Strokermjcomanche Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 2000 limited 4x4 185k miles , 4x4 , heated power leather seats , overhead console . The paint is faded up top , but it's rust free . Advertised with a bad engine running on 4cylinders . The interior is dirty and tears throughout the leather upholstery. Pictures once I can get some daylight,this is the only one for now . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 So the first thing I wanted to do was see what was the matter with the engine. I already had a 71,000 mile 4.0 lined up , but I wanted to see if this one was salvageable or not. I started off with a compression test and the 3rd and 4th cylinder had zero compression. Next was the pull the head off and see if it was a piston or head issue etc. It was pretty Evident what the problem was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 Luckily none of the fluids came in contact with each other, each cylinder was just bleeding into the other. I installed a new head gasket, a good head and all is good now. IMG_2067.MOV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 score! I love an easy fix. (and yes this counts as easy compared to swapping blocks around) what's the plan for this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, Pete M said: score! I love an easy fix. (and yes this counts as easy compared to swapping blocks around) what's the plan for this one? Fix and sell . Nothing better than having an excuse to be in the back doing what I like . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 Better than just pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 Interior removed . It definitely didn't smell good at all inside, but no rust on the floors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 Removed the old headliner material and put some new stuff on, should be a lot better now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 16 minutes ago, Strokermjcomanche said: but no rust on the floors it's a christmas miracle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 Old tires gone and new ones installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 The paint is faded , but it cleaned up a lot better than what it was . The rear hatch chrome piece is the best condition one I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Where do you keep finding these rust free XJs? Are you bringing them up from down south or are you just lucky? Also, if you don't mind me asking, what is your typical purchase price vs sale price? I am curious as this looks like it could be a decent side "job" for extra cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 On 1/11/2021 at 12:03 PM, 89 MJ said: Where do you keep finding these rust free XJs? Are you bringing them up from down south or are you just lucky? Also, if you don't mind me asking, what is your typical purchase price vs sale price? I am curious as this looks like it could be a decent side "job" for extra cash. I buy them up here . The light blue XJ was purchased for and sold for over 5k . This one was more and once I'm done adding up the total amount I have in it I'll post a price to make it worth my while to sell . I can only sell so many vehicles in a certain time period unfortunately, check your state for their restrictions before you start flipping them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Just now, Strokermjcomanche said: I buy them up here . The light blue XJ was purchased for $800 and sold for over 5k . This one was 2k and once I'm done adding up the total amount I have in it I'll post a price to make it worth my while to sell . I can only sell so many vehicles in a certain time period unfortunately, check your state for their restrictions before you start flipping them . Thanks! I will definitely need to look into the local laws. Do you find them on Marketplace, Craigslist, or some other site? Most of the XJs in my region are turds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 32 minutes ago, 89 MJ said: Thanks! I will definitely need to look into the local laws. Do you find them on Marketplace, Craigslist, or some other site? Most of the XJs in my region are turds. All of the above . You seen the video I posted earlier in this thread right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, Strokermjcomanche said: All of the above . You seen the video I posted earlier in this thread right? I haven't watched it yet. I will need to this afternoon/evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 The interior is all back in, the rear seats were pretty cut up and I replaced those with some better shape originals.I was going to replace the front seats with some Katskin leather covers that I have, but the shade is off a bit. So I found some rough country seat covers to put on for now. Also fixed blower motor resistor and clean the whole interior while it was all part. located a parts XJ that was the same color and swapped the faded out flares for ones that had better paint. Also swap the hood and header panel for the same reason. Surprisingly enough, the air works as well. Took it for a test drive and I left Front wheel was hanging up. So I put new calipers and hoses on and all is good now . I was thinking about painting the roof being it's faded and all, but for the time being I don't wanna do it. I may in the future if it doesn't sell, which is what I'm trying to do now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 'tis a gorgeous example of the breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gjeep Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Looks sharp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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