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My 1992 XJ

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So I am really bored right now and decided that it was time to tell you all the story of why I am named $250 XJ.

Last spring, my dad came home and told me about a Jeep down the road that was for sale. I had wanted one for a while and so we went and looked at it and bought it later that night, for $250. The EX-US Forest Service Jeep Cherokee has been rolled twice and hit one guard rail in the drivers rear quarter panel. Its a 2 door with a 4.0 HO, 231 and 30 axles. When I bought the Jeep, It needed a fuel pump, Since then I have thrown lots of cash into it with my lift and running gear and all.

Below are pictures of the floor that I was missing when I bought it, a few trips to Silver Lake with Fellow GL4x4 members, Greasemonkey, 94gmcsonoma, and Jeepinlunatic from this spring. The last one is the bumper that I just made for the rear.

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More Pics: The drivers side door now matches the rest of the Jeep. I couldn't stand it being red like it was.

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My dad and I started off with restoring this Chevy LUV in the Summer of 2000

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This is what got my father and I into the Jeeps, We restored this CJ-5 in 2003.

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My S-10 that I drive during the summer.
 
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Dude, that bumper that I made is what took up all of the spare time I had when I was home, sorry I never made it back down to say Hi to you and Ryan, I'll see you guys sometime soon. And Yes, Wheeling is a must Jason, Say the word and I'm in.
 
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thats all the pics I have of the thing. I basically cut the crap stuff out and then cut pieces that fit in the hump that lowered down to the "floor" level. Once I did this, I just cut one peice plate and welded it to all the stuff I already had there and the stuff that i filled the hole from the the hump to the floor with. I had alot of grease under the hump that was thrown up there from the tranny over all of the years. I must have caught that greasy mess on fire at least 20 times during all of my welding.

I'm a second year up at Tech and will hopefully have a different ride by the time I meet you up here. One that is worth putting money and time into. This one was just saved from the crusher.
 
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I might be livin in a big farm house with about 5 or 6 rooms, if you are looking for a place and granted you pass the interview :tonka: , you can rent a room in the place, me and my friend will be living in it and it is one 30 some acres with a pond that isnt very big.
 
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swampjeep said:
nice CJ-5 :swampjeep
1970 Challenger "Big Bad Green"

I loved that thing, but almost killed myself about 5 times in it, glad it went down the road or else I might have wrecked it and myself all at once...

A high center of gravity, 304 and a 17 yr old behind the wheel are never a good combo.
 
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