeah, the British Army,
they use it as target practice.

And all the MOTs, this is important.

Yeah, they're all there.

This would be a record
of the, oh look at that.

Yeah, fantastic, 22, 26.

The mileage shown on the MOTs
tallies up, it's got to be genuine.

I'm not barking mad, but I'm
slightly eccentric when I am going

to say to you I'm going to
make you an offer and buy it.

Sure, go on then.

A grand.

No good to me, I was
hoping for a bit more than that.

Well that's really where I want
to be a bit, a thousand pound.

It's sock drawer money and it's
worth a punt, it's a bit of a laugh really.




a simple deal, I love it.

Super.

Thank you very much, I'll
send the man down with a trailer.

Cheers.


fetch four times more in good Nick,

they sound like the right numbers
to me, but will my mechanic Ed China

think I've bitten off
more than we can chew?

Ed?

Hello mate, how are you?

This is really great, I mean you've
bought another car that doesn't run

but I can see why, it's
an actual proper Jeep.

You know, I can't contain how
excited I am to hear you say that

because I really think I've
made a boo boo on this car,

I think I've hemorrhaged
some of our money because

you're right, it's a non-runner,
well it does actually go, it started up.

You've heard the engine run?

Yeah, I put a battery on
it, the engine sounds okay

but I wouldn't drive it,
it was just too unsafe.

Underneath here, it just
looks horrifying isn't it?

Not really, it's just a nice straight six
block that's been around you know, a while.

Been around a while, I think it's
been around since Egyptian times

and look at it, it's caked in
mud and rust and it's just nasty.

Alright, it did sound kind of
sweet when we started it out

but I'm terrified because I
never check things like the clutch,

the gearbox, the
brakes, anything like that.

They'll be fine.

These things are built to last.

Optimism is fantastic,
wait until you see the inside.

Well I guess it's seen
better days obviously.

It's a mess Ed, there's
things living inside this car,

it's nasty, I mean we've
almost got mushrooms inside

and I'm a little bit worried as to where
I'm going to get a Wrangler interior.

Yeah, around the back head,
it's got this sort of bikini top

that goes over it, it's
meant to be a soft top

but it's got big holes in it and
it lets all the wind and water in

and I think you can get a
detachable hard top for these.

Well yeah, if you can
get a hold of one of those

it'll make it look really
purposeful and it'll be waterproof.

Cool, right, underneath, obviously
we've got problems with tyres

Yeah, they're pretty
bored, we need to get some

slightly bigger ones perhaps,
maybe a bit more beefy.

Well that'd be nice, but
this is the main concern

it's the suspension
all the way round, it's

rusty, it looks horrible
what can you do with it?

Well it's pretty much
standard cut horse suspension

so either I just clean
it up or worst case

I'll just get some new
stuff from a breakers yard.

You can do that?

Yeah, that'd be fine.

I'm really pleased that
you're so pleased with this car.

I'm still sceptical about it though

you know, I think there's so
much work here for you to do.

Well there is loads of work to
do but it's going to be so worth it

think of you and me, shades
in the beach, it'll be fantastic.

Before we get to the shades in the beach
just think about what you've got to do

we've got to sort the interior
out, find a hard top for it

we've got to do the
tyres, the suspension

underneath and then
it's still not been driven

we don't know what the clutch,
the gearbox, the brakes are like

you really have got
your work cut out for you

here's the keys, not that
they'd be any good to you

because you've just got to
hook it up to your Van and get

it back to the workshop will
you give us a hand quickly?

No, I've got an accordion
lesson I'm going to see you later.

Welcome back to Wheeler Dealers This super
rare American beauty the Jeep Wrangler CJ7

looks a bit past it but when
we're done it'll be a showstopper.

promise.

we've got up to £4,000 to buy
and restore a modern classic

and this one only set me back £1100,
right now Ed's workshop beckons.

I had to drag our poor
forlorn Wrangler Jeep

back to the workshop because Mike bought
it as a non-runner, but I reckon that abuse

started a long time ago it's
been working really hard on a farm

and then it just got abandoned now all
that neglect is beginning to take its toll

so I'm going to give it a really thorough
going over starting with the underneath.

Mike really should have looked
under the car before buying it

it's the only way to
discover potential headaches

so I'm looking beyond the dust and
dirt for leaks around the brake hoses.

holes in the chassis and worn suspension.

well so far it's good and bad news the shocks
and the Springs are pretty much past it

but the chassis is really really good
condition as in fact is the body work

now there's a mud everywhere but it's a
farming vehicle you'd kind of expect that

but there's no holes of rust I'm going to
have to repair which is really good news.

for the car to be safe and legal to
drive the suspension needs to be sorted

the leaf Springs are past it
so I'm going to replace the lot.

first I'm going to take the wheels
off to give myself a bit more space

now I've got to remove the
old leaf Springs the load bearing

part of the suspension they're
only held on with a few bolts

and you've guessed it, they're rusty.

these bolts have been on this cart

for a very long time and they're
not going to budge that easily

but the penetrating fluid should
make it just that little bit easier.

and with the tricky bolts
removed the heavy work can begin.

now I've got a bit of a cunning plan
I'm going to remove this leaf spring

but leave the shock absorber
attached and thereby this heavy

axle is going to be supported,
meaning I can get this out.

without having to do
a lot of weight lifting.

my simple idea is to take
the weight of the axle with a

ratchet strap not very high
tech, but it will allow me

to swap the leaf spring over without
having to drop the car onto stands.

the rule of thumb when working on any
car is that you use the best quality parts

you can afford, and our Jeep is being

treated to new Springs from a
specialist supplier you might prefer to use

salvage parts, cheaper, but
you can't guarantee the quality.

now it's pretty easy to
see the difference between

the original leaf spring off our
Jeep and our replacement unit

now the original one, as
you can see, is all corroded

but also there's perishing
around the bushes

so not only is it not going to
support the weight of the Jeep

it's also going to have
the whole lot of suspension

moving around, so of course this one is
going to make a much, much better job.

the good thing about this kit

is it comes with all
the right brackets to fit

it as well so I've got new
bushes and new hangers

it's going to be fantastic and
shouldn't be too hard to put on.

now our new leaf spring is going to

go into position here, but
of course before I can fit it

I'm going to have to get
rid of this old rubber bush.

and also, it seems a bit of a shame.

with this lovely shiny bit of metal
going against all this rust and corrosion

so I'm going to be cleaning
this off with a wire brush.

just to get rid of the
worst of the farm mess

and all this flaky stuff
here, but of course

it's turning into quite
a labour intensive job

so I've brought in the
help of my friend Paul.

who's going to start at
the other end of the car

and we'll probably end up
meeting in the middle somewhere.

these rubber bushes are easy to prise out

but sometimes they have to be drilled
or driven out in go the new bushes.

and now everything
underneath is a lot cleaner

I'm ready to attach my
nice new leaf Springs.

it's actually reasonably simple to
put together although it's quite heavy.

but it's going together nicely.

all the bolts that go back
in have been cleaned

of rust but you could
replace them if you wish.

ok well our leaf spring is now in position
so now it's time for the shock absorber.

now I can release the ratchet strap

as the leaf spring can
take the weight of the axle.

the part of the suspension which does
the damping is the strut, or shock absorber

they all look pretty past it,
so I'm changing them too.

easy, all you need is a socket set.

well here we go, this is the shock absorber

I got off the car, you can see
it's quite rusty but just to check it.

now you see, it
shouldn't be quite like that

you can see, trying to open
it is quite a lot of resistance.

but closing.

is really far too easy and what's
going on inside here is basically

there's a whole load
of fluid and some valves

and when the suspension's
moving up and down

this is going to be
resisting that action.

technology has moved on since this
car was new now, gas assisted dampers

are a popular replacement,
and you'll certainly.

notice the improvement in off-road
handling if you ever venture off the tarmac

well that was simple enough, so Paul
and I've got three more corners to do

and then we have brand
new suspension on our Jeep.

this may be straightforward but it's
an afternoon's work even for two of us

so a garage will probably want a few
hundred quid for this job, it's well worth

putting in the extra effort if
you're keen to save money.

our leaf Springs and shock absorbers
are now fully installed on our vehicle

which means our Jeep
is now ready for some

off-road rough and tumble,
which is fantastic news.

now when I bought our CJ7 Jeep it was a
bit of a mess however I got a funny feeling

that Ed's really going
to turn that car around

and we're going to end up with a
car we can earn some money out of

the problem is, Ed set me on a mission
he's told me to get a complete interior

and a hood for it now
most people would tell me to

start my search in the states
where that car come from

but the problem is because I need

rear seats, front seats, a hood and
a steering wheel they're bulky parts

and the transportation costs
are going to be a fortune.

so I'm going to start my search in
the UK and look at the UK suppliers

I'm going to try and do a package deal
and then drive the price down from there

now thanks to the wonders
of modern technology

I happen to have found
a wireless hotspot and I

can start my search right
here so suppliers first.

there are companies in the UK
that specialise in original Jeep gear.

they just take a bit of hunting down.

now this search hasn't been as
successful as I would have hoped

I can only find one UK
parts supplier that's got

all the parts that I need
listed on their website.

now I expected to pay around £2,000

and remember I need rear
seats, front seats, a hood and

a steering wheel this lot
comes out at around £1,800

and that's delivered but they
have got a contact email address

so I'm going to fire them
off an email and start

negotiation you never know,
I could win back another

£1,400 and that would make
our budget much happier

you should never be afraid to barter
especially if you're spending more than a grand

the consumer is always king well
these people really must be on the ball

because it's only taken a matter of
minutes for them to reply back to me

and say yes, they are
willing to help they're going

to supply all the parts we
need for a measly £1,700

so I have saved a few quid
and that's it, my job is done.

This car has been parked off road for
many years and if it's not been maintained

the clutch could have ceased or
the rubber seals might have perished.

Now the problem with this
car is basically there isn't

any clutch pedal you put
your foot down to use the clutch

nothing happens, there could be a
number of reasons why that would happen

if it was a cable, the
cable could have snapped

in this particular case it's
actually a hydraulic system

rather like a brake system,
you have a master cylinder

and a sl*ve cylinder and a bit
of hose pipe between the two

with some fluid in it, now if the fluid
was to leak out nothing is going to happen

so I've already noticed
that our sl*ve cylinder

down here is already a little
bit moist a bit wet, so perhaps

the seal has gone or maybe
the cable or the pipe has split.

either way, I'm
going to take it off and

have a good look and
see what the problem is.

Removing a sl*ve cylinder is
something you can try at home

but you do risk being showered
with clutch fluid as it comes off

Our Jeep has had a big leak so
there is nothing left in the system.

Well this is our obviously
failed sl*ve cylinder

from the car, if I just take
this rubber boot off the end.

you can see there's loads of
fluid in there that should be dry.

now what's happened is the seals inside

have failed and of course
all the fluid has got past.

that and just leaked all over the place
which is why the clutch doesn't work.

now it's quite a common
problem and it's a good

thing we're going to be changing to a
new one but before I can put the new one on

I'm just going to
take off this end of the

plunger here clean it
up a little bit perhaps.

just pop that back into position.

and now it's ready for the car.

This might fix part of
the problem on our clutch

but the odds are the master
cylinder will need attention too.

Well we're inside the engine bay now

you can see that's the master
cylinder for the brake system

next to it is the clutch master cylinder
which is the thing I'm interested in

now there's something quite
apparently wrong with this there is no lid

and that's bad news because
it means any water, moisture.

contaminants can get into the brake fluid

and that's probably one of the contributing
factors to why the actual seals failed

but more than that you can see it's
quite moist around the back there.

I reckon it's been actually
leaking clutch fluid out of here too

so I think the thing to do is get this off
and see how bad the damage really is.

The master cylinder is much
easier to get at than the sl*ve

and removing the single
hydraulic pipe is very simple.

Now this old master
cylinder is in a pretty sorry

state you can see there's
loads of corrosion here

it's very moist where the fluid
has actually leaked past the seals

and also there's some pretty grotty
things in the depths of there as well

so I'm not happy with that
so we're going to replace it.

and here's a nice shiny
new one it even has a lid.

many Jeep spares are
straightforward to find

I got these clutch parts
delivered from an online

auto superstore with the
new master cylinder in place.

the only job left is to fill the system with
clutch fluid and then bleed out the air.

I could just pour it and wait
but that does take a while

and I've got something
to speed up the process.

Now to give gravity
a bit of a helping hand

I'm going to use this clever little device
that creates a vacuum in the hydraulic line

I'm just going to clip it
onto the bleed nipple.

OK, now I'm going to crack that off.

OK, and then.

I'm just going to.

There we go so the fluid
is now coming through

So now the system is
bled all I have to do now

is drop the cart and
actually try the pedal.

OK, so here goes.

That is good We have
just the right amount of

resistance which means
the clutch is working.

I'm happy with progress so far Let's
see if Mike appreciates my efforts.

Ed?

Hello mate How are you?

I'm great!

Wicked! Are we nearly
ready for a bit of off-roading?

Always got shiny black bits underneath

It has indeed got brand new Springs
and shock absorbers over the whole car

Fantastic, so it's nice and bouncy
now It is indeed Anything else?

Well I found that the master cylinder
and the sl*ve cylinder were both past it

so I fixed those, bled the system
through now it all works perfectly.

Right, so I haven't driven this
car yet and I'm aching to do so

Can we just bolt the
wheels on and away I'll go

No, hold your horses now, I've got a
lot more work I'll sort out the interior

and I think I need to make
the whole thing look a bit better

OK, I'll have some Patience but I
do reckon, Ed, that this is the one

because I bought this car kind of cheap
and I know we spent a few quid on it

but this is the one we
can earn some money out

of and not only that,
it's going to be fun.

Wicked, well done, Ed.

It's our challenge to buy and
restore a modern classic car

that we'll sell on for
a profit Our budget

is up to £4,000 and
so far our Wrangler CJ7

has swallowed a worrying
three and a half grand.

My mechanic, Ed China, has
been working days and nights

to get this superb and
original US legend, Shipshape.

The suspension was fit for the skip so
he's completely swapped over the Springs

and the shocks and the
non-running Jeep didn't have a clutch

but a new sl*ve and master
cylinder soon took care of that.

When the car's finished, I'll
be finding a new buyer for it

and everything's crossed, we'll
be able to turn a decent profit.

With the interior and hood still to be
replaced Ed's got plenty of work ahead of him

so while he's slaving away
I'm off to meet a guy called Liam

who's got a pristine Jeep and
he's promised to let me have a go

and as I still haven't
driven else I can't wait.

This is Liam Liam's brought
down his fantastic Jeep Renegade

Thank you very much Now Liam,
why a Jeep and not a Land Rover?

Well I guess there were too many Land
Rovers of rain at the time when I got this.

At the time, 15, 16 years ago
there were only a few Jeeps of rain

so you couldn't get them for
love nor money really It was the

rarity that you liked Yeah, and
obviously it looks good as well.

Now Liam, your car looks
like somebody just peeled the

cellophane off it as it rolled
down the production line

I'm dreading asking
you this but I've got to ask

you How much money
have you spent on your car?

It took about a year and a half to do
and spent about $30,000 I guess $30,000!

$30,000!

Wow, wow, wow.

Wow.

What should buyers
look out for mechanically?

Well, the engine's fairly b*mb proof

so not a lot for the engine
to worry about really So

what are the no-no's when
you're buying one of these?

Well, rust is obviously a major
problem probably with any American car

the American paint is very thin so when
we had this painted we put extra several

coats of paint on it
because the slightest chip in

it just rust Now, usually
at this point of the show

I'm kind of excited
because I'm getting to people

any chance I can ever
drive, give me the keys

and they go, yeah Mike, no problem at
all but for once, I'm blooming petrified.

you're going to let me out
with your 30 grand car, hopefully

if you let me take it
for a spin Be careful.

Do you know I don't think I've ever been
this nervous in driving somebody else's car

I've driven all kinds of
cars for all kinds of money

but never have I driven someone's pride
and joy that owes him over 30,000 pounds.

You've got good talk, good pull
coming from the lump underneath

this one has got an automatic
gearbox our one's got a manual gearbox

and it makes it much, much easier to
drive these cars offer simplicity because

you can fold the windscreen
down you can take the doors off

pull the roof back and
there's not many cars

that you can get
convertible, fun in the sun

motoring for less than


and just to give you an impression
of how these cars really do handle

you've got a steering lock that
goes round and round and round

it must be, look at that steering
lock, it's tighter than a London

taxi, I'm turning around in
the sixpence in a big old car.

it's also nice and silky smooth
thanks to that six cylinder engine.

you've also got this
fantastic lofty driving position

where you are, sitting up high and
surveying everything that you see

it gives you clear line of
sight through the bends

through the corners
and when you're sitting in

traffic you know exactly
what's going on in front of you.

right now, the comparisons between this
car and our car a quick analogy for you

it is the difference between
Las Vegas, which is this one

and our one is like
Blackpool Illuminations.

when the electricity is run out and
all the light bulbs are gone because

they are a country mile apart we have got
a long, long long way to go before we get

anywhere near there, but I do
have the genius of Edward China.

genius he might be but
is he a magician too?

make our Jeep great Ed, it's in your hands.

I am so confident that
our Jeep is going to be

fantastic when it's
finished, but at the moment

that interior is in a right state Mike has
managed to get us a brand new original

interior, now that's not
only going to increase

the value of the car,
but it's going to make

it also much more
desirable, now I am not.

going to just change the
interior, I am also going to

eradicate any sign that this car
has ever been near a farmyard.

the doors need to come off to give
me access to install the US sourced

interior, often you need to disconnect
electric windows and mirrors, but the

Jeep is so simple you undo a
strap and they lift straight out.

now the cool thing about
this Jeep is it's about

no frills, there is no
heated seats, there is no

electric seats, so there
is no wiring, so just to

get these things out,
all I've got to do is undo

four bolts and they should
just come straight out.

again in a regular car
access makes this job very

difficult but not on the
good old Jeep, I've got to.

loosen two bolts at the front and
two positioned under the carpet.

now with the seats out I can
see quite how bad the carpet

really is, now I could
vacuum just the top side

but that's not really doing a proper
job, so I am going to take it out

and vacuum underneath the carpet as
well and the only thing that holds it in.

is that little centre console and
it's held in with just two little screws.

with the console out I
can remove the carpet.

finally I can get rid
of the smell of horses.

I am sweeping out every bit of muck
and then hoovering the floor as well

keeping an eye out
for any rust on the floor

pan in this respect
the Jeep is spotless.

with the interior clean I can
get on with the more pleasant job

of installing the new
seats provided by Mike.

this is the driver's seat from
our Jeep now as you can

see it's ripped, it's torn
it's had a pretty hard life.

and it smells really horrid like old dogs

it's quite nasty, but luckily Mike
has got us some replacement.

and when you compare
this to this you can see.

this is obviously so much
more desirable it's a lovely dark

blue or perhaps a black which
I actually think is a nicer colour

and all I have to do
to get it into the Jeep.

is undo these little brackets here

which are held on with
four clever little torx bolts.

top it over, job done.

the original seats aren't completely past
it I might offer them for sale on the net

there's always someone
on a tighter budget

than me and if I can
make a few quid, why not?

these mounting brackets ensure that the
seat sits at the right height in the car

it also includes the mechanism
for the forward and back adjustment.

the floor of our Jeep is
clean, the carpets are clean

the seats are prepared, all I've got to
do now is put everything back in the car

shouldn't take long.

Mike thought getting
this Jeep back on track

would break me, but so far
he's been wrong not only is the

interior simple to work on
but I'm actually enjoying it.

fitting the seats only took half an hour.

the filthy door cards are next on my list.

now these door cards aren't
nearly as bad as they look

it's just superficial mould
and mildew there's no rips,

there's no tears they're all
attached to the door perfectly

so what I'm going to do is clean
them with a bit of upholstery cleaner

and obviously a lot of effort and I
reckon they're going to come up a treat.

this particular cleaner is
ever so slightly abrasive

which means it gets into
all the nooks and crannies

and helps work that
dirt out of the plastic.

well I think that has come up an
absolute dream so there's one more to do

and then I can start putting
the car back together again.

this is much better

there's no more smell
the interior is looking

fantastic these seats are
particularly comfortable

I reckon we've dragged
this thing out of the

farmyard and got it
ready for the open road.

brave words, but you've still
got plenty to do, young man.

welcome back to Wheeler
Dealers this is a Jeep Wrangler

CJ7 the wheel's favoured
by 4x4 fans everywhere

our Yank Classic was rescued from
a farmyard and set me back £1100.

we've got up to four big ones to see it
right and we're sailing pretty close to that

I want every penny
back plus a profit when I

sell it on that's if
Ed can get it finished

now, that mouldy steering
wheel really needs replacing.

changing a steering wheel
isn't exactly rocket science

but if you don't do it quite right you
could waste yourself quite a bit of time

now the first thing you have to
do is make sure that the wheels

and the steering wheel
are all actually in alignment

now if I was on a road
or a flat open space

I'd just roll along,
make sure everything's

settled and then I
could set it from there

as it is, I'm going to have to
see where the wheels end up

I'm hoping that the original steering
wheel has been set in the right position

looks like it has so
now I can cack on with it.

you can fit any steering wheel you like
but this US supplied wheel looks the part

and come to its own fitting kit.

putting it back together is
only a case of doing up a few

bolts but do them tight unless
you want to end up in a hedge.

well would you look at that

I reckon this steering wheel
really finishes off our interior.

two of the old tyres are pretty past it

so I've replaced them and cleaned
up the others Mike will be well pleased.

our Wrangler Jeep is
really coming together now

but there are just a few little
details that need to be sorted out

now the first obvious thing
is there are no wing mirrors

it looks rubbish but also it's
ill*gal so I have to sort that out

other thing down here, the
bonnet catches they're so

rusty, it's a real eyesore so
that's going to be changed

and there's one other little tiny
job that I'll tell you about in a bit.

the only trouble with
the Jeep is that the bright

work is pricey and there
are limited suppliers.

Mike did tell me that the
kitty was disappearing rapidly

but I think it's worth
the £100 for the mirrors.

after all, this car has got to look good.

the mirrors and bonnet
catches are small details

but the Jeep looks so
much better for them.

now there's just one job left and
it's the one I've been really dreading.

now I mentioned earlier I
have one small job left to do

well I may well have underestimated that.

because remember our
Jeep came with this silly

little bikini roof now
that's okay in a hot country

but not terribly practical in Britain
so we're going to get rid of that.

and I'm going to replace it with this
fantastic new roof all the way from America

now you can see it's very
comprehensive but also quite complicated

now it comes with an instructional video
but unfortunately it's American format

therefore it doesn't work in
my machine so get rid of that

luckily it comes with some
instructions now these

are also in American but
I'm pretty good at languages

so I think I'm going to spend
a little while to digest them.

this is one of those times when
you don't ignore the instructions

the hood is actually pretty
complicated a whole series of brackets

need to be fitted around the boot,
side and windscreen to hold the frame

don't expect this to
be a quick or easy job.

this is the first bracket I need
to attach to get our roof in place

now it sits about here
but before I can even

attach it I've got to
remove our sun visor

drill some more holes,
put that back in place

then I've got to drill two more
holes for this this is the first bracket

and you can see it's
already pretty labour intensive

so I brought a long
pole to give me a hand.

it's typical that a hood that
looks simple is a pig to fit.

when you've finished measuring
and drilling you can attach the brackets.

next you have to assemble the
frame and fix the two elements together.

no special tools are needed but
an extra pair of hands is a must.

then introduce the hood, fix and tension
it front and back sounds easy? it's not.

and if you don't have the brackets in
the right position it'll sag and that means

taking the whole lot off and
starting again when the roof is up

the side and rear windows
zip in and it looks good.

overall this hasn't
been an easy job but it

really finishes off
the car I'm very proud.

I always knew that this car
was going to be fantastic.

I mean just look at it, it's great
we've dragged this American dream

from the farmyard all
the way to the freeway.

what a superb sight
an American 4x4 legend

looking as great as it
did when it left the factory.

it's been one of the biggest risks I've
taken this car lurking under the tarpaulin

it was the only CJ7
I could find I held my

nose and handed over


Ed had his work cut out the
suspension was completely shot

so he swapped the old leaf
Springs and suspension struts.

giving the old girl back
some of her dignity.

the clutch didn't work so he
changed the master and sl*ve cylinder

and we were one step closer to
getting the Jeep back on the road.

the interior was torn and tatty
so original Jeep seats came in

to replace the old stinkers
the door cards were cleaned up

and a new set of chrome mirrors
and bonnet catches bolted straight on.

a brand new fabric hood made sure
the new interior would stay looking sharp.

two flat tyres were
replaced with new rubber.

and the final hurdle the Jeep needed an
MOT and why we thought the car was strong

it would have been a big
disappointment to fall at the last hurdle

but it passed good news.

how much did we spend?

well the car cost me 1100
quid the Springs were 440

the struts 170 pounds
clutch passed 92

and our new seats wheel
and hood 1700 pounds.

the mirrors and catches were 130

and two new tyres came in at


we've come in under budget
but only just Ed, hello mate

how are you? I'm really
good actually wow look at

this, fantastic it's a
proper thing now isn't it

and last time I was here it was
up on bricks, wheels were off

you've done some of the oily bits
underneath but have you done anything else?

well I have actually, I've
obviously put some tyres on

but really I've been looking at the aesthetics
of the thing if you check out inside.

those new seats are fantastic.

that looks brilliant inside
doesn't it and the steering wheel.

what a great job and of course
the roof makes all the difference

that horrible thing that was on
there before has gone, well done

fantastic now it looks the part I
can't believe the transformation

it was a pile of rubbish
when we first got this

vehicle but it looks
fantastic Ed was it hard work?

well it was time consuming
but it was really good fun

excellent, well I still
haven't driven this car can't

wait to get it out on the
road so give me the keys.

right first of all let me
tell you how delighted I am

to be driving that Jeep for the very first
time I bought this car as a non runner

and as always a very big risk
so I can't contain my delight

how well it's turned out
and just listen to that engine

that silky smooth 4.3 litre lump under
the bonnet it's got all the right noises

it pulls nicely throughout the gears and
that's what the buyers love about these cars

they're not racing cars
but they do go off road

particularly well and
that's why they buy them.

now wherever you look on this car.

it's evident of the work that Ed's put
into it right down from the smart interior

that I'm sitting on this
lovely steering wheel

that I'm gripping onto
and the fantastic roof

that's protecting my head at the moment

it looks fabulous and it should make
any prospective punter weep with joy.

these cars usually sell for
about three and a half grand

but this is a manual car in exceptional
condition so I'm going to ask an

exceptional price for it I'm
going to ask just over £4000

and see if I can get close to that
magic figure because anyone who

turns up and sees it, feels it smells
it, drives it they're going to want it.

I popped an ad for our
Jeep in the local paper

I was being a bit greedy
because I advertised it at £4,200

the truth is the phone didn't
light up but I did get a few calls

now the first one who's bothered to turn
up is the guy behind me, his name's Richie

we've just been for a test
drive and he was pretty quiet

do you know what, it could go either
way could be a hard sell this wish me luck.

well Richie, what do
you think of that interior?

yeah I like it Mike,
yeah nice and neat isn't it

it was a complete mess when we
got the car there was holes all over it

there was Springs sticking out so
my mechanic really went to town

he's replaced the whole interior and
when it was out he cleaned up the carpets

tidied up the inside, just looks
fabulous now nice and durable material

if you get the roof off
and it ever gets wet

water's just going
to run straight off of it.

look at that steering wheel
yeah it looks good doesn't it

Daisy Duke steering wheel that is proper,
right one for this vehicle tightly isn't it

I like his wheels Mike
they look sharp don't they

we've cleaned them all up but
what's important really is underneath

we did take the Liberty of replacing
all the suspension, it's all brand new

and that's made a whole heap of
difference to the way it drives as you know

it's a nice drive so it's stuff you don't
have to worry about for a few years.

great isn't it I like this roof
Mike it is, it's lovely the roof

when we got the car it had
what they call a bikini roof

which is like half a roof and it
opened up the back to the elements

and the rain and the water got in
it and that's what ruined the interior

so we quickly replaced it
with this proper unit for the car

and the beauty of this, in the winter
keeps it zipped up, keeps the weather off

on days like today,
just unzip it pull it back,

you've got it, sunglasses
on you've got a convertible.

it's all nice and straight down
the side, nice big truck mirrors

on the side, looking sharp well
that's it, that's our Jeep, all it needs.

is a new owner.

well what are you talking then
Mike well I advertised it for £4,200

bearing in mind the amount of work
we've done you've done a lot of work but.

how about £500 off, £3,700.

£500 off, I didn't see bargain
sound cars today, that's

being a bit greedy but then I
suppose I'm being a bit greedy.

I'll tell you what, I'll let
you have it for £4,000.

I'll call you £3,900.

£3,900.

hold out your hand, got
yourself a Jeep well done.

all that work and we made just under
a couple of hundred quid I'll be honest

when I started out I thought we'd be
more flush than that, but then again

we didn't scrimp on a thing
and the result, a superb Jeep.

do you know what sometimes
it's not all about the profit

it's about keeping cars like this
on the road, when we got this car

it was sitting in a farmers
yard with not a hope in the world

but now it's gone into
the hands of somebody

who we think is going to
enjoy it for years to come

see if we can do it again, won't you
join us soon on Wheel of Dealers, sala.