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Cheap$200Jeep
November 5, 2009
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Bought it as a parts rig and realized it was in better shape than my current '88. Bought the '88 five years ago for $500 and only put an altanator into it, sold it for $975 the day after buying this one...

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First step of appearance up-grade. Repainting faded black trim. Big Mistake! Now I realize I have to do it all! Using satin bumper and trim paint that has both flex agents and UV protection. (also an expoxy rust converter/Inhibiter on metal parts)
First step of appearance up-grade. Repainting faded black trim. Big Mistake! Now I realize I have to do it all! Using satin bumper and trim paint that has both flex agents and UV protection. (also an expoxy rust converter/Inhibiter on metal parts)
0 2009/11/05 21:26:18 Cheap$200J
Bone yard scavenger hunt yields All kinds of missing interior parts for what used to be as basic as you could get it without being car jacked from the wrecking yard...
Bone yard scavenger hunt yields All kinds of missing interior parts for what used to be as basic as you could get it without being car jacked from the wrecking yard...
4 2009/11/05 21:26:18 Cheap$200J
OK, The CD/Tuner set me back just about as much as the rig did.
Woodgrain bezel, Center Console, lower dash with additional vent and heter/AC controls from boneyard just $38
Dolar Store fix for empty shifter space (IE: Cup Holder) & Pink, Theft resistant, Bic Lighter, PRICELESS!
OK, The CD/Tuner set me back just about as much as the rig did. Woodgrain bezel, Center Console, lower dash with additional vent and heter/AC controls from boneyard just $38 Dolar Store fix for empty shifter space (IE: Cup Holder) & Pink, Theft resistant, Bic Lighter, PRICELESS!
5 2009/11/05 21:26:18 Cheap$200J
They say "That if you don't get to school early, there is no parking"...
They say "That if you don't get to school early, there is no parking"...
0 2009/11/06 18:47:22 Cheap$200J
No Problem! I have a parking pass and security can't reach the windshield with the ticket...
No Problem! I have a parking pass and security can't reach the windshield with the ticket...
0 2009/11/06 18:47:22 Cheap$200J
Kind of made me think I didn't ask enough! Two people showed up at the same time, the first day and had cash in hand, no dickering... I even let them know it used as much oil as it did gas...
Kind of made me think I didn't ask enough! Two people showed up at the same time, the first day and had cash in hand, no dickering... I even let them know it used as much oil as it did gas...
0 2009/11/08 13:04:12 Cheap$200J
Re-painting the front end parts looks great but realy highlights how bad I need to redo the body's paint. Would like to do a qick patch paint job on the Horizontal surfaces but it's too cold and I know it would just make me hate myself for not doing the whole body...
Re-painting the front end parts looks great but realy highlights how bad I need to redo the body's paint. Would like to do a qick patch paint job on the Horizontal surfaces but it's too cold and I know it would just make me hate myself for not doing the whole body...
2 2009/11/13 09:01:32 Cheap$200J
Being the smoker that I am, any rear seat passenger is gonna love my latest Bone-Yard scavenge! A set of pivoting Wing Windows (and a couple other parts) for $36 and about 1-1/2 hours playing in "The Man Cave" to swap them in.
Being the smoker that I am, any rear seat passenger is gonna love my latest Bone-Yard scavenge! A set of pivoting Wing Windows (and a couple other parts) for $36 and about 1-1/2 hours playing in "The Man Cave" to swap them in.
0 2009/11/13 09:40:35 Cheap$200J
I’m trying to retrofit an Overhead Console into my stripped down rig and did not get the complete harness. If you have one, do the three connectors that lead from the passenger side kick panel up to the console merge into a green connector in the kick panel area?

I thought I was going to have the complete harness but it turned out to be about 15 feet of copper that was for the old police light bar and antennas…
I’m trying to retrofit an Overhead Console into my stripped down rig and did not get the complete harness. If you have one, do the three connectors that lead from the passenger side kick panel up to the console merge into a green connector in the kick panel area? I thought I was going to have the complete harness but it turned out to be about 15 feet of copper that was for the old police light bar and antennas…
0 2009/11/15 10:54:26 Cheap$200J
Speedo, shifter and switches look weird to you? Remember, this Jeep was a police rig and so Bare-Boned that it looked like it had been Car Jacked from a wrecking yard! 

Wood grained Bezel added form the Bone-Yard.
Speedo, shifter and switches look weird to you? Remember, this Jeep was a police rig and so Bare-Boned that it looked like it had been Car Jacked from a wrecking yard! Wood grained Bezel added form the Bone-Yard.
0 2009/11/19 07:48:39 Cheap$200J
Factory rubber flooring in back plus a protective removeable tray from the Bone-yard
Factory rubber flooring in back plus a protective removeable tray from the Bone-yard
0 2009/11/19 10:30:58 Cheap$200J
It’s an XJ
It’s an XJ
0 2009/11/19 11:03:35 Cheap$200J
Originally installed in the rear cargo area. I moved it up to just forward of the rear Shoulder belts and was surprised that I did not gain much amplitude for the front seat passengers. I did gain an extra dome light in the deal though...
Originally installed in the rear cargo area. I moved it up to just forward of the rear Shoulder belts and was surprised that I did not gain much amplitude for the front seat passengers. I did gain an extra dome light in the deal though...
0 2010/01/01 12:12:02 Cheap$200J
Add the "Hertz" Speakers up and they cost more than the initial rig! $250 for a set of 6" in back and 4.5" up front. Got the sound bar at the Bone-Yard for free.
Add the "Hertz" Speakers up and they cost more than the initial rig! $250 for a set of 6" in back and 4.5" up front. Got the sound bar at the Bone-Yard for free.
0 2010/01/01 12:12:02 Cheap$200J
Added a bracket for storing the Jack inside and cargo hooks so I can strap down everything carried in the cargo area...
Added a bracket for storing the Jack inside and cargo hooks so I can strap down everything carried in the cargo area...
0 2010/12/12 08:26:45 Cheap$200J
 

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