Post pic's of your first jeep!
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PITA
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- White Rock
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- NM
I'll have to see if any of the tin types will scan... my first was a 74 CJ5 that i bought brand new in January 1974, in Denver, with no top(dealer option), no roll Bar (non factory but locally sourced dealer option) it did have as optional equipment - Passenger seat, heater, spare tire, 304 V8 and 4.27 gears. I had that jeep for 28 years and did a full frame up on it during that time. I brought my eldest home from the hospital in it when she was born.
scrambled eggs
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- chapin
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"tell him to comb his gd hair!, like a bunch of spiders having a meetin' up there!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iGTrDCNzO8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iGTrDCNzO8
scrambled eggs
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PITA
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ahhhh, Both
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- Easton
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- CT
'59 CJ-5. Bought it when I was 17, IIRC, that was about 1988, I guess. I loved it. Paid $500 for it, and it had a brand-new $300 soft top, so I felt like I stole it. Ran great 
for years, but eventually, she rusted to death while I was at college.
for years, but eventually, she rusted to death while I was at college.
MN-Paul
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- Medina
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- MN
1980 Renegade. 258 with a 5 speed. 2" lift. 33x12.50 mid kings on 15x10 chrome wheels. It was my first car at 16, fourwheeled the crap out of it. Hard top and soft top. Took the decals off of it, because at the time I thought they where ugly. I bought it in 1992.
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- Dexter
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- MI
prismfisher
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- Hamilton
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- Mt
Here is my Scrambler.... I inherited it from my dad when he passed. Have had it since 93. We had it in Colorado and now Montana (had a stint in Texas with it) Like an idiot, I got rid of the top and doors as well as the wood. It is a great rig with only 72K on it. 10K on a rebuilt motor that was done in 95.
I have had it painted (needs to be done again as the painter did a horrible job) and want to replace the decals if I can find them.
prismfisher
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- Hamilton
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- Mt
Thanks.... I love it. Had it shipped to MT from TX couple years ago and the truck driver said he had offers at almost every stop with someone wanting to buy it.
Thanks also on the stripes.... IDK the story behind them. I was told the jeep was a forest service jeep that the family got from the FS back in the day.
Will try to duplicate it someday.
Thanks also on the stripes.... IDK the story behind them. I was told the jeep was a forest service jeep that the family got from the FS back in the day.
Will try to duplicate it someday.
AK-RWC
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- south central
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- AK
1985 CJ-7. I was riding shotgun with my dad when we took it for a test drive from the dealer's lot with less than 100 miles on the odometer (I think it was at 92 or 95). I've got many older pics, but I'll share what I have with me on my phone. Everything I know about Jeeps and four wheeling started with this one. VERY well optioned base model: 258, T-5, Dana 300, 3:55, smoker's package, tach/clock, power steering, power brakes, tilt column, fold-and-tumble rear sear, hard top and hard doors, carpet. The only factory options that I can tell it didn't have were the wiper delay and A/C. Dad added an aftermarket wiper delay, along with a set of gauges for vacuum, amperage, mechanical oil pressure, and mechanical water temperature; CB; custom fender wells for speaker boxes and storage; aftermarket center console; and at one point, had a toolbox that fit perfectly behind the rear seat that locked in, and also set up a quick-release for a rifle in place of the center console for when we took it hunting. Dad had a Detroit put in the rear axle at 5,000 miles, and we never had a problem with the 2-piece rear shafts.
This is more-or-less how I received it when I turned 16, complete with the dealer pinstriping and the gold-centered rims. I really like these rims and want to find another "nice" set of them. (In the meantime, I picked up some OEM chrome rims which it's sporting at the moment.) My dad did the custom work on the top, built the rails, bumper, and rear toolbox; replaced the front springs with Rancho 1" lift, and added a leaf with really long Con-Fer shackles on the back. When he originally "finished" it, it had a nice forward rake (he did correct the pinion angle). As it sits in this photo, the only things that I added to it were a SBC 350, stainless sill plates, stainless grab handle, and stainless windshield brackets. I received it with maybe 105,000 and drove it through the rest of high school. Long story short, as a dumb kid, I killed the 258 a couple weeks shy of graduation, and it sat for two years until I put the 350 in it during a summer home from college. I think it had 112,000 or 115,000 when I did that. It was briefly pressed back into daily-driver service five years ago, but I don't think it's got 125,000 on the clock even today.
How it sits today, sporting a 2.5" Skyjacker lift, 1-piece axles (only because a seal went out on the 2-piece; they never spun) and with a World Class T-5. I've got MANY photos of it on trails, but now that the Scrambler is more-or-less finished, it's trail days are over. This is still the factory paint. The driver's floor pan has surface rust and has developed some pin holes. When I'm old and rich, I want to undertake a complete frame-off.
This is more-or-less how I received it when I turned 16, complete with the dealer pinstriping and the gold-centered rims. I really like these rims and want to find another "nice" set of them. (In the meantime, I picked up some OEM chrome rims which it's sporting at the moment.) My dad did the custom work on the top, built the rails, bumper, and rear toolbox; replaced the front springs with Rancho 1" lift, and added a leaf with really long Con-Fer shackles on the back. When he originally "finished" it, it had a nice forward rake (he did correct the pinion angle). As it sits in this photo, the only things that I added to it were a SBC 350, stainless sill plates, stainless grab handle, and stainless windshield brackets. I received it with maybe 105,000 and drove it through the rest of high school. Long story short, as a dumb kid, I killed the 258 a couple weeks shy of graduation, and it sat for two years until I put the 350 in it during a summer home from college. I think it had 112,000 or 115,000 when I did that. It was briefly pressed back into daily-driver service five years ago, but I don't think it's got 125,000 on the clock even today.
How it sits today, sporting a 2.5" Skyjacker lift, 1-piece axles (only because a seal went out on the 2-piece; they never spun) and with a World Class T-5. I've got MANY photos of it on trails, but now that the Scrambler is more-or-less finished, it's trail days are over. This is still the factory paint. The driver's floor pan has surface rust and has developed some pin holes. When I'm old and rich, I want to undertake a complete frame-off.
Bioyak
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- Burnet
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- Tx
When I was in College (mid 1980's) I had a side job working as a "Wildlife Manager" on a deer hunting ranch. The place belonged to a friend of my Dad and he thought it would look good on my resume to list it as a job. Mostly I just got to hunt for free on the place and eat steaks every weekend. There was a 82 Brown CJ 8 with no top on the ranch. It was sort of mine to use on the ranch. I wanted one from that point on.
My first real job out of College was as a seasonal worker on the Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area near Tilden in South Texas for Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. We had a 1983 CJ7 that was a blast to drive - i drove the heck out of it and loved it too. After 6 months on the Daughtrey WMA they moved me down to work some late season doe hunts on the Tomas Ranch near Freer. They handed me the keys to a 1985 Scrambler with 125 miles or so miles on it and told me to patrol the Ranch. Thousands of acreas of Brush and senderos to explore.
I did not actually purchase a Scrambler until 1993. It was pretty rough and served as a hunting/ranch rig until my daughter started driving in 2010 and needed a vehicle. So i turned it into a daily driver by adding tail lights etc that it had never had since I owned it. i have slowly been fixing it up.
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After a bit of body work I felt inclined to sort of resoring it to preserve it more than anything. May do frame off someday on it if I ever finish the one I am working on currently. Looks like this now.
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My first real job out of College was as a seasonal worker on the Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area near Tilden in South Texas for Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. We had a 1983 CJ7 that was a blast to drive - i drove the heck out of it and loved it too. After 6 months on the Daughtrey WMA they moved me down to work some late season doe hunts on the Tomas Ranch near Freer. They handed me the keys to a 1985 Scrambler with 125 miles or so miles on it and told me to patrol the Ranch. Thousands of acreas of Brush and senderos to explore.
I did not actually purchase a Scrambler until 1993. It was pretty rough and served as a hunting/ranch rig until my daughter started driving in 2010 and needed a vehicle. So i turned it into a daily driver by adding tail lights etc that it had never had since I owned it. i have slowly been fixing it up.
After a bit of body work I felt inclined to sort of resoring it to preserve it more than anything. May do frame off someday on it if I ever finish the one I am working on currently. Looks like this now.
prismfisher
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- Hamilton
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- Mt
When I was in College (mid 1980's) I had a side job working as a "Wildlife Manager" on a deer hunting ranch. The place belonged to a friend of my Dad and he thought it would look good on my resume to list it as a job. Mostly I just got to hunt for free on the place and eat steaks every weekend. There was a 82 Brown CJ 8 with no top on the ranch. It was sort of mine to use on the ranch. I wanted one from that point on.
My first real job out of College was as a seasonal worker on the Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area near Tilden in South Texas for Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. We had a 1983 CJ7 that was a blast to drive - i drove the heck out of it and loved it too. After 6 months on the Daughtrey WMA they moved me down to work some late season doe hunts on the Tomas Ranch near Freer. They handed me the keys to a 1985 Scrambler with 125 miles or so miles on it and told me to patrol the Ranch. Thousands of acreas of Brush and senderos to explore.
I did not actually purchase a Scrambler until 1993. It was pretty rough and served as a hunting/ranch rig until my daughter started driving in 2010 and needed a vehicle. So i turned it into a daily driver by adding tail lights etc that it had never had since I owned it. i have slowly been fixing it up.
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After a bit of body work I felt inclined to sort of resoring it to preserve it more than anything. May do frame off someday on it if I ever finish the one I am working on currently. Looks like this now.
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I hate seeing that Tarpon on top of your jeep.. It reminds me of the 140 I sold when I moved to Montana. I still have my Prism though. I miss those south Texas marsh reds. Great job on the scrambler. I like the tan color.
