saw this CJ thingy on Heldorado in Moab. Here is the first pic, notice the wiring:
http://home.attbi.com/~seanplane/ghettocjwiring.jpg

engine mount, looks like this strap has been there for a while
http://home.attbi.com/~seanplane/ghettocjenginemount.jpg

limiting strap?
http://home.attbi.com/~seanplane/ghettocjlimiting.jpg

at least it has hydro assist...


err, wait! is that even hooked up????

notice the 8-10 washers stuffed next to the heim!
http://home.attbi.com/~seanplane/ghettoCJca.jpg

eek!
http://home.attbi.com/~seanplane/ghettocjca2.jpg

no sense in securing your steering ram with a pin!
http://home.attbi.com/~seanplane/ghettocjsteering.jpg

nice dual optima set up.
http://home.attbi.com/~seanplane/ghettocjoptima.jpg

and the best for last: Summit Racing Poly Bag Shift Boot!!!!
http://home.attbi.com/~seanplane/ghettocjshiftboot.jpg

Originally posted by elf_cruiser
at least it has hydro assist...


err, wait! is that even hooked up????

I didn;t even notice the lack of hydro lines going to the ram! Doooh!

I like the pass side air bag I mean air tank under the dash. At least its easy to troubleshoot the wiring.

the wiering is not bad

the boot it a temp fix we all do them

the engine mount broke and thats the oly way to fit at the time I guess

hell my dad broke his engine mount in his Chev 58 picup to so wraped chane around the engine a few tims and bolted it down


drove it about a year like that

Some people like to critisize other peoples junk.
Others enjoy 'wheeling their junk.
I respect the later. :D

I'm digging that guarded switch on the column. Wouldn't want to accidentally switch that circuit...

Although, I've seen worse and I'm sure if someone snapped a few shots of my rig on one of its "not so good" days I would get my ass torn apart.

Remind me to dig up the pics of when I ran out of time on my front regear and had to drive to work in the morning (back in the day of the Jeep as a DD) There I was with a missing pinion up front and a bunch of shop rags and duct tape plugging up the hole






















Drove it like that for two weeks until I got time to finish :flipoff2:

In the one pic, it looks like it is a stock T/X/ZJ control arm with something welded to it. Is it really or is that just an optical illusion? (from the eek! post)

We tried using one of those blue straps on my friends jeep when we were testing the flex on a ramp, we thought it would hold for a couple of times while we determined the proper length. On the first attempt it let go, the hooks turned into flat pieces... :eek:

that is so funny its like the guy did all that on purpose or something. Wish you could have gotten a nice shot under the hood:eek:

The wiring is no worse than most CJs I see on the trail, the only difference is there's no dash to cover up the ugliness.

Can't tell for sure, but the ram looks like it may have 90° fittings on it. And while a pin wouldn't hurt, I really don't see that thing going anywhere, since the other end would probably keep it in place, even if it was upside down.

The control arms may be ugly, but they do appear to be funcional. And while the washers aren't ideal, at least he put something in there to fill the gap.

The shifter boot, who cares? Better than a hole in the floor.

Hard to say if that strap is on the motor to bandaid a broken mount, or keep to it from breaking.

Pete

Sean, what did he say while you were crawling all over his rig? :flipoff2:

That looks like about half the rigs I see running the river here. Everybody makes fun of them, until they get stuck, then they kiss ass! I'd 'wheel it. Yes, it has a lot of band-aids on it, but it doesn't look that dangerous.

I personally think all booty fab can be forgotten if he was "fully gettin' it" JR is right, so lots of people can't fab for shiat, but so long as they are out there wheelin' their crap, it's all good! I guess some people don't like to fix things until it becomes unwheelable.

Trail fixes are ok, so what if you don't have time to finish it. My junk is still in the garage while that guy is out wheeling.

I got off the trail using the windsheild washer pump as a fuel pump after mine died. I am pretty sure most of us have gotten creative getting to or off the trail.

he has some balls and you gotta give him props for that. i would be siitin at home on the couch watching TV before i would take that POS to MOAB. truely hardcore. ( in it's own way ;) )

Originally posted by ECF
I personally think all booty fab can be forgotten if he was "fully gettin' it" JR is right, so lots of people can't fab for shiat, but so long as they are out there wheelin' their crap, it's all good! I guess some people don't like to fix things until it becomes unwheelable.

The only problem with that is when his POS breaks on the trail, and the well prepared wheelers end up blowing the day gettin that junk running again.

yea hard core!

Originally posted by SeanP


I didn;t even notice the lack of hydro lines going to the ram! Doooh!

That's not a hydro ram, it's a steering stabilizer!:flipoff2:

True...everyone has had to do a "trail fix" just to get home. BUT, as soon as you are home, fix it right ! :rolleyes: I agree with Mustard Dog. I,ve seen way too many POS on the trails. On the trail is no time to be doing the maintnace you should have done in the garage ? :confused:

I don't know if you were poking fun at the dual Optimas or pointing out the only sensible part of the rig...those duals ARE hooked up to each other by the side mounting-posts.

I, however, love the dash wiring. "Turn signals aren't working...dude, hold these two yellow wires together while I jiggle this orange one..."

hey the liscence plate say collectable vehichle so WTF. You didnt look very hard if this was the worse you could find in Moab

Originally posted by GPN Family
hey the liscence plate say collectable vehichle so WTF. You didnt look very hard if this was the worse you could find in Moab

That just means he has to collect it all back up off the trail before he takes it back home.;)

if it ain't going to kill someone....and he's wheeling it,knows how to fix it ...who cares.:beer:

Originally posted by Mustard Dog


The only problem with that is when his POS breaks on the trail, and the well prepared wheelers end up blowing the day gettin that junk running again.


Yip, I think he's a moron:shaking:

Originally posted by JR
Some people like to critisize other peoples junk.
Others enjoy 'wheeling their junk.
I respect the later. :D



Right on the money,brotha!!:rolleyes:

Originally posted by Schly


That just means he has to collect it all back up off the trail before he takes it back home.;)

HEHEHEHEHE

(although i shouldnt laugh, ive used a lot of ghetto fab to get me around or get me home, or chin in a broken engine mount) :( :p :)

knows how to fix it ...

Knows how to fix it :question: Looks like he does a lot of fix'n on the trail.:rolleyes: And probably leaves it that way.:nuke: