[joe's_yj]

how much did it cost you? why was it parked in the first place?

[jeepsurf]

Originally Posted by joe's_yj

how much did it cost you? why was it parked in the first place?

PO was askin 1,500. I paid 600 He said that he replaced the clutch and slave but something wasnt right and he didn't have the money or time to fix it. He couldnt understand why I was so Interested in the jeep. Turns out I gotta bad addiction

[cheap5.0]

Nice find...i was planning on picking up something like this if i ever got lucky enough. But the way selling my jeep is going i think i will never have to look for another...

[That1guy]

Why are the seats so messed up?

[jeepsurf]

Originally Posted by That1guy

Why are the seats so messed up?

I dunno. They lost all their rigidity. They're in the landfill now.
They were pretty freakin nasty too. I'ma go to the pay and pull and find some cavi seats.

[pacodelahoya]

Why are the seats so messed up?

Thats what happens when it rains on em without the top on, the internals rust away and you don't know it until you punch the gas one day and fall into the back seat.....ask me howI know

[bigstinger]

nice find. Recommend hercing that tub while you have your seats out... i still remember the summer day just after we bought the jeep that my wife and put a little armor all on the dash, cleaned it out and voila... Jeep was brand new again!


This is good on many levels. Conservation for one. you also picked up a vehicle for less than the commission you would have paid a salesman on a new one. You've got a great start...

[jeepsurf]

Originally Posted by bigstinger

nice find. Recommend hercing that tub while you have your seats out... i still remember the summer day just after we bought the jeep that my wife and put a little armor all on the dash, cleaned it out and voila... Jeep was brand new again!


This is good on many levels. Conservation for one. you also picked up a vehicle for less than the commission you would have paid a salesman on a new one. You've got a great start...

Yea. I'ma por 15 and hurc the tub. I'm also planing to swap to a family cage.
I havent decided if i'ma paint the dash grey, or swap it for a CJ dash. Thats a little later tho.

I didnt get a chance to try to start it this weekend. I was busy with my son I'm gonna try either mon or tues. I'll let you guys know how it turns out.

[joe's_yj]

oh yeah, please check those brake lines, expecially at the mounting points, if it looks like surface rust, replace it. mine looked like that and it blew out on the highway, talk about scary.

[jeepsurf]

Originally Posted by joe's_yj

oh yeah, please check those brake lines, expecially at the mounting points, if it looks like surface rust, replace it. mine looked like that and it blew out on the highway, talk about scary.

Wow. I'll deff chek em out. I'm gonna go thru the whole brake system b4 I get her on the road. I don't like suprises

[jeepsurf]

Question:

I put Marvel Mystery Oil in each cylinder. What would you guys recommend I do next. Should I remove the plugs and turn it over a few times, then put it all back together and start it up? I'm afraid to turn it over with the oil in, I dont wanna damage anything.

[joe's_yj]

take the plugs out, stand back and crank it over. It will spit all the mystery oil out of the plug holes

[jeepsurf]

heres some pics of where I'm at now:


Got the hardtop and a TJ bumper on






Flushed out the fuel tank:






I hate stickers. They've been on this jeep so long, they're like plastic

[bigstinger]

those stickers are classy....
Of course, I have many on mine, including one on the inside of the passenger door that says "white trash princess"
Thats a good looking top!

[jeepsurf]

Here's the story:

I had a 98 TJ. I always wanted a jeep and finally got that one. Eventually, I bought a Bestop 2 pc hard top with upper hard door sliders. $2,600

I had the TJ for about 4 years. We got pregnant and I figured I needed something bigger. I sold the jeep and top to a co-worker. Thats when jeep envy set in. Everywhere we went, I'd say "did you see that jeep that passed us" I think it was hardcore withdrawal. Everywhere I went, jeep this and jeep that. I couldnt stand it. I bought a 02 Tahoe z71 to replace it, but it just wasnt a jeep. Thats when I stumbled across my YJ. So I bought the yj and some time had passed, and the chick that bought my tj came over and asked if I'd put the soft top on for her. Then she says, " tell ya what, put the soft top on for me and you can have the hardtop back" I didnt waste a second gettin that top off Then I wondered if it was possible that it'd fit the YJ. Guess what - It does So here I am. I'll be firing it up tomorrow for the first time. wish me luck.