I was bummed John beat me to that Renix that wouldn't pass smog...

[Anak]

But I have gotten over it.

This followed me home today:





Hardly any rust at the bottom of the tailgate:




Worst it has is this wheel arch:



It has all the right things wrong with it.

Previous owner repainted it red and then tried to make it look like a woody. So it needs paint. Nothing lost by me wanting to turn it white.

Current drivetrain is a SBC that barely ran when last tried, and is poorly mated to some Jeep manual trans. Nothing lost if I LS swap it.

Interior is in pretty poor shape, so again, nothing lost if I re-do everything to suit my own preferences.

The body and frame appear to be pretty much straight and solid. Those are the parts that matter.

I figure it is just an early form of the XJ. But with a frame. Objective is to turn it into a nice daily driver, much like Scope Creep.

 

[JohnX]

Wanna trade?

 

[Anak]

It would probably save me a chunk of coin if I were to trade, but I have wanted one of these for a long time.

 

[JohnX]

Yeah, #metoo

I hope I keep this xj long enough to need a drive train swap so I can go LS as well.

 

[Bent]

It would probably save me a chunk of coin if I were to trade, but I have wanted one of these for a long time.

You and me both. Looks like fun, Tom. Lots and lots and lots and lots of fun.