Greetings from Oakland, CA

[RoadRacer_Al]

Hey there - Al here.

I just bought a 67 Jeep Gladiator with the AMC 327. It's only got 62k miles on it, and it's really clean: original paint, uncut dash and door cards, unmolested body which appears to have never been cut or crashed.

I rode my motorcycle to Tuscon, AZ bought the truck, and loaded it up for the trip home.

That's the short version excluding all the service, repair and overheating along the way.

I'll be working on the short-term needs, and the long-term wants.

The main one is weather stripping... the desert rotted everything, and if I want to keep it generally rust free, I'm going to have to do something pronto before we hit the rainy season here in California.

[Heavy_Metal_Thunder_81]

Welcome aboard! Great looking truck!

[rang-a-stang]

Fantastic truck! Looking forward to seeing more pictures!

[mattmopar440]

welcome thats a Nice clean looking truck !!!

[joe]

Nice.

[mud89]

Welcome!
More pics ?

[silverfoote]

Nice truck! I'll keep an eye out for you . . .

[letank]

Welcome to the asylum, from across the bay.


Is that a KLR?



The longest I drove to pick up a wagoneer, was to lake Tahoe ... yes the bike, at that time a GS1100 fitted in the cargo area, with the tailgate down.

[nottayota]

Great Looking Truck !! Can't wait to see what you do with it.

[RoadRacer_Al]

Quick update:

Thanks for all the positive comments on the truck. (I baked it myself! j/k)

The bike in the back is a 15-year old VStrom 1000. It's a big overweight but generally reliable. Kind of like it's owner.

Plans for the cosmetics are to buff it out, then clear coat it. As the saying goes... it's only original once.

Mechanically, that got a little more complicated. I just did a compression test, and one hole has a big problem, so I have to dive into it to see what's wrong.

I was kind of hoping to just tune it up and drive it for a while, not need to dump additional thousands into it right away...

[letank]

Quick update:

Thanks for all the positive comments on the truck. (I baked it myself! j/k)

Mechanically, that got a little more complicated. I just did a compression test, and one hole has a big problem, so I have to dive into it to see what's wrong.

stripped spark plug thread, there are good products better than helicoil... such as keensert. The old XR350 head is being held with 2 of these!


Fried valve or collapsed lifter?


Good luck

[rang-a-stang]

Yep! May not be 1000's or even 1000. I bet its a burnt valve. If it's a burnt valve, you're at a few $100 and a weekend of work.

[imwhisper]

Welcome from a few hours south of you!

New here too - just got our '67 jtruck and looking forward to seeing what you do to yours.


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[letank]

the issues w fixing the 327, is parts therefore $$$, unless you are talking about trivial parts


found the famous pict, yes it did fit by lowering the handlebar a tidbit

[RoadRacer_Al]

I've been getting quotes on some of the services necessary.

The trans, delivered to a shop (i.e. I do the R&R myself) will be $800. Presumably, I should replace the torque converter at the same time. (Any thoughts on stall RPM for converters?)

The cylinder heads, with new valves, valve stems, and machined with hardened seats, will be also be $800.

Of course, both will probably cost more once it's done and delivered.

I just posted another thread the possibility of buying an un-titled project truck to swap in a motor and manual trans.

I did manage to get it titled here in CA in a timely manner. That's been an ongoing problem for me with vehicles -- I'm pretty allergic to DMV.

Cool to see the CA Peeps here. We should have a BBQ day at Hollister or Carnegie when I get my junk running.