Build Thread $600 Salvage Cj-7
You guys are gonna be lit with a bunch of little kernel shells stuck in your teeth by the time this ones done. :laugh:
. Up on the hill past his garage are 4 Cj5s in various states of disrepair. Off to the side in a stone parking lot so to speak are 2 more with trenchers on the rear. We head to the garage where there is a rust free desert tan CJ5 . Beautiful. ![Notworthy :notworthy: :notworthy:](/community/smilies/notworthy.gif)
So a parts run that shouldve taken me 1.5 hrs turns into 4 hrs. and I wouldnt have had it any other way. He shows me his little orange trail rider , a CJ2a on 32s. I say I even have the Jeep affliction bad enough I dig Fcs. He busts out laughing and we take a walk to the back of the property. There sits a running FC-170. I state that I would some day love to have a Scrambler. We walk a little more and Im sure hes about to show me his CJ8 but no , its not to be. Instead he shows me his " pride and joy " a rusted out tub and repaired CJ6 frame. You can see the pride he feels and the wheels turning as he explains to me what Im looking at. Hey ,I knew it was a CJ6 but hes having fun too so let him go.
I havent seen Seth in awhile , but after taking this little trip down memory lane Im gonna have to see how hes doing. I know the Tan CJ5 was sold but dont know how far the CJ6 has come. Anyway I get myself a real nice frame and windshield for a mere $85 , but if Id have left empty handed Id still have a good story to tell and a nice memory to boot. It was a pleasure meeting Seth , and I havent seen the last of him.![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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Hey there IO grab me another cold one while your up.![]()
Like IO stated , you have your good days and your bad working on these Cjs. The next weekend I was all smiles again. Why? Well I found a complete windshield set up ( glass ,frame ,windshield wipers the works) for $85. A guy from our local Jeep club saw an ad I posted and told me to come pick this flawless Jem up. The guys name is Seth and hes into the earlier style Cj-5s and doesnt have much use for 80s Cjs. I take the 30 min. jaunt to his place or as I like to call it " shangri la "Shiner bocks all arround!!
Pete, we feel your pain.
If it was easy, anybody could do it.:rock:
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So a parts run that shouldve taken me 1.5 hrs turns into 4 hrs. and I wouldnt have had it any other way. He shows me his little orange trail rider , a CJ2a on 32s. I say I even have the Jeep affliction bad enough I dig Fcs. He busts out laughing and we take a walk to the back of the property. There sits a running FC-170. I state that I would some day love to have a Scrambler. We walk a little more and Im sure hes about to show me his CJ8 but no , its not to be. Instead he shows me his " pride and joy " a rusted out tub and repaired CJ6 frame. You can see the pride he feels and the wheels turning as he explains to me what Im looking at. Hey ,I knew it was a CJ6 but hes having fun too so let him go.
I havent seen Seth in awhile , but after taking this little trip down memory lane Im gonna have to see how hes doing. I know the Tan CJ5 was sold but dont know how far the CJ6 has come. Anyway I get myself a real nice frame and windshield for a mere $85 , but if Id have left empty handed Id still have a good story to tell and a nice memory to boot. It was a pleasure meeting Seth , and I havent seen the last of him.
More to come..