Your original wheeler. Do you still have it?

Do you still have your original wheeler?

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McCracken

McCracken

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A conversation among friends got me thinking I must be the last person on Earth who must have their original wheeler. Sure I've thought about tearing it down but I never have. I don't think I could. I'm just too old fashioned I guess. Would I like a change of pace? Yes but that would just mean I would have to start all over again.
 
Yep, 1973 CJ5, bought in 86.

Been thru many changes over the years, thinking a rebuild to stock-ish.

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My 87 YJ got totaled back in 2007. Most of the parts got sold to various members here
 
My original 'wheeler' was an ugly ass brown on tan stock 87 Bronco. Not even sure I have picture of it, much less kept it.
 
First 4x4 for me was an 87 Toyota PU. It had a 2" body lift on it when I bought it and in a year's time I did a bar crank and shackle lift to clear 35s. Odometer was "broken" at 180xxx for some unknown period of time before I bought it and I put 60k on it before the 22r exploded. It was the most nickel and dime piece of crap I've ever had. It's no longer in a solid state, hopefully half buried in a mudbank somewhere off the coast of Japan covered in seagull crap. Good riddance.
 
Yep. My tj has been torn down for way too long but it's slowly coming back together. Hope to have it going this year.
 
I wouldn't mind having my first one. 86 CJ7. Swapped to 350 and tons then sold it to a young guy one here back around 2004-5. Damn, it was nice and it got destroyed out west.
 
McCracken said:
A conversation among friends got me thinking I must be the last person on Earth who must have their original wheeler. Sure I've thought about tearing it down but I never have. I don't think I could. I'm just too old fashioned I guess. Would I like a change of pace? Yes but that would just mean I would have to start all over again.
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You mean your too cheap to build anything else.

Mine is long gone.
 
So he's super selective w his spending???

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Loganwayne said:
Cheap isn't the right word.... Idiotic slightly crazy. Never thought I'd see a crumpled tin can with ORIs tons and stickies

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Haterz gonna hate
 
I barrel rolled mine riding on the back roads one night. Dad came with the loader scooped it up and dumped it in the woods.
 
First was a 72 Landcruser w a spun rod bearing $1200 in 83. Dad and I tore the engine down in the driveway and rebuilt it in the den. Then we and 2 of his friends
carried it out the front door hung from a 6x6. On the maiden voyage the motor seized w dad driving it, machine shop gave us the wrong size crank bearings and the rear was welded to the crank. They paid to have it rebuilt. I drove it for a year and sold it because I could not get it to stop wandering on 2 lanes though I replaced about every steering part, and it was a 3 speed 55 was about as fast as it would go while sucking much gas. Got a stock 72 Blazer and drove it a year till it jumped timing. Traded it for a 67 Cougar w a built 289 and 4spd and drove the snot out of it. Bought the used 84 in my sig in late 85 dd and wheeled it for 20 yrs at least, It's under the shed in the backyard right now. Gonna get it back on the road this summer, needs a 3rd, timing chain kit (I have ) windshield and brakes overhauled.
 
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