YELLAHEEP
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- Location
- Littleton, Colorado
Ok, so I went and looked at that "truggy" that had been posted up in the Best of Craigslist thread and was thoroughly disappointed in it's condition, turned it down initially. Owner called me back 10 min. later asking what I'd give for it. Told him some rediculous low amount, he declined.
This morning I had a text waiting saying to come get it - so I did. Trust me, I'm doing the State of Colorado and all of our trail systems a HUGE favor in taking this monstrosity out of commission.......
Remember the ad? "Wouldn't take much to get this beast out on the trails this summer!"......... :roflmao:
So, when I go see it the first time, I noticed that the front of the engine is taken all apart, the timing chain is exposed (which also leaves the front of the oil pan wide open). I ask about that........ get ready for the quote of the year......... "The timing was off an inch, so that's been corrected."
Yeah - off an inch. Oh Kay. He says it'll run just fine just as it sits, but I also notice that the bolt tab on the distributor is broken off and the distributor is loose. He said he had another distributor to replace it and "If you hold the distributor in place, it runs fine." With all the rain we'd had - I'm betting there's at least a 1/4" of standing water on top of whatever oil is in the pan........ It was facing uphill to the east with nothing across the front of it.
They were apparently going for a pre-runner kinda design..... the radiator is mounted in the back. They started running cooling tubes back to the radiator, using galvanized fence post and rubber elbows. The radiator is held in place with two nuts to a green highway marker post....... crudely welded to the tubing. Oh, and I dunno where they intended to run the exhaust...... 'cuz that's where they ran the cooling tubes......
The interior has been stripped of everything but the dash and seats. Seats are XJ 2dr seats....... barely welded to the floor. The XJ brackets cause the seats to be quite reclined. The driver's floor board is non-existent.
Track bar isn't bolted to the axle - but it IS zip-tied in place.......
No drive shafts. The one in the pile of parts in the back is a 2wd MJ shortened and welded....... dunno what it was supposed to fit as it had the t-case slip yoke on one end....... but it was only about 3.5' long. :dunno:
It advertised it as having the "rare AX-15"......... Nope - BA10.
No working brakes. Bald 31" tires. Unknown gear ratios - in either axle, could potentially be a mixed set as the front axle isn't the one it came with - it was a 2wd MJ originally.
Now onto the rear. Galvanized fence post and conduit and a pipe bender will build you some cool stuff........ or no. Not sure what they were welding with, but Flores would core out looking at these welds. I think the "bed" is actually a childs metal bed frame and head board....... or an old roof rack...... not sure. It sits 6" deep....... and has a custom made tail gate that opens....... 'cuz stuff can be hard to get out of a 6" deep home made bed.....
Gas tank is welded to an XJ gas skid which is welded to the "bed". The tool box is an old military box of some sort.
Since this is an '86 and the cross member location is a ways off from the location needed for the '89 drive train........ the crossmember is welded to the frame rails...... Yeah.
The shackles are the genius of the build. I'll let the pics do the talking.....
The good? Not much. Variable rate 4" lift coils of unknown brand, Rancho shocks that are fairly new, R.E. non-adj. dog-bone LCA that appear to be new, extended braided brake lines front and rear, and MJ leafs with a full length AAL. He also threw in 4 'crawler wheels.
But I digress...... on to the pics:
Actually kinda cool looking from 20 feet right?
Flintstone floor:
This morning I had a text waiting saying to come get it - so I did. Trust me, I'm doing the State of Colorado and all of our trail systems a HUGE favor in taking this monstrosity out of commission.......
Remember the ad? "Wouldn't take much to get this beast out on the trails this summer!"......... :roflmao:
So, when I go see it the first time, I noticed that the front of the engine is taken all apart, the timing chain is exposed (which also leaves the front of the oil pan wide open). I ask about that........ get ready for the quote of the year......... "The timing was off an inch, so that's been corrected."
Yeah - off an inch. Oh Kay. He says it'll run just fine just as it sits, but I also notice that the bolt tab on the distributor is broken off and the distributor is loose. He said he had another distributor to replace it and "If you hold the distributor in place, it runs fine." With all the rain we'd had - I'm betting there's at least a 1/4" of standing water on top of whatever oil is in the pan........ It was facing uphill to the east with nothing across the front of it.
They were apparently going for a pre-runner kinda design..... the radiator is mounted in the back. They started running cooling tubes back to the radiator, using galvanized fence post and rubber elbows. The radiator is held in place with two nuts to a green highway marker post....... crudely welded to the tubing. Oh, and I dunno where they intended to run the exhaust...... 'cuz that's where they ran the cooling tubes......
The interior has been stripped of everything but the dash and seats. Seats are XJ 2dr seats....... barely welded to the floor. The XJ brackets cause the seats to be quite reclined. The driver's floor board is non-existent.
Track bar isn't bolted to the axle - but it IS zip-tied in place.......
No drive shafts. The one in the pile of parts in the back is a 2wd MJ shortened and welded....... dunno what it was supposed to fit as it had the t-case slip yoke on one end....... but it was only about 3.5' long. :dunno:
It advertised it as having the "rare AX-15"......... Nope - BA10.
No working brakes. Bald 31" tires. Unknown gear ratios - in either axle, could potentially be a mixed set as the front axle isn't the one it came with - it was a 2wd MJ originally.
Now onto the rear. Galvanized fence post and conduit and a pipe bender will build you some cool stuff........ or no. Not sure what they were welding with, but Flores would core out looking at these welds. I think the "bed" is actually a childs metal bed frame and head board....... or an old roof rack...... not sure. It sits 6" deep....... and has a custom made tail gate that opens....... 'cuz stuff can be hard to get out of a 6" deep home made bed.....
Gas tank is welded to an XJ gas skid which is welded to the "bed". The tool box is an old military box of some sort.Since this is an '86 and the cross member location is a ways off from the location needed for the '89 drive train........ the crossmember is welded to the frame rails...... Yeah.
The shackles are the genius of the build. I'll let the pics do the talking.....
The good? Not much. Variable rate 4" lift coils of unknown brand, Rancho shocks that are fairly new, R.E. non-adj. dog-bone LCA that appear to be new, extended braided brake lines front and rear, and MJ leafs with a full length AAL. He also threw in 4 'crawler wheels.
But I digress...... on to the pics:
Actually kinda cool looking from 20 feet right?
Flintstone floor:
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