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10-27-2007, 06:50 PM
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1985 CJ7
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Surprise!
Well, I'm doing a light restore on my 85 cj. I just took out the carpet today, and BAM! No rust, but have some "hidden" body damage under the carpet. Looks like the drive shaft took a nice beating on the tub, and maybe some major offroading happened, and the drivers seat holes/metal area was torn. This SUCKS! I thought i had the perfect project with minaminal body damage. Oh well, what do you want for $1400.00!
Here is a few pictures of "Keri"    
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10-27-2007, 07:40 PM
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Bicentennial Nickel
 
1976 CJ5
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You are in good shape, don't worry... I removed the inner liners today of the "Wrongler" tub swap and found this...
http://www.certifiablejeep.com/images/freejeep/page26/large/160_6096.jpg So be happy you live in a salt free, ice free area... I have to cut it all out and clean it all up... Thank god for oxy-acetylene setup as I would have been able to get any of the star bolts out without it! cb |
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10-27-2007, 07:49 PM
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2008 CJ7
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I'm trying to get a trashed roller from a guy in Wilmington but he wants more than you paid for your whole jeep Looks like the Transfer case slammed its shifter against the tub some how? Why would you name your jeep "Ken"? j/k
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10-27-2007, 08:28 PM
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GROUND POUNDER
 
1980 CJ5
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Maybe a broken engine or tranny mount and a little full-throttle action?
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10-28-2007, 12:59 AM
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hey as far as fixing where your seat mounts i had the same problem. the threads where still there but i had an identical crack. i just cleaned it up with an angle grinder, then filled the crack in with a good thick weld grinded it down flush and was good as new
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10-28-2007, 07:20 AM
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1973 CJ5
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It's under the carpet for crying out loud!
Hammer down the hump, Weld up the tear, Add a gusset to your seat mounts and go wheeling! Did you buy a Jeep or a concourse winning collector muscle car?
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10-28-2007, 11:06 AM
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1985 CJ7
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Broken Motor and Tranny mount...So went to ebay and did some buy-it-nows! So, next week. motor is coming out, trans, and fixing everything under the hood with that COMPLETE 258 with the Howell kit installed on it i bought last week for $600.00...so yes, slowly comming along..
As for the Jeep, I bought it at a Garage Sale! haha.....The guy wanted $2500.00 for it, but the wife yelled at hime to sell it for $1400.00...I was going to buy it for $2500.00...Thats WHY I WILL NOT GET MARRIED! Unless i fine myself a Jeep girl <;0)
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10-28-2007, 08:04 PM
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2008 CJ7
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My lovely bride has been on me to get rid of an old rear projection TV we have... (had), so she could get a Plasma. Put it on Craigs this morning and the buyer just left with it 1/2 an hour ago. I never thought it would sell. She's still not getting a plasma though. 
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10-28-2007, 08:24 PM
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1985 CJ7
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You stole the Jeep for $1400.00. Next time steal a better Jeep. j/k,  . Nice find.A little hammer work, Herculine, and presto. Quote:
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10-29-2007, 11:48 AM
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1985 CJ7
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Gosh, i love these stories! Makes me make better decisions on NOT getting married....Yes I love my Heep, i mean Jeep. Got a good deal on it. My older son LOVES it. He wants to go offroading in it asap. Well, I was going to work on it tonight. But there is going to be rain soon.
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10-29-2007, 12:27 PM
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1968 C101
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I had almost the exact same crack on my drivers side rear seat bolt. I thought the base was just really loose, because you couldn't really see it, until we pulled out the seat. drilled the ends of the crack, pounded it back out, welded it up, and squirted a bit of rattle-can-red on it, and I was good to go. and as a plus, the seat no longer hit the rollbar!
do the tach/clock work? looks like a great starting point, enjoy! Hoss
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10-29-2007, 01:15 PM
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1986 CJ7
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Hehe that reminds me of what my floor looked like, except I didn't have any cracks. I did manage to break one of the seat bolts taking my driver's side seat out, but I just drilled that thing out and used a different bolt and lock nut in its place. I also have that dent/tear in the back hump above the transfer case, but mine is actually much larger. There was actually a piece of steel that was welded on it is so severe. I never could figure out what happened there; I figured maybe the driveshaft came loose from the transfer case and went slapping around. I lost a driveshaft one time in my 87 YJ doing about 50mph, but it never slapped around bad enoug to tear through the floor...
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10-29-2007, 01:33 PM
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1985 CJ7
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Well, I'm thinking for the one above the drive shaft. Putting a piece of solid metal to prevent this again...As for the seat crack and bolt that come out. Well, install a flat piece of metal iron and weld it to the floor...
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10-30-2007, 06:13 PM
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1985 CJ7
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Well, I just picked up another tub. No Rust, No dents, Nada! So, Now i will have this tub to put on my other frame...And the new tub is ready for paint..I will get you pictures soon of new tub! (deeper and deeper i go)
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10-31-2007, 04:41 AM
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Bicentennial Nickel
1976 CJ5
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You are not going to make a lot of friends with 2 very nice tubs while the rest of us have 1 mostly rusty ones... LOL.
Let's see some pics of the new one! cb |
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