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Pics of the 83 project i bought.

driveby

driveby

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City
Jasper
State
AL
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Left rear corner. A new corner was welded on and a sloppy coat of bondo applied to the seam. This will definitely get ground out and re-done.
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Driver's side floorboard. Cancer in top left corner.
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Outside view of driver's side showing real bad cancer.
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Passenger side floorboard.
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Top and bulk head.
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It is a 4 speed and if I'm seeing this right, it has a long straight shift stick instead of a curved one which indicates to me it's possibly a T176 instead of a T4.
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The 258 was rebuilt before the owner started tearing it apart and it has less than 10K miles on the rebuild. So.....if nothing else I'm hoping I at least have $1400.00 worth of parts. :D
I need an opinion now. I'm not looking to make a show winner but I would like it to hold some value in case I ever have to part with it. I have been through all of this before with other Jeeps and can do the body work myself to cut out the problem areas and replace them and paint the thing. Considering the time and effort I will have to put into this, would I be better off replacing the tub or does this one look salvageable?
 
Looks salvageable to me. It has less rust than mine. I sweep dirt and leaves out through the holes in the floor.
 
Cant really tell from the pictures.i see alot of surface rust. If its kinda solid i say save it. I just ordered floorboards and plates for my 8 .. its really up to you on what your doing with it.. new tub with shipping and tax is going to cost u around 4 thousand depending what where u buy it.. if you have a mig and tig then go for it. If you want all new I would flip it and save your self the hassle and time on it and give someone else a shot of repairing it to what they think is acceptable. . Im sure u will make double if u flip. my next 8 will be all new.. but again whats the fun of not actually building and welding a jeep.

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I think it's saveable. Looks like a lot of surface rust. If you want perfect and have the $$$, a new tub is a lot easier. If you can do the body work, and want to save that $$$ for the rest of your build, go for it!
 
That doesn't look bad. I'd blast it, patch the one bad spot, paint it, and bolt it back on.
 
Time, patience, know how, elbow grease, money, and a little can do attitude can get almost anything done!!!!

7jeeps7kings
 
Time, know how, elbow grease, and a little can do attitude I have. Patience and money.....not so much. :D I'm ready to get this thing to the house.
 
Tackle it one area at a time. Do the hard areas first, then move to the easy stuff. Easier to keep things straight that way.
 
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