Same Tamor Jeep, New Tamor Owner: Buildup!!!

[savvyaggie]

As you all know I bought nick's old POS.... and I am looking at doing a few things to make it not such a POS.

So far I have taken off the 36" TSL's and but my 35" M/T's on it, did a bunch of cleaning, and put all new fluids in it. I played a little in it at a friends place and decided I needed more clearance, besides the body is trashed anyway.... So I did a little front fender trimming, and removed the rear flares. This is a temp. fix until I get some tube fenders..

TO DO:

replace all of the worn out bushings with polys (which have already been ordered).

Find a cheap replacement tub...

fix blinkers, and a few other wiring problems...

tube fenders..

make a few mods to the cage...

new fuel tank and skid plate...

New hood...

exhaust....

new shackles....

think of a name for it...

etc....etc...etc....

[savvyaggie]

here is one before shot, and two after....

[savvyaggie]

within the next few days I am going to do a little bit of trimming in the rear. Just like 3/4" around the wells, so that i can get rid of some of the damage and level the front and rear wheel well openings.

[BMFScout]

I'm never selling my truck to someone in the club, the whole time Nick's gonna be like, wtf are you doing to my truck! Hack it to hell!!

[savvyaggie]

I'm never selling my truck to someone in the club, the whole time Nick's gonna be like, wtf are you doing to my truck! Hack it to hell!!

the only things that I am hackin off is the rust and dents........ Oh wait, thats the whole damn jeep!!!

[bburris]

Is the body so bad that it necessitates replacing the tub, or do you just want to do this for cosmetic reasons?

That seems like a lot of work that will probably end up looking the same eventually. Why not comp. cut the rear and fix the mechanical problems, then worry about the body when it is no longer recognizeable?

[uglyota]

totally...dovetail!
Since it needs a new frame too, you might as well wait for a deal on one and swap drivetrains

[Ben97XJ]

Are you planning a frame swap? If not you should!

[savvyaggie]

i thought about swapping the frame, but it's really is not that bad.... It has a couple of cracks, all in one spot and that's it, and it is at the very front.... It is a 74 model, what do you expect... I am going to take the frontend off next weekend, grind it all down, V it, weld it, and box it in... How long has it been like that???? and it has never been fixed!!!! That is a easy fix, it's just metal, and pretty much all of us know how to fix that...

If the frame is tweaked a bit, then I will throw it on my friends frame machine and then add a couple of more cross members... But i am pretty sure it is not, after taking a real close look at it, and measurements. It will never be a 2005 model, no matter what i do to it...

[chevsu]

if its such a POS then why did you buy it?

[savvyaggie]

if its such a POS then why did you buy it?

b/c I want to be like you...with exception of the rainbow cage

[savvyaggie]

if its such a POS then why did you buy it?

I just joke about the POS... why, because I can!!!!!

Overall it is a real good Jeep and very capable, efi, locked,oba, etc... and it can cruise at 70mph down the hwy... And all for less than what most people have in a stock POS.

isn't that why you did what you did with your rigs????

[BMFScout]

I would have bought it had it been a scout!

[chevsu]

both of mine were wrecked from the start. so a really good price was paid for both.

[chevsu]

you know you like the cage!!!!!!!!!!!!!