Pete M Posted August 23, 2018 Author Posted August 23, 2018 it's shocking how much rust is there for a colorado/georgia trailer. wish I could find a way to track it's history.
Pete M Posted August 23, 2018 Author Posted August 23, 2018 dana 35, but I can't know for sure if it's original. Heck, I had to supply the leaf springs when I picked it up. I was thinking of upgrading to a dana 44... you know... for strength purposes.
NHMJXJ Posted August 23, 2018 Posted August 23, 2018 Love the placement of the Comanche badge on the bed box. I know you were looking for inspiration … good choice!
Pete M Posted August 23, 2018 Author Posted August 23, 2018 thanks just crawled underneath and there's no tag on the diff. open to any more ideas for identifying age on the half-a-jeep. by the way HAFAJEEP was going to be my licence plate if I registered it in georgia. Michigan doesn't allow personalized plates for trailers, but they do offer forever plates and free-for-the-rest-of-its-life was too good to pass up, so I went with that.
Pete M Posted August 23, 2018 Author Posted August 23, 2018 all packed up and ready to hit the roads in the morning. next stop: Badlands!
HOrnbrod Posted August 23, 2018 Posted August 23, 2018 Just now, Pete M said: all packed up and ready to hit the roads in the morning. next stop: Badlands! I don't know Pete, a KJ pulling hafa MJ? Looks kinda strange...
Minuit Posted August 23, 2018 Posted August 23, 2018 17 hours ago, Pete M said: also, there's a big owl in the tree. Critical info right here.
Pete M Posted August 23, 2018 Author Posted August 23, 2018 1 hour ago, HOrnbrod said: I don't know Pete, a KJ pulling hafa MJ? Looks kinda strange... \ we get some looks, that's for sure.
Pete M Posted August 23, 2018 Author Posted August 23, 2018 what time is your get together? I ask because our family things don't usually start until lunchtime.
Pete M Posted August 27, 2018 Author Posted August 27, 2018 got to live the dream and get my trailer in the big MJ pic.
Pete M Posted September 27, 2018 Author Posted September 27, 2018 guess what was half-off at Lowes I kinda wanted something in black, but couldn't find what I wanted in the used market in the last month. I guess a little bling can't hurt. Not sure what to do about my Comanche emblems though, as you can't really see them on the new shiny-ness.
Gjeep Posted September 28, 2018 Posted September 28, 2018 As far as identifying goes... That original inside the bed color is an '86 or '87 color only. My guess is '87.
Pete M Posted September 28, 2018 Author Posted September 28, 2018 well, that would match up with the bumper endcaps. 87 it is.
shrapneltyphoon Posted October 6, 2018 Posted October 6, 2018 Damn should been following this. Would told ya to take a detour to ND and pick the bed cap for that lol. But I'm still debating if I'm gonna cut the short bed in half and make a trailer out of it...if I can ever get it out of that field.
Pete M Posted October 16, 2018 Author Posted October 16, 2018 found some time to found some time to drill new holes and get the new hotness mounted up. and then proceeded to wrench my back pretty good because I tried to push it back into it's spot by myself because I'm an idiot. I'm still not keen on the bling-factor, but the usuable space inside is just plain awesome! I can fit a milk crate or rubbermaid tote inside with ease. that means I can get organized and also separate the heavy items from the fragile ones.
Drahcir495 Posted May 10, 2019 Posted May 10, 2019 Man that looks nice! The title caught my attention. I always wanted to do something like that. Like the color too.
Pete M Posted May 10, 2019 Author Posted May 10, 2019 you'll love it in a week or so we're going to really test it's hauling capabilities. one way or another I need to move the rest of my Jeep parts from MI to GA so we'll see what it can do.
Drahcir495 Posted May 10, 2019 Posted May 10, 2019 Oooh Jeep parts! Take pictures of it earning its keep 👍🏻
Pete M Posted May 10, 2019 Author Posted May 10, 2019 I'm hoping to get everything except the 3 engine blocks, hoist, and the aw4 (basically the really heavy things). that might be optimistic though since I more or less have filled an 8x10 shed and I'm not done stripping the XJ yet.
Drahcir495 Posted May 12, 2019 Posted May 12, 2019 Is the XJ pre-96? I was just telling someone that I used to find 4 to 5 older XJs in the junkyard all the time. Now just nothing but 98 and newer. Now that I am building mine it is no fun trying to get replacement parts - like a working clock hint hint
Pete M Posted May 12, 2019 Author Posted May 12, 2019 it's exactly-96. with a bit more rust than I remember. I'm not sure if the front fascia is usable. all the little screws snapped off in the fiberglass. doesn't have a dash clock though. just a blank panel.
Drahcir495 Posted May 12, 2019 Posted May 12, 2019 Before you get rid of the front remember to try JB Weld. It can do amazing things
Pete M Posted July 3, 2019 Author Posted July 3, 2019 a couple pics of her earning her keep. that's a Jeep, pulling 1/2 a Jeep, hauling two 1/4s of two other Jeeps
Pete M Posted July 3, 2019 Author Posted July 3, 2019 upgrade time! slightly better shocks, slightly better (and bigger!) tires, an actual dedicated spare tire, slightly better wheels, and a slightly less better rear bumper (this one is a bit messed up and has bedliner all over it so I removed my perfect one for use on the new 88's restoration).
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