Copper Top is a 1984 SWB Jeep J10, with mostly stock drivetrain (AMC 360/727/NP208 with Dana 44 & AMC 20). A BJ's 6" lift provides room for 35" Buckshot Mudders on Chrome Modulars. The interior has new carpet, door panels and headliner.
To keep the vintage truck feel, the bench seat was retained and resprung since the seat cover was still good. Originally it was a non-A/C truck so a working A/C system from a '79 Cherokee was swapped in and recharged.
The exterior is painted in Silkens Liquid Copper and has a BJ's Dozer 2 rear bumper and Sterling Equipment nerf bars. Today Copper Top is still used as a pickup when needed, fishing, towing mulch or running to get lumber.
Jared states "my craze of Full Sized Jeeps all started out as a child, spending time playing with a Majorette Jeep Cherokee Chief diecast car. I was lucky to also be able look at the full size version while playing, it was parked outside of my parent's house a '78 Chief, although dead having lost its life due to use and rust. Fast forward 10 years, learners permit in hand, I searched online web forums and classifieds for my first set of wheels, it could be any color as long as it was a J-Truck. It ended up being copper and later earn the name Copper Top."
Story and Photos by: Jared Sullivan - Saint Stephens Church, VA
Edited by: Mark J. Smith - Editor JeepTruck.com
Thanks for sharing your story with our readers Jared. Your truck is defintely a childhood dream come true!