What’s up guys and gals, First I would like to say BE WARNED OF SOME BAD PHOTOS! Okay now with that out of the way I would like to thank all of you for loving your Tj’s the way you do and sharing your experiences and thoughts about them on this forum, all of the information that is on this forum is in invaluable to helping me work on this thing. So thank you @Chris !! Happy to Support the forum anyway I can.
Background on me,
Back in 2015 my family went out to Sedona, Arizona and rented a JKU sport to travel around in. Eventually my brother and I took the jeep out to some trails and did some light wheeling... that's what started this obsession.
Fast forward to 2017, I just graduated college in May and had been toying with the idea to get a wrangler. My Subaru had a heart attack so I replaced the engine but decided it was finally time to pull the trigger. I took all the money I had and waited for my parents to Fly to Oregon to visit my sister. Got a uhaul car hauler and went out and bought my SE off craigslist.. Now knowing what I know now, I wish I would have waited to find a 4.0 but after starting at page 110 of this forum and reading so many different threads my co-workers believe me when I say i'm obsessed haha. I am however perfectly content on what the 4 squirrels can do. I am super temped to bring back @StG58 ‘s fun idea of nitrous but I figure it would be better to not blow myself up haha.
Sedona AZ & the JKU started the obsession back in 2015
Background on the Jeep
So starting from the beginning and before I found this forum. I bought this Tj in Delaware from a brother and sister who originally bought it back in 1999 from the dealer (they had the original title) which had me feeling good about the buy. I drove it and everything ran fine, I looked for rust, didn’t find any (didn’t know where to look so strike one), the oil in the jeep was good (I’ve been taught to never start anything until you check the oil), there wasn’t a full spare (strike 2) and they said they used it only for going to the beach (strike 3 because the frame was full of sand). I bought it for a decent price and brought her home. As soon as I got it home, I knew the stickers and tail-light guards had to go. Popped off the rear fender liners and boom, there was a good amount of rust. Thought to myself, no big deal and popped off the tail light covers. I went out and bought a portable sandblaster to got rid of the rust.
The day I bought her
The rust I found behind the tail lights and the fuel door. Before and after sandblasting and painting.
Background on me,
Back in 2015 my family went out to Sedona, Arizona and rented a JKU sport to travel around in. Eventually my brother and I took the jeep out to some trails and did some light wheeling... that's what started this obsession.
Fast forward to 2017, I just graduated college in May and had been toying with the idea to get a wrangler. My Subaru had a heart attack so I replaced the engine but decided it was finally time to pull the trigger. I took all the money I had and waited for my parents to Fly to Oregon to visit my sister. Got a uhaul car hauler and went out and bought my SE off craigslist.. Now knowing what I know now, I wish I would have waited to find a 4.0 but after starting at page 110 of this forum and reading so many different threads my co-workers believe me when I say i'm obsessed haha. I am however perfectly content on what the 4 squirrels can do. I am super temped to bring back @StG58 ‘s fun idea of nitrous but I figure it would be better to not blow myself up haha.
Sedona AZ & the JKU started the obsession back in 2015
Background on the Jeep
So starting from the beginning and before I found this forum. I bought this Tj in Delaware from a brother and sister who originally bought it back in 1999 from the dealer (they had the original title) which had me feeling good about the buy. I drove it and everything ran fine, I looked for rust, didn’t find any (didn’t know where to look so strike one), the oil in the jeep was good (I’ve been taught to never start anything until you check the oil), there wasn’t a full spare (strike 2) and they said they used it only for going to the beach (strike 3 because the frame was full of sand). I bought it for a decent price and brought her home. As soon as I got it home, I knew the stickers and tail-light guards had to go. Popped off the rear fender liners and boom, there was a good amount of rust. Thought to myself, no big deal and popped off the tail light covers. I went out and bought a portable sandblaster to got rid of the rust.
The day I bought her
The rust I found behind the tail lights and the fuel door. Before and after sandblasting and painting.
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