Emergency Jeep purchase Help!

Okay I need your guys help. I'm going to look at what appears to be a really nice garage kept Renegade for cheap. It is a 79 or 80. Is there anything to look for and what is a good deal? 31,000 original miles.

 

31,000 miles?

Depending on condition, I would say $5000-$20,000 (edit:-scratch the 20k- no more than 10k)

Look for:
1. Rust- floorboards, frame, windshield, gas tank
2. Engine- Running? Smoke? If it only has 31,000 miles it prob has been sitting SOMEWHERE for all that time. Most likely will need everything but an engine, transfer case, and both differentials. And you will have to change fluids in all of those to get a true accounting of what you have. Most likely you will have water/mud/goop in the driveline.
3. Top? Soft, or does it have a hardtop? Up north those guys will pay a lot more for a jeep with a hard top.


I could go on forever, but.....
:uwop:

 

BTW, mine's a '79- go to my photobucket to see what I started with. Err- scroll past all the grouper photos that I have on page one. The other 100 photos on there are of the jeep.

I paid $900, but mine has 180,000 miles, was not running, and had been in Ohio, where the whole tub had rusted out from underneath it and the sheet metal had been (badly) replaced by the PO.

I got lucky and the engine and driveline were ok.

I wasn't so lucky on small parts.

Alternator
Battery
Front Rotors/Pads
Master Cylinder
Steel Brake Lines
Fuel Lines
Front Bearings (inner-outer)
Control Arm
Fuel pump
Cap/rotor/plugs/wires
Oil and Filter/fuel filter
Shocks
One push rod and oil seals for the valve guides
Ignition solenoid
shifter boots
Glove box (plastic to replace the rotten cardboard)
Gas Tank/Sender/Fuel Lines for Filler neck and vent
Various Light Bulbs
Bikini top
Paint (I did it myself)
New Fender Flares


I still need:
A carb kit (coming from 4wd)
New seats
Tires
Updated wheels
Blower motor (not a necessity with no top though)

It never ends.....

I have about $2000 in parts, and I did all the work myself.

 

nevermind...the guy was full of @#$@. Guys like that need to be hung from the closest oak tree.

 

"Her husband died, yes, the same one with the wine and the boat for sale that I bought earlier,,,,,,,,,,,,anyway, this is her jeep she wants to sell for $2800, which is tax value. I have no need for it, but would make a nice ride for someone. She needs the money and not the jeep. Here are a few pics.

It needs a battery and the tires are OK, but not great. Other than that it looks great and runs good, at least around Edisto. It has been garage kept and the soft-top is in excellent shape. If you are interested stop calling me names and let me know.

It is a 1979 or 1980 model with only 31000 original miles. "


This is from his email he sent out.

 

Here's where I had a BIG problem....The road salt settled in a area between the gas tank and the rear frame rails- rotted out areas on both sides of the gas tank. I had to scab on L-brackets on both sides, and also buy new rear shackles (add those to my previous list) and weld them to the frame.



Here's what the salt did to the rear bumper and gas tank:



I also had problems under the passenger seat:

 

Well crap. Sorry that sum$%*& got your hopes up.