Take your old Beijing Jeep 2020 and make it into a Wrangler
Tired of your old beat-up Beijing 2020? Thinking of giving it a make over for those cool summer months? Then why not make it into a fake Jeep Wrangler? China Car Times will show you how, thanks to some photos we found on the Autohome forums. The Beijing Jeep 2020 is quite popular with ex-pats living in China, we have no idea why though – its loud, its slow, its terribly hard to keep running (so we hear) and its hardly a chick magnet, is it?
We wonder if any members of the Peoples Liberation Army are reading? Perhaps they can convert their 2020′s into Wranglers? More after the jump.
Take your old beat up 2020, cut the roof off. You dont need it anymore.
Stick a new roof on from a hard top 2020!
Add a few minor cosmetic adjustments to the front bullbar.
Strip off all of the paint.
Make a few new parts out of what looks like fiberglass. Gloves or other protective equipment really aren’t necessary.
Add said Fiber glass bits to jeep.
Great – starting to take shape now!
Dont forget to add a sunroof.
Make sure you smoke, preferably with the cigarette hanging casually from your mouth.
Apply Jeep logo, however, make sure it isn’t wonky.
Remove rear seats, throw in camping equipment to make it look like you live a true outdoor life.
China Car Times thinks this is a great conversion – except for the wonky Jeep logo. Overall the transformation is pretty good!
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Hey Jim may as well find a couple of Lada’s as well (not the Niva tho-that would be cheating)or other dreadful ‘classics’.
In fact find something else that the CCP copied as well- the base 2020 is after all a UIZ and of course those terrible ex pre ww2 BMW oppossed twins complete with side chair copies ex Russia, that even after spending fast sums of money on ‘major modifications’still manage to perform like a dead whale on a slalom course. Why would anyone with half a brain and any sort of self esteem bother to collect, save, restore, spend money on or even drive a 2020 unless they were forced to?????
Yo Dog!
Have a Lancia Zagoto in the garage and a 65 Mustang and a 53 Ford F100 restored. Sounds to me like an 42 ish UAW worker on comp with not 2 much to do but implode and stroke the prostrate. The UAW jobs are gone, no more extra boards or paid PT time. A Lada no thanks, Vega Cosworth maybe. PS My wife drives a 2003 Jaguar with a 120k miles on it with only oil changes and no down time. Yup We don’t build like we used 2…Somebody else figured out how 2 use the can opener the right way. SOL buddy.
And I bet you’d vote for Obama yo momma 2; No The guy for the down trodden John (Scissor Hands) Edwards…WOS.
Gidday Jim mate, well you must have a big garage, but why fill it with 2020 crap? It seems you know a wee bit about cars and are reasonably intelligent, so maybe you have a sense of humour and can see the funny side of owning a Bj 2020?
I too have an extensive list of cars from a Porsche 356 Carrera to a Devaux, but would never pollute them (and myself) by exposing all to such a nasty piece of work. But then I guess Im a little biased as my first company ‘car’ in China was a BJ2020, now matter how hard I tried to find something to like about it I couldnt!
Who the hell is Obama, some type of yankee muppet? I can tell you I didnt vote for Rudd if thats any help!!
That BJ2020 you had once owned clearly did more psychological damage to you more than any woman ever did.
I’d have a BJ2020 as a beater if I could find somewhere to park it.
Right-at least with a women you couild try to reason with it (result unknown of course)But that bloody BJ2020 (and it got nicknamed BJ!) was the lowest form of life, until my assistant at the time ditched and wrote the bastard off! We had a celebration that night!
Replaced it with a Sultana, it was like moving up from a Fergie tractor to a Rolls (well almost- the fergie is a far superior beast to the BJ!)
Women I can handle but I admit that 2020 (and others since) had beaten me!! And Ashley thats why I think you need one as a beater – because you cant beat your wife??
I just want something that can knock into taxis, everytime they cut me up!
It would also be a good MTB carrier, although Im not entirely convinced of its offroad abilities, if any?
My wife is stubborn Dongbei girl, and often beats me.
Dog?
What do you do for a living? I read your blogs and I’m confused, sometimes you sound like a mass muderer, other times like Jay Leno, what gives. Yeah maybe I am a little off, okay way off, for transforming the 2020 into a Frankenstein, but what the hell the landfills have enough toxic trash in them already. At least the Damn thing will go from point A to B without crapping out now with the 302 V8 I can do 80 mph all day. the old 2020 could only do that over a tall cliff. I’ve heard a million horror stories about the crappy drive train. A four banger that needed a crucifix and a Rabbi just to keep the faith. At least now I can drive it anywhere without the Rabbi or a chinese tibetan tech(ha ha)in the back seat. The whole surgery only took two weekends and a couple of 6 packs of cold Sam Adams. Hell the beer made it fun. Be good dog. Porche 356…Cool.
PS Oboma is the half white guy claiming to be black that’s running for prez here in the US. It’s either him or the Blonde Clinton with the big thick ankles and no b_ _ bs..That is except for Bill.
B good ol boy. JC
JC, My cover is blown!! Yes Im a mass murderer, Im involved in the ever growing Chinese motoring industry, ensuring that millions will die on Chinese roads! Seriously the company I head in PRC is part of a global Corp that establishes production lines for new vehicles (cars and trucks), and as you can imagine we have been very busy here since the early 90s.
Im pulling your tit a bit re the 2020 and appreciate the transformation you have made – as we say ‘trying to make honey out of dog shit’- you may well do it yet! Now the Sam Adams I can appreciate! One of the best beers in the US of A out a selection of fairly bland watery donky pee brands that you do have.
The 356 is cool- trouble is its 1000s of miles away- but Im going home for a good holiday next week, so the cobwebs will be blown!
Oh that Obama – from a distance and as confused as I am re Yank politics (as everyone seems to be) I dont think you have a lot of choice, apart from getting rid of that imcumbent twot that you have at present.
Chin up and box on old chap!
Confused.
The book on Beijing Jeep said Jeep couldn’t build a 4 door jeep, but the 2020 exists. I even saw one in HongKong the other day.
So is it a copy of the Russian beast, or is it a reworked copy of the 2 door Jeep circa 1980s? Did BJJeep just reverse the process above, stretch the wheelbase and change th e body?
I once drove a Mahindra for a day, but classics do have some appeal, someone’s gotta keep one.
Dave Nevin
Dave, go to the link above and you’ll get a little bit of info. The chinese version is a derivative of the russian one which ws copied from the original willy’s from WWII. confusing yes but that’s the line. Jim
There’s a russian one for sale in Ebay for 12k…Steep.
Maybe for 3k but not 12k.
wow simply gr8
Thank for information.