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Hello Cruiser People...
As a newbie, I mistook this area as a 55 parts listing area, and posted my truck for sale in the general classifieds. I hope I'm not breaking any rules by re-posting here. This is my story:
As I know many of you will understand, it's killing me to write this. Parting ways with my equally sweet and intolerable piggy (read: Rhino) after 12 joyous and heart-wrenching years. I can no longer afford to give her the time or money she deserves. I wish that I could leave her in a more dignified state (and for the $8k I originally purchased her for). Older restoration showing her age.
Mostly unmolested except soft-top - possible restoration or solid donor.... makes my heart heavy to say that.
Documented receipts for the last 15+ years
Here's the good:
1979 - Last year of beautiful 55 body style before the 60s rolled in
She's a late model '79 Cali. All California emissions all intact. Passed smog last November w/ no issues at all.
Daily driver for the last 6 months.
Jeep Cherokee paint - still looks pretty nice - Magesium grey-green
All glass intact and chip free.
Factory AC - not currently working, but intact
Factory PS - works great, always.
Factory Front Disc Brakes
Factory 4 speed
Solid body with some dubious repair.
American racing alloys with 4 brand, spanking new 31" BFG ATs. ($1000 w/ transferable road hazard insurance @ 4 Wheel Parts)
New Rancho Shocks all around
New Front brake pads
Gas tank removed, Boiled, Rhinoed and reinstalled
Radiator removed, re-cored, re-coated and reinstalled
New flywheel
PO removed gutter-rusted roof and installed a really nicely done full snap soft-top and arched cross braces - though the edging has gotten a bit brittle over the years.
Isuzu (?) buckets up front - driver side has air-ride, which is nice with ton and a half 7 leaf rear springs.
Interior is respectable. entire floor covered with rubber matting where carpet might be. Heavy duty floor mats over that. Floors are solid.
Nice Specter dash cover - looks like new - never lifted to see what was under.
4 speaker tape deck/radio works...except for the tape deck.
Hella fog lamps
Brand new clutch
New heat shield and riser for rebuilt carb
New clutch master and slave cylinders
Specter crate 2F with less than 20k miles - professionally installed, but now in need of love.
Parts:
2nd carb (factory)
Original skid plate
Water Pump
Misc. Other bits
In my care, all work performed by: Me, Mudrak, Yodaman, 4 Wheel Parts and Oakland Autoworks.
Here's the bad:
Was losing power - took her to Yodaman last week- Compression readings for 2 cylinders below norm. Likely head gasket.
Failed Brakes - Rear lines leaking enough to remove stopping power. drums need complete rebuild - or conversion to disc.
Rear axle seals need to be replaced when dealing with brakes.
Bubbles in body work surfacing
Window tinting losing its lustre
Rear window activation requires a willing partner. (key activation has worked in a miraculous sort of way a few times in my experience)
Front door locks can be finicky.
Main gas tank vent has a cut in it - so filling the tank full results in loss of really precious resources. i watch the gauge while filling and stop around 3/4.
Rear view mirror fell off. I have it.
I have a bunch of pictures (and one video) here:
It's an old school directory listing but I tried to label the photos so you could find things. Unfortunately, for some unknown (to me) reason, some of the images load sideways or upside down. I apologize, but I don't have the time to figure that out now.
Thanks for looking.
-p
As a newbie, I mistook this area as a 55 parts listing area, and posted my truck for sale in the general classifieds. I hope I'm not breaking any rules by re-posting here. This is my story:
As I know many of you will understand, it's killing me to write this. Parting ways with my equally sweet and intolerable piggy (read: Rhino) after 12 joyous and heart-wrenching years. I can no longer afford to give her the time or money she deserves. I wish that I could leave her in a more dignified state (and for the $8k I originally purchased her for). Older restoration showing her age.
Mostly unmolested except soft-top - possible restoration or solid donor.... makes my heart heavy to say that.
Documented receipts for the last 15+ years
Here's the good:
1979 - Last year of beautiful 55 body style before the 60s rolled in
She's a late model '79 Cali. All California emissions all intact. Passed smog last November w/ no issues at all.
Daily driver for the last 6 months.
Jeep Cherokee paint - still looks pretty nice - Magesium grey-green
All glass intact and chip free.
Factory AC - not currently working, but intact
Factory PS - works great, always.
Factory Front Disc Brakes
Factory 4 speed
Solid body with some dubious repair.
American racing alloys with 4 brand, spanking new 31" BFG ATs. ($1000 w/ transferable road hazard insurance @ 4 Wheel Parts)
New Rancho Shocks all around
New Front brake pads
Gas tank removed, Boiled, Rhinoed and reinstalled
Radiator removed, re-cored, re-coated and reinstalled
New flywheel
PO removed gutter-rusted roof and installed a really nicely done full snap soft-top and arched cross braces - though the edging has gotten a bit brittle over the years.
Isuzu (?) buckets up front - driver side has air-ride, which is nice with ton and a half 7 leaf rear springs.
Interior is respectable. entire floor covered with rubber matting where carpet might be. Heavy duty floor mats over that. Floors are solid.
Nice Specter dash cover - looks like new - never lifted to see what was under.
4 speaker tape deck/radio works...except for the tape deck.
Hella fog lamps
Brand new clutch
New heat shield and riser for rebuilt carb
New clutch master and slave cylinders
Specter crate 2F with less than 20k miles - professionally installed, but now in need of love.
Parts:
2nd carb (factory)
Original skid plate
Water Pump
Misc. Other bits
In my care, all work performed by: Me, Mudrak, Yodaman, 4 Wheel Parts and Oakland Autoworks.
Here's the bad:
Was losing power - took her to Yodaman last week- Compression readings for 2 cylinders below norm. Likely head gasket.
Failed Brakes - Rear lines leaking enough to remove stopping power. drums need complete rebuild - or conversion to disc.
Rear axle seals need to be replaced when dealing with brakes.
Bubbles in body work surfacing
Window tinting losing its lustre
Rear window activation requires a willing partner. (key activation has worked in a miraculous sort of way a few times in my experience)
Front door locks can be finicky.
Main gas tank vent has a cut in it - so filling the tank full results in loss of really precious resources. i watch the gauge while filling and stop around 3/4.
Rear view mirror fell off. I have it.
I have a bunch of pictures (and one video) here:
It's an old school directory listing but I tried to label the photos so you could find things. Unfortunately, for some unknown (to me) reason, some of the images load sideways or upside down. I apologize, but I don't have the time to figure that out now.
Thanks for looking.
-p
