Wanted: Ken Bar JP7 Dirt Dog body

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A bona fide Ken-Bar JP7 body is probably as scarce as hen’s teeth. Finding one separated from its chassis is part of the challenge.

However, if any jeep body will do, you might consider a body from one of those ”jeep” go karts that are all the rage now. The first ones seen were generic (no brand) Chynuh stuff and the great bulk of them are a copy of flat fender ”WWII” jeeps (Willys MB or Ford GPW) in gloss olive green (super tactical!) but now there’s Massimo, Coolster and various others. The Massimo jeeps closely emulate the Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 so that may not be your cup of tea but I did spot a later “CJ5” or you could call it a M38A1 military version. This body style is basically a Jeep Wrangler YJ but with round headlights and might be the closest you’ll get….

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I don’t know how big all these ”jeeps” are or whether they will match the wheelbase of your JP7 (if that’s what you have) or whether the wheel spacing will match the wheel wells and you’ll obviously have to do a lot of modifications to make it fit but they seem to be abundant and they list body parts on some sites:


There’s two sizes of Massimo ”jeeps”: Mini 125 and GKD 350.
 

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There’s a mini jeep group on Failbook and also a Ken-Bar group I think. Might be worth putting in a Want Ad at those places. Not that I’m condoning the use of social media.
 

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Does anyone else have a Ken Bar JP7 Dirt Dog Mimi Jeep style boby ?

Don't know if you saw this but you might private message Maura on the slim chance of a response. It is from 2024.

 

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Don't know if you saw this but you might private message Maura on the slim chance of a response. It is from 2024.

Hi im in NY l have a Dirt dog Jeep too. Just got it a month ago dont knon the year either i 1980s . lm making mine full military look for parades.
 

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Hi im in NY l have a Dirt dog Jeep too. Just got it a month ago dont knon the year either i 1980s . lm making mine full military look for parades.
Send me a pic of yours. l will keep in touch with progress. Major snow so cant really work on it now.
 
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