watchamakalit Posted January 27, 2021 Posted January 27, 2021 Officially took ownership of a 2000 WJ last night. Hoping to clean it up and make a backup/daily driver out of it. It belonged to a friends mother that passed away several yrs ago. It has been sitting in his drive for a couple years now, while I tried to talk him our of it. Sorry no pics yet. I am getting tools collected to go revive it when I get some daylight. Just hoping I don't make it too nice. The wifey is already talking about snatching it.
Smokeyyank Posted January 27, 2021 Posted January 27, 2021 Nice, 4 slow or 4.7? I have a love hate relationship with mine.
watchamakalit Posted January 28, 2021 Author Posted January 28, 2021 4.7. Quadratrac II. Was looking for a driver. Got a good deal on it. Hoping to maybe keep the mj off the salty roads a little more. It got new pads and rotors up front, a new battery, an almost repaired brake line (don't ask), new wipers and a little bit of cleaning yesterday. Not sure whats up but I can't get my pic to upload.
Pete M Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 3 hours ago, watchamakalit said: an almost repaired brake line (don't ask) oh no, I gotta ask. not sure I've ever heard that particular string of words before.
87MJTIM Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 15 minutes ago, Pete M said: oh no, I gotta ask. not sure I've ever heard that particular string of words before. Kinda like an airplane having a "near miss." Isn't that a collision?
watchamakalit Posted January 28, 2021 Author Posted January 28, 2021 lol rusty brake lines are soooooo much fun. I rebuilt the piece I messed up yesterday. Installed it and pumped the pedal to find another leak 6 inches from my connection. So now I get to pull my piece out and remake it longer.... ugh, I will be glad when this thing has brakes and I can pull it out of the shop.
Pete M Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 when one goes bad, it's time to replace them all.
derf Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 12 minutes ago, Pete M said: when one goes bad, it's time to replace them all.
89 MJ Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 21 minutes ago, watchamakalit said: lol rusty brake lines are soooooo much fun This is why I have no desire to own a rust belt vehicle.
Pete M Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 10 minutes ago, 89 MJ said: This is why I have no desire to own a rust belt vehicle. anything driven in the salt will get there eventually. but yeah, buying your rigs from down south will give you a few years before they get bad.
89 MJ Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 5 minutes ago, Pete M said: anything driven in the salt will get there eventually. but yeah, buying your rigs from down south will give you a few years before they get bad. You are correct, but bringing up a southern vehicle and using rustproofing will slow it down significantly, as will keeping it clean. I also plan to move south after school.
watchamakalit Posted January 28, 2021 Author Posted January 28, 2021 Eh. If nothing else it gives you a reason to get a new vehicle every few years and the rust pieces make a great driveway material.
Car Enthusiast Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 I am really surprised at how cheap ZJ and WJs are nowdays. I mean they are still good trucks
Pete M Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 quality is only part of the pricing equation. quantity is another. and there are a LOT of them reaching the upper limits of their "cheap" (meaning low maintenence) lifespan right now. with a glut of them on the market, prices drop.
Smokeyyank Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 18 hours ago, watchamakalit said: 4.7. Quadratrac II. Was looking for a driver. Got a good deal on it. Hoping to maybe keep the mj off the salty roads a little more. It got new pads and rotors up front, a new battery, an almost repaired brake line (don't ask), new wipers and a little bit of cleaning yesterday. Not sure whats up but I can't get my pic to upload. 4.7 is fun but a fickle mistress. Dropping valve seats and throwing rockers are in the future. It sucks but happens way too often. Keep it cool, let it idle before you shut it off and ya know deal with Jeep stuff.
watchamakalit Posted May 15, 2021 Author Posted May 15, 2021 Now that i have this picture thing figured out I would like to introduce. Dub
MiNi Beast Posted May 15, 2021 Posted May 15, 2021 It's quite the contender. be smooth riden dd if you can get it rolling smoothly. another jeep project. Nothing wrong with that. Enjoy.
watchamakalit Posted May 15, 2021 Author Posted May 15, 2021 Doing really well. Needs back brakes and rotors, they are warped(go figure). It was a temporary driver till I finished the mj now the wife stole it and is continuing to drive the wheels off it. Lol
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