Hi Starrs
I totally agree but it was my fault as I said by not taking anyone to look at it that already had a jeep.I only have a single car garage with no room to take the frame off.One of my problems is I have been into vintage motorcycles for 50 years plus and never thought I would ever be trying to restore a rust bucket. I have been restoring bikes my whole life. I have a bike lift and really never in a million years would have thought I would be laying under a rusty piece of shit that most up here in the rust belt sorry to say are.
But life goes on and I am going to try and enjoy it when it is done. Now I know why so many people I mentioned to that I was planning on buying one 6 months ago said don't even bother getting one .They are all crap up here.Putting it into perspective I will have a total of $5000 canadian when done. That includes new fenders,frame repair,stainless brake lines and hoses, new front rotors and pads,new floor pans in the front, front u joints,new tires,used lower steering shaft and misc parts and paint supplies.OHHH I forgot .Way more hrs than it is worth.If I lived in the south I have seen the prices for what is considered a clean one. Usually $8-$12,000 American dollars. Translate that to about $16,000 Canadian.I really don't think any TJ could possibly be worth that so now at least for $5,000 I have a safe driver for good or bad. If it does not work out I will just cut my losses,sell it and that will be the last one I buy.Like I said I am anal about making things safe and nice but it is still just a jeep. My friends are still laughing and maybe when all is said and done they were right.I hope I can enjoy it and prove them wrong.
OHHH by the way anyone with a tj and no holes in the lower frame are just totally putting there heads in the sand if they truly believe there frames are fine.Chrysler engineers should all be f________ g shot and p______ssed on for there design errors.There I am through ranting.You guys keep restoring and enjoying them.
years ago, i bought a honda chopper that everybody was laughing about...." why you buy that, what you gonna do with that thing' it was in some sad shape, let me tell ya......especially my harley friends....so when i was finished....an rollin into the mall parking lot with my harley buddy, who was laughin at me.....whos bike were they all lookin at
my piece of junk chopper...
I looked over at my harley buddy, an he just shakin his head....
i went up to wisconsin on it, with about 10 harley riders to some bike week......an whos' all trying to race me.....al them ol harley riders.....an the things from 1972 an beatin em.....
I got so many people looking at me on that thing, i dont like riding, thinkin there all gonna crash not paying attention, lookin at me. sometimes, they dont see the vehicle, or the bike, but they see the work it took to get it to where it needed to be...they can just smell the work a person put into it...........an thats what counts....anybody can go buy something off the showroom an play the game of bolt on with it.....just a lilttle kidding bolt ons........backher down...backer down bolt ons......backer down.
we all got the instinct to be the king of the jungle, an we al cant be, but we all can be king of the project, to relieve our wanting to be king of the jungle.......so when someones getting on your case, about why you trying to be king of the project, just tell em, " so i dont got beat up the neighbor or you, to relieve my wanting to be king of the neighborhood jungle instinct"
cause these projects will beat you down, tiring that instinct down, keeping you from beating up the neighbor.
an when your rollin down the road when they are finished, you likely have no urge to beat up anybody, cause you ridin high, with a 100 inch lift kit
like this, who doesnt want one of these
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