HELP!!! I Found a steal on craigslist and picked her up 2day for $200
pictures to come soon

Pros: 4x4 works A/c is ice cold. Seems solid. New radiator, Thermostat, Freeze Plugs, body is in good shape for its age. starts and runs, manual windows and locks (don't have to worry about switches and motors going bad)

Cons: cracked head. 216,000 miles, headliner carpet is gone obscenities marked in the foam (classy) busted tail light. driver inside door handle is loose. paint is faded center console doesnt shut carpet and seats are nasty.

Previous owner kept having problems with it overheating and just started throwing parts at it *radiator and thermostat* come to find the head was cracked she gave up on it and put it on craigslist and i jumped all over it. I have always wanted a jeep and I'm stoked about owning my first one

I am a complete noob but luckily one of my best friends is a good mechanic and will help me get it up and running strong.

other than an intro autoshop class i took in high school I dont know much about cars. Please help

I want my buld to be something i can ride around in daily but i would like to sling some mud as well let me know what you guys think !


Pics will be up soon

jake
"i get by with a little help from my friends"

 

thats awesome man! your gonna love it, keep the posts and pics coming!

 

post some pics the head is pretty easy to do on the jeep so that is not a big issue. and 200 is a steel good job

 

oh and welcome aboard from socal

 

Here are the pics. Shes ugly but a good start all things considered. I just took the camera and stuck it under the side and took a couple pics just to see whats going onunder there.

 

You got an outstanding deal. And Welcome to CF from Dan in Tenn.!

 

Here are some more of the pics .... not bad for $200











SCORE LOOK WHAT I FOUND UNDER THE SEAT

AN OLD NOT SO GENTLY USED CHILTONS MANUAL. that saves me 25 bucks...




any suggestions?

 

Try some of that Blue Coral foam upholstery cleaner on those seats. I used it once on a mini-van that I picked up which was a lot worse than that. It came out great. Spray it on, scrub it in, let it dry, then repeat. Then vacuum.

 

Hey guys I found this on Ebay and Thinking of ordering it tomorrow.

Has anyone ever dealt with these guys or locally with this shop?

Seems to be a good deal and a good warranty. Just wanted to see if anyone
else has had dealings with them


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AMC-Chrysler-Jeep-4-0-Rebuilt-Cylinder-Head-11306_W0QQitemZ250412332081QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMoto rs_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item3a4dbcf431 &_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A1171|65%3A12 |39%3A1|240%3A1318

Thanks

 

i am not sure about getting a head off eBay they might be ok but i would be more comfortable getting it from auto zone or some where like that first but if you go with these guys ask how much they have been decked and what parts they are using during rebuilding

 

I started using the blue coral cleaner as you recommended and i still have to use a couple more applications but I am very pleased with the results so far. here is a before and after....

 

nice steal bud. and welcome from pekin illinois. and you should check under your carpet for rust cherokees and comanches are natorius for rust if you wnna see how bad it can get check out my build thread. i call my heep the gremlin. and everyone on here is family from 4x2 to 4x4. so you will definatley make alot of good friends. have fun with your new jeep when i got mine i had a blast beat the crap out of it and fixed it up now its better than before. oh and its my first jeep to.

 

Awesome deal - for $200, I expected to see something with a lot less paint on it. Keep us updated!

 

Yeah head to Napa,Autozone,Advanced Auto or Oreilly's and such and get the head locally. Reason is if you have any issues getting the warranty dealt with will be much much easier. As for replacing it just make sure you get the best quality head and valve cover gasket and don't skimp on those. You mechanic friend should be able to help you swap it easily as it's not a difficult job.

On the tail light head to a junk yard and find one. Dirt cheap.

By the way you stole that jeep for that price. Spend a few hundred bucks and clean it up and it'll make a nice rig.

 

I felt pretty confident it was rust free as its a carolina car and i picked it up a couple hours from the ocean so no salt issue so i pulled corners of the carpet just to check over the wheels and a few other places ive also stomped the floorpans when i got them and they seemed solid. however the bad news is when i pulled the carpet i found ANTS EVERYWHERE AHHHHH heres a couple pics most the black stuff in the pics isnt dirt... its dead ants. Will get a few cans of Raid to morrow pull the carpet and let em have it!!!!