Stroke of bad luck

[dandoc]

Yesterday as I was leaving the apartment complex, I was forced to take a different route due to a UPS truck and a FedEx truck blocking my normal path of travel. Had they not been there, I may have never seen what is in the pictures below. I don't know this Jeep owner, but it was definately an unfortunate day for them... especially if the TJ is their daily driver.

From the evidence at the scene, the TJ suffered collateral damage from a car on fire in the adjacent parking space. There was minimal damage to the interior of the Jeep, with the front and rear seat cushions being melted, damage to the seat belts, and damage to the interior door panel. You can see the soft top has been partially burned away, the upper half-door is burned away completely, the fender flares have been melted, and there is heat/fire damage to the paint. I would also question the integrity of the tires on that side of the TJ due to heat damage. Perhaps in the coming weeks this Jeep will be fixed and back on the road with it's current owner. At this point, I would imagine things lie in the hands of the insurance companies.

 

[jps4jeep]

at least it is easily repairable with a new top and flares. I would just be worried about the wiring on that side of the vehicle.

 

[cewtwo]

Every cloud has a silver lining! Project jeep! Project Jeep!

 

[JeepMonkey]

Coil sprung rock crawler!

 

[mud4feet]

Shame it didn't burn up that lame TJ dash - - airbags and all!!!!

TJ owner,
mud

 

[dandoc]

So the TJ appears to still be driveable. It disappeared earlier today and then reappeared tonight with a series of garbage bags covering the gaping hole in the soft top and door. I get this feeling that it will be returned to it's pre-fire state, and no major project(s) will take place. It'd be cool to see it turned into a coil-sprung rock crawler! Only about a quarter of the Jeeps I see in this area have been modified with lift kits, after market bumpers, etc.

 

[cewtwo]

Umm... Err...

Try to get the VIN number then, so none of us buy the sucker.

Until we need a project Jeep, that is...

 

[dandoc]

I saw this TJ late last week with a new (used?) soft top, but nothing else on the exterior replaced. Good thing the new top was put on recently... we've had heavy rains the past two days.