Lotion and used tissues...

I'm glad I bought a clean 2WD from a dealer in Tampa now. I didn't know how to convert to 4WD, but I learned and didn't have to worry about small jackasseries along the way.

Dog hair and a Laffy Taffy under the drivers seat.

bought mine as wholesale from a new car dealer... promptly found out the heater core was broken... and then I discovered the front seat bolts for the passenger seat were BROKEN!! Looks like it was rust...

Broken steering column, busted ignition and driver door lock, locked gas cap with no key, motor mounts with no rubber only stuffed rags to support engine, no muffler, stiff door locks on all doors to the point they didn't function, broken fog with a cover over it to hide it, power steering leak, valve cover leak, head leak, rear main seal leak, trans pan leak, smashed down pipe with an aluminum can and hose clamp repair, loose windshield, cigarette butts EVERYWHERE, all vacuum lines either disconnected or connected to the improper place, missing charcoal canister, missing egr valve, missfire, bad TPS, broken sway bar link in front, moldy carpet, air filter covered in nasty oil, bad hatch struts, completely loose tack bar relocation braket, m12 track bar ball joint with standard castle nut threaded on to all of 2ft lbs, insane death wobble due to previously mentioned track bar issues, and one hell of a ride home...

I hope that XJ was free or you got ripped off...

I've seen junkyard XJs in better shape than that, damn.

$1.69 in the ashtray. Boo-yeah!

LOL Ya, technically it was free. Bought it with an insurance cash out when I was hit in my Liberty on the freeway. Paid $900 and I hope karma pays the PO's back! So far all I have left to fix is the motor mounts and the misfire.

I dubbed her "Ol Moletso" cause she's old and she's definitely been molested.

$900....ouch...How much did you put in it? I hope you got a ton for your liberty...

Got $2000 for the cash out to repair the rear damage not a total. Straightened the exhaust at home and replaced one rear strut. Good as new. Honda went under the rear bumper. $900 went to the XJ and I've been JY scavenging ever since. Under $100 bucks so far in the repairs. Between the shop at work and friends with spare parts I've been fairly lucky as to what I've actually needed to buy.

Well then it sounds like you were able to turn an almost completely shot XJ into another reliable DD for little cost. Kudos for that my friend

Found this butchery today.

A brand new cord to connect iPod to radio, original papers and adds still from purchase in 1989, air freshener (still fresh!) , 2 pennies, sub wires already run, and a rap CD that I broke in half and threw away! Hate rap...

Lets see:

Rear upper shock mounts were welded (fixed that)
About 14 cigarette cartons under the rear seat
Vice Grips
Random rusted and new parts for the Jeep
Ice scraper
10yr old first aid kit
Granola bar in the wrapper still
Touch up paint
Original window sticker
About 50 maps