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Not having much luck getting another MJ...


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If anyone wants to hear my drivel...

 

The diesel one wound up having nowhere near as clean of body as I hoped.  Detailed pictures were sent and it would need a large repair around one of the doors, above at least one of the wheel wells on the box. and probably some work around the window seals.  Basically, it was not 'clean and rust free' and didn't seem like it would be worth the hassle and added cost of going to get, given that I felt the engine is likely pooched.

 

I had somebody with one minus a driveline, said the body was pretty near mint.  Perfect, I have a spare everything from an XJ that could go somewhere.  It's stored a couple hours out of town, and he says he's going out there and can get me a bunch of pictures.  Alright...   I was half tempted to just hitch the trailer up and take some cash since it's a nice drive anyways, but I actually lent my trailer out for the weekend.  Last night I text him to ask if he took pictures "Oh, sorry, when I told the guy whose property it is on that I'm selling it, he bought it."  Arrgh.

 

There's another one that I might go look at tonight, if it works out.  Comes with a parts truck.  Pictures have already verified one rocker and cab corner is MIA other than the bondo.  It's repainted, so I'm not sure what else is being hidden...  And it's in the midst of a 4wd swap that has probably been going on for years, so who knows when it was last driven on the road.  It just started snowing (was beautiful spring weather before), so I'm not sure that it will help me much.  Honestly if the parts truck has a title it looks like it might be better, since it's factory paint so I'll at least know where the rust is.

 

So, in short, I got nothing.

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There's some nicer ones out of province, it might even be the best bet...  Half tempted to phone this guy and see if he's starting to get desperate: http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/lethbridge/1987-jeep-comanche-pioneer-pickup-truck/1146589878?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

 

 

The one I looked at tonight was 'alllllllright.'   It's been spray-bombed green over god knows what.  I would call the box a write off, magnet didn't stick in all the usual places, feeling it up some of the paint flaked and I could see my flashlight shining through from the other side. :doh:  Rockers are pretty done, but I can get over that since the floor and door sills were still solid.  Clutch master leaked and ate the firewall, not the hardest repair in the world but it is time consuming.  4.0L ran nicely and has an AX-15 in it, so that's not bad.  Clean basic grey interior with buckets.  The guy seems fairly honest and was fine with me saying I needed a week to think about it.  Parts truck has a title, box got crushed by a tree over 1' in diameter and MIGHT have tweaked the frame in the process.  Sheetmeal on the cab looks okay on it too, not beyond the point of being able to be saved.  Parts truck has no engine/trans.  Also the package comes with a D44 that allegedly matches the front axle in the 'good' truck, just add a driveshaft to complete the 4wd swap.  And probably 10 million little things. :rotf:

 

Pic of the green one:

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He's asking $2500 for the both of them, I think it's steep.  Asking and taking are two different things though.  Honestly, part of me just wants the parts truck.

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Hm, it has factory (or aftermarket ripoff) tow hooks. Don't see those very often. And the new style windshield gasket. And it looks like either new or painted front clip parts. At some point someone put some thought into it, maybe? Congrats on the additions! I've also never seen a hood like that...

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It turns out I know the guy who owned it before the guy who I bought it off.  There was a lot of thought put into it.  I don't know if all of it was good thought, so I'll have to do some poking around.  It's an 88, started as a 2wd, probably a 4cyl at that.  He swapped the 4.0L and AX-15 in, I don't know what year any of that stuff came out of but it's a Renix setup and it has the dreaded C101? connector above the brake booster.  Tow hooks were very likely added, I will have to see if the braces are installed, but I suspect he would have known to do that.  I didn't check too close, but I'm sure the bucket seats were swapped in out of an XJ.  Were those mirrors the factory option tow mirrors for a MJ?  It has been converted to an open cooling system also.  There is no windshield wiper reservoir, guess he just never got around to that.  I don't know if he bondo'd the body or if he had bought it like that?  He also tracked down the XJ D44 to swap into the rear of it, but he took a job in another town before he got it swapped in.

 

There is a long 2wd driveshaft in the 'parts' truck (in it, as in it's in the bed), so I can have that cut down to either fit with the D35 or the D44 if I decide to swap it in.  Or I'll see if I can find a SYE and go that route.  I'll have to check gear ratios either way.  But before I do anything to it I will have to decide what the plan is.  And look at all the junk in the back to see if anything in there is good besides just the D44.

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That's funny. But only in my mind because rust is often referred to as "cancer", and when Monty Python attempted to use "cancer" in a sketch got censored and had to dub "gangrene" over it, and did so as obviously as possible.

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I'm still liking Gangrene.  Even if it isn't very nice.

 

I've debated 'The Green Hole', as it will be a money pit (a hole to be filled with greenbacks), but there might be something along those lines that is better.

 

Also on the radar is 'The Green Hornet', which might be overdone, but I'd be specifically alluding to a vehicle that appeared in several of the old Pink Panther movies.  This vehicle was less than reliable...

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