Hello all
I recently purchased a 1994 Sahara with a few mods to turn into a Jurassic Park Jeep.
The Donor:
I'm trying to turn it into:
I bought this Jeep knowing that it has some things wrong, but it had more things right.
The good:
NO rust on the frame or body, which is surprising having lived its 20 year life in Ohio.
Correct interior color (green)
Tan Original door pouches.
Newer Spice colored top with roll bar padding.
Factory (!!) A/C
The bad:
The original owner sold the Sahara interior
Has a lift that needs removed
Have 31" General Grabber tires with chrome rims (FOR SALE) that need to be switched for BFG and aluminum OEM 15" rims
Needs a paint job from the Sahara green to the LJ1 low gloss paint
Transmission synchros dont like second or third
Whats on the plan before end of the year:
Sell the 31" tires (note, I do not know what these are actually going for, but here is the craigslist ad, if I priced these too high or you are interested, please let me know. I would like these gone sooner than later: https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/pts/4139853584.html
Also attempting to trade my new Rugged Ridge interior, the entire thing, for the Sahara interior's front seats, console and rear seat. I have a FS/FT thread on this site here: http://www.wranglerforum.com/f14/trade-your-yj-sahara-interior-for-my-brand-new-rugged-ridge-interior-everything-352290.html I'm in the Cincinnati area and willing to travel half way to swap or each person pays shipping if the distance is too far.
Transmission fluid change is scheduled this week with RedLine MT90 to hopefully help with the synchro issue.
Getting the custom license plate from the state of Kentucky "JP 14". Will have the Jeep registered this week with a temp tag.
Will remove the lift once the tires are gone.
Meeting with the paint guy sometime next week to discuss monies and timeline. Since there is no rust, dings, dents, etc, it should be (hopefully) cheap-ish to paint.
Thanks it for now. I'm looking forward to finally having my childhood dream car. I will be updating here and on the Jurassic Park Jeep forums: Redirecting to Jurassic Park Jeep Forum.
I recently purchased a 1994 Sahara with a few mods to turn into a Jurassic Park Jeep.
The Donor:
I'm trying to turn it into:
I bought this Jeep knowing that it has some things wrong, but it had more things right.
The good:
NO rust on the frame or body, which is surprising having lived its 20 year life in Ohio.
Correct interior color (green)
Tan Original door pouches.
Newer Spice colored top with roll bar padding.
Factory (!!) A/C
The bad:
The original owner sold the Sahara interior
Has a lift that needs removed
Have 31" General Grabber tires with chrome rims (FOR SALE) that need to be switched for BFG and aluminum OEM 15" rims
Needs a paint job from the Sahara green to the LJ1 low gloss paint
Transmission synchros dont like second or third
Whats on the plan before end of the year:
Sell the 31" tires (note, I do not know what these are actually going for, but here is the craigslist ad, if I priced these too high or you are interested, please let me know. I would like these gone sooner than later: https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/pts/4139853584.html
Also attempting to trade my new Rugged Ridge interior, the entire thing, for the Sahara interior's front seats, console and rear seat. I have a FS/FT thread on this site here: http://www.wranglerforum.com/f14/trade-your-yj-sahara-interior-for-my-brand-new-rugged-ridge-interior-everything-352290.html I'm in the Cincinnati area and willing to travel half way to swap or each person pays shipping if the distance is too far.
Transmission fluid change is scheduled this week with RedLine MT90 to hopefully help with the synchro issue.
Getting the custom license plate from the state of Kentucky "JP 14". Will have the Jeep registered this week with a temp tag.
Will remove the lift once the tires are gone.
Meeting with the paint guy sometime next week to discuss monies and timeline. Since there is no rust, dings, dents, etc, it should be (hopefully) cheap-ish to paint.
Thanks it for now. I'm looking forward to finally having my childhood dream car. I will be updating here and on the Jurassic Park Jeep forums: Redirecting to Jurassic Park Jeep Forum.