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Here's the backstory:
Bought the '71 J2000 from the western slope of Colorado back in late '01. It was cheap, but very rough. Ran on 6 of 8, springs shot, interor trashed, grill bashed, most guages didn't work, etc. Truck had been used as a plow truck, trash hauler, and hunting rig. It ran and stopped, had decent 31" M/Ts, and the owner assured me it would make it back over Monarch pass to Colorado springs. I was skeptical.
Deal was struck and I was on my way with the buddy who's inlaws I had bought the truck from following behind in a newer S-10 ZR2. At the first fuel stop, I popped the hood to try and see if I could figure out why it was running so rough. Turns out two plug wires weren't seated. After that, it ran like a raped ape! The ZR2 (4.3 vortec) couldn't keep up going up Monarch pass!
Not only did the truck make it back to the Springs, but I fell in love with it. Original plan was to just use it to haul brush off the property and then use it as a parts truck in my '48 Willys pickup build. Needless to say, that 3.5 hr drive back changed this trucks fate........That and finding this site and learning about the (1st) 2002 Fullsize Jeep Invasion in Ouray that next summer. I had my work cut out for me to get it ready.
The initial build was more of a "making the truck right" kind of thing. The local pull n' save, FN Jeeps, and this site contributed to a lot of parts that went on the truck to get it ready for the Invasion. Here is what it looked like at the crest of Monarch Pass on the way to Ouray back in '02:
Bought the '71 J2000 from the western slope of Colorado back in late '01. It was cheap, but very rough. Ran on 6 of 8, springs shot, interor trashed, grill bashed, most guages didn't work, etc. Truck had been used as a plow truck, trash hauler, and hunting rig. It ran and stopped, had decent 31" M/Ts, and the owner assured me it would make it back over Monarch pass to Colorado springs. I was skeptical.
Deal was struck and I was on my way with the buddy who's inlaws I had bought the truck from following behind in a newer S-10 ZR2. At the first fuel stop, I popped the hood to try and see if I could figure out why it was running so rough. Turns out two plug wires weren't seated. After that, it ran like a raped ape! The ZR2 (4.3 vortec) couldn't keep up going up Monarch pass!
Not only did the truck make it back to the Springs, but I fell in love with it. Original plan was to just use it to haul brush off the property and then use it as a parts truck in my '48 Willys pickup build. Needless to say, that 3.5 hr drive back changed this trucks fate........That and finding this site and learning about the (1st) 2002 Fullsize Jeep Invasion in Ouray that next summer. I had my work cut out for me to get it ready.
The initial build was more of a "making the truck right" kind of thing. The local pull n' save, FN Jeeps, and this site contributed to a lot of parts that went on the truck to get it ready for the Invasion. Here is what it looked like at the crest of Monarch Pass on the way to Ouray back in '02:
You gonna get this in JP? 
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