twisted frame wrote:Man, that Wag just reminds me so much of a 77 NT Cherokee I used to own. It only had a 4" lift with 31s but being a NT, it still gave you that tall and skinny look, which I really like. Plus, my Cherokee had been painted a color very much like the Wag you just bought - one of those olive-ish/grey/greenish shades with some minor metallic sparkle in it.
Judging by your other build threads, including your father and son 2WD p/u, I wouldn't have guessed you were searching for another build candidate. I remember the tribute Jeepster/FSJ sort of rig you were working on for a while but that one went away, right?
At any rate, this 65 looks like a good one to make into whatever you want.
77 NT is a good one to have. I searched high and low for one and missed two by days, if not hours. I guess what's meant to be is meant to be, and what's not, is not.
I've been looking for a final build candidate for awhile just because I know it's best to find them when they pop up, not when you need/want them.
Yeah, life turned a bit sideways, skidded to a grinding near halt as it tends to do every once in a while, for a bit awhile back and the FrankenJeepster Jeepster Tribute was parted off and sold in pieces.
I kept the front clip, though!
That was supposed to be my daily driver, and once traction with life was regained, the search for a suitable replacement was under way.
In addition to Wagoneers, I was also looking for 67-71 Jeepsters since they kept popping up and I had two SC-2's years ago AND I could reuse the front clip I saved on the 67-71 Jeepster if I found one. I did find a 71 Jeepster in Montana, but he could never give me a time and date to come get it- he was always out of town, or busy with something else. Oh well, what's meant to be is meant to be, what's not, is not meant to be.
At any rate, I dig the classic lines of the early wags, so it's in the back garage, scrubbed clean, new rims have been ordered and a TH400 modulator is waiting to be installed with new vacuum lines to correct the shifting issues (I hope) and I have 1414X seat brackets on the way to mount the bucket seats- the grass growing on the bench seat is interesting, but not something I'm in to right now.
I've got more time than money, so no rush on this one.
Edit 6/3/15 @ 1:17pm
I replaced the modulator and cleaned up & repaired the vacuum lines and she shifts just like she should.
I made a big mistake and trusted the after-market gas gauge and got stranded about a mile from the house. Lol.
Edit 6/13/15 9:18
I have been fixing a few minor things here and there.
- 4wd shifter shifter disassembled, cleaned greased, reassembled and operational.
- new thermostat
- muffler tail pipe installed so it doesn't dump straight on the passenger side shock
- chase down and fix a rattle due to the skimpy recover hitch ball being lose.
- door rattle fixed
- rear shocks repainted to mask paint damage from muffler.