Been lurking for a bit, so about time I posted. I really like the feel of this forum as I am not a hardcore wheeler or rockcrawler (have dirt bikes for that, and they go waayyy faster in most terrain). Me and my girlfriend have a gas Chev 2500 to haul the bikes with, and needed a second vehicle that was cheaper to run but capable of a lot of fire roading and moderate offroading to get to fishing holes, mtb spots, etc. Our trucks see a fair amount of use (30000km a year) with a lot of remote gravel and forest service roads in the summer (we live right in the mountains near the bc border). So here is some photos of what we found for $1500.00 - http://s1056.photobucket.com/albums/t371/bman602/?start=all . The good: 183000 km or 113711 miles, interior is mint, 5spd, instant start and smooth shifting (the day the photos were taken it was -22f). The not so good: Leaking oil, suspension not the best, and Rust! I have already taken care of the oil leak (if you can believe it the po did not use a valve cover gasket at all, just rtv!), and plan to pull the carpet and see how bad it is underneath in the next week or so. Gotta say the underside pics have me a bit worried. I haven't done rust repair on a vehicle before, but there is only one way to learn I guess. I figure since the jeep only cost $1500 I can throw a bit back into it. Its gonna happen slow though as one of our dogs ate pine cone and needed surgery to remove it (dog is ok now). There goes $2000.00 bucks in upgrades for a bit, unless the pine cone can be used somewhere. But money comes and goes, and good dogs are hard to find. Anyways, after the rust is fixed and we get some extra dough we are looking at getting some 30" tires and ome 2.5" lift. Now quick question, which ome parts do I need to get? There is a new distributor in Canada that has supposed to have some good prices but does not sell full kits, just the individual pieces. Thinking of 30's over the 31's for better road manner and mpg's. Sorry for the long post, but hope to build a good vehicle and value your input.