Fellow Inmates,
This is a simple chronical of my build of Krampus, the folklore creature that beats misbehavers into being good, and I expect this Jeep to constantly misbehave. I began the search for another CJ7 to use on some property rather than a side by side but happened into this Jeep. Mind you, the purchase of this thing had nothing to do with the four craft beers in my system and hanging out with my buddy in his hot rod shop. The TJ rolled off the truck with some of his other cars as part of an auction deal, he threw me the keys and said “There’s you new Heep. Get it out of here.” I swallowed my beer, fired it up, drove it a little around a field, it felt like a small skiff wallowing about at sea but she ran, turned and stopped. I may have followed with another beer and maybe another, paid the man a meager fee, threw it on the car hauler and took it home. My wife greeted me outside, smiled, shook her head and said “Do what you want my love, but first you have to put those 35’s on my Gladiator.” Well, that sounded like a good deal to me.
I knew next to nothing about the TJ other than it had a long arm kit, some type of different rear axle assembly that was trussed, I6 and a manual trans, buttons and switches all over the place and the interior looked as if a family of wildebeest were dwelling in it…and it sort of smelled like it too. My initial plan is to replace the axle seals, figure out why one of the shocks isn't attached, fix anything that leaks…maybe, do a full refresh on the ignition and cooling systems, change all the fluids, and get it street legal enough to put plates on it. Its job will be around the property as a workhorse, an occasional trip to an off-road park or topless ride through the country. My problem is, amongst many, I have to have my vehicles in solid mechanical shape and this dude is going to need some work. I always wanted a trail dog and something that if you accidently shoot with a 22 whilst chasing varmints, well that isn't all that big of a deal.
Here is the heep on its way home.
This is a simple chronical of my build of Krampus, the folklore creature that beats misbehavers into being good, and I expect this Jeep to constantly misbehave. I began the search for another CJ7 to use on some property rather than a side by side but happened into this Jeep. Mind you, the purchase of this thing had nothing to do with the four craft beers in my system and hanging out with my buddy in his hot rod shop. The TJ rolled off the truck with some of his other cars as part of an auction deal, he threw me the keys and said “There’s you new Heep. Get it out of here.” I swallowed my beer, fired it up, drove it a little around a field, it felt like a small skiff wallowing about at sea but she ran, turned and stopped. I may have followed with another beer and maybe another, paid the man a meager fee, threw it on the car hauler and took it home. My wife greeted me outside, smiled, shook her head and said “Do what you want my love, but first you have to put those 35’s on my Gladiator.” Well, that sounded like a good deal to me.
I knew next to nothing about the TJ other than it had a long arm kit, some type of different rear axle assembly that was trussed, I6 and a manual trans, buttons and switches all over the place and the interior looked as if a family of wildebeest were dwelling in it…and it sort of smelled like it too. My initial plan is to replace the axle seals, figure out why one of the shocks isn't attached, fix anything that leaks…maybe, do a full refresh on the ignition and cooling systems, change all the fluids, and get it street legal enough to put plates on it. Its job will be around the property as a workhorse, an occasional trip to an off-road park or topless ride through the country. My problem is, amongst many, I have to have my vehicles in solid mechanical shape and this dude is going to need some work. I always wanted a trail dog and something that if you accidently shoot with a 22 whilst chasing varmints, well that isn't all that big of a deal.
Here is the heep on its way home.
