We bought this truck in May of 1998 for $1400, with 163,000 miles
on it. I intended to buy this truck to haul lumber and stone for
our yard; it is just as good at hauling kids to the beach for
vacations, so it has become Karen's daily-driver. It has needed a
lot of little things (mainly electrical), and some big things
including rebuilding the engine [click
for details on the drivetrain]. Since this is our daily-driver,
I have spent some time making the interior safer and more
comfortable, including adding shoulder belts for the rear seat [click for details on interior modifications].
The body is solid, but required some touch-ups of rust spots and the repair of a dent in the right-rear corner above the taillight. The white paint makes it easy to blend in the repairs and to touch up the scrapes that happen on the trails through the forests. The typical frame rust has been repaired by Auto Rust Technicians in Cranston, RI, who are in the process of developing a frame rust-repair kit for the full-size Jeeps, and I replaced the gas-tank skidplate with a rust-free one shipped to my by J&W Jeep in California. I've upgraded from a set of Gabriel Pro-Ryder LT shocks, to a set of Rancho RS9000 5-way adjustable shocks, set on "1" up front and "2" in back for street driving. The springs are from Espo Springs, with an extra 2" of lift; I couldn't unbolt the rear main, so I've eliminated some rear wag-sag with a pair of 2" blocks. I'm running a set of 31"x10.5" Regul Trailblazer tires, which fit with no rubbing.
 Link to our truck on the IFSJA web-site, where we have old pictures of our GW. |
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