J10 for $1K?

[JZLAJeep]

The teenage boys of the family came across this J10 and the owner says he will sell it for $1,000. Has the straight 6 engine. Doesn't run, but ran when it was parked. Worth taking the risk?

[Classy Comanche]

How hard is parts finding for it? It looks decent for 1k. I'm worried about all the cancer you can't see. That personally is my concerns

[DirtyComanche]

I'd buy it.

 

Their design is horrible and there is likely far more rust.  If you want to restore it, then I would suggest doing a lot of research into how ugly they are to deal with from a sheetmetal standpoint.  If you just want to build a driver and teach your kids some mechanical skills, then it looks like a great candidate.

[JZLAJeep]

Little more info from my son:

"[Owner] said it ran in the last month or two but the carb kept clogging up cuz the tank is rusty. Interior isn't bad.

It's a straight 6 4spd 4wd

[Owner] said he thought [the fuel tank] was bad enough to replace"

 

So potentially tracking down a replacement tank or repurposing one from elsewhere sounds like it would be the first order of business. Neither sound easy, but not impossible.

[Classy Comanche]

Could be a fun father/son project? Come to think of it Napa and Rockauto very well could have the things you need. 

[JZLAJeep]

28 minutes ago, Classy Comanche said:

Could be a fun father/son project?

We are ending up with too many of those. The Comanche, a Cherokee, might as well add in a J10 right?!?

[FrankTheDog]

258 and a T-18 isn’t going to win any races but you’ll be able to crawl over most anything it’ll get over in 1st gear low range. You won’t find a more durable combination in a J truck.

 

Here is a link to fuel tanks that should fit.

 

https://www.gastankdepot.com/replacement-jeep-j10-j20-gas-tanks.html

 

[NHMJXJ]

 

The best time to buy something like that is when you see it.   Buy it.

 

It's a project and we all know they're never "done" and ... I bet a line would form if you decided you want to sell it.

 

 

[Classy Comanche]

I'm sure you could probably buy it, clean it up and sell it as is for 2k. If nothing more you could get it running and driving, nothing more and could sell it? I don't know what those things go for but if you got it driving and sold it you could probably get 3500-5000 out of it? If you got room for it and do plan to work on it and have idea for it. Go for it. There's few and far in between 

[fiatslug87]

Thanks to @NHMJXJ for posting this site: https://www.classic.com/m/jeep/j-series-pickup/

[JZLAJeep]

    The bed certainly has some rust issues. Otherwise it  doesn't look too bad. Obviously it used to be red.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[gogmorgo]

I couldn’t help but notice a little while ago how close the dimensions are to a RCLB GMT800. I should probably just fix the rockers on my 2500 instead… but that 6.0 and NV4500 would be pretty cool under an old Jeep body.
As long as it’s not going to be a major rust removal project I can’t really come up with any ideas to talk you out of it. 

[FrankTheDog]

How far is it from Whitehall MT to where the truck is?

[JZLAJeep]

The J10 followed us home last weekend. Purchase price ended up being $650. Now we have another project...

 

[fiatslug87]

[neohic]

Rad!

[Salvagedcircuit]

[Drahcir495]

How can you not like that body style . 

[Salvagedcircuit]

That's an awesome truck. Excellent score!