What do you get when you mash-up a CJ and two Wranglers? Jeep calls it the CJ66, its concept for the 2016 SEMA show. It’s a Frankensteined machine done right, another in a long line of fantasies from the back rooms at Jeep.
A lot of donor vehicles were sacrificed for this one. The body came from a 1966
Jeep CJ – hence the name – and then was modified to fit on a
Jeep Wrangler TJ chassis. The finishing touches, such as the bumpers and lights, come from the current
Wrangler JK, and the hood was modeled after a JK’s, too.
The CJ66 has plenty of other neat details throughout as well, such as the vintage-style V8 badges on the fenders, the chains on the dropdown tailgate, and the custom hood latches. Also, like several other FCA SEMA concepts this year, it gets a pair of Dodge Viper seats. We’re suckers for Viper seats.
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The custom body also hides some impressive off-roading gear. There’s a Warn winch tucked behind the front bumper, as well as an on-board tire inflation system, which makes it easy to deflate and inflate tires as the terrain requires. The truck also has 35-inch off-road tires on readily available wheels, front and rear differential lockers, and a custom roll cage and rock sliders.
As you may have guessed from the V8 badges, this CJ66 also packs an octet of pistons. The 5.7-liter Hemi engine (or 345 cu. in. for traditionalists) makes 383 horsepower, and was installed using
Mopar’s new engine swap kit. The engine is hooked up to a six-speed manual transmission that sends power to Dana 44 axles front and rear. We have a feeling it will handle just fine on the trails.
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