Mrsimon's First Mj Project (Tube Bed Page 7)

[shelbyluvv]

That was always one of my favorite trucks on here. The white and black just looked good together on it. Then you had the bed built and it looked even better. Glad to see you are looking for another one!

[zackcj7]

More pics of the bed :drool:

 

Please

[MrSimon]

More pics of the bed :drool:

 

Please

You don't have to ask me twice.

 

 

 

 

[knever3]

I really like that bed and the nice letters on the tailgate.

[jbain]

Really nice job on the bed.... but I think my favorite part of this truck is that Passenger Side B-Pillar damage..... I'm sure that's a great story, I bet you really miss that truck.....

[MrSimon]

It's almost two years from the last update.  So what's going on in MrSimon's Jeep life?

 

Well, I quit.  Gave up Jeeps.  Swore them off forever and bought a Honda Civic.  I purged everything Jeep from my life and my garage.

 

Yeah, that lasted about 18 months.

 

So I bought this.  Pretty nice build with a rear D44, ARB lockers, 4.56 gears and some other nice stuff.  Problem is, it won't run.

 

So, I bought this to swap everything onto.  It runs great and is really clean inside.  But, the AC compressor doesn't work.

 

So I bought this.  It has a good AC compressor, which I'll keep.  The rest I'll sell.

 

And somewhere in the middle, I bought this.  I don't really know why.  But do you really need a reason to buy a running Jeep for cheap?

 

 

But I still felt empty inside.  You know, like something was missing.  Soooooooo, you guessed it ... picking up this tomorrow afternoon.

 

 

Stay tuned.  Who knows what might happen.

[MrSimon]

I brought home the new MJ on Saturday and I was very pleasantly surprised with the condition and options.

 

• Rear D44
• Full skids including TC and gas tank
• Power windows
• Power locks
• Working AC
• Minimal rust (will need some attention eventually though)
• Current inspection
• Bucket seats
• Aftermarket stereo with nice speakers and USB jack
• 4x4 works well
• 4.0L runs well
• Nice trailer hitch
• Spray in bed liner in nice shape
• Sliding rear window

I'm not really sure what I'll do with this truck yet.  I'd like to say I plan to totally restore it and make it look brand new, but I doubt I'll ever get around to that.  Most likely I'll clean it up a bit, drive it around and fix/upgrade stuff when it needs it.

 

[neohic]

Glad to see you've fallen off the wagon, sir! Welcome back.  :cheers:

[MrSimon]

Haha, thanks.

 

What is the best way to find out what factory trim package the truck has.  I'd like to know in case I want to get it painted and put factory graphics back on.

[MrSimon]

Here is an update:

 

I traded the green MJ for a trunk full of guns, sold off or parted out all the junk XJs, and finished up building the green 00 XJ.  It's a sweet sleeper build with gears, air lockers, long arms, inner air beadlocks etc ... but it's still fairly low and plain looking with only 33" tires.  I love it!

 

 

 

[MeanLemons]

Oh hey Jordan! I didn't expect to see you here. And that first MJ. Wow! I never knew you had one before the green one! Very nice I like it!