JJtheJeepfan

I remember one of you in the great lakes region wanting a J truck, this one on ebay has 2 days left...just a heads up. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-198 ... 7084QQrdZ1

exactly why I'm considering expanding my search. Maybe I can snatch an M715 for the same price as an MJ

You know....Ive been looking for a manche for a while now, just recently find this forum. As part of my search I would regularly cruise ebay. Ive noticed since damn JP put the manchie at #4 the prices have jumped much higher than I had been seeing them before. Maybe its my imagination. But its sad that I can get a restorable M-715 (my first jeep truck love) cheaper than a restorable manche.

LOL I like you guys, I'm gonna have to make sure to buy an MJ now, just so I have a good reason to hang around here. LOL

Well My grand dad fought in the big one. He would tell me that all the crap about one shot and then move on is insane. You can never make something dead enough. Hmmmm....I think Ive wandered a bit...anyways what I mean is this: I was taught not to believe in overkill. better to have too strong than not strong enough right? For another silly analogy. When I got in to fish keeping I started with a ten gallon tank. Now I have 15 tanks total in my house and am looking into opening a store. Lesson? you never know where your going when you start down an innocent little road. I think I will attempt to procure 60's when I find my MJ. Now the next question is...has anyone argued for a specific tire size? I mean 35 to me seems to be big enough that it can go through and over most crap, but still 100$ a wheel cheaper than 40+. Also with Michigans stupid lift laws, I'm not sure I could put much bigger than a 35 on this truck and keep it street legal. And that is Another thing I'm shooting for.

well it is all for naught, I specificly asked the guy if it was a 4x4 and he said yes. I get down there after driving an hour and as I start to crawl under to check it out....no diff on the front..its a 4x2...grrr...oh well. Welding - not yet, but thats on my list of things to learn this summer. Money - thats half the reason I want to buy a cheaper truck like the MJ. I have a specific set of this and parts I want my rig to have. It didnt make sense to me to shell out 4-5000 for a vehicle only to take everything off and change it. So...that said...I'm up for the spending, and what I don't know I will learn as I go.

whatever I manage to find cheap, be it a cj, mj, tj, xj, yj...I want to run at least 35 inch tires.

my dad asked me when I mentioned that I want a project 4x4 if I had more time than money, or more money than time. Since I have little of either I figure it will take me a while to get it going just the way I want it, but I figure I will go look either way. Maybe I can get him down to 300 or 400 just to get it gone. I was looking in the tech section, how hard is the 44 swap for the front axle? I only ask because it would be a ***** on my 2000 S-10 which is why I'm selling it. Just want to know what I'm getting into.

so that being said, Id like to ask yall a question. Tomorrow I'm going to look at an 88 mj, not sure which package. The man was asking 650, but has since said that its not "running so smoothly" as it was three days ago. So he said that he would probably let it go for 500. My question is this...would I be foolish not to take cash and a trailer with me?