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There's an 86MJ in the area that I'm looking into - can anyone give me a decent info-dump on what all I expect to find in there? I've not been able to catch the current owner at home, so I'd like to know what to expect, and what current known bugs exist. It's a GM 2.8V6 (yeah, I know...) but that wouldn't last long - I'm thinking either a 3.1 or 3.4 when I get a chance - right now, it would be a working truck.
I'm sure it's 4WD, and I'm reasonably sure it's a manual. Looks like D30/D35 - I'd probably go into shock if I looked under it and found a D44!
It's not a basket case, but it certainly needs some front-end cosmetic work. There aren't a lof of signs of accident damage - just looks like a well-used truck.
Since I haven't been able to catch the owner when it looks like he might be active, I plan on leaving a note on the thing for him to answer at will. I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything that I might want to ask. It's a restoration candidate, but I could use a work truck in the meantime, since it would be fourth on the queue for resto by now (right after my 89 Limited, my 88 Laredo, and my 89 Laredo. The 87 don't count - it's a project, not a resto...)
I don't expect insurance to be too bad, since it would become my fifth insured vehicle, and the fourth in operation. Besides, I'm 33 and married, and I'm doing well in school - which helps.
Mainly, I just want to make sure that I can drop off a complete list of questions (besides the patently obvious "how much?") so I can get everything I need to know beforehand. Seems like this thing has been around for a while, so I might be able to knock him down on it...
Oh - for anyone who is interested - or would like to contribute - I've started my second book. It's a "swappology" manual, which I don't plan on limiting simply to XJ/MJ parts swaps - this is going to be about as generally applicable as my other book.
Any help will be appreciated - I've wanted an MJ for a while, and this would be a good start. Besides, I just hate to see a good little truck going to seed...
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There's an 86MJ in the area that I'm looking into - can anyone give me a decent info-dump on what all I expect to find in there? I've not been able to catch the current owner at home, so I'd like to know what to expect, and what current known bugs exist. It's a GM 2.8V6 (yeah, I know...) but that wouldn't last long - I'm thinking either a 3.1 or 3.4 when I get a chance - right now, it would be a working truck.
I'm sure it's 4WD, and I'm reasonably sure it's a manual. Looks like D30/D35 - I'd probably go into shock if I looked under it and found a D44!
It's not a basket case, but it certainly needs some front-end cosmetic work. There aren't a lof of signs of accident damage - just looks like a well-used truck.
Since I haven't been able to catch the owner when it looks like he might be active, I plan on leaving a note on the thing for him to answer at will. I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything that I might want to ask. It's a restoration candidate, but I could use a work truck in the meantime, since it would be fourth on the queue for resto by now (right after my 89 Limited, my 88 Laredo, and my 89 Laredo. The 87 don't count - it's a project, not a resto...)
I don't expect insurance to be too bad, since it would become my fifth insured vehicle, and the fourth in operation. Besides, I'm 33 and married, and I'm doing well in school - which helps.
Mainly, I just want to make sure that I can drop off a complete list of questions (besides the patently obvious "how much?") so I can get everything I need to know beforehand. Seems like this thing has been around for a while, so I might be able to knock him down on it...
Oh - for anyone who is interested - or would like to contribute - I've started my second book. It's a "swappology" manual, which I don't plan on limiting simply to XJ/MJ parts swaps - this is going to be about as generally applicable as my other book.
Any help will be appreciated - I've wanted an MJ for a while, and this would be a good start. Besides, I just hate to see a good little truck going to seed...
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