Tug-n-pull
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I'm done with the jeep
Well this week I was all up in the Junk Yard "local salvage yard" and was looking for anything cheap to do some upgrades and repairs on ol Tugly! Bought a new shifter boot out of a Mini van for 5 bucks. Dealer wanted $60.40 for an orginal replacement for a 79 CJ. Can you believe that nonsence. I also found a Plymouth Voyager with pretty nice set of seat. They wanted $50.00 talked em into a trade for my ol carter POS carb and $10.00. Paid $5.00 for 4 pieces of 1/8" x 3" x 18 3/4" pieces of metal to build adapters. Took about an hour to install em building the adapters as I went. The improvement in the ride is great. The orginal style low backs were so worn out and slick. Now I have these nice setting grocery getter seats. hehehehe! Now over the last couple of weeks I have gotten the jeep to run like a top. Man it is not the same ol Jeep I bought way back in summer. New carb, New 3 row radiator, New seats, New shifter boot, New batery hold downs, New spare tire, New heater core, New Blazer up grade Blower motor, New hoses, New thermostat, New belts, New breaks, New plugs wires rotor button and cap. There is a ton of other items up getting fixed up with little or no money involved. Now that I have the new seats and it is running I plan to start in and get the interior all fixed up. I find this hard to believe but at this point if I were offered a title for title trade to get my ol YJ Jezabell back I would have to think long and hard before I would trade. After I get some suspension and tires on Tugly there would be no way I would. Never thought I would ever say that. tug
Well this week I was all up in the Junk Yard "local salvage yard" and was looking for anything cheap to do some upgrades and repairs on ol Tugly! Bought a new shifter boot out of a Mini van for 5 bucks. Dealer wanted $60.40 for an orginal replacement for a 79 CJ. Can you believe that nonsence. I also found a Plymouth Voyager with pretty nice set of seat. They wanted $50.00 talked em into a trade for my ol carter POS carb and $10.00. Paid $5.00 for 4 pieces of 1/8" x 3" x 18 3/4" pieces of metal to build adapters. Took about an hour to install em building the adapters as I went. The improvement in the ride is great. The orginal style low backs were so worn out and slick. Now I have these nice setting grocery getter seats. hehehehe! Now over the last couple of weeks I have gotten the jeep to run like a top. Man it is not the same ol Jeep I bought way back in summer. New carb, New 3 row radiator, New seats, New shifter boot, New batery hold downs, New spare tire, New heater core, New Blazer up grade Blower motor, New hoses, New thermostat, New belts, New breaks, New plugs wires rotor button and cap. There is a ton of other items up getting fixed up with little or no money involved. Now that I have the new seats and it is running I plan to start in and get the interior all fixed up. I find this hard to believe but at this point if I were offered a title for title trade to get my ol YJ Jezabell back I would have to think long and hard before I would trade. After I get some suspension and tires on Tugly there would be no way I would. Never thought I would ever say that. tug
