Bhfear Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 Well I Have acquired a new project, after I finish up my 4.0ZJ and my 5.9ZJ, I spied it in a "home store" parking Lot, with a for sale sign no price and a number, called him up, Said his son had a new truck, and the mj had "death wobble" and just flat out ugly, so needless to say I took her home for scrap value!!! I have always wanted one, and just stumbled across this one, It is an 89, 2.5, 5spd with only 4 gears (I think, won't go into 5th, maybe a 5spd knob on 4spd stick) lol, 2wd, 100k, Little to no rust (being in IL hard to believe) Has a tiny amount of surface rust on the bed below gas cap and mainly on the ds bed for some reason, all other typical bad spots are great, Anywho I will be junking the entire drive train for a 4x4 xj swap, 4.0, 242, and not sure if I'm going to go with a ax15 or throw an aw4 in it, can't wait to get the carpet ripped up and get her off to media blast. You guys have a great site, been surf'n around for a while now.
Drahcir495 Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 Welcome to the CC :cheers: . What color is the interior?
SW86 Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 looks chocolate to me and i like it. how about that switch next to the headlights? rollbar lights maybe?
Drahcir495 Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 looks chocolate to me and i like it. Exactly what I was thinking - I think I like it a lot.
Naterenfo1 Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 Great buy!! Welcome to the club! :cheers: Careful - These trucks are addicting :wrench:
Rymanrph Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 If that interior is brown, its the first I've seen. I wish mine was so cheap to start with.
RockMJ Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 Awesome start! I guess considering the local the rust could definitely be worse! Nice to know I'm not there are more converted ZJ owners on here. I do miss my 5.9 though :( . Any pics of yours? RockMJ
Bhfear Posted November 23, 2011 Author Posted November 23, 2011 Thanks for all the comments, That switch on the LH side is a switch the PO put in to control the tail lights lol, must have had a ground problem or sumthn idk, and the interior is maroon, my camera is ghey, On another note I will get sum pictures of my zjs up sumday. And ill keep you all updated as this build goes on.
Automan2164 Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 Check it for clutch master syndrome, which is what we call it when you start having gremlins with the electrical system as a result of the master leaking down the interior firewall all over the fusebox. With the PO wiring in a switch for the tails, it sounds like that might be a possibility. The fluid is caustic to the plastic, and messes everything up. Rob
RockMJ Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 Well ill share this pic of my old 5.9 to make you post pics of yours :D I had a similar issue with my tail lights when I first got the Jeep. It turned out to be a combination of a bad ground, split under bed wiring, and fuses/relays in the cab. Good luck man and welcome again! RockMJ
SW86 Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 ^^^^ dude that Zj is @#$%in sick! :drool: yeah looking back the carpet did looking redish in that picture. too bad it wasnt brown. i was really digging it.
500 MJ Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 I'm scrapping out an XJ with a maroon interior. Do you need any interior parts?
comanche12 Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 defiently worth for $300 nice mj! :cheers:
Bhfear Posted November 24, 2011 Author Posted November 24, 2011 Ya my 5.9 is basically stock right now, and I'm making my 93 a look a like with the grill/hood/interior etc. And I really don't care about the electrical crap at this point, I'm gunna gut it all anyways ya know, and interior I'm gunna change it to the xj popular gray color i like, this is such a s stupid newb question but how can i tell what kind of trans is in this, I looked all over underneath and couldnt c a tag or anything, I'm just curious if its a 4or 5spd!!
Bhfear Posted December 31, 2011 Author Posted December 31, 2011 Well I just bought the MJ's Heart Transplant Donor: 93 XJ 140K 4.0 HO AX-15 Np231 Gray Interior Like New Tires Minor Rust on lower Doors I am the Second Owner $500 Bucks, Runs Great, It Will be somewhat hard to strip it down!
shelbyluvv Posted January 1, 2012 Posted January 1, 2012 That XJ has nice interior! It looks almost new inside. If you are going to swap out the burgundy for the gray I need a few parts.
Bhfear Posted January 3, 2012 Author Posted January 3, 2012 Ya I want to go all gray what do you need? I also have some blue mj interior to.
yellaheep Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 That XJ has nice interior! It looks almost new inside. If you are going to swap out the burgundy for the gray I need a few parts. Shelbyluvv, I've got a BUNCH of gray MJ interior pieces as well. Shipping could be interesting on the big pieces, but lemme know if Bhfear doesn't have what you need.
Automan2164 Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 I hate you so much. I was the other guy on the line for that XJ. :fs2: Rob :D
shelbyluvv Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 Bhfear, I need the B pillar plastic and the carpeted rear panel. I would need it shipped to me at 92277. You can PM me an we can take it from there to keep your build thread from getting cluttered up. yellaheep, I am looking for burgundy stuff.
Bhfear Posted January 3, 2012 Author Posted January 3, 2012 Ya Rob I saw it and jumped in the truck, It was actually ten times better than I was expecting!!
Bhfear Posted January 16, 2012 Author Posted January 16, 2012 Well started the tear down got the interior stripped, lots of surface rust but no major cancer on the floor boards, 2 small holes on pass side.
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