youngfred's 91 Eliminator

[youngfred]

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Took me a while, cause the PO would not budge.

 

He had this Eliminator parked, right next to a building,

under a tree for 5-6 years. (Last inspection sticker - 2011)

 

Here it is, the day I went to finally pick it up.

 

 

 

 

 

youngfred

 

 

 

 

[youngfred]

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Almost Good-Looking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

youngfred

 

 

 

 

 

[youngfred]

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Well.

 

After just four(4), passes.

It cleaned-up,

real good.

 

 

 

 

 

 

youngfred

 

 

 

 

[youngfred]

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Got the fender flares all cleaned-up

and painted.

 

I had just finished installing the transmission.

The new rear shocks, just dangled until

I dropped the truck then lifted from the rear bumper.

 

Went with the Sensa-trac's with coilovers.

The shocks that I removed were toast.

 

So, I am trying to get used to the rake.

Kinda extreme, for me.

 

I will probably go with new front springs

when I get up to the front.

 

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The two front tires would not hold air so

I put a couple of rollers.

 

Probably haul a couple of dirt bikes at the most,

so I get a chance look and help decide tires:

 

Radial T/A  - raised white letters or black

All Terrain T/A -

 

 

 

 

 

youngfred

 

 

 

 

[jbain]

I love white MJ's,  very nice

[youngfred]

On 11/20/2017 at 9:35 AM, jbain said:

I love white MJ's,  very nice

 

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Thanks,

 

I'm beginning to enjoy bring it back.

 

 

 

 

 

Looks good, so far.

 

 

 

Well-ll...

 

 

 

 

youngfred

 

 

 

 

 

[youngfred]

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I am glad that I did not, just-put-gas-in-it.

 

The fuel tank had toxic things, floating about. Dark,

shiny, smellly, hack-saw!!!

 

I got rid of it and got a new one.

 

Here it is, already in:

 

 

*I'm bringing it back down, because the vacuum hoses

require some - re-di-rection/attention.

 

 

youngfred

 

 

 

 

 

[yellaheep]

Yeah that cleaned up very well!  Nice truck, great find!  Congrats!

[HunterK]

where did you find a new sending unit?? I can't find one for the life of me. 

[youngfred]

11 hours ago, yellaheep said:

Yeah that cleaned up very well!  Nice truck, great find!  Congrats!

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Thanks,

 

It's turning out to look like a hidden gem, that was

waiting-on-me, under that tree for all of that time.

 

 

 

 

 

youngfred

 

 

 

 

 

[youngfred]

52 minutes ago, HunterK said:

where did you find a new sending unit?? I can't find one for the life of me. 

 

 

The sending unit frame cleaned up real good, even though it

was coated in wet and dried-out film. Soaked and brushed on

Sea Foam for about a week.

 

Used a new Bosch Pump and sent out the float and printed board

to :

 

http://tristarrradiator.com/index.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

youngfred

 

 

 

 

 

 

[coolwind57]

11 minutes ago, youngfred said:

Used a new Bosch Pump and sent of the float and printed board

to :

 

http://tristarrradiator.com/index.html

 

What's a rebuild run with these guys, if I may ask?

[coolwind57]

Just now, coolwind57 said:

 

What's a rebuild run with these guys, if I may ask?

 

Sorry, I  had overlooked it on their website. 

 

"Normal charge for rebuilding a fuel sending unit is between $75.00 to $150.00, plus any parts if needed. Extensive repairs, Custom built units and Priority requests may cost more."

[youngfred]

51 minutes ago, coolwind57 said:

 

What's a rebuild run with these guys, if I may ask?

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I asked him the same thing.

 

'That Sending Unit Guy' (He goes by),

told me:

"Depends on the Condition of what you send me."

 

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The printed-circuit board was reusable. It just needed

the wiper arm replaced. The arm was all green and corroded.

He changed out the float, too.

 

It came out to under a hundred bucks, total.

 

 

 

youngfred

 

 

 

 

 

[youngfred]

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As I worked the new fuel tank into position onto

the straps, I noticed the LSV appeared to be sitting

kinda cockeyed and not too horizontal.

 

I remembered lifting the frame in order to install

the sensa-trac's.

On the way back down, the LSV musta flipped.

 

Lifted the frame again and corrected the LSV position.

 

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Should the lever be in a more horizontal position ?

The Sensa-Tracs lifted the frame some ???

 

 

 

 

youngfred

 

 

 

 

 

[coolwind57]

You're blessed with a very clean underbody'd MJ.  Congrats, man. 

[HOrnbrod]

1 hour ago, youngfred said:

Should the lever be in a more horizontal position ?

The Sensa-Tracs lifted the frame some ???

 

 

 

Yes, the LSV arm is now too short. HERE'S a fix. 

[youngfred]

3 hours ago, coolwind57 said:

You're blessed with a very clean underbody'd MJ.  Congrats, man. 

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Thanks,

 

I plan to get it to a :

Clean & Solid

state and to keep it - Stock.

(for now)

 

Just an ol' country-boy,

runnin' - in the big city.

 

 

youngfred

 

 

 

 

 

[youngfred]

Just now, HOrnbrod said:

 

Yes, the LSV arm is now too short. HERE'S a fix. 

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Thanks H,

 

Just what I need to do.

 

 

youngfred

[youngfred]

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It Woiks !!!

 

 

 

youngfred

 

 

 

 

 

[Jeep Driver]

Very nice. I'm impressed at how well your interior cleaned up.

[90BlackMJ]

X2, that interior is amazing. Looks brand new. 

[youngfred]

On 11/26/2017 at 3:26 PM, 90BlackMJ said:

X2, that interior is amazing. Looks brand new. 

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Thanks.

 

As I go along, I am finding that the whole truck

is looking that way.

 

Fiddling with it, up close, its 'aura' sends-out some possibilities

of its past.

 

1. It's Mama's Truck?

 

2. Bay-bee likes to ride in it - when we go out?

(makeup and misc. items; makeup behind driver's-side headrest).

 

3. Tow-behind motor home?

 

 

...or, maybe it's the cold-beer.

 

 

youngfred

 

 

 

[youngfred]

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Picked-up a whole set of five(5) Ravines with tires, last week.

Plenty of thread on four of them, with one having about a 2" spot

of  curb rash(spare) and all had, just a bit of peeling on the clear coat.

 

 

 

 

Although, I kinda liked the Stock, 10-hole wheels that came with it,

I have never been too crazy about 7-inch wheels.

 

 

 

 

 

youngfred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[youngfred]

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Starting-in on the tailgate latch.

 

Looks like PO's were lefties/rightys(mostly) and one

(or two), middle-fingered dudes (some-of-the-time).

 

 

 

 

youngfred