2000 Wrangler Sport

[Stephen Davis]

Hello,
I'm new to this page and to owning a Wrangler. I have been wanting a Wrangler for a little while now but didn't have a lot of money to spend on one. I came across this one on Craigslist for $1100 and purchased it, I know it needs a lot of work but what can I really expect for paying that little, ha! The original owners lived in NY so there is a lot of rust on the undercarriage of it and I wanted to know if it's able to be repaid or if I should sell it and find a better one? I'd really like to fix it up if it's possible but don't wanna spend a lot more money than its worth.
Thanks, Stephen

 

[glwood]

That's an awful lot of rust to deal with. Looks like that underside of the body is toast. The frame may be salvageable, but there's not enough photo evidence of what the rest looks like. It's going to take some serious $ to bring that back to life. If you have a lot of patience and time besides the money, it can be done...

You could probably part it out and make money.

 

[Rob5589]

May the force be with you!

 

[derekmac]

Damn, that's a lot of rust!! I live in Nova Scotia (surrounded by ocean, and insane amounts of salt used on the roads) and that's bad by my standards.

You're looking at a lot of time and money to get this back into good shape. I'd personally part it out, or keep it as a parts rig.

 

[PCO6]

Stephen - Most of what you have can be cured but photos 6 and 8 and show that your torque boxes are shot. That is a major job. Fenders are easy to replace and relatively inexpensive. Your frame looks to be in decent shape. Don't let the rust on top of the frame in the engine bay worry you, likewise on the axles. The sills have been covered so I assume they are bad too.

You could try to get a price on the having the torque boxes replaced but you may find that most places won't want to touch it. The parts are available. If you weld you could try it yourself. If not, that's not a job to learn on.

 

[Mike_H]

Yeah, that one is a project for sure. How many miles, what year, what engine and transmission? Then we can give you a ballpark to what the thing is worth, all fixed up. I can guarantee you can't have someone fix it for you and come out on top. Labor for a project like that will kill you. If you can fix it yourself, find some deals on used parts, and don't mind spending your sweat equity, than maybe. You'll probably never get out of it what you spend to fix it, but you also get to enjoy the project...

 

[Stephen Davis]

There are 133K miles, 2000, 4 cylinder engine, 5 speed manual transmission.
I'm probably not gonna do a whole lot of work on it but would like to drive it for a little while longer.



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