I live in LA currently but will be moving to South Central Montana in the next few weeks. I've got a friend here in LA who has a Jeep J3000
4x4 (not sure what year it is, looks like mid-late 60's but not sure) with a 427 engine in it.It's been sitting in his backyard for years gathering dust and I've been toying with the idea of spending the money with a qualified and interested mechanic to completely resore this vehicle so I can eventually drive it back up to Montana to be my primary vehicle during the the winter months and use for fly fishing and camping activities.
Given that I know nothing about these types of vehicles, I have two questions:
1) Is this plan feasible with a vehicle this old that has not been used for quite some time?2) If so, can any of you folks recommend a qualifed jeep mechanic who'd be interested in doing something like this.
I've got somewhat of a timing issue. I'm planning to leave for Montana in early August, but would like to find a qualifed mechanic to look at the vehicle, determine it's worthiness for this kind of restoration. Then I'd like to leave the vehichle with the mechanic to fix up to be ready by mid - November.
Can anyone point me to the appropriate knowledgeble mechanic familiar with this type of vehicle??
Any help or referrals you can provide will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your time and consideration.
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