Is a Mongrel Jeep build thread welcome?
I am NOT an AMC fan normally, and I generally don't agree with the opinion that they are "cousins". Having said that, I must confess. I'm building a 1975 Jeep DJ5 for work. For those not fluent in Jeep, a DJ is a 2 wheel drive, and this one is right hand drive (think Mail Jeep).
I bought it as a running (barely), driving (if you could call it that) basket case. Plans are to go all Mopar with as much as possible. Small block, 727, narrowed 8 3/4, Mopar wiring, gauges, heater, dealer A/C, switches, etc. Even a Mopar ashtray! And some body mods like Dodge van tail lights, Cordoba parking lights, Cordoba headlight bezels, and of course Mopar sidemarkers.
When finished, this will be used on my mail route. I drive 113 miles a day, 6 days a week, delivering the mail to 388 customers. Driving my 05 Hemi Durango from the passenger's seat is starting to give me hip and back issues, so it's time for a right hand drive.
Sooo, what's everybody's opinion on a build thread here? It's not an A-body, but it will contain some A-body parts.