Bought an MJ

[jeepcoma]

Yup I finally got my hands on one. Found a nice '91 just over the border in NH with all the important features I was looking for: 4x4, 5spd, 4.0, lwb w/ cap, and pretty clean (not much rust) @150k miles. The good is that it's in nice shape mechanical and body wise with just some minor work to be done. Lots of things have been replaced and it was well maintained.

 

The bad is the interior. It was owned by a dairy farmer, so the whole thing smells like cow poo. The floors are pretty good, but the carpet and seats need to get ripped out and there's no headliner, so that needs to be replaced. Just has the simple gauge pack, no tach and only idiot lights. The 1st owner (I'm the 3rd) had installed some sort of sound system, so I'll need to sort through that crap and see if that's the reason there are thing rattling behind the door panels. The tilt steering wheel flops up, not because of the tilt mechanism but one of the bearings is gone in the column that needs to be replaced. The high beams don't work, it might just be disconnected.

 

Also all the shift linkages need some serious adjustment, I'll start looking for some guides but does anyone have some links handy? There are some minor problems and quirks that I'll need to start fixing but all in all it's a solid foundation for me. I'll be getting plenty of use out of it.

 

So here are some pics:

 

In the snow before I got it

(that's mud and dirt along the bottom)

 

4.slow

 

Pretty clean bed (not the crap part of course)

 

Only serious rust spot on the truck, driver's side rocker

 

Me as a happy new MJ owner!

[Pete M]

I remember that smile. That's the smile I had when I bought my first MJ. :D

Congrats! :thumbsup:

[mvusse]

Congrats on your new obsession and welcome to the first day of the rest of your life.

 

And don't discount the possibility of just needing new headlight bulbs to get the brights to work.

[BREEZE1]

nice find hippy!! :clapping:

[69CamaroSS]

I'm digging the cup holders in the bed...lol anyways congrats. your big smile makes me want one really bad

[Wildman]

Yea........nice find, I don't see too may '91's

 

I like your picture of the "hug" :rotf:

 

Now, you just need to remember what J E E P really stands for :teehee:

[BLHTAZ]

Congrats!!! :clapping:

 

Welcome to the wonderful world of MJ... :cheers:

[mvusse]

Now, you just need to remember what J E E P really stands for :teehee:

 

Oh, he will find out soon enough.

[Pete M]

My highbeams in the 88 didn't work because the linkage bar that runs down the column wasn't fully pushing on the switch near the base of the column.

[jeepcoma]

My highbeams in the 88 didn't work because the linkage bar that runs down the column wasn't fully pushing on the switch near the base of the column.

 

That's probably the same problem I'm having. The lever moves, but it just flops about and never feels like it's engaging the switch. The previous owner had the column apart to try and fix the steering so it's possible it's just not put back together correctly. Even if both lights were burned out on the high-beam, wouldn't the high beam light still go on? I'll probably start a project thread for all this. Just wanted to show off my new acquisition :)

 

btw I've already got a few projects. Whatever J E E P stands for I'm sure it relates to emptying my wallet. Regardless, it's just going to split the pie of other projects that already empty it, including a '73 AMC Javelin and an antique Ukranian motorcycle. Plus a house and a wife. Those pie slices get awfully thin... :(

[COLAB]

wow same as mine or close mine is powering by a V6 2.8L and yours by a 6 in line 4.0L

 

Check mine same look :

 

 

 

 

 

[jeepcoma]

I'll take your interior. I bet it doesn't smell like cow poo either!

[COLAB]