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Old 03-23-2009, 08:24 PM
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found in the back of my 90 xj, auto trans, intake with fuel rail, throttle body and injectors, alt, starter, muffler and tail pipe, front seats out of another xj, a fuel pump and sender, a bucket of bolts from the half done engine swap, a tank full of varnish for fuel, and a wal-mart bag full of religious tapes. i'm still digging through it, i'll keep you guys posted if i find jimmy haffa in there.
Old 04-03-2009, 12:46 AM
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the remains of a pimped out car radio system, aka no speakers, no radio, a hacked to hell wiring system that will need to be completely retraced and rewired if i ever want a radio, a big thick red cable running from under the hood to behind the back seats, amp?, i got about 10 miles a gallon on antifreeze before i replaced the head gasket, also no diagnostics box, no air filter housing, i had to reattach my thermostat housing with jb weld and recut the threads, alot of reciepts for KFC, kroger receipts for cheetos and pepsi, about 10 atm receipts with available balance around 10 bucks, a bottle of visine, a bobby pin with electrical tape around it, half a joint, and a self-help book on social networking. oh and a cassette tape of TLC's Crazy, Sexy, Cool.
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old fried wires from a previous system. when they put the new system in, they didnt even bother taking the old wires out. when i took the system out and sold it, i found all the old ones haha. they didnt have the current system hooked up right, and all the wires were loose in the back of the cd player so it was shorting out. what morons.
Old 04-03-2009, 03:22 AM
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mine came from a dealer and i still got to keep all the po's insurance cards and maintainence records along with the $50 gas carrd that was in the back cover of the owners manual lol.
Old 04-03-2009, 07:24 AM
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I found $1.75 in quarters under seats and one quarter fell out from the steering area...not sure where? Hacked up wiring by the passenger kick panel...along with a HUGH wiring harness all rolled up...maybe part of the police lights? Spare S-belt under the rear bench...nice! And a small pair of pink shorts in the engine bay by the battery....Again...not sure why....maybe a rag to check the oil?
Old 04-03-2009, 08:57 AM
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An old lottery ticket which was not a winner , some good smelling tree car fresheners, a passenger side signal light, two spares, an extremly clean inside and two extra crossbars on the roof rails, so now I have 4.

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Old 04-03-2009, 09:04 AM
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i found holes in every part of the floor, missing fuses for all accesories, and a 2 cell maglight. score!!! luckely, there were enough stollen aluminum street signs in the back to fix the floor, and have some left to turn the punk in.
Old 04-03-2009, 09:05 AM
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My drivers seat (power) was held in place completely with hose clamps. and I wondered why the seat moved with turns. had to take off all the clamps (like 15) off them and weld the seat back together
Old 04-03-2009, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by GTPstarter
Three open cans of 3in1, a Garcia fishing rod and reel, 2.00 plus in change under the rear bench seat and a pot pipe cocked and loaded.

Man I was wondering were I put that thing..... ahahaha
Old 04-03-2009, 09:50 AM
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my black 87 he put a 8 track in but spliced all the wires cut some i cant even put a oe radio back in so im stuck with an 8 track

my 88 he put brake fluid in the power steering. the screws holding the steering wheel 2 were broke and 1 was lose enough to get it almost home and then when i took a turn the steering wheel went around and around i had to push it to my garage as someone kicked the tires the direction i need it to go. he also rvt the whole valve cover gasket.

my 87 mj wood to cover the hole in the floorboard which turned out to be longer than i thought
Old 04-03-2009, 09:52 AM
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lets see i had rust from ohio,when i ripped up the carpet had a family of roaches,behind drivers seat found a pack of blunt wraps,a poorly wired window visor,random switches in dash,and a cb wire
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My XJ was owned by an old guy, 10 years old & never wheeled. So I simply cannot figure out why the front bumpstops were cut off. I don't mean just the rubber, but all of the "cup" that the rubber fits in.
- Seems like it had been in an accident ... the replacement passenger side door was cobbled and the some of the wiring had not been reconnected.
- Found a pen from a funeral home under the driver seat & for months I was paranoid that someone had died in the Jeep ... especially since there's a large brown stain under the driver's mat that I have been unable to remove for 8 years.
Old 04-03-2009, 11:08 AM
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Mine installed a 96 motor and used the same motor mounts so today i just busted a motor mount and transmission ($peugeot$) and sent the fan in the radiator all while the driveshaft beat the crap out of my floorboard... The transmission is mounted with to long of bolts and about 6 stacked washers on acouple of them... he had to much weight on a trailer... hit the brakes and folded the unibody at the hitch... wiring was shot out like everyone elses... found rat **** and newspaper under the back seat and a rague bottle that was molded beyond coolness... Back window was a interior panel board (not even exterior) screwed to the hatch... guess i better start pricing a radiator and mounts now...
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Found the transmission was tied to the cross member with a ratchet strap. I should have looked it over better, also should have guessed something was up when he told me he swapped the tranny out with a Peugeot then he waited to see my reaction. Later I learned what a piece of crap Peugeots were and how expensive the mounts are. Also learned how to replace the rear main seal.
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hmm where to start,well i wish death own the previous owners that hid everything from me,but my fiance wanted the damn thing and throw a fit so i bought it anyways to please her. Well here it goes hacked up speaker wiring big time,no head unit,front brakes were toast,back brakes didnt even work,e brake cable was snapped,headlight was out,newer hatch was installed with incorrect wiring,license plate bulbs weren't hooked up,reverse lights didnt work,holes in passenger floor pan,all 4 tires were toast and a bunch of dash lights were burnt out. But i fixed everything including new floor pans so now it runs and drives great

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