What have I done now?

New here. I'm just another grumpy old man that needed a project that will keep me in the garage near the beer fridge. A friend of mine had a 94 YJ sitting in his yard. After asking about it, I offered to buy it. It had been sitting for years and looked pretty rough. We agreed on a price and now it's in my garage. I will be going through it and trying to restore it to its former glory.

Here's what I know about it so far:

129,000 miles
2.5 4 cylinder
I have it running, and it runs good
2wd works, 4 high and 4 low seem to be working
Have driven it around the property, and seems to do well
Temp gauge not working
Dash lights not working
Front fenders are chopped and rounded
Heater core leaks
No real rust on body or frame

That's about all I know about it right now.

As stated above, I intend to get it back to good condition and use it as a daily driver. It got great bones, and mostly cosmetic issues.

Wish me luck.
Time for a beer!

zebraranger said:

Welcome to the forum. another old guy here, but I'm always trying not to be grumpy. That's a good find, and it does look to have good bones. Us old guys need to stay busy and fixing up older vehicles is a good way to do it. I have two that I've been working on over the past four or five years. The YJ has been pretty much done for a while, only needed a few things when I originally bought it. So I went on the hunt for a new project.

The 2nd vehicle, a 30 year old F-150 had quite a few mechanical issues and appearance issues since it was a farm truck its whole life. I've already finished with the mechanicals and have been working on its appearance now for the last four months. I've removed most of the dents and dings without damaging the side and tailgate paint. I had the roof, cowl and hood repainted since it had clear coat damage from the hot Florida sun.

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Yup. My two "new" vehicles are a 93 Chevy short bed step side and a 01 F250 with the 7.3. it's clear coat is shot too from the Texas sun. I don't even much look under the hood of the wife's 23 Hyundai. I like the older stuff. So much easier to work on. I'll try to work on my grumpiness........

Spent the afternoon and 3 beers digging into it. Front roll bars out, windshield folded down, passenger seat and center console out. Very happy to find no real rust in pan or underneath. A/C unit and dash out are next on the list. Radio replacement and padded dash are must haves. Hoping to find wiring behind dash in good condition.