No two ways about it...its a sweet rig. But I could almost pay o ff my morgage for what he’s asking for it. Probably a little more razzoo and high-end than I would really want but…sure is nice.
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No two ways about it...its a sweet rig. But I could almost pay o ff my morgage for what he’s asking for it. Probably a little more razzoo and high-end than I would really want but…sure is nice.
42 grand, shut the front door! It’s a nice vehicle but over 40 grand for a 1973 with a new paint job, a 350 and a few aftermarket parts? Unless there is say 25-30 grand cash in the glove box the value is pretty inflated.
A huge downside is that 350 engine. The original inline is legendary for dependability, and massive torque. Unless of course your looking g for towing capacity. Which in my mind defeats the whole purpose. Another option is dropping a hi lux 4 cylinder turbo diesel. That’s the setup I’m lusting after. I’ve gone with a 94 fzj 80, last model with a inline 6/motor as well as the last straight front axle. Gives me room for 2 kids, 2 dogs, wife , me, and the gear.
Guys smoking crack.
I agree with the survivalistblog, $42 grand? The things I could do with that cash and a mid 80s CJ-7…. wow. Agree with the other post, keep the inline six, if this is your BO vehicle no need for gas guzzling speed.
My personal specialities are IH Scouts, Scout IIs and Jeeps and yes you can run up a price tag quick (I have $5800 tied up in axles alone on a truck nobody would give me $1500 for) but looking at that rig I have to say it was ment to look the part, but not really do the part. I need gear ratios, that intake system needs to be enclosed to a snorkel or the cab, the wheel wells need to be cut for articulation (or you start cutting those expensive and needed tires), is the roll cage welded to the frame through the floor, etc etc.
I suspect a lot of money went into sheet metal work (from it’s age) for the restoration.
But if you like that sorta thing…
Me? I’m still working on Scouts and Jeeps (but looking at a Mog or Pinz Gauer… not much to mod.)
Concerned about the electronic upgrades to dash and engine he made. The vehicle went from EMP proof to EMP proof maybe, most likely not.
If I were to find myself with an empty garage and a found lottery ticket worth $20,000 or better, I would look at a “new but old” build involving a ’70s Jeep VIN plate and title, and a new frame. Power it with a Mercedes diesel out of a 300-series, disc brakes front and rear, and no comfort/convenience features at all. Cheap and common “off the shelf” parts — for the most part — and simple enough to troubleshoot and fix on a dirt road in a wet snowstorm at 0230.
Second-best option for a SHTF vehicle would be an ’80s GMC truck, rebuilt from the frame up. A military CUCV 5/4-ton more or less, but minus the aftermath of 15 or 20 years of “I didn’t sign for it” abuse by 19 year old PFCs and with a few concessions to the 21st century. Disc brakes, front and rear, for one, and LED lights.
Slow and dependable beats exotic and sexy every time.