Atmos

EDIT:: I bought it! $1000 plus $180 tow. gonna figure out reg and fees on monday.. but I feel comfortable at that price. he was asking $1200

my old xj burned down in August of 2011 and I was devastated. It's been a long 6 months

the skinny
1993. bare bones stock base model. starts right up and drives smooth
inline 6 high output. 4hi 4low automatic (a little bummed that I'm not getting the ax-15)
but thats ok because whattttt 118,000 original miles! not a spec of rust! (except rims)

extra details
the guy inherited it when his mom passed. she just drove it around a small town in central cal from the time it was new off the lot.
clean engine. needs paint and the door broke off the hinges. pretty bad paint ox. dent in driver fender. missing passenger turn signal. squealing from engine might be the serp or a bearing. didnt pass vap but passed smog. non op clean title. needs tires but I have a spare set of five in the garage. headliners torn up. no major electrical or mechanical problems.



dad recommended the tow because of non-op and bad tires. runs great



you can tell the PO was a woman



floor mats...





I tossed my old rattle black wheels on there and called it a day
I hope to start a build thread as soon as I do some real upgrades

Illuminator

Congrats, so a little old lady vehicle find, sweet. No power junk to go out too.

Atmos

yeah and I've already got an extensive long term to-do list in place thanks to this forum.

Atmos

bumpity bump bump bumpity bump

JeepingDan

Get a external tranny cooler.
The AW4 is a great tranny just keep it cool.

Atmos

I'll keep that in mind. keeping everything nice in cool is gonna be pretty important to me for this next jeep.. haha

Illuminator

Seems like a BIG fire extinguisher would be a good first upgrade.lol

UsmclovesXJ

1993<3

Atmos

hahaha yeah thats another one I'll be doing soon

Atmos

1993 is my favorite year I think. right before they got all those lame safety features including that pesky air bag in 95 that ruins the sporty look of that steering wheel :P

UsmclovesXJ

I must agree lol. What package is your xj?. Mine is the sport with no power options. And also no 4wd=/ conversion soon.
What are your plans for yours?

Atmos

I believe it is the absolute base model. it has almost nothing to it. its got a long way to go aesthetics wise.
here's my rough list not including all the basic crap I have to do to make it look nice again.

suspension/tires/other::
D44 or 8.8 in back. not sure yet
5.5 coils 4.5 leafs long arm (radius arm) SYE adj trac bar lower control arms and some quick discos heavy duty steering
33/12.5, 4.56 gears, front locker maybe rear too
1.25 spacers

armor::
fab up a tube stinger bumper and tube rear
rockers
belly skid t-case skid gas tank skid

misc::
aftermarket deck and 4 polk audios. 2 other speakers in the hatch
tint
paint
interior over haul including rhino line the floor
4 point harness and new seats
air conditioner
tach
thermometer
underseal the bottom
run braided brake lines
disc conversion
tuck and fold quarters
exhaust cut short
cowl hood
transmission cooler
electronic fan
metal tailight boxes
hallogens up front hope for no ticket
fire extinguisher... lol

more I cant remember. and probably way more down the road. who knows
just gonna be an adventure jeep so I can make it through some rocky trails and play in the dirt

UsmclovesXJ

lol you dont need ac:P just roll down the windows. Haha. And phew sounds like a build thread is in order.. I know what your going threw man lol. I got my jeep for 200. And she looked like hell but ran good. Put 1400 into her and she's good. Post some pics man.

Atmos

I'm gonna get a couple quick things out of the way
like fab that cowl hood and cut up the quarters and bumpers and tint and paint and basics
then start a thread. gonna be named lucky. lucky it found me because some old lady drove it since the day off the lot never seen dirt!!
what upgrades did you put in yours?

jasonb85

Pics pics pics?