Jeep CJ-7

[Oldmopars]

My wife and I have always been big fans of the Dukes of Hazard TV Show. About 15 years ago I build a correct General Lee. I had to ditch the AMT kit and chose a Monogram Master builder kit. 

Now I wanted to do Daisy's Jeep, but again the AMT kit is pure poo. It is a CJ-5, not a CJ-7 and it is just junk. 

I found a Monogram CJ-7 kit in an Antique store, it had been started and had some broken parts, but I was able to fix them. 

I still have the decals from the AMT kit and they will go on this kit. Much more to go, but this is the start.

 

[Mopar - D]

Nice start. 

[NOBLNG]

Nice if you could find a Daisy Duke figurine to go with it. ?

[slusher]

7 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

Nice if you could find a Daisy Duke figurine to go with it. ?

That would be nice, I would buy 1 maybe 2...

[Oldmopars]

Thanks. I did get more done, details, decals, etc. However I am missing part of the engine. So, I need to look through my parts box and see what I can find. It is the Timing cover and belts/pulleys. As I am not really going for a show car, anything that looks the part will do. I have not found any info anywhere that even tells me that engine her jeep had anyway. 

A Daisy Duke figure would be cool, maybe the Ashioma kits have something that would look the part. Any blond in tiny shorts would work. 

Edited October 18, 2020 by Oldmopars

[NOBLNG]

1 hour ago, Oldmopars said:

A Daisy Duke figure would be cool, maybe the Ashioma kits have something that would look the part. Any blond in tiny shorts would work. 

The REAL Daisy wasn’t blonde.

[Brizio]

Glad to see that somebody is building a correct Jeep for Daisy! Not the CJ-5 like the kit!

[mikemodeler]

20 hours ago, Oldmopars said:

Thanks. I did get more done, details, decals, etc. However I am missing part of the engine. So, I need to look through my parts box and see what I can find. It is the Timing cover and belts/pulleys. As I am not really going for a show car, anything that looks the part will do. I have not found any info anywhere that even tells me that engine her jeep had anyway. 

A Daisy Duke figure would be cool, maybe the Ashioma kits have something that would look the part. Any blond in tiny shorts would work. 

Might have to watch the show and see if they show a shot of the engine. Engine choices were either the 258 L-6 or 304 V-8. The kit has the V-8, if you want to go L-6 , find a Pacer kit and swap it.

[Oldmopars]

9 hours ago, mikemodeler said:

Might have to watch the show and see if they show a shot of the engine. Engine choices were either the 258 L-6 or 304 V-8. The kit has the V-8, if you want to go L-6 , find a Pacer kit and swap it.

We have the show on DVD, I have watched every episode at least 2 times and I never remember them opening the hood of the Jeep. At this point the kit has the 304, so it is correct for the era and "could" have been what it had. The was likely more than one Jeep and so both may have been used. For me, that is good enough. I will assume that it was the 304 as the Golden Eagle was a high optioned package and that is what the "Dixie" Jeep was before the decal change by the studio. 

[Jordan White]

According to the brochures, it does appear that the V8 was an option, even on the Golden Eagle. However, at the Internet Movie Car Database site, there is a user that claims they were all V8 models used in the show.

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It is a 1979 Golden Eagle CJ7.It does have a V8.I know this because I own one of the originals.They had 2 automatics and 2 3 speed manual.I have one with the 3 speed transmission

Also, in the spirit of the show, I would guess that Daisy would have had the V8 in her Jeep.

Edited October 20, 2020 by Jordan White

[tim boyd]

I did a in-depth buildup/how-to article on this Monogram CJ-7 kit, showing both versions of the tool, in the June 2019 issue of the other model car mag.  Might find some helpful hints there (or maybe not!)  Should be available in their back issue tab at Kalmbach's web site..

Good luck with the project....sounds cool!  TIM 

.TIM 

[Oldmopars]

Well this one is finished up. I found out I was missing some engine parts and so I had to rob the parts box for something close. It has an engine in it, but I will not show it as it is not correct or impressive in any way. I will stick to just the finished Jeep.

This was a quick build. I really just wanted a shelf display to go with the General Lee. Cooters truck will be next after I complete a few more projects. 

So, here it is, a quick Daisy Duke Jeep build. 

[Oldmopars]

On 10/18/2020 at 12:30 PM, NOBLNG said:

The REAL Daisy wasn’t blonde.

You are right, I forgot that she was not really a blond, she was always just portrayed that way. She was quite something. Catherine Bach was always a class act.