Good day to sit and write up my build. Winter Storm Nemo is just starting to get heavy here, about 4", and its coming down fast.
I bought my 1994 YJ 4.0L 5spd in October 2012.
I previously owned a 1998 TJ 4.0L 5spd a few years back, but only owned it for one winter while I still had my Mustangs. It was bone stock minus some 31" BFG AT's.
I looked for about 6 months to find one locally that wasnt a hack attack project of someone elses, or rusted to pieces, or just an overall mess.
Much harder than I originally thought!
I found this one in NY, listed for $3400, 156k miles. Advertised as running well, but not used for 6 months.
Upon inspection, I found a rotted rear upper shock mount, a leaky wheel cylinder, a relatively clean frame, and an engine that sounded very good, and started easy. Compression test showed 160-165psi on all cylinders, so I started bargaining.
I got him down to $2800, knowing it needed brakes and some other items.
This didnt bother me, as I already planned to replace ALL the brakes, and suspension, and steering.
The motor ran well, but was overall dirty, and had nasty valve cover leak- more on that later.
Suspension was intact, but lots of surface rust.
Loaded up, and headed for my shop.
I bought my 1994 YJ 4.0L 5spd in October 2012.
I previously owned a 1998 TJ 4.0L 5spd a few years back, but only owned it for one winter while I still had my Mustangs. It was bone stock minus some 31" BFG AT's.
I looked for about 6 months to find one locally that wasnt a hack attack project of someone elses, or rusted to pieces, or just an overall mess.
Much harder than I originally thought!
I found this one in NY, listed for $3400, 156k miles. Advertised as running well, but not used for 6 months.
Upon inspection, I found a rotted rear upper shock mount, a leaky wheel cylinder, a relatively clean frame, and an engine that sounded very good, and started easy. Compression test showed 160-165psi on all cylinders, so I started bargaining.
I got him down to $2800, knowing it needed brakes and some other items.
This didnt bother me, as I already planned to replace ALL the brakes, and suspension, and steering.
The motor ran well, but was overall dirty, and had nasty valve cover leak- more on that later.
Suspension was intact, but lots of surface rust.
Loaded up, and headed for my shop.