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1989, MJ, Eliminator 4.0L / 5 speed / D35 / SWB Build date: Illegible Current Location: Central MN Status: Very much picked over Notes: Would've been a nice truck in its day. Not much left of it now, though. Been sitting there for 280 days and they crush after a year. :( Current owner: French Lake Auto Parts in Annandale, MN

No new truck.

Yeah... I know... with me moving this summer and a huge waste of my time over another MJ, this poor thing got pushed to the back burner... then off of the stove completely and back into the freezer! I pick at it from time to time, but for now it's just going to have to wait. The way it sits now is mobile and for the most part assembled enough so I don't loose anything when we move. Sitting right next to it right now is my Beetle waiting to get its carb rebuilt. Darn thing dried up on me over this last winter. Always something with these VWs...

Thanks for posting everythng you have on this build. The detail shown is amazing! We deserved and I can't wait to see this thing finished.

Having a custom sized channel formed rather than going with tubing can be a huge cost effective way to go as well. Any good fab shop with a big enough press and shear can make whatever size you want keeping you from being limited to nominal sizes of tubing. Also, going that route, you can mix and match your material thicknesses and save on weight. Say you don't necessarily need to go 1/4" for everything... maybe just in the middle for a winch mount. Yet another benefit to the cost is that a lot of shops have smaller pieces of material kicking around that they love to get rid of so it doesn't clog up their racks... smaller pieces will save you big time from having to buy an entire sheet of steel when you don’t need it. Here's mine: For both the front and rear, they cost me $40 in material (granted, I worked at a fab shop at the time). The front weights in at around 120 with the winch (Warn 8024s are stupid heavy) and the rear weights about 75 without the tire on it. As far as time is concerned, I really didn't pay much attention as I just worked on it when I had time over my lunch breaks.

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Nice find!... again.

Either way they look great, but it's those silly little things that bug me about my projects. I'd take it back and get it done in flat.

... am tired of that Gimp getting away... slipper little guy!

Really, dude... you've got a real sharp truck. Is the tailgate still red?

:clapping:

Maroon. i just heard it was black. maybe they are talking about 2 diferent MJs... The guy told me it has a maroon interior... climbed up the car lift and everything when I was on the phone with him. :dunno:

Maroon.

^ I asked him about that too. My problem is that the truck is 150 miles away from me. If it were up the road, I'd push more for pulling parts. He's okay with parting it out, but the miles oesn't quite make it right with me.

Bad news bears... he called me back and said that the frame is so far gone that he can't open the doors when it's on a car lift. The rear axle is a 35 and it's *ahem* crunchy. I wasn't the first to call on it either. Four others apparently are interested in this thing so I told him that if he can get his full $400 out of it then great!... otherwise give me a call back and we'll see what happens.

Called the guy... left a message. He's got one of the coolest voice mail messages ever: "Sorry I didn't answer the phone... it's probably because I'm elbow deep in your car. Leave your name and number and I'll call you back when I find my way out." :rotf:

I'm on it!!

I thought about digging up a build but I think this could be a bit more fun: Ever wonder what happened to those cool builds that just seemed to fall off the map? I would invite everyone to start at the last page of the "Your MJ Projects" section and start going through them. Let's see what was happening around here five years ago... maybe even find something to inspire your truck. You might even find some trucks that are still hanging around here... only with a few less dents. I want to start with this one. The truck has a really neat look to it when he started. It was started by a dude on here that went by ChiefJosh. I don't know where he went, but he hasn't been on here since Feb 10, 2009. viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3284 Anyone care to take a step into the way-back machine?

3:00 today! Got the oven warming already...

:( Very sorry to see this. Any plans?

Perfect. I'm between classes at the end of July.

I'm game for whatever. Talked it over with the wifey and she'd love the idea of getting around and seeing more than she can see by going out to my shop. We just need a date.