mountainman Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Hello there all CC friends. My name is David but i go by dave most of the time. Grew up in northern CA and have been wheelin my whole life, but in old VWs.Moved out to Las Vegas in 2002 and have been here since and cookin in the desert. Ive always wanted a jeep but doing the vw thing and drag racing and road racing have always kept me plenty busy. Still the dream persisted and i would stare at pics of lifted jeeps every few weeks or so and debate what i wanted to do. I wanted a way early jeep as i like the boxy look of them, and how tiny they are. But i could never find what i wanted. Then i ran into a group of XJ's out on the trail, and saw some travel over rocks and went.... :eek: I want THAT! I then set to studying later models..... :typing: wait wait wait.... they make a pickup? :brows: I then saw stuff like this... and this.. annnnd this and got super stoked. Now how TF am i gonna find one of these? I looked a bit and kept my eyes peeled... hell ive never even seen one on the road...EVER. Well i build and restore old cars for a living so one day i ran into a guy who had some old vws and old stude's. He invited me to his compound to have a look. When i get there... in front is his house is a white MJ. :eek: I'm busy with his other stock so i don't even ask about the truck. 4 years goes by..... i stop by to see him and chat about old stuff... the MJ is gone.... WTF! he says... oh its out back, lets go see it. We round the corner and there she is... clinging to life with nobody at her bedside. He had a diabetic episode and fell asleep at the wheel. Rammed the back of a lexus at about 20 mph. Total'd the lexus and sent it to the junk yard :waving: Truck was beat up a bit in the nose area but nothing i can't fix, and i figure hes gonna ask me to repair it. I said... whats the plan for it? he says........ you want it? I said... HELL YEAH i want it! he looks at me and says... for you.. 500 bucks. I couldnt get my wallet out fast enough. So i got it and he trailered it over to my place. I then set to work getting it roadworthy and during that stint i found this place... :D So now here are some pics of her off life support and now being my DD. Only grill and bumper i could find clean enough were all chrome, so ive been working to get that straightened out. Did the grill yesterday and the bumper will be soon enough. 1991 pioneer/lwb 4.0 HO AX15 D30 front and chrysler 8.25 rear. replaced/was broken from wreck: pwr steering pump pulley AC fan fan shroud radiator AC condenser AC lines rad support/headlight carrier grill bumper hood straightened forward frame area and pass fender cut and repaired bent LCA bracket on pass side of axle recharged AC replaced pos and neg cables changed oil so....... the "long" shot Where all the damage was...."was" next to her, my other baby.. 57 bus...offroad beast. Thanks for reading and chat with yall soon. Ive been wrenching/building since before i could drive, which is over 20 years now so i hope to be able to contribute to this forum with what i can. You guys seem to already have it down, but ill put in what i can. :) :waving: dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86customanche Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Welcome to the club :cheers: I enjoyed your MJ story, what are your longer term plans for the truck? looks like a good foundation to start with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 What do ya got for a hitch under there??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyc Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Welcome Dave. My 92 MJ is a Las Vegas native. It spent the first 16 years of its life in Vegas til I went out to buy it in '08. Nice thing about Vegas trucks is that they are rust-free. But the paint suffers in the desert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89eliminator Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 nice avatar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComancheKid45 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Welcome. Beers in the fridge :cheers: O and i also approve of your avatar :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87Chief Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Welcome, and great, clean truck.. And also.. I approve of your avatar :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainman Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share Posted June 20, 2012 Thanks for all the kind words guys. I loves me some hot stacked women.... so I'm glad you all do too. :) 86custom, I'm shootin for my MJ to be like the pics i posted. Plan to go up 5/6 inches or so, and then 33s or maybe 35s. depends on what my brain decides when my tire guy is placing the order...lol. I'm a high functioning kinda guy so theres no way ill ever settle with mall crawler status. Mine will have all the little stuff needed to flex when i need it to. And i don't trailer to anywhere so it will need to be super reliable. Its a clean truck so if i do get super hooked and decide i want to go thrashin, ill buy another one thats beater status and wreck that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86customanche Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 86custom, I'm shootin for my MJ to be like the pics i posted. Plan to go up 5/6 inches or so, and then 33s or maybe 35s. depends on what my brain decides when my tire guy is placing the order...lol. Thats about what I'm aiming for too. I have about 5 on mine now, might end up 6 or 7ish by the time its all said and done, and going with 34 or 35s. Best of luck with the build. Very time consuming if you havent already noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Can ya tell us more about the V-dub? Must be a hoot on the trails! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87Warrior Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Can ya tell us more about the V-dub? Must be a hoot on the trails! X2. I am quite surprised I have never come across a bus while wheeling over the Rockies. Welcome Dave. You got one heck of a deal on that truck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainman Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 Without totally highjacking my own thread.... wait too late. lol. What would you guys like to know about the bus? I figured id steer clear of getting much detail into it since this isnt the bus forums. It has its place there. Its a stock height 1957 panel delivery. Has 215/75 15 BFG KM2s on it. Stock they have 4 wheel IFS and basically non steer portal axles in the rear. So despite being 2wd they are quite capable offroad, especially if a person can drive/has the driver mod. (but no comparison to a 4wd jeep that flexes like crazy) I mean your just not gonna get far without 4wd. Giant incline with loose cover comes, toast. Rubicon or moab or places you need flex... toast.. not goin. lol. But many places it has been, people on the trail can't believe its there or made it to the destination the trail represents. Ive been building these since i got my license and have had around 30 of them. This one has roughly 6500 dollar motor in it so its no slouch. Rated at 3/4 ton it hauls much more than that, and i have had a ton in it and drove 1500 miles that way. Thats what i can think of for now without going into lovey dovey details that as i said, arent really for the jeep forums. :) Thanks for the kind words guys. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automan2164 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Thats what i can think of for now without going into lovey dovey details that as i said, arent really for the jeep forums... You will find that MJ/VW's go hand in hand here. Feel free to indulge us. We have a lot of VeeDub owners in the room. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainman Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 Thats what i can think of for now without going into lovey dovey details that as i said, arent really for the jeep forums... You will find that MJ/VW's go hand in hand here. Feel free to indulge us. We have a lot of VeeDub owners in the room. Rob Oh well thats cool. I just don't want to be "that guy" who comes on and is all self absorbed and going on and on about his "brand x" and everyone is like.... dude...... really. This is the comanche forum... not the forum for you to talk about your "xxx". lol But thats cool there are vw folks on here. Makes me feel right at home. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automan2164 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 But thats cool there are vw folks on here. Makes me feel right at home. :D Off the top of my head, Neohic is a huge VW guy, he's got a beetle, dunebuggy, and various hands in the pot including some engine swaps... Sirsam is a die hard Westy guy with ton's of info... A bunch of members DD VW's of all shapes and sizes. I would love to have a VW dd, but just can't give up the hauling aspect of a ZJ/MJ/XJ. Let's face it, in order to love the MJ or a VW, you have to be a little touched in the head. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 But thats cool there are vw folks on here. Makes me feel right at home. :D Off the top of my head, Neohic is a huge VW guy, he's got a beetle, dunebuggy, and various hands in the pot including some engine swaps... Yeah... that German stuff is kinda cool too. I used to rock a '98 Jetta... ... which I totally miss driving, a '00 Jetta which made friends with a deer... ...my first complete car was a '76 Beetle, I currently have a '72... ... a (mostly) '74 dune buggy... http://forums.vwvortex.com/newreply.php ... p=68560441 ... I've dabbled with anything from Things to Transporters of all kinds, to a VR6 swap on my brother's '87 Cabby... http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.p ... -Cabriolet ... which I also miss having around. Yup. You're right at home here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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