Top Ten Dirt Cheap Compact Off Road Simple Conversions

[Vettezuki]

Let's make this list! Think offroad utilty vehicle. Something that's simple, tough, reliable, that you could use for hunting, working on a small farm, off roading, etc.

Let's say all in around $3k as a base price, obviously if you want to get fancier that's more.

Evolving List
* 86-91 Isuzu Trooper
* 84-85 Toyota Pickup
* Samurai (years?)
* F150 (92-96)
* Jeep - CJs? (Years?)

[Shaolin Crane]

Honestly, the f150 i have is a great one.

[blackax]

Well I'm gonna say a trooper. 5 speeds don't break. Rear axles don't break.....IFS meh but cheap and simple to run and fix.


For something small I would for for a samurai. Very small in size. Small motor. And solid axle.

[Small White Car]

Samurai.

Cheap, small, huge aftermarket support.

Light, simple and tough, good mileage to boot.

And the roof comes off!

[94cobra69ss396]

My pick would be an '84-'85 Toyota pickup. The 22R is underpowered but the rest of the truck is solid and with the solid front axle and leafs modifying one is cheap. I used to have an '84 extra cab.

[Vettezuki]

Any particular year range for the Troopers or Samurais?

[Damian]

Jeep.

[blackax]

Any particular year range for the Troopers or Samurais?

I would say First gen troopers because they are so simple, 1986 - 1991

[Vettezuki]

Jeep.

Needs considerable refinement. Probably the CJ years with carburated SBCs?

[Damian]

Any with the 4.0.

[blackax]

You don't want the 86 Toyota it has IFS.

[94cobra69ss396]

Correct, just the '84 and '85.

[Chuck]

I think I know some one with a 85 Toyota 4x4 may be able to get it cheep if anyone is interested Cough John storage Cough.

[enkeivette]

How about... oh i dunno, a black cj with an amc motor. 😜 Cant beat a jeep for compact plus offroad calability. Rigid frame, solid axles, 4wd, and enough power to spin it all. ;)

[enkeivette]

Do a sbc conversion and you cant stop it.

[94cobra69ss396]

How about... oh i dunno, a black cj with an amc motor. �� Cant beat a jeep for compact plus offroad calability. Rigid frame, solid axles, 4wd, and enough power to spin it all. ;)

Actually the CJ's have a C channel frame that's not all that strong. An FJ40 has a much stronger frame that's boxed and more romm for the driver. When my brother was looking for his first truck he wanted a CJ but he couldn't fit in it (6'5"). He ended up buying a '69 FJ40.

[Vettezuki]

The old FJs are superior to the CJs and that's just the way it is. However, they ain't all that cheap. CJs are less.

Before I got my 91 new, I almost got an old FJ with its straight six. It was cool, but the folks didn't want any more used cars that were unreliable. I beat the hell out of my Jeep and it just kept on tick'n. It has the old AMC based 2.5 I4. Just not a lot to go wrong.

[Death Cult Aaronmageddon]

And then there was the Antichrist:mad:. A Jeep J-series truck with an AMC 401 big block and solid axles. I wish we still had it. :thumbs_up:

[SeanPlunk]

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[Vettezuki]

That is fucking awesome! Though I'm pretty sure it's not dirt cheap. ;) Good for "end of the world as we know it."

[Shaolin Crane]

That is pretty fucking cool.

[SeanPlunk]

Somebody build one.

[Shaolin Crane]

I have enough projects right now.

[94cobra69ss396]

Me too. I volunteer Phil. He only has two projects going on right now.

[Shaolin Crane]

I volunteer Adam.

[Vettezuki]

My projects primarily involve exploiting Motorgen talent, soooo. . .

[blackax]

I want to do that to an ISUZU box truck

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