Babyblack86 Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Project #1 is the Farmer. Number 2 is Big Ton Hamburger. Named as such 'cause I found her in Hamburg PA, about 110 miles from my S. Joisey home. It's a 5 speed 4.0 4x LB with full gauge cluster. She would start but would not stay running. Frame is solid but its a PA truck and the floors and rear wells are showing the salt. Interior is surprisingly good. Even the headliner is intact, not even sagging! No tears in the rubber matting either. Buying off a Mom & Pop lot, it was listed @ $2900.00. Using all the bargaining chips such as rust, rot, smashed rear bumper, no operating gauges ( a fresh fuse fixed that ) and even flirting with Pop's daughter, I got her for $1900.00. Not bad considering only 98000 miles and snaring a Metric Ton. Next day I dragged or is it drug? my bride back to Hamburg with a Harbor Freight $69.00 tow bar in the bed of the 05 Rumble Bee hauler. Wifey helped hook her up (she's good that way) in between eyeing up Pops daughter and wandering around the lot looking for Wranglers which is her obsession. Towed Burger back with no problems. Avoided a major disaster about to happen due to cheap HF bolts loosening during the trip. Unhooking the rig, one tow bracket literally dropped off at my feet! Good thing we didn't need to go another mile! What a mess that would have been. Burger has been sitting in the yard for a few weeks now while my wallet heals. To be continued.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyinajeep726 Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Pictures? :brows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babyblack86 Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 Don't have the brains, experience, equipment nor the patience to post pics here. I read the solutions everyone offered in the advice section. Just ain't happening until it is explained in mechanical English. Ooofah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche1 Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 U got a pic of a cat for ur avitar its the exact same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babyblack86 Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 I beg to differ. For the Avatar a pop up box appears to select a photo. Not so with postings, at least not on my iPhone. I will keep trying. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babyblack86 Posted September 4, 2013 Author Share Posted September 4, 2013 Got all the fluids changed out on the Burger. Oil looked like molasses. The gear lube in the rears had water in it but not excessive. Trans and transfer case looked good but I changed the lube anyway. Drained the radiator and flushed it out back yard style with a garden hose. There were no records with the purchase so no telling when the last service was ever done. Climbed underneath the crushed back bumper and sprayed all the bolts down with penetrating oil. I've got a new Westin black step I picked up cheap at a swap meet that will fit nicely on the old brackets that I'm gonna have to heat up and beat back into shape. Good exercise. There's some body damage on the drivers side bed where the bumper slammed home. A couple of wacks with a hammer and a pick ax will bring that mess back into shape. Enough for today. My backs killing me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche1 Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Download the photobucket app helps me a ton. Upload to that get the link under the pic and copy it. Then just past it in the new post box simple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babyblack86 Posted September 8, 2013 Author Share Posted September 8, 2013 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=320&bih=416&site=webhp&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=YQ0rUpPIGI3o8QSlt4BI&q=purple+nurple&oq=purple+nirple&gs_l=mobile-gws-serp.1.0.0i10l5.72302.77479.0.79560.14.13.0.0.0.0.1265.7614.0j2j1j2j3j1j1j3.13.0....0...1c.1.26.mobile-gws-serp..8.6.1614.6ptvavZCKKc#biv=i%7C38%3Bd%7CzJE7kBMinPx53M%3A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche1 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Back at ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babyblack86 Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share Posted September 17, 2013 LOL - Your probably not gonna believe this, Kirk but that was complete stupidity and chance/fate that I posted that link! In my struggles to figure out photobucket in order to post Jeep pics that link (still can't figure out how) got posted instead of the MJ pics I was shooting for. However, touché my friend on the reply. Still can't stop laughing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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