Ultimate Orange

Lester's 1975 Jeep CJ5 / Ultimate Orange

Year                                                                            1975Make                                                                            JeepModel                                                                            CJ5Suspension                                                                            Custom YJ Leaf SpringsMotor                                                                            Chevy Vortec 4.2L V6 w/ fuel injectionTransmission                                                                      SM465 4 speed w/ Granny LowTransfer Case                                                                             Factory T-case Rear Axle                                                                14 boltFront Axle                                                                           Dana 60 Axle Gearing                                                                           5.38Rear Locker                                                                           Detroit LockerFront Locker                                                                           Lock Right LockerSteering                                                                           PSC hydro assistWinch                                                                           yesRock Sliders                                                                           Custom  sliders - built into bodyRear Bumper                                                                           Custom w/ tire carrierFront Bumper                                                                           Custom w/ winch plateTires                                                                           37" x 12.5"  Pit bull RockerWheels                                                                           American Racing ATX Series Slab bead-lock wheels

Home-Made 4x4 Rig

Built to wheel

This 1975 Jeep CJ5, known as Ultimate Orange, is fully custom. From the frame to the suspension, to the cowl induction hood and the flat fenders, its all home-made and built to wheel!

Rock sliders are built into this custom CJ body, but the modified Jeep YJ leaf springs hold this monster up high enough to rarely need them.

Ultimate Orange sits on a 14 bolt rear axle housing and Dana 60 front, geared at 5.38 and locked at both ends.

37"  by 12.5" Pitbull Rocker tires wrap the American Racing ATX Series Slab bead-lock wheels.

The engine is a rebuilt 4.3 liter Chevy Vortec V6  with fuel injection. This motor was salvaged from an old generator and the  fuel injection system was taken off an 1998 S10  found at the local junk yard.

An SM465 4 speed transmission and advanced adapter set mate up to the factory transfer case which is the only remaining original piece of the drive-train.

The PSC hydro assist steering and custom install makes for easy turning in this Jeep while on the trail.

Trail communications in this rig are kept simple with a Baofeng Pofung GT-3TP Mark-III hand held radio. 

This 2 meter / 70 centimeter ham radio is all that's needed for great rig to rig , off-grid trail communications. 


Ultimate Orange is a CJ that takes a beating and comes back for more. This Jeep has been back and forth through the Rubicon, the Dusy Ershim, Swamp Lake, Coyote Lake, Mirror Lake and more. 

1975 Jeep CJ5