I agree. No, the one to monkey with is the '75 FJ40, the running gear is all there, the 327 needs to be freshened up, new skins, and other odds and ends done before putting it back on the road. It will have to wait for spring, though. In the meantime the Suburban gets me around pretty well when I'm not hauling anything.
I can get at an old CJ5 - I did the Chevy conversion on it, back in the day... Put in a new pan and corners too...It's all still together - The guy blew the motor up 5 years after the resto, and it's been sitting in the barn ever since. I reckon it's be fun to have, if I can get where I can get at it... One thing at a time. I need the pickup more than anything, then my old man's old trailer, that's sitting down in Ronan with a busted tongue... After that, mebbe the CJ.
Would be nice to get the shop up first - I ain't ever had it before, but I am getting old enough that crawling around in the gravel just ain't all that appetizing anymore...