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MEMBERS DISCUSSION AREA => General Discussion => Topic started by: BigBlue98 on February 23, 2013, 02:32:26 PM

Title: Buying some one else's project??
Post by: BigBlue98 on February 23, 2013, 02:32:26 PM: Found a jeep in (dville) Georgia... It's a 1981 cj7. http://images.craigslist.org/3K23F63I95Lf5N95Mdd1c030d2dcd1b3d1738.jpg

That's the link let me know if it don't work.
What should I look out for and does anyone know about this jeep the owner is hard to get an answer out of and looking for good advice before I buy.
Title: Re: Buying some one else's project??
Post by: mrmike1964 on February 23, 2013, 03:34:49 PM: What motor dose it have?
What trany?
Title: Re: Buying some one else's project??
Post by: kvom on February 23, 2013, 03:40:02 PM: You got a shop to work on it? Looks like it was used hard and put away wet.
Title: Re: Buying some one else's project??
Post by: BigBlue98 on February 23, 2013, 03:45:49 PM: Quote from: mrmike1964 on February 23, 2013, 03:34:49 PM
What motor dose it have?
What trany?

Stock inline 6 with 5 speed tranny
Title: Re: Buying some one else's project??
Post by: BigBlue98 on February 23, 2013, 03:46:50 PM: Quote from: kvom on February 23, 2013, 03:40:02 PM
You got a shop to work on it? Looks like it was used hard and put away wet.

No I have a 2 car garage for motor and axel work everything else will be done outside under a lean2 if its raining
Title: Re: Buying some one else's project??
Post by: xjcrawler on February 23, 2013, 03:52:33 PM: A lot depends on price. 500.00 and it's a good deal, 5000.00 means you're getting screwed. What axles, transfer case?
Title: Re: Buying some one else's project??
Post by: mrmike1964 on February 23, 2013, 03:53:20 PM: Its hard to say with this pic.I would have to look it over to let you know what I see has been done and what you may want to do.Is it around us? Looks like the rims have no back spacing.Did thay replace the axles in the rearend AMC 20 has a 2 piece axle.Dose it have the electronic carb ?
Title: Re: Buying some one else's project??
Post by: DOUG on February 23, 2013, 04:43:54 PM: Quote from: BigBlue98 on February 23, 2013, 02:32:26 PM

What should I look out for

Everything.

A $5000 rig can need $15000 worth of work
And if you dont go through it all
You dont know what you have
And a newpart can fail everytime you go out.
Title: Re: Buying some one else's project??
Post by: mrmike1964 on February 23, 2013, 04:53:48 PM: Like Doug said you could be like me putting lots of money in it or it could be good you just have to look it over really good. See if it is already set up the way you want or what you will have to do to get it where you will like it.If you look at my thread on Casper you will get a idea of what I have done so far and I'm right at $15,000.00 with out rebuilding the motor or trany yet. That's just for parts no labor cost.
Title: Re: Buying some one else's project??
Post by: BigBlue98 on February 24, 2013, 09:32:05 AM: Quote from: xjcrawler on February 23, 2013, 03:52:33 PM
A lot depends on price. 500.00 and it's a good deal, 5000.00 means you're getting screwed. What axles, transfer case?

Original transfer case and it has Chevy 1Ton axels
Title: Re: Buying some one else's project??
Post by: BigBlue98 on February 25, 2013, 07:17:54 PM: Well I'm giving up on this jeep lol who has a cj7??