After searching around I finally found a project.
A bit of background about me. I started my Jeep addiction in 1993 with the unexpected purchase of a 1976 CJ-5. After having that one die in an unplanned parking brake failure and subsequent roll down a very steep driveway while I was in the house, I bought a 67 M38A1 CDN2. I fixed up and drove that for a couple of years until having to sell it when I joined the military. Still having the Jeep bug, I bought a 97 Jeep TJ and tried something new and slowly turned it into a Rockcrawler. After 10 years I started to get bored of it and was hurting inside everytime I passed something in OD. So I started hunting for an MV project. My reason for choosing to build a MUTT is that there are so very few of them to be found here in Canada as most were not only cut, but crushed, and I wanted something unique and rare.
After hunting around both north and south of the Border, I settled on not one, but two 74 M151A2's, both here in Canada. Luckily for me although they are both cut, they were the early demils that consisted of a single straight and relatively clean cut.
The one is 98% complete as issued, has been re-welded, and has most of the NOS parts to complete it, Engine runs strong and the Driveline is solid. Only downside is that the original floor is pretty much gone and the back corners are also very rough.
The other is fairly complete and has a very good body albeit is also re-welded, with very minimal rust. The Engine and Driveline is complete, but it isn't currently running. There were also a few "booty" mods to get it running that defeated the original setup.
Between the two A2's there is a pretty large amount of NOS and used spare parts not to mention the duplication of parts between both vehicles, such as 2 engines, trannys etc etc.
Total invested including the transportation of both to my location, totaling 5500kms, is approx 6K CAD.
So the plan is really simple. For the restoration, I am going to strip the solid bodied A2 and stockpile the parts, completely clean and finish the tub, and then swap over the parts from the other complete runner A2. After that, its new paint and whatever else is required. Sounds pretty simple
Fortunately this great forum is around, so I can learn from you guys and pass along my experiences as well.
So, now some pics of the complete one:
