PAY TO PLAY RESTO |
| Jeep purchase price | $3,000 |
| Sand blast body and windshield frame | $545 |
| Weld body holes, frame, prime, and paint body | $3,851 |
| Electrical work and new gauges | $732 |
| New seats and seat belts | $345 |
| New gas tank | $90 |
| Seals, gaskets, and caulking | $147 |
| Windshield rubber gasket | $37 |
| Decals | $16 |
| Weld fuel line connector to gas tank | $37 |
| Floor mats | $7 |
| Hose clamps, nuts, and bolts | $79 |
| Miscellaneous replacement parts | $278 |
| Paints and solvents | $101 |
| Battery hold-down | $4 |
| Seat bottom frames (which bolt to floor) | $175 |
| Weld step brackets | $40 |
| Remove trans, rebuild, and replace | $1,495 |
| Transmission shipping | $134 |
| Five new tires and rims | $514 |
| Total rebuilding costs | $11,627 |
Useful Web sites for Jeep restoration information
* www.jeepsonly.com: Contains very useful links to a variety of Web sites on Jeeps.
* www.jeepbrokers.com: Information on Jeeps and Jeep parts for sale, but also has restoration tips
* www.g503.com: Mostly deals with World War II military Jeeps, but also covers early civvy stuff
* www.jeepz.com: A chat site for owners of Jeeps
* www.jeepnusa.com/militaryjeeps/: Has information and links on military Jeeps
* www.militarymanuals.com: Government manuals on military Jeeps.
* www.public.asu.edu/~grover/willys: Info on Willys trucks
* www.tomstj.com/jeep_web_sites.htm: Provides good links to other Jeep Web sites
* www.1st-on-auto.net: Excellent links to other Jeep Web sites. This may take some work because it contains many banners and ads, and you may have to click a few times to get where you want to be. The results can be worth the effort
* www.earlycj5.com: This was the Web site I used mostly in my restoration. It is both a technical site and a chat site for owners of the CJ-5. When I was stumped on where to get something or how to do something, I posted my query and received valuable responses.
Useful Books and Manuals For Restoring Vintage JeepsThere are three different types of books needed to have a complete restoration library: Jeep history, maintenance, and parts books. Books with excellent photos and descriptions are invaluable (especially if in color) to see the details of what the Jeeps looked like in their original forms. Maintenance or repair manuals are a must-have to understand how the older Jeeps were put together. A companion book is the parts manual for the Jeep being restored. This provides excellent details on how things are assembled (so you can take them apart) and provides outstanding pictures of what the parts look like.