Scrambling to New Heights
Will Bentley's 1984 Scrambler CJ8

By Frank Ledwell
Editor-in-Chief

Will Bentley’s 1984 CJ8 Scrambler is undeniably one of the nicest Scrambler’s we’ve ever seen and probably one of the nicest Jeep® vehicles we’ve had the chance to enjoy.  The vehicle took nearly two years, to the day, to complete the full frame-up restoration.  Specs on Will’s CJ8 include the following. 

 

1984 CJ8 Jeep Scrambler

- TBI Conversion (Fuel Injection) (junkyard acquisition following article
posted on Bustedjeep.com, not recommended for amateurs unless you purchase
wiring harness from Howell).
- Front Shackle Reverse

LIFT:
1" Body lift
2" Add-A-Leaf lift
3/4 Shackle Lift
TOTAL LIFT 3 3/4" + tires.

66,000 original miles before complete engine overhaul.

33" Super Swamper Radials

Body Work and Paint by CRC Collision in Tomball, TX  - Jeff Bush, Owner
-(highly recommended).

- Full frame-up Restoration by Will Bentley, Owner 
- Redesigned latching system of hard top for quick removal
- Designed and fabricated 3rd light hard top.
- Installed AC.

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Will Bentley is a Learjet Pilot who customized and restored Harley Davidson motorcycles for college money before entering into Naval aviation in 1974.

Will has always liked the CJ series Jeeps and considers them the last "real jeeps built – though any Jeep is better than none!”  He became a serious “Jeep Freak” when he acquired and disassembled a 1982 CJ8 with axle over, 360 V8 and aluminum body from a deceased nephew in 2003 as a father-son project. As part of that project, Will lost a $1,200 bet that each time his son broke the high school pole vault record, he would pay for a wheel and tire. His son won the Texas State Championship in 2005. From Will’s experience, his best lessons learned from the project were the "limits of each other's patience" and "don't make bets for parts.” 

 

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