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The P71 Vic is up for sale. Brought home my dream daily driver. Flew into Salina, KS to pick up this '20 300s with 1800 miles on it and $10k under new MSRP. Hemi rwd with sport modes for the engine and trans. Sport appearance package. This thing is a HOOT to drive but isn't gonna keep me from wanting to drive the Hellcat....

rylee- stay safe out there brutha. Thanks but I'm not a collector of that stuff. No rat rod build thread but here's a couple pics.... '49 Chevy, on an S10 chassis, narrowed frame and narrowed 9" rear, 454/th350.

To those that know me.....Calling it quits after 29 years of law enforcement. 9/2 is my last day.Would have loved to cap it at the 30 mark, but it's gotten much to crazy, just isn't worth it. Not to this old dog.... the new tricks no can do. And can't even briefly glance at a black person without starting a dadgum riot. When are they gonna realized true equality will NEVER be attained by demanding and rioting for special treatment..... What's next for me? Fortunately I married well, she's making enough now that I don't have to work if I don't want to.... probably go nuts if I don't find something else at least part time to do. Have a potential gig as a fleet manager and facilities manager for my wife's employer.... we'll see.Otherwise, I'm now the house b*@ch, and when I'm not catching up on the honey-do list, I'll be wrenchin on my '49 Chevy rat rod, building yard art, or driving the piss outta the Hellcat or my recently acquired '20 Chrysler 300s Hemi.

BTW.......... OUR former MJ is up for sale on Craigs. Did you sell it to Trent "Puttzer" that other MJ-obsessed NAXJA guy??? https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/berthoud-1988-jeep-comanche-4x4-shortbed/7153467662.html

I'm physically too big for these amazing little trucks sadly....... will have to strike it up in the "been there, done that" category of my life. Definitely VERY fond memories of my obsession with the damn things LOL.

At one time I had 13 MJ's, 4 at the house, 9 in storage lots. I very well may have had 8 or so at the time you and I met. I was in the process of culling the herd and all the parts....

Trent has had almost as many MJ's pass through his hands as I have......well, almost....lol. Yeah, the '88 was definitely too nice to trail rig. This one looks like it'll keep you busy for a while.

So does yours now apparently....... you let the '88 go huh? I do miss all those MJ's..... all orphans that I adopted out. Maybe they'll come visit.

Just picked up this '49 Chevy rat rod..... 454/th350 narrowed 9" rear. Kind of a big project.... we'll see how far I get. LOL.

Been a while...... Figured I'd update this for those interested! Found a deal on a set of '11 Mustang GT wheels. They're 19" on 245/45/19's. Will be cutting a coil off the front and swapping in CC501 Moog GM replacement rear springs to drop the rear 1.5" in the near future. And a shot showing the mounted hood vent.....

SOLD!

This MJ is one of my many "offspring"..... I rescued it years ago from a guy in Minden, Nebraska where it had been a low mile, very little rust 2wd 4cyl truck about to be converted to drag strip duties. He lost interest, so I dragged it to Colorado where my best friend from high school bought it and did a fantastic '96 HO 4x4 conversion. His son took on the rest of the build/restoration and was his daily driver all through high school and is now out of tech school and looking to buy a house. I think the truck is WELL worth the asking price considering all the work done and options it has. https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/denver-1990-jeep-comanche/6914437757.html The day it was rescued, along with other bits from a scrap yard I hit on the way home........ What it looks like today....

Exactly. Like it never happened. These are not the droids you're looking for....... Move along.

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Yeah I had such amazing plans...... then came along a Hellcat and a supercharged 5.2 Dakota. The only dually conversion parts I have left are the one-off front wheel spacer/adapters. Would LOVE to pass those on to someone who'd use 'em.

Put in the yard just today...... https://upullandpay.com/colorado-springs/search-inventory/

Merry Christmas Don and family! Wishing you a quick recovery and looking forward to seeing you post up soon Don!

I have a very low mile 2WD AX5 available......... It's in Littleton Colorado. PM me, might be willing to gut it for the parts you need or ship the whole thing.

Yep. PM sent.

I've got one. PM sent many days ago.

Yeah this rig has been for sale on and off for over a year, just couldn't find a buyer for the price he wanted. Sounds like he way over paid for it 8 years ago. He is in his 70's now and will be getting cancer treatments so in his own words "You caught me at the right time I guess, it really has to go now." He lives across from the fairgrounds in Estes Park and had it set in his yard with for sale signs. He said he's had hundreds of lookie-loos come across from the fairgrounds events....to the point he disconnected the battery, put a Club lock on the steering wheel, chained the brake pedal, and installed a camera on the house to keep an eye on it.

How do you know this rig? First thing is to get it emissions compliant. I'll be scanning craigs for part out ads for ZJ's to see if I can maybe snag a good down-pipe/cat assembly with the O2 and wiring. If not, my usual exhaust shop will get the task. Gotta find a couple more steel wheels to mount emissions rollers on...... After that, not much in the immediate future other than to clean up the dirty interior and fix little things like busted lights, window switches, missing screws in trim panels and the center console, etc. A/C line fractured so I'll get that replaced and have the A/C charged ......... if I have any hope of having my wife join me, it's gotta have functioning A/C......lol. Once I've gotten some seat time on a trail or 2, I'm sure I'll find some things I'll want to tweak. Previous owner already warned me that the rear coils like to jump ship when flexed so I'm sure some extensions to the coil retainer posts are in order. Brakes may benefit from a good bleed - first press of the pedal is soft but super firm after a 2nd press. Noted a dead spot in the steering that is pretty minor, initial check on the trailer didn't reveal much so that's another item to look into. I'm also thinking the front and rear axle tubes should get a few beads of weld to the housings and I'm not a fan of the rear bracket for the upper control arms only being welded to the tubes with no support in the center below the joints so that may be a future project. It's a jeep, they have a never ending list of to-do's.........

'95 with 5.2 V8, auto. -Clayton's 5" full lift kit, 4-link front/rear. -'79 Ford king pin D60 with unknown brand mechanical locker and TNT truss -'70-something D60 rear with factory "posi" -241 t-case with Advance Adapters SYE -Custom drive shafts -315/75/16 Maxxis Bighorns -Stock Ford wheels -MileMarker hubs -MileMarker winch -ARB front bumper, custom made rear. -Custom uni-frame connectors welded in between lower control arm brackets -Bilstein 5100 shocks -Chevy rear disc swap -Custom steering with Chevy 1-ton TRE's. Engine is a Jasper remanufactured long block with 40K on it Trans and t-case were rebuilt 8K ago Steering box 4 months old Winch is essentially new, never been spooled out, still has factory cable ties on it. It's been all over Moab by the previous owner, but there's barely any rock rash anywhere. Runs and drives as nice as you'd expect it would if all drivetrain and lift components were new. Rides like a Cadillac. Originally built by an off road shop owner in SW Colorado somewhere. Fab work and welds are neat and tidy. Catalytic converter was removed at some point, so I'll have to get that replaced and clear the CEL. The ZJ itself has the usual "issues" with electrical gremlins and crappy interior quality. Guy came down $3K from asking price - I just couldn't pass it up.

Congrats on snagging this MJ..... it's a good one. I was definitely surprised the NAXJA guy and son that bought it from me let it go so quickly..... Dunno that I can forgive the fact that a......(gasp!).....Texan.....now owns it..... J/K..... I'm sure you'll enjoy that truck!

"Hell-Kitty" lol