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I bought my first jeep and project vehicle, its a 1975 J-20, amc 360, t-18 , dana 20, dana 44 front and dana 60 rear. i drove 4 hours to Wyoming to get it. when i got there the guy couldn't get it to start and he had cut all of the wiring so he could hot wire it (wiring is a mess) I paid $550 was this a good price or not? its got some rust, rocker panels are pretty much gone, bed has some rot in the sides, and the cab floor as some, (somebody did a crappy job trying to fix the cab floors).
pulled the rear drum to see why its not working and the wheel cylinder is blown out and the brake line was missing. I put a bolt in the fitting to stop the leaking of brake fluid for now. axle seals are blown and making a mess of the drums
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Just sitting waiting to go into the shop
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up on the lift to cut out coil springs that were welded between the frame and axle to help support the weight of a snow plow Im guessing since there are snowplow mounts and the front bumper is in the bed
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I didn't get a picture of the coils in there but you can see them on the floor after we cut them out with a oxy fuel torch
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the front driver side spring mount was broken in half and was only attached to the frame on one side, i cleaned the rust off and rewelded it on. here's a picture mid way thru cleaning it up.
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the prevous owner made a mess of the aftermarket oil pressure gauge, it was leaking onto the floor board in the cab (which did help keep it from rusting there) once i hooked up the mess it stopped leaking and the gauge read good oil pressure (my only two working gauges are the aftermarket temp and oil pressure gauges)
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here it's parking spot till I can work on it next
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Quick update
I found some used tires on basic steel rims in the local classifieds to replace the word out and cracking tires it came with.
I replaced the non-working alternator with an 80 amp chevy one. once I had the new alternator in I decided to rip out the mess of wiring in the truck. So far I have rewired the main power, alternator, fuel pump, and ignition so it runs.
I was having an issue with my steering so I pulled my steering box and tore it apart to discover that balls had broken and eaten into the worm gear so I ordered a new one.