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06-25-2010, 08:05 PM
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Station Wagoneer
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Marn's 73 Wagoneer Thread
Hello!
My name is Dr. Marneaus. You may remember me from such threads as the original "100,000th post wins" and "97 TJ's 'Build Up'" as seen in my signature.
This was the little jeep that could. It inspired many, and gave me many good times. I have kicked myself every day since selling it almost 3 years ago...but everything happens for a reason.
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f22/9...ild-up-335660/
Today I'm coming to you with something a little bit different. I'm no longer a poor college student who daily drives his mildly built TJ.
I'm now a poor college graduate who daily drives what used to be his mom's station wagon, but rolls weekends in a slightly different style.
I picked this up today.
Introducing "THE BEAST" as it has been named by my friends and family.
1973 Wagoneer. Epic.
Okay okay, it's still a station wagon! But I'll be doing more than grocery getting in this beast.
Here's the low down...
The good:
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-Part Time 4wd with Warn Hubs up front
-BJ's Offroad 4" Spring lift. Still SUA. Less than a year old.
-33x10.50 BFG KM2's...less than a year old with warranty paperwork.
-It drives fantastically. Had it on the highway all day in he 100+ degree -heat doing 75 keeping up with traffic.
Seats and most of interior is in awesome shape
The bad:
-It has a ton of leaks from what I can tell...but doesn't look like anything too serious.
-Has an auxiliary fuel tank installed, and the original tank is in my back yard. So, I have no idea how big this fuel tank is (only the aux. is in the jeep). There's a switch and whatnot, but I dont know how any of that crap works.
-A little bit of rust, but I'll be trimming it off to fit the tires.
-Bumper rubs tires, i'll put it on and trim it this weekend.
-Buncha gauges don't work. Speedo and fuel and oil work though.
-Headliner is ripped and falling...oh well, gravity happens.
-All weather stripping is dry rotted to hell.
-AC stopped working this past year...I dunno why or what to do.
I'll keep this thread going as I advance down the list.
It already feels GREAT to be back in a jeep. I'm psyched to have this bad boy at my disposal. I think it'll be a lot of fun.
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If guns kill people, then pencils misspell words, cars make people drive drunk, and spoons made Rosie O' Donnell fat!
"One of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the great struggle for independence" - Charles Austin Beard
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Originally Posted by revelc
Having a Full Size Jeep is likehaving a hot wife. When you take her out in public it turns heads, they can insight jealousy, you could look at them all day, they require a lot of attention, cost a lot to get them to do what you want them to do, but when they're not happy you'll be cussing, throwing things, and constantly weighing how much you'll lose if you divorce her.
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06-26-2010, 12:56 PM
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Station Wagoneer
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Turns out the bumper fits 100% fine? I'm working on grinding out the front mounts right now to fit some left-over grade 8 hardware. I know its not a load bearing bumper, nor should it be used as a recovery point. I just have the stuff laying around is all.
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Andrew - Landscape architect in training. Not landscap er
If guns kill people, then pencils misspell words, cars make people drive drunk, and spoons made Rosie O' Donnell fat!
"One of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the great struggle for independence" - Charles Austin Beard
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Originally Posted by revelc
Having a Full Size Jeep is likehaving a hot wife. When you take her out in public it turns heads, they can insight jealousy, you could look at them all day, they require a lot of attention, cost a lot to get them to do what you want them to do, but when they're not happy you'll be cussing, throwing things, and constantly weighing how much you'll lose if you divorce her.
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06-26-2010, 06:23 PM
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Station Wagoneer
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Bumper! Lookin better already.
Gave my baby a wash...and started a little special something...
Also, pulled the stereo and speaker...anyone know what size this speaker is? How am I going to replace this sucker! haha.
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Andrew - Landscape architect in training. Not landscap er
If guns kill people, then pencils misspell words, cars make people drive drunk, and spoons made Rosie O' Donnell fat!
"One of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the great struggle for independence" - Charles Austin Beard
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Originally Posted by revelc
Having a Full Size Jeep is likehaving a hot wife. When you take her out in public it turns heads, they can insight jealousy, you could look at them all day, they require a lot of attention, cost a lot to get them to do what you want them to do, but when they're not happy you'll be cussing, throwing things, and constantly weighing how much you'll lose if you divorce her.
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06-26-2010, 06:27 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Vandalia, MI
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Looks great already, I love Wagoneers.
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06-26-2010, 06:33 PM
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Location: Massachusetts
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wheel it 
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06-26-2010, 07:03 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Tampa, FL
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I envy you! I can't wait to get an old Wagoneer to fix up.
Looking foward to the progress, I'll be following this very closely.
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06-26-2010, 07:11 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Boston, MA
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Déjà vu?
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98 XJ 2 door love The U.S. Army vaguely envisioned something bigger than a motorcycle, smaller than a truck, and undaunted by the most difficult terrain.
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06-26-2010, 07:16 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: mahwah, nj
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im loving it...keep us posted
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06-27-2010, 12:02 AM
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Station Wagoneer
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Originally Posted by Couchrider
Déjà vu?
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huh?
Oh and believe me, I'll keep you all posted on everything.
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Andrew - Landscape architect in training. Not landscap er
If guns kill people, then pencils misspell words, cars make people drive drunk, and spoons made Rosie O' Donnell fat!
"One of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the great struggle for independence" - Charles Austin Beard
Quote:
Originally Posted by revelc
Having a Full Size Jeep is likehaving a hot wife. When you take her out in public it turns heads, they can insight jealousy, you could look at them all day, they require a lot of attention, cost a lot to get them to do what you want them to do, but when they're not happy you'll be cussing, throwing things, and constantly weighing how much you'll lose if you divorce her.
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06-27-2010, 12:08 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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You gonna trim the fenders at all? I think if you did a clean job it'd look real good and would fit those 33s a lil better.
Like I said before man, great lookin Jeep!
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06-27-2010, 12:38 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Belcamp, Maryland
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I want a Waggy!!!
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Working with cars is a little like a really awesome date: you start out expecting this to be something simple and straightforward; four hours later you're laying under her, panting and cursing, and things are a lot more complicated than you thought.
When my Jeep stops making strange noises, I become concerned. That usually means I have to go back and find whatever fell off.
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06-27-2010, 12:47 AM
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Location: Southern WI
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Originally Posted by Zach06
You gonna trim the fenders at all? I think if you did a clean job it'd look real good and would fit those 33s a lil better.
Like I said before man, great lookin Jeep!
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I think you should keep it original. Don't hack something that nice up because you never know how it will turn out.
Looks awesome though!
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06-27-2010, 04:49 AM
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Web Wheeler
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: NY - 12550
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That is one sweet Jeep Marn. Welcome back to the Jeep life.
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06-27-2010, 07:33 AM
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Location: Boston, MA
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I don't know what it is, but the Wagoneer is just one hot Jeep. It is both classic and bad *** at the same time. I can't wait to see that bumper put back on.
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