the_midwesterner
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Evansville, IN
Hello folks,
So i figured it was about time to begin a build thread for my pile since its going to undergo yet another revision. I don't post much, but I wanted to keep track of this build somewhere. I frequent pirate more, but my rig isnt hardcore enough for a build thread there, so figured would be best.
Anyway, technically this is my first jeep. I graduated from and work in the automotive industry, so this isn't my first vehicle. As my good buddy will point out, white98xj on here, this thing was intended to be something to put around town with, sitting on 33s and doing mild wheeling. Welll..... things escalated rather quickly...! The guys I wheel with had much larger rigs than I did, so it was just a matter of time before they convinced me to spend the cash and upgrade.
With the above statement in mind, I purchased this jeep for $700 from a guy in burbank, CA. When i test drove it, it was in the evening and I only drove it around the block a handful of times. Boy.... was that a poor life choice!! After cash changed hands and I took off on this thing, I realized none of the gauges worked. Great.... From there, I realized the jeep wouldn't go faster than 35mph on the entry ramp to the highway.. We eventually took a trip down city streets in literally the worst possible neighborhoods in Los Angeles, in a broken jeep that couldn't get out of its own way to get home.
And so the sequence of events began!
A pic the day after I bought it and successfully did not die while driving through the ghettos of LA.
As is sits now, pics were taken on the lakebed KOH2016:
More to continue below...
So i figured it was about time to begin a build thread for my pile since its going to undergo yet another revision. I don't post much, but I wanted to keep track of this build somewhere. I frequent pirate more, but my rig isnt hardcore enough for a build thread there, so figured would be best.
Anyway, technically this is my first jeep. I graduated from and work in the automotive industry, so this isn't my first vehicle. As my good buddy will point out, white98xj on here, this thing was intended to be something to put around town with, sitting on 33s and doing mild wheeling. Welll..... things escalated rather quickly...! The guys I wheel with had much larger rigs than I did, so it was just a matter of time before they convinced me to spend the cash and upgrade.
With the above statement in mind, I purchased this jeep for $700 from a guy in burbank, CA. When i test drove it, it was in the evening and I only drove it around the block a handful of times. Boy.... was that a poor life choice!! After cash changed hands and I took off on this thing, I realized none of the gauges worked. Great.... From there, I realized the jeep wouldn't go faster than 35mph on the entry ramp to the highway.. We eventually took a trip down city streets in literally the worst possible neighborhoods in Los Angeles, in a broken jeep that couldn't get out of its own way to get home.
And so the sequence of events began!
A pic the day after I bought it and successfully did not die while driving through the ghettos of LA.
As is sits now, pics were taken on the lakebed KOH2016:
More to continue below...