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77GreenMachine

77GreenMachine

Phillip Talton
Joined
Mar 30, 2010
Location
Trinity, NC
Anyone know this Jeep? I bought it to flip but can’t decide if I’ll part it out, flip it, or keep it. Wife wants to keep it. I’d like to keep the Atlas and send it down the road. It needs very little to run, so I may do that and sell it whole, or as is.

What I don’t know is what gears/lockers are in it. I’m told it has both. May open it up, but I had some setbacks over the weekend (metal in my eye) so I’m behind.

Jeep has a 6 point cage, Atlas with twin sticks, lights for days, wired for quick disco which front and rear, rock sliders, bumpers, no rust, it’s a 98 and only has 87k miles!

Anyone recognize this Jeep and can tell me what gears/lockers it had back in the day?
 

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Did you steal it or did you pay for it?
I mean, if I bought that for under a grand, I'd have to keep it just because in a few years (debatable now) they'll be impossible to find.
If you paid more than that, profit what you can.
 
1) Remove Atlas, then sell Atlas

2) Install 231 with stock driveshafts

3) Get running and driving, then sell

4) Buy turnkey buggy with LS, tons, Atlas, and stickies
 
NickMaul said:
That thing is probably not going to pull much for sale without an atlas. It looks like a plain old stokesdale special from the outside.


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Depends on what I paid for it. It could be a turn key rig for a kid or newb getting started.

XJsavage said:
Did you steal it or did you pay for it?
I mean, if I bought that for under a grand, I'd have to keep it just because in a few years (debatable now) they'll be impossible to find.
If you paid more than that, profit what you can.
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I’m in it very cheap

drkelly said:
1) Remove Atlas, then sell Atlas

2) Install 231 with stock driveshafts

3) Get running and driving, then sell

4) Buy turnkey buggy with LS, tons, Atlas, and stickies
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This is my exact thoughts. Need to find a 231
 
Loganwayne said:
or make a deal with me deliver it to the mountains go fishing AND get the enjoyment of seeing someone you know destroy it with you.
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This

But would require you actually go wheel it, and have @McCracken as beer bitch...err passenger to give play by play on the radio while we watch from the ledge
 
NickMaul said:
That thing is probably not going to pull much for sale without an atlas. It looks like a plain old stokesdale special from the outside.


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It'll be worth a few g's to someone who has never even heard the word Atlas. This would be every high school kids dream to have.
 
Jody Treadway said:
What's your end goal?
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Full DALE YEAH sends. No stamps....FED-EX next day
Rinse off when he gets home
tighten a few bolts
DALE YEAH the next weekend

Rinse

Repeat

No more week of repair once he gets home before he can wheel again
 
NickMaul said:
That thing is probably not going to pull much for sale without an atlas. It looks like a plain old stokesdale special from the outside.


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I recently bought a "built" XJ with the intention of fixing and selling. 01, 35s, ARBs, skids, lights, very similar to @77GreenMachine. I bought it for $1200 with a damaged ARB. :huggy:
Bought another set of stock 3.55 axles and swapped them in, bought 2 new tires to match the 2 good ones, ripped out the sound system and returned the interior to stock. Also needed a floor pan.
Had $2100 in it, sold for $6500 to a high school kid (dad) before it was listed.
Repaired the ARB'd axles and sold for $2100
Sold the skids for $300
Took the profit and paid for all of my upgrades at Mars Fab on the Ranger.
If Phillip plays his cards right, he can make some serious coin. Apply that coin tio his buggy dreams and he's money ahead.
 
Jody Treadway said:
I recently bought a "built" XJ with the intention of fixing and selling. 01, 35s, ARBs, skids, lights, very similar to @77GreenMachine. I bought it for $1200 with a damaged ARB. :huggy:
Bought another set of stock 3.55 axles and swapped them in, bought 2 new tires to match the 2 good ones, ripped out the sound system and returned the interior to stock. Also needed a floor pan.
Had $2100 in it, sold for $6500 to a high school kid (dad) before it was listed.
Repaired the ARB'd axles and sold for $2100
Sold the skids for $300
Took the profit and paid for all of my upgrades at Mars Fab on the Ranger.
If Phillip plays his cards right, he can make some serious coin. Apply that coin tio his buggy dreams and he's money ahead.
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Gah, I hate to think how much you made off me for your Blue XJ I bought. :p

(Still worth it though.)

If anyone is in Boone/Blowing Rock, you'll probably see it tooling around up there. I gave it to my dad last weekend cause his Cherokee needed to be taken out back and lit on fire.
 
Atla said:
Gah, I hate to think how much you made off me for your Blue XJ I bought. :p

(Still worth it though.)

If anyone is in Boone/Blowing Rock, you'll probably see it tooling around up there. I gave it to my dad last weekend cause his Cherokee needed to be taken out back and lit on fire.
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Well, you asked if it was for sale when I had no intention of selling... :flipoff2:
 
Jody Treadway said:
What's your end goal? Do you want a buggy or a different XJ/TJ/YJ style wheeling rig? That will lead you to the correct answer.
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I don’t think I’ll be getting my dream buggy now. Going to be another stepping stone rig. TJ/YJ on tons and links. Hard core rig ready to take a beating.

I bought this with zero intentions of keeping/wheeling it/looking at it more than a few weeks. I saw an opportunity to make money and that’s what I intend to do.
I asked because apparently the PO was super active at Uwharrie back in the day so I hoped someone knew the dude and might know what’s in the axles. I bought it sight unseen and never met the dude, my buddy drug it to his house where I later picked it up.

Keeping it was sarcasm. I don’t care what the wife wants this things isn’t staying at my house.
 
That jeep was built my a guy I use to wheel with. Mark was his name. Can't remember his last name. He was on here as 2offroad I think. I do not remember the details on his set up. Here are some pictures of it on Slickrock in Tellico in July of 04.
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I found his for sale add: '98 XJ for sale - NAXJA Forums -::- North American XJ Association

Just saw his name in the for sale thread. Mark Sechler
 
77GreenMachine said:
I don’t think I’ll be getting my dream buggy now. Going to be another stepping stone rig. TJ/YJ on tons and links. Hard core rig ready to take a beating.

I bought this with zero intentions of keeping/wheeling it/looking at it more than a few weeks. I saw an opportunity to make money and that’s what I intend to do.
I asked because apparently the PO was super active at Uwharrie back in the day so I hoped someone knew the dude and might know what’s in the axles. I bought it sight unseen and never met the dude, my buddy drug it to his house where I later picked it up.

Keeping it was sarcasm. I don’t care what the wife wants this things isn’t staying at my house.
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Remove Atlas, swap in $200 231. Buy a used XJ front driveshaft and install in rear (they interchange after SYE/Atlas install). List for $6k based on the mileage. Sell for ar least $5k.
List Atlas for $2k. They cost $2800ish now after shifters, tax, shipping, etc and they're 2 months out. Sell for no less than $1600.
You just made a few grand, easy.
Take that profit, the "profit" from selling your YJ and XJ and I bet you aren't too far away from enough cash to buy a 1 ton TJish thingie.
 
A good friend of mine had a TJ on 35s back in the day and wanted tons. He bought another TJ with Dynatrac ProRock 60s for $12k. Swapped the PR60s into his TJ, swapped his stock axles into the other TJ.
Sold the donor TJ the following week for $12k.
Right place, right time, cash in hand and you can make some coin doing what you're considering.
 
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