i am looking for a waggy!!! never thought i would want a vehicle this big but i want something that has offroad capabilitys, reliable, and decent mileage.....and they meet all this, and the silverados i have looked at get really bad mileage....lol.....also sry i havn't been to the meetings or on here alot i have just been really busy with studying for exams and homework up the wazoo lol
i have owned 2 they are fun and ride great but the amc v8 has issiues the oiling ports get cloged in the head making them only live for about 124k both of mine blew at that there is a fix for it it requires machining to the head i would look for a zj they r nicer and way more reliable and plentiful
well the ones i am looking at has like 10k on the engine and its rebuilt....and if it blows i'll just drop a 454 big block in the beast lmao
Quote from: "ricochet1987"i am looking for a waggy!!! never thought i would want a vehicle this big but i want something that has offroad capabilitys, reliable, and decent mileage.....and they meet all this, and the silverados i have looked at get really bad mileage....lol.....also sry i havn't been to the meetings or on here alot i have just been really busy with studying for exams and homework up the wazoo lol
Funny should say that....I dropped the same exact bomb on Melissa this morning as I was walking out the door on my way to work this morning. I have always had good luck finding nice ones on Craigslist and eBay. Of course there is always WagonMasters....if you are willing to drop $30,000 on one :o
//www.wagonmasters.com/
if you purchase here is a fix for the oil passages it is fairly easy
http://www.amcramblermarlin.1colony.com/photo2_1.html (http://www.amcramblermarlin.1colony.com/photo2_1.html)
well looked at it last night and was surprised how much torque they had. more then a silverado and it was pretty imaculate my bud brandon was surpirsed how clean it was
We were looking at waggies when we stumbled across the 3/4 ton 'Burb. In hindsight we should have held out for the waggie, way more style as a tow vehicle.
Quote from: "ricochet1987"well looked at it last night and was surprised how much torque they had. more then a silverado and it was pretty imaculate my bud brandon was surpirsed how clean it was
Let me know how this works out. I may be interested if you are not. :lol:
Wagoneers are sweet! My uncle had a late 70's model that we'd go off roading in on our trips to Arkansas!
i will have it the frist week of january and they guy i am buying it from said that i can install a tbi from a chevy 350 small block and get rid of the carb, anybody know where i can get a writeup or installation instructions? it will help as far as gasmileage and the carb not working at extreme angles, again its a amc 360 with a motorcraft 2bbl carb to a chevy 350 small block tbi swap....thanks for any help
i used to get 17 mpg with mine i had a edelbrock intake and a Holley 600 cfm carb on it i am running a edelbrock 600 carb on my yj now and havent had any problems with angles or bumps at all i wouldnt waste my time putting a gm tbi on it but if u want to i have a holley projection kit sitting in my shed all the parts and wireing is there just need a new computer i will let u have it for 50 bucks
alright i am just wondering bc everyone i have talked to said that it gets really shitty mileage like 10 mpg....and what is a good 4 bbl carb i could get for the amc 360...did yours get 17mpg stock?
no i put the intake and carb on it and removed the emissions junk and tuned it up
eldbrock 600 cfm electric choke part #1406 i think
So what mileage did it get before u did that tune up?
like 12 to 15 i used to drive on the street like i do offroad though the 17 is highway driving mostly
Alright welp got my money today so ill be getting it as soon as the guy can sell it
Im getting the jeep this week hopefully today!
Just remember, no swapping YJ parts for a J Truck body that won't bolt up to your Wagoneer frame, or any other new and uncharted swap territory.
K.I.S.S. ::ouch::
Thanks paul lmao y'all will see it at the meeting
Quote from: "phittie1100"Just remember, no swapping YJ parts for a J Truck body that won't bolt up to your Wagoneer frame, or any other new and uncharted swap territory.
K.I.S.S. ::ouch::
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this is my new sn bc for some reason all i do i can't log into my other one....below is the links to all the pics of my new wagoneer!!!!!!! also there are some pics of the monte carlo damage after i flipped it ...that was a sad day!
http://s583.photobucket.com/albums/ss275/ricochet1987/ (http://s583.photobucket.com/albums/ss275/ricochet1987/)
Not bad....I'm a bit jealous. Looks like you need some new wood panelling, though :D
nah i think i will just get it repainted and leave the paneling off ...
Quote from: "derrick.wheelock"nah i think i will just get it repainted and leave the paneling off ...
Everything's finer with bed liner! :D
true which i had a question since this is going to be my tow vehicle and i am gonna get something to wheel with if i was to get a lifted silverado would i still be in the club sicne i have a waggy? and be able to go to the events and take my waggy to trail cleanups?
Does it say "Jeep" on the fender?
One of the founding members drove a beautifully restored Wagoneer. Of course I think we saw it once before he quit.
it says jeep on the front rear and i beleive the fenders but if i were to get a silverado and use the waggy to tow it to our mounds trips and such would i still be in the jeep club even tho i am wheeling a chevy?
members need to own a "jeep brand" vehicle, nothing about it being your wheeling rig
Ok sweet
the one problem we have had with past members (cough cough brandon) is that that most pick ups weigh a butt load and getting u unstuck may be a problem due to how lightweight a jeep is why do u want a silverado ? they suck on trails and rocks due have a huge turning radius and are a pain to tow towing a pick up with a jeep is ass backwards wheel the cool waggy they are fun offroad
i understand about the me getting stuck part but i have seen some big lifted jeeps pull out a f250 in the ditch in davison....and i like the silverados sicne i have always loved chevys and my waggy is a tow vehicle not a wheeling rig, plus i am looking a at 78 silverado i think scottsdale, and the guy only wants a grand for it just bc its rusty
plus i wouldn't worry about having to pulll me out, im gonna be getting me a winch with it since he only wants a grand for it and i just have to get smaller tires to fit it on the trailer
Ah... Brandon's truck... I can still smell my clutch :( Then there was the time were it took 4 trucks and we broke 2 straps... Ya..
lol ya i can see the problem trust me lol ....im also looking at other things lol
jeep jeep jeep!!!!! get a xj they r cheap and easy to lift i see them for under a grand all the time my brother in law works at the voa auction lot they sell for 300 bucks all the time there
Im looking at 2 xjs for 1300 on great lakes......one for parts, and one with 4.5 rough country lift with 33 inch tsl boggers and welded 8 inch rear end ......he's gotten halfway thru python up at rocks and valleys
http://www.greatlakes4x4.com/showthread.php?t=195085 (http://www.greatlakes4x4.com/showthread.php?t=195085)
you want the least amount of rust poss they are unit body meaning the body acts as a frame if its to rusted you will have structual problems like things flexing that shouldnt