Washed the Jeep and took some new pics.....

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2007 8:59 pm

Had to take some pics of the 1/4 panel to convince my father the right way to fix it is to weld in a new 1/4 panel, he isnt convinced thats the way to do it yet so I figured I would try and show him that this is the better way to go.

I also finally washed the january road grime off it it, much cleaner now......

2006KJSPORT4x4 · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2007 9:15 pm

o the possibilities...I see a convertible Libby with a lift and big tires and o what fun it could be.....whatcha gunna do to it?

also noticed the one non-jeep wheel, must have been damaged in the accident i reckon....also, pssst, i'll take that Optima battery if you don't need/want it...lol

priell3 · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2007 9:15 pm

Sad looking KJ. What are your plans for it?

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2007 10:00 pm

2006KJSPORT4x4 wrote:

o the possibilities...I see a convertible Libby with a lift and big tires and o what fun it could be.....whatcha gunna do to it?

also noticed the one non-jeep wheel, must have been damaged in the accident i reckon....also, pssst, i'll take that Optima battery if you don't need/want it...lol

Thats a OEM Jeep wheel, its the spare from my 00 Cherokee freedom. And that tire was unmounted from the rim, and the spare was flat(and has a large leak), I blew air back into the tire/wheel and got the bead seated on the rim again, the tire and wheel are just sitting in my garage waited for me to remount it and put my spare back in my XJ.

priell3 wrote:

Sad looking KJ. What are your plans for it?

Fixing it.

LiLredLibby · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2007 10:23 pm

Hey SirSam....I can relate,I help my brother-in-law do about 6 totals a year.Thats all your allowed to buy in Ohio.He does mostly Mustangs and Grand Am's,they seem to move quicker.Have you found everything you need to put it back yet?We buy ours at a place where the guy usually has everything to fix it, and buy it all at once.We strip off all the carnage,send it to the frame shop,and when it comes back is when all the fun begins.Tack everything in place,jam it out ,paint it,and finish up installing all the chrome and interior panels.....if we can find all the clips and screws. :lol:

Hurry up,can't wait to see you work your magic on it. :lol:

Ron

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2007 10:29 pm

Looks great! A good wax always brings out the shine in a libby.

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2007 10:45 pm

LiLredLibby wrote:

Hey SirSam....I can relate,I help my brother-in-law do about 6 totals a year.Thats all your allowed to buy in Ohio.He does mostly Mustangs and Grand Am's,they seem to move quicker.Have you found everything you need to put it back yet?We buy ours at a place where the guy usually has everything to fix it, and buy it all at once.We strip off all the carnage,send it to the frame shop,and when it comes back is when all the fun begins.Tack everything in place,jam it out ,paint it,and finish up installing all the chrome and interior panels.....if we can find all the clips and screws. :lol:

Hurry up,can't wait to see you work your magic on it. :lol:

Ron

In colorado if you sell more than 3 cars a year your supposed to have a dealers license, I havent gotten one yet and havent gotten in any trouble yet either.

Tracked down the best deals on all my parts except for the fender flare, only place I have found it was the dealer at $110. owch. other wise certifit has the hood at $110, mirror at $45, and both park and marker lights for $45, dealer has front bumper for $90, roof panel for $205, 1/4 panel for $260, and drivers door skin for $80.

The real work begins this weekend when my father gets into town.

Ive always done XJs before this, in my area a $4-5k XJ sells like a hotcake, but this is the first liberty that Ive done.

LiLredLibby · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2007 10:58 pm

For us the real work does'nt begin till you wrap a piece of 400 around a paint stick.I hate blockin primer,but it's the only way to get'em straight.Good Luck....and be sure to keep the progress pics commin'.

Ron

2006KJSPORT4x4 · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2007 11:02 pm

you checked jparts.com for some of those things??? not sure what they would run ya there...

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2007 11:04 pm

LiLredLibby wrote:

For us the real work does'nt begin till you wrap a piece of 400 around a paint stick.I hate blockin primer,but it's the only way to get'em straight.Good Luck....and be sure to keep the progress pics commin'.

Ron

Ya paint prep takes alot of time, thats why I like replacing everything I can so all I have to do is spray paint and then colorsand. I hate bondo.

LiLredLibby · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2007 11:08 pm

2006KJSPORT4x4 wrote:

you checked jparts.com for some of those things??? not sure what they would run ya there...

X2....If ya need to go to OEM,JParts is about as cheep as your going to get. :wink:

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2007 11:08 pm

2006KJSPORT4x4 wrote:

you checked jparts.com for some of those things??? not sure what they would run ya there...

In general I get a better price on new OEM parts from the local dealer because I get a 25% shop discount than anywhere I can find online, used is a different story.

LiLredLibby · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2007 11:11 pm

Sir Sam wrote:

2006KJSPORT4x4 wrote:

you checked jparts.com for some of those things??? not sure what they would run ya there...

In general I get a better price on new OEM parts from the local dealer because I get a 25% shop discount than anywhere I can find online, used is a different story.

Unless you can get 25% off. :lol: