Jeep Pickups

[sillsmack]

All,

Just some reminiscence of the old Full sized Jeep Pickups.

Of all the big trucks they ever was, the Jeep trucks had the greatest name :

- GLADIATOR -

Before Chrysler got the US gov to co sign that loan which bailed Chryler out of Bankrupcy in the '70's, The GLADIATOR was the truck of choice for the US Forest Service.

Whenever me N my family would go camping in California's many National Forest, we would see many USFS employees out and about the forest in their GLADIATORS.

It was one tough truck. They had a 343 cid big block V8 which gave about 7 or 8 mpg, but back in those days, 70's, gas was cheap.

I thought it was a shame when the USFS started buying all DODGE and abandon the GLADIATOR.]

[TerryMason]

Are those the ones with the really cool grill (looks like a smile)?

Terry

[mrjtrux]

Affectionately know as the 'Rhino' grill in the FSJ community... [img]modules/phpBB_14/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
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[mrjtrux]

True, those were some tough trucks! I actually bought one from the USFS [1969, 350 Buick motor w/69k miles in 1996], man that thing had some grunt! Dana 300 & 4.11 gears...we pulled stumps out of the ground! with never a problem.



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[carriss]

personly i like the j10's[addsig]

[Tug-n-pull]

I would love to have one! Heck fire just the name makes you smile. GLADIATOR My wifes grandfather had one and when we got married i tried everyway in the world to buy it. Ol Roy was bed fast from age and sick, I would go up and set with him and we would talk all about fishen campen and huntin out of the truck. Said he was going to let her go but would not sell it to anyone in the family. No family was going to be lost over a deal. Smart old feller I do in deed miss him, and the GLADIATOR. Tug :-D [addsig]

[TomLusk]

Hey Guy, I have a 74 Jeep J-10 Manual Shift, I'm trying to replace the
ignition switch on the column, can you help me. I have the column off, but
cant get the switch released.
Tom :-? [addsig]

[burdman]

I was given a 1970 gladiator pickup with a buick 350 and a thm400 automatic tranny. How hard would it be to put this config into an early cj 7? I have a mostly stock 78 cj 5 with a 258, but I would like to build a 7 for some serious boggin' and trail ridin'. I would like to use the thm, but I wonder if it is worth it. I know that the buick motor is wider than a chevy 350, so would I be better off going the common route, or doing something out of the ordinary? Thanks, burdman

[jaber]

If you love the FULL SIZE, like I do, then check this site out: http://www.ifsja.org/
International Full Size Jeep Association
There is a VERY knowledgeable group of guy there that have info on everything from stock resoration to mild up grades to extreme rock crawlin. And we do swap into and out of "baby Jeeps". Check 'em out..... Jeff

[big_o_tom]

I got an old Jeep, it's a '66 J-2000. Other than the front end and dash it's pretty much like an '80 J-10. Were the Gladiator's pre '66?