What have I gotten myself into?

[MikekiM]

So I spent a few weeks roaming through FB marketplace until I found a rig that needed a bit of work but was within my budget.

Wait. What? This is what is considered needing a bit of work

And you actually drove it in the condition it is in?
I am struggling for words that are encouraging, but I am at a loss. Even by rust belt north east standards, this is one to walk away from. Barely even a parts car. Not being a dick when I say any of this.. just can't imagine actually paying for it.. no less driving it home.

I had to google Mud dauber... Yikes.

Okay.. with that out of my system...
Have at it!! REALLY looking forward to following the rehab. Please update often!!
Good luck!

 

[L J]

What have I gotten myself into?

A bottomless pit of money and aggravation ... welcome and congrats!

 

[SCiotola]

You paid for this with real American dollars?

 

[Shank]

Same PO?

 

[DrZ3ke]

You paid for this with real American dollars?

Oh if I could print all the money I wanted and get away with it, this would not have been the Jeep I bought!

Same PO?

I mean... it could be... Although that one has a decent looking hard top, and a spare tire carrier with third brake light. Looks to be the stock wheels too. But I don't quite think that's a great price for it. Yeah, don't think it's the same PO. BUT he may have painted it for him as a favor!!

 

[DrZ3ke]

Well, I guess it's time I came clean. The real reason I bought this thing is because of the super duper cool grill cover on the front. Makes the Jeep look angry. I mean, with that, how could I pass it up???

 

[MountaineerTom]

Well, I guess it's time I came clean. The real reason I bought this thing is because of the super duper cool grill cover on the front. Makes the Jeep look angry. I mean, with that, how could I pass it up???View attachment 532924

It’s probably angry from all the random overspray on it.

 

[NDSpeed]

oh my wow!!

 

[MikekiM]

....how could I pass it up???

Put your hands back in your pockets. Turn 180 degrees and walk away.

Look.. you gotta do you. I just don't get the appeal of these grills and all that other useless Hook Road, EAV stuff. At least it only covers a sliver of the headlights. Never understood why anyone would put anything blocking the headlight output.

 

[NDSpeed]

Never understood why anyone would put anything blocking the headlight output.

did that back in 99 with the sport bike. has some stickers that would make the headlights look like a race bike.

“only reduces light output by 20%”

ended up not realizing i was in a turn lane and did a stoppie into a ditch. the stickers were taken off that night. stupid 20 year old me.

stoppie being a braking maneuver that gets the rear tire air borne, opposite of a wheelie,

 

[Granite]

stoppie being a braking maneuver that gets the rear tire air borne, opposite of a wheelie,

We used to call that an “endo”

 

[NDSpeed]

on the BMX and MTN Bikes. but for some reason it was stoppies in my circles on the sport bikes

 

[NashvilleTJ]

We used to call that an “endo”

on the BMX and MTN Bikes. but for some reason it was stoppies in my circles on the sport bikes

It’s a stoppie if you bring the rear wheel back down. It’s an endo if you don’t…