PO’s POS work

[Masscj7]

Well, breaking everything down getting ready to go to sandblast and find this outstanding workmanship from the PO. Nice homemade shackles, either compete booger welds or just a small spot weld.

I’m so glad I never drove this thing

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[cglax6]

Meh...some shackles don't even have that support in the middle. Not necessary, but it's there for a little extra stability in the shackle.

Looks like he cut down a bigger shackle to fit the bracket on the CJ.

Sure, it looks like , but it's not hurting anything.

P.S. - Get some bolts with zerks so you can keep those bushings lubed up.

 

[Masscj7]

Nah, gonna replace everything. Most bushing were dry rotted. Minimal investment for quality pieces.


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[jay59l]

Not pretty but functional. I’ve seen much worse but still a good reason to upgrade and get rid of the ugly.

 

[Lumpy Grits]

They'll hold fine-Just ain't pretty........
LG

 

[splyn]

nice. I have been finding mostly loose or missing bolts on my project.

 

[RiverandSand]

It comes with territory on these 30+ yr old vehicles, we all have encountered bad PO hacks/repairs, I know I have encountered my share and still are finding more as time goes by. All you can do is fix them and move on to the next one. It does make it hard when some of the new parts are subpar to start with.
Good luck!

 

[Posi]

Let's face it, we buy the Jeep on the cheap because of the visible PO screw ups. Then price it as if you will uncover more screw ups the more you dig.

Like when I removed the Transmission to find a ball bearing inside the pilot bushing.

No one would believe it if I didn't have a pic, just doesn't make sense.









Sad thing, I later found out when I went through the receipts it was done by a so called professional 4x4 shop.

 

[jay59l]

Pretty much any old enthusiast vehicles will be modified. My CJ had power brakes that didn't work, gauges toasted, speedo off, frankenstein steering, electric fan hard wired on with the ignition, beat up broken red seats from a old blazer, and the coolant over flow bottle didn't even have a hole in the nipple where the tube connected so it was basically decoration. That's the short list of stuff I had to fix over the years.

 

[mriplaybass]

Let's face it, we buy the Jeep on the cheap because of the visible PO screw ups. Then price it as if you will uncover more screw ups the more you dig.

Like when I removed the Transmission to find a ball bearing inside the pilot bushing.

No one would believe it if I didn't have a pic, just doesn't make sense.


Sad thing, I later found out when I went through the receipts it was done by a so called professional 4x4 shop.

Makes it go faster??

 

[Posi]

Hmmm, makes sense, I thought the extra speed was the result of using aviation fuel.

 

[mriplaybass]

 

[Manic Mechanic]

Pretty much any old enthusiast vehicles will be modified. My CJ had power brakes that didn't work, gauges toasted, speedo off, frankenstein steering, electric fan hard wired on with the ignition, beat up broken red seats from a old blazer, and the coolant over flow bottle didn't even have a hole in the nipple where the tube connected so it was basically decoration. That's the short list of stuff I had to fix over the years.

you pretty much just described my jeep

 

[Lumpy Grits]

I can't blame anydangbody but me-
I bought mine new in '85. I'm the only one to ever put a wrench to it.
I am glad to have had the foresight to keep a detailed log book of what I have done to it over the last 34 yrs.

LG