I bought this today for 3k:
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| Author: | Sir Sam [ Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Ever go, oh doo doo, what did I just do? |
I bought this today for 3k: http://auc2.traauctions.com/kws/napplic ... Exit=Close
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| Author: | kskj [ Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever go, oh doo doo, what did I just do? |
So where's the hail damage? It's hard to see in the pictures. |
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| Author: | striperman36 [ Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever go, oh doo doo, what did I just do? |
It gas! |
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| Author: | Sir Sam [ Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever go, oh doo doo, what did I just do? |
kskj wrote: So where's the hail damage? It's hard to see in the pictures. I don't know, hood looks like it has some, I'll let you know once I actually see it. I'll post more pics then. |
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| Author: | warp2diesel [ Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever go, oh doo doo, what did I just do? |
ZJ or WJ? Would a Gateway Device like the guy used to put a TDI engine into a KJ work for putting a Sprinter engine into this beast? Will Liquid Nitrogen pop out the dents? |
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| Author: | mikey1273 [ Tue Nov 08, 2011 8:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever go, oh doo doo, what did I just do? |
is that for a diesel conversion? pics look good for being a 2003 with 168,000 miles and hail damage. |
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| Author: | teckman02 [ Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:01 am ] |
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if you do a diesel in that thing I will be keeping an eye on this build |
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| Author: | Sir Sam [ Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:32 pm ] |
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warp2diesel wrote: ZJ or WJ? Would a Gateway Device like the guy used to put a TDI engine into a KJ work for putting a Sprinter engine into this beast? Will Liquid Nitrogen pop out the dents? 99-04 grand cherokee's are WJs The OM647 was originally offered in the WJ overseas, if you wanted to convert to one of those you would be best served importing a pullout out engine and wiring to convert it. I do not know if you could use the jeep wiring on the sprinter version of the OM647. My buddy has access to LN2, so I'm gonna try it and see! 
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| Author: | Sir Sam [ Tue Nov 08, 2011 1:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever go, oh doo doo, what did I just do? |
mikey1273 wrote: is that for a diesel conversion? pics look good for being a 2003 with 168,000 miles and hail damage. Nope, just bought it to flip it. Hopefully it will be a quick and easy one. |
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| Author: | Sir Sam [ Fri Nov 11, 2011 6:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever go, oh doo doo, what did I just do? |
  26mpg on the way home: 
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| Author: | teckman02 [ Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever go, oh doo doo, what did I just do? |
that thing has the v8 in it that T-case does it have |
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| Author: | Sir Sam [ Sat Nov 12, 2011 2:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever go, oh doo doo, what did I just do? |
teckman02 wrote: that thing has the v8 in it that T-case does it have NV247, its no 242 but I suppose it'll do. |
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| Author: | Sir Sam [ Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever go, oh doo doo, what did I just do? |
Got my plates and title today, theres another $150 down, yesterday I vacuumed it out, its actually pretty clean on the inside now without a bit of dog hair and such in the interior, I still need to find a rear cargo area tire cover, thats gonna be fun, its about the first thing to go at the junkyard because people take them to lay on when working under a vehicle, out of all the WJs I checked I only found two, one was the wrong color and the other was the right color but had been beat all to hell, looks like someone dropped a tranny on it and then spilled fluid all over it, I wasn't sure it was even worth messing with. I also managed to start messing around with buffing down the headlights, its gonna take a lot of sanding to get through the pitting, but I ought to be able to get them down to looking pretty good, not as good as new mind you, but at ~$130 for a pair of new headlights this will be cheaper and still look pretty good. The chrome grill is pretty beat so I'm gonna replace it with a new one. Otherwise there are lots of fine scratches all over it, I'm gonna go around and buff them down with a glaze, ought to sharpen it up quite a bit. Haven't messed around with seeing if I can improve the dents, overall they really aren't that bad, the hood is the worst of it.                 
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| Author: | teckman02 [ Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever go, oh doo doo, what did I just do? |
wow that thing does look good it even has front tow hooks |
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| Author: | Sir Sam [ Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever go, oh doo doo, what did I just do? |
yup, front tow hooks, adjustable pedal height, rain sense wipers, infinity sound, tow package, heated leather, viper alarm, decent tires, new battery, recent oil change, recent tranny fluid, new windshield(big deal in colorado) someone put rainex on the windows recently, seems like it was decently well cared for. Hopefully with a little bit more cleanup and maybe some improvement in the hail dents it will look wicked again and I'll be able to cash out quickly. |
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| Author: | STINGN [ Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever go, oh doo doo, what did I just do? |
what do you use to clean the headlights like that? because my fogs on the liberty need a cleaning badly. |
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| Author: | Sir Sam [ Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever go, oh doo doo, what did I just do? |
STINGN wrote: what do you use to clean the headlights like that? because my fogs on the liberty need a cleaning badly. Sanded them down with 500 grit, then 1000, then 1500, then 2000 then buffed with plastic polish(but really any paint rubbing compound will work too) These were pretty bad, I might see if I can find some 300 grit to start with to cut down through the pitting quicker. |
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| Author: | STINGN [ Mon Nov 14, 2011 11:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever go, oh doo doo, what did I just do? |
Sir Sam wrote: STINGN wrote: what do you use to clean the headlights like that? because my fogs on the liberty need a cleaning badly. Sanded them down with 500 grit, then 1000, then 1500, then 2000 then buffed with plastic polish(but really any paint rubbing compound will work too) These were pretty bad, I might see if I can find some 300 grit to start with to cut down through the pitting quicker. ok, now the real question is...once you do all of that sanding...and after you wax/polish them...do you ever have to go back and polish them up periodically to make them look new still, since you are sanding them and not really adding a new coat to them other than a wax. So if that wax wears off, will it give that appearance that it was sanded again? I want to restore them but at the same time i just want to know the maintenance after i do this if there is any lol. did u understand what i meant, it was kinda butchered up lol |
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| Author: | Sir Sam [ Mon Nov 14, 2011 11:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever go, oh doo doo, what did I just do? |
STINGN wrote: Sir Sam wrote: STINGN wrote: what do you use to clean the headlights like that? because my fogs on the liberty need a cleaning badly. Sanded them down with 500 grit, then 1000, then 1500, then 2000 then buffed with plastic polish(but really any paint rubbing compound will work too) These were pretty bad, I might see if I can find some 300 grit to start with to cut down through the pitting quicker. ok, now the real question is...once you do all of that sanding...and after you wax/polish them...do you ever have to go back and polish them up periodically to make them look new still, since you are sanding them and not really adding a new coat to them other than a wax. So if that wax wears off, will it give that appearance that it was sanded again? I want to restore them but at the same time i just want to know the maintenance after i do this if there is any lol. did u understand what i meant, it was kinda butchered up lol The sanding and buffing will not contribute to any degradation other than normal aging. So on these pitted and hazed ones once I sand the surface and buff it the surface finish is like new. This means that it will age like a new part. The other alternative, which tends not to last as long but is a bit quicker, is to sand them down, then shoot them in clear coat. The clear fills in the scratches and makes the headlights look new again, the downside is the clear degrades quicker than the plastic surface will. There is no wax left behind by the buffing compound, all the compound does is remove scratches. When your done buffing you're back to a natural plastic surface, so unless you add wax on top it will be like OEM again. So no maintenance other than what normal aging and degradation occur. You can also buff other plastics to make them look better(the third brake light is a great example of this), as well as the tail lights. It can really make a vehicle POP. |
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| Author: | STINGN [ Tue Nov 15, 2011 1:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever go, oh doo doo, what did I just do? |
what kind of polish do i use? plastiX? |
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