Just spent the better part of an hour talking with the neighbor about a potential family project he's got. One of his uncles had a early Jeep that he's interested in getting running again. First problem is that it's stored in his cousin's garage, 50 miles away, and difficult to get to. Second problem is that he's not sure what it is, it could be anywhere from a 1943 MB to a 1951 CJ. It's got a Chevy smallblock, apparently a huge transmission leak (even though Tim thinks it's a stickshift.) Probably the worst thing is that it hasn't been turned over in 20-25 years, and although it was running when it was put in the garage, I'm willing to bet that it wasn't stored properly.
My advice was that it'd take a lot of time at an absolute minimum to get it running, and more likely, a bunch of parts. Don't even think about it from a monetary perspective. Already significantly modified, about the only thing left original is the tub, and that's been sandblasted and repainted blue (aftermarket soft top.) It might make sense from the family value direction, otherwise, run.
My advice was that it'd take a lot of time at an absolute minimum to get it running, and more likely, a bunch of parts. Don't even think about it from a monetary perspective. Already significantly modified, about the only thing left original is the tub, and that's been sandblasted and repainted blue (aftermarket soft top.) It might make sense from the family value direction, otherwise, run.
