- City
- Malvern
- State
- AR
I’m in the process of joining the CJ-8 family. I’ve been wanting one since my teenage years, I’m 27 now. My dad, father in law, stepdad have all had CJ5s and CJ7s but I’ve always been partial to the Scrambler.
The one I’m looking at, my father in law, who is a car dealer got a decent deal on, that he really only accepted because he knew I had always wanted a scrambler. He’s selling it to me for what he’s got in it. I forgot to get pictures of it but my main question for now is, the bed is sort of beat up on the inside and almost has some waves in it. Almost like a sagging floor in a couple spot. Is this common? I only got to look at the jeep for a few minutes but will inspect it thoroughly later and provide some more info and pics in another thread, since I know you guys, like me, appreciate a good picture. From what I can tell, the jeep has some rust in a few areas, but not anything worse than what you’d expect.
Also, it’s an ‘81. Had an engine swap at some point to an AMC 304. 4 speed. I’ll add some more info when I get a little more time. It’s overall pretty nice, needs a good buff/wax. Someone previously did some things to it that I personally wouldn’t have done, but I think it can be cleaned up reasonably well. He’s asking $14500 which is what he’s got in it. I’m just curious if the wore out truck bed is a common thing or if this is something that’s a telltale sign of some major work/$$ to come. Apologies for not having pictures. Someone attempted a spray-on bed liner and it looks pretty pisspoor.
Thanks, sorry for the sporadic rambling. I’m multitasking. I’ll try to provide more/better info later.
The one I’m looking at, my father in law, who is a car dealer got a decent deal on, that he really only accepted because he knew I had always wanted a scrambler. He’s selling it to me for what he’s got in it. I forgot to get pictures of it but my main question for now is, the bed is sort of beat up on the inside and almost has some waves in it. Almost like a sagging floor in a couple spot. Is this common? I only got to look at the jeep for a few minutes but will inspect it thoroughly later and provide some more info and pics in another thread, since I know you guys, like me, appreciate a good picture. From what I can tell, the jeep has some rust in a few areas, but not anything worse than what you’d expect.
Also, it’s an ‘81. Had an engine swap at some point to an AMC 304. 4 speed. I’ll add some more info when I get a little more time. It’s overall pretty nice, needs a good buff/wax. Someone previously did some things to it that I personally wouldn’t have done, but I think it can be cleaned up reasonably well. He’s asking $14500 which is what he’s got in it. I’m just curious if the wore out truck bed is a common thing or if this is something that’s a telltale sign of some major work/$$ to come. Apologies for not having pictures. Someone attempted a spray-on bed liner and it looks pretty pisspoor.
Thanks, sorry for the sporadic rambling. I’m multitasking. I’ll try to provide more/better info later.
