I'm getting sick of seeing my old rig sit in the back yard slowly decaying away. I need to either part out the good and scrap the rest or take it in a new direction.
It started life as a '87 trooper. I added a '94 3.2 v6 and 5 speed. SAS in the front, waggy, chevy mix d44, and a rodeo d44 out back. 4.88 gears with lockrites. leaf springs over axles.
I then built a dual t-case and called it done. I was able to keep it street leagal and even had the states blessing on the motor swap. Eventually the body was so beat up that I had to replace it. At about that time Todd Adams (R.I.P.) put his old amigo up for sale, so I bought it and started to graft the amigo body onto my trooper frame. I stopped working on this when it became clear that ever being able to license the thing was unlikely.
Now, I am thinking about picking up a pre '67 willys of some sort and and using the drivetrain that I have to make a decent wheeler that I can actually use.
Right now I am looking at cj3a-b type willys. I will need to be able to license it when its done, so that is my main problem.
I would like to end up with a decent vehicle on 35" tires that I can tool around in.
For those who have done similar builds I would like to learn what i can from your experiences. What do I need to look for as far as the donor jeep? Title is going to be important for my plans. I don't know much about the old jeeps, and don't want to end up with one that is missing some unobtanium part that makes me regret it later.
Many thanks for any help/advice.
It started life as a '87 trooper. I added a '94 3.2 v6 and 5 speed. SAS in the front, waggy, chevy mix d44, and a rodeo d44 out back. 4.88 gears with lockrites. leaf springs over axles.
I then built a dual t-case and called it done. I was able to keep it street leagal and even had the states blessing on the motor swap. Eventually the body was so beat up that I had to replace it. At about that time Todd Adams (R.I.P.) put his old amigo up for sale, so I bought it and started to graft the amigo body onto my trooper frame. I stopped working on this when it became clear that ever being able to license the thing was unlikely.
Now, I am thinking about picking up a pre '67 willys of some sort and and using the drivetrain that I have to make a decent wheeler that I can actually use.
Right now I am looking at cj3a-b type willys. I will need to be able to license it when its done, so that is my main problem.
I would like to end up with a decent vehicle on 35" tires that I can tool around in.
For those who have done similar builds I would like to learn what i can from your experiences. What do I need to look for as far as the donor jeep? Title is going to be important for my plans. I don't know much about the old jeeps, and don't want to end up with one that is missing some unobtanium part that makes me regret it later.
Many thanks for any help/advice.