If idiots could fly this place would be an airport...……….
The mattresses were a failed overlanding experiment... LOL
My last and only jeep was an 85 cj7 that I bought new. fast forward to 2018 when I bought the 99 tj, I thought it could never come close to the feeling that the cj gave me, I was so wrong, I like it way better. Me and the wife were talking about it going down the road last night about how much better the tj is even at 20 years old with a bucket full of problems.Look on the bright side, you could be into it for far more money. I'm into mine for nearly 60k if you count the 17k I paid for it.
I like the CJ, but I definitely like that TJ more!
I my early adult life I had nothing but Jeeps. In 1990, life happened and I lost my YJ.I thought it could never come close to the feeling that the cj gave me,
First you realize it's not the gem you thought, even in the rough , Then you stood back and said it's not so bad I can fix that. 2hrs later a 6 pack of buyers remorse medicine your both still in the same garage Your probably gonna give the stray a home.I recently bought a 1997 TJ with 233k miles on it, knowing there were some issues to address. First was a new battery and complete brake overhaul (new MC, hard lines, pads and shoes). The jeep DOES run but sounds like a diesel on the low end. Then, I found that the 32RH slips in 1st and reverse so that's going off for a rebuild. The blower switch doesn't work on high, it needed a new hood/cowl seal, dropping the skid pan/crossmember revealed all six frame nuts need to be replaced, and the front driveshaft is bent. Unfortunately, I didn't discover half of this until I owned it. I have driven it once and the auto shifts fine after it warms up but, suffice to say, buyer's remorse is creeping in. I only bought this to have something to play with while I restore my CJ7 so, I'm not forming any deep emotional attachment to it. Guess I was just looking for a pep talk...View attachment 70506
I've had him for a year now and working on him as we speak.First you realize it's not the gem you thought, even in the rough , Then you stood back and said it's not so bad I can fix that. 2hrs later a 6 pack of buyers remorse medicine your both still in the same garage Your probably gonna give the stray a home.
I can relate! My family outgrew my YJ 15 years ago I just bought a 97 TJ and I have just as much fun working on it as I do driving it! I'm 20 years younger than I was 6 months ago!I my early adult life I had nothing but Jeeps. In 1990, life happened and I lost my YJ.
Fast forward 25 years to when I got The Muddog. That first weekend driving him around topless reminded me what it had been like back then. It felt like I had found a part of myself I had forgotten was there. It made me happy.
That’s a great post .I can relate! My family outgrew my YJ 15 years ago I just bought a 97 TJ and I have just as much fun working on it as I do driving it! I'm 20 years younger than I was 6 months ago!
Look on the bright side, you could be into it for far more money. I'm into mine for nearly 60k if you count the 17k I paid for it.
I like the CJ, but I definitely like that TJ more!
If you decide to go with just the pump and not a complete assembly you can get the Bosch pump but it does not come with the pick-up screens or a the new rubber grommet that seals the pump to the internal screen. Just got done finding that out myself.UPDATE:
Well, I never did find the gremlin that keeps turning the CEL on but everything else seems to be working. Took it out a couple weeks ago and the new 35s bent the tie rod up pretty good (upgrade time), new gears and an Aussie locker in the rear, and working on installing a new set of shocks now (the Rancho RS5000X seems to be a popular choice here). Oh, and I am replacing the fuel tank skid and while it's down, I want to change the fuel pump module but there's a lot of discussion around which brand to get. Anyway, Rooster is alive and well.
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"I'm into mine for nearly 60k" does the wife know that What have you done ?