AMC-MJ Posted December 31, 2009 Posted December 31, 2009 Is a rusty 80's Economy truck really worth this much cutting & welding ? . . . I think if had it been a 1980's Ford Ranger, Chevy S-10, GMC S-15, or a Dodge Dakota for sure the truck would have been scrapped with no second thought's or parts saved, Just simply loaded up n hauled away ! . . . There must be something special about jeep's it's the only little throw away truck i have seen getting restored ! Stupid question but why ? . . . all the fuss to save a Jeep ? I;m not harshing you jeeper's at all just :???: Mike
dunl Posted December 31, 2009 Posted December 31, 2009 Again, you need to read the whole thread and understand the location that he lives in. Salted roads plus a salted atmosphere, from the bay with the largest tides in the world - straight in from the Atlantic. They don't come a lot better than this is his neck of the woods.
AMC-MJ Posted December 31, 2009 Posted December 31, 2009 I understand that part, Thats not what i'm getting at . . . I feel it is only being Fixed because its a "JEEP" Had his truck been an S-10 Chevy in the same shape i feel it would have been recycled. We got truck's like that around here, people just jack them up let the frame flex the opposite way stuff a 2" x 4" between the box n cab, then they let the jack down the wood hold's the cab n box level, then they drill 3-5 holes from cab to box, then they run 3-5 Lag bolt's through the cab n wood into the box and tighten them up, and drive it a few more years then scrap it . . . I see this done to Mazda B2000-B2200's all the time, and a yota from time to time, the Nissan 82'-86' ish D21 reg cab short bed 2400Z powered truck's seem to last the longest out of the tiny truck's . . .the one with the 4 square head lights . . . never seen one of them rusty . . . this body is the long laster: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... 8%26um%3D1 Mike
freakjeep93 Posted December 31, 2009 Author Posted December 31, 2009 i woulda fixed an s10 prob not a ranger ( not a ford guy ) but ill fix anything thats half fixable i hate to see vehicles be thrown out just because one part of them is bad aslong as something is good ill fix the rest.
AMC-MJ Posted December 31, 2009 Posted December 31, 2009 I see, well i was just wondering . . . It seem's the little Jeep's are the only I-4 truck's getting restored these day's, I haven't seen an S-10 nor a Ranger being restored, pimped out or v-8 hot rod'ed sure but i have seen a dozen of these Jeeps under going a full n complete restoration as they where a AMX,Camaro, Mustang, Javelin ECT . . . I was just wondering what the significance was ? Mike
freakjeep93 Posted December 31, 2009 Author Posted December 31, 2009 this particular truck is my first truck i learned to drive in it and i want to keep it around as long as i can and its a jeep mj
freakjeep93 Posted December 31, 2009 Author Posted December 31, 2009 and I'm also doing it so i cal learn more about this type of repair before i do some on my other so i don't $#@#$ it up
freakjeep93 Posted January 1, 2010 Author Posted January 1, 2010 you think I'm crasy don't you. well ill tell you with 100a% certinally I'm am completly nuts. :nuts: whyv would anyone think otherwise :nuts:
AMC-MJ Posted January 1, 2010 Posted January 1, 2010 Naw you ain't any crazier then I, I have saved and rebuilt several truck's that had no business on the road way's some of them i even drove for years while thy were dangerous before fixing them up to like new. . . I normally mess with the truck most dare not, i collect n used 1952-1978 1ton's-semi's and larger. . . here's an example of larger: M123A1C towing a D11 Cat: M123A1C that pulled 300 ton's aka 600,000LB's: M123A1C Blinging: I'm looking to own a truck like the 3 pictured above . . .those are Truck's. . . The MJ is just a toy :thumbsup: Mike
freakjeep93 Posted January 1, 2010 Author Posted January 1, 2010 nice those are awsome id love to have something like that in my yard
AMC-MJ Posted January 1, 2010 Posted January 1, 2010 they weight about 30,000LB's and are 23.3ft long x 9.5ft wide x 9.25ft tall. I'll take some space, but nobody seems to mess with ya ! Mike
freakjeep93 Posted January 1, 2010 Author Posted January 1, 2010 i wouldnt want to be tailgated by anyone driving one of those
AMC-MJ Posted January 1, 2010 Posted January 1, 2010 it's cool them big creatures only do 38-42mph :eek: but if the brakes ever failed that 40mph can become deadly rather quick like. you got 785 Cubic inch V8 non turbo diesel turning 300hp n 900tq screaming 2,800rpm's with 10.11 gears n 54inch tires the forward momentum as impressive. less of course it my M123A1C then it have the VT-370M which is the turbo charged 785 V8 Cummins diesel turning 375hp n 1150tq rolling 45mph with 56inch tires :yes: :clapping: . . . I got my build plannned out just waiting for the right truck n price then i'm going to start building. . . Mike
freakjeep93 Posted January 3, 2010 Author Posted January 3, 2010 ive got almost all of the rest of my patch plates done for the crack ive got one more to make but I'm gunna do that tomorrow then ill weld them in. but right now weve got abit of a road block and its not done yet :ack:
AMC-MJ Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 :rotfl2: :rotf: :yes: and i thought that sort of thing only happens to me ? . . . Mike
freakjeep93 Posted January 3, 2010 Author Posted January 3, 2010 yea it happens to me too add to the fact that the truck ahs no gas tank in ti now. wee gunna get the tratcor stuck movin it
dunl Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 :rotfl2: :rotf: :yes: and i thought that sort of thing only happens to me ? . . . Mike No....you live south, halfway down to Florida. :yes:
freakjeep93 Posted January 3, 2010 Author Posted January 3, 2010 lol at least its not raining yet :ack:
89comanchesleeper Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 hay man just wonderin didnt you have a blue one that you were usen for a donor/parts truck? if so what kinda shape is it in. if so maybe you could work on that one. that red one is way bad off with rust.
freakjeep93 Posted January 3, 2010 Author Posted January 3, 2010 the blue ones pretty much the same the spring hanger bbroke off on one sode of it and it broke somewhere else too. but this truck is just a wheelin truck now i found too much damage to put on the road so off roading it is . clic on the link in my sig and you can have a look at the one I'm gunna put on the road.
AMC-MJ Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 My Jeep goes in to have a new exhaust system installed for $240, 2" pipe and a turbo muffler, i'm sure it'll sound like crap but at least it have more power then with a the rotten one leaking a few different spots. . . any idea the turbo's sound like om a 2.5er ? Mike
freakjeep93 Posted January 3, 2010 Author Posted January 3, 2010 aorrey the only truck i runn a turbo on is my chevy. it should sound decent though
AMC-MJ Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 ah yea ! . . . that exhaust sound's sweet ! nice n mellow when idling or driving and i little bit of nice rap to it when you romp on it. . . Mike
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