J2000 help

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A friend of mine (really good kid) has purchased his first project vehicle: 1969 J2000 67,000 original 232
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He wants to get it running again but doesn't know if rebuild kits are available for that carb.

Also wants to maybe add bigger tires.

It's 4 wheel shoe brakes. I told him personally I'd swap in some waggy axles but that's just me.

Any advice?
 

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Pretty sure waggy axles are narrower.
Cool truck
Rockauto shows a rebuild kit.

it may also be the case that the spring width is the same as chevy. May be able to dump some cheap 10 bolts in it.

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I only have a cursory familiarity with the Pre '76 FSJ's and honestly didn't realize that the AMC 232 was available in '69 in those. THe AMC/Jeep 6 will be much easier to find parts for compared to the OHV 6 or the Rambler V8's found in the earlier J Trucks. It is the same family as the 258 /4.2 that was available for decades.
 
doc said:
3...2...1...Godzilla swap talk
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Newly married, in his 20's and first step into a world of bad decisions 😂 Godzilla won't be on the table for years
 
The J series axles are wider than Waggy. That I believe is passenger drop front and offset rear which cuts your options of finding a set down. I've owned two sets of passenger drop J10 dana 44s and they're not easy to come by.
 
LBarr2002 said:
The J series axles are wider than Waggy. That I believe is passenger drop front and offset rear which cuts your options of finding a set down. I've owned two sets of passenger drop J10 dana 44s and they're not easy to come by.
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So would converting the front to disc brakes be a better option?
 
If that 232 can accept the same adapter plate as the 258, a MC2100/2150 might be a better solution. You can buy new on Amazon all day for less than $100. Just have to make sure to get one with 1.08 venturis
 
orange150 said:
If that 232 can accept the same adapter plate as the 258, a MC2100/2150 might be a better solution. You can buy new on Amazon all day for less than $100. Just have to make sure to get one with 1.08 venturis
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Pretty sure he would have to swap to the '80 and newer intake manifold that was for a 2 bbl setup since the '70 and prior were singe bbl.


IIRC the spring width is different on those versions that were spring over originally ('71/72 and older?) verses the the ones that are spring under and disc brake J10 axles would have been '76 and older, again iirc. However I do have a J10 front axle I could probably let go. I also think that since those were 5 Lug external hub you might be able to use some CJ parts to do a Disc brake conversion but again I haven't had one apart in ages and am not sure.
 
R Q said:
BUT call my friend Johnathon at Jeepsterman Rated #1 Source For Willys Jeep Restoration Parts | The Jeepster Man | Jeepster Man Inc and he can fix him up with parts that will work. Drum brakes can be rebuilt and used, he could go with a slightly taller skinny tire and it would be baddass. Rebuild carb as Jody said and drive the damned thing.
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Yep zero reasons to hack it up. The level of build to go most places will totally erase the cool factor of what he has right now.
 
Echoing @amcjeepman, my knowledge of the older Gladiators and their engines is pretty limited, it kept me from purchasing one fairly recently as I didn’t know what I was getting into. If it’s anything like the inline 6’s in the later years with Weber carbs, they are pretty easy to work on.

However, I do have a 75 J10 I just drug down here from VA to part out, if he is after passenger drop axles to switch to disks and 6 lug, I might have the setup if it’ll bolt in. To the comment above, all the way up to 80-81 is passenger drop front axles, with the introduction of the NP208 and other NP transfer cases, they switched to driver drop and lost the brow. Your wide track wagoneer and cherokee axles are the same width as the J10’s but 95% of the ones you see are narrow and post 81.

I’ll answer what I can, but I’d say get it running and figure out what works, then work on making it his and fixing what doesn’t.
 
drkelly said:
I would just rebuild the drum brakes, and rebuild the carb to get it running, driving, and safe.
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Yup. Make it work as-is, learn, have fun, then flip for what it helps you realize you want next
 
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