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Anyone have any tips on how to start a restore while I'm using the J20 as a daily driver? Also anyone know where I can get metal body panels? BJ's only has fiberglass.

Welcome from Boston. What part of the country? There is a place for that in your profile, or you can put it in your signature.

Not a lot of support for these vehicles, compared to Fords and Chevys. Posting your year/model/equipment and specific needs would help. There is a WTB (want-to-buy) forum here and at IFSJA, along with parts for sale. The mechanical parts are often shared with other Jeep vehicles or some passenger cars with higher production numbers, and can be available.

For body parts that BJs does not have, I think your best route would be start with a vehicle that does not need a lot of replacement panels, or find a rust-free donor in a junkyard or private party. Vendors like BJs and Team Grand Wagoneer search aftermarket suppliers and consolidate them on their sites; what you find there is pretty much what's available commercially.. It is possible to fab your own panels for many things - lots of examples of techniques and tools online if you search.

Welcome! 'Restore' means different things to different folks. Daily driving a truck you are trying to restore can be a bit challenging. I remember when I used to 'have to' get most projects done on the weekend and I had to get them done so I could get back to work on Monday.

First thing is to give it a tune up and perhaps change the fluids. Your goal is to keep it running.

Thanks, I'll fix my profile as soon as I can, but I look forward to receiving help from everyone on here. How can I add pictures to the chats?

Thanks, I'll fix my profile as soon as I can, but I look forward to receiving help from everyone on here. How can I add pictures to the chats?

Need to save all your pics over to flickr.com, or another outside program like it, and then link them in your reply box.

They will show up as pics, with id label where they came from.....like this-

20220515_160957 by Scott Weckerly, on Flickr

Welcome!

You can also resize them and upload direct to the site. Ask someone that used photo bucket if you want to 3rd party host pics…..

Process to post pics from flickr
1. Find the pic you want to post and click on it. It will open in a separate window.
2. Bottom right corner of that window you see an arrow that goes up to the right - hover on it says "Share Photo" - click on it
3. Another window opens, and across the top you want to select BBCode, then go to pic size and select Medium 800-600 or smaller.
4. Click on http link showing in the box, then copy.
5. Go to your post on this site and paste into like you did with your other one above.

Wow.....how cool is that....
Looks like my Grand Wagoneer in pickup form

52291567390_ec824d9085_o by Scott Weckerly, on Flickr

IMG_20220410_131339850_HDR by Scott Weckerly, on Flickr