XJ Help out there?
XJ Help out there?
I just bought my first Jeep. It's a project that I have started. Just thought I would see if there was any suggestions out there. Pictures to follow. Thanks Jobin cause I sure couldn't figure out how to post them! It's a 1987 XJ. I bought it at an online auction place. Paid 725. It has a small lift, sitting on 33's with 112,000. It was in a roll over and has a salvaged title but runs strong. I need to get this thing on the road and on the trails. Any words of advice would help!
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-By driving a Scout, you my friend have recycled, which is more than those pansy Prius owners can say.
-I love driving a piece of history that was nearly lost.
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-By driving a Scout, you my friend have recycled, which is more than those pansy Prius owners can say.
-I love driving a piece of history that was nearly lost.
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Re: XJ Help out there?
Kinsey wrote:I just bought my first Jeep. It's a project that I have started. Just thought I would see if there was any suggestions out there. Pictures to follow. Thanks Jobin cause I sure couldn't figure out how to post them! It's a 1987 XJ. I bought it at an online auction place. Paid 725. It has a small lift, sitting on 33's with 112,000. It was in a roll over and has a salvaged title but runs strong. I need to get this thing on the road and on the trails. Any words of advice would help!
Dont let Trashy get you down. Mine is an '84 4-cylinder hunk of junk and it provides me plenty of good times!
I would build a roll cage for that thing and tie it to the frame sections. I bet the body flexes quite a bit more with the top/back cut off.
Paul
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'84 XJ, '19JL
Re: XJ Help out there?
Wrench wrote:Kinsey wrote:I just bought my first Jeep. It's a project that I have started. Just thought I would see if there was any suggestions out there. Pictures to follow. Thanks Jobin cause I sure couldn't figure out how to post them! It's a 1987 XJ. I bought it at an online auction place. Paid 725. It has a small lift, sitting on 33's with 112,000. It was in a roll over and has a salvaged title but runs strong. I need to get this thing on the road and on the trails. Any words of advice would help!
Dont let Trashy get you down. Mine is an '84 4-cylinder hunk of junk and it provides me plenty of good times!
I would build a roll cage for that thing and tie it to the frame sections. I bet the body flexes quite a bit more with the top/back cut off.
This and the renix set-up isn't bad at all. The tranny is a pile of crap, but just run it until it breaks and then do an AX15 from a later model. The D35 rear is probably OK if you leave it open, but I am pretty sure that everyone that I know with a locked D35 (except Danny) has broken it a few times. I think that the key here is to NOT spend a ton of money on this project. Do the safety stuff and stiffin it. . .from there, keep it simple.
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Re: XJ Help out there?
OldGreen wrote:I think that the key here is to NOT spend a ton of money on this project. Do the safety stuff and stiffin it. . .from there, keep it simple.
Exactly 100% my point! Once you start spending money on high dollar stuff you're doing it wrong. Its a cherocar so keep it cheap, simple and enjoy it till it falls apart and start all over again with another one or step up to something better.
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