Looks like a solid jeep.
“Good running solid body road legal 3 speed 4 wheel drive. Basically original with the following updates done 2013. Selling to buy a new toy.
1. Carb rebuilt
2. All seats reupholstered with extra padding (your welcome)
3. Gas tank replaced
4. Muffler replaced
5. Electric system converted from original 6 volt to 12 volt
6. Transmission checked and approved by certified mechanic
7. New shocks
8. All gauges work except gas gauge”
http://nmi.craigslist.org/cto/4992766051.html
Needs a few things to be original. Drain holes have been filled. Seems pretty straight
This seems like a decent price but given where it is you would want to look close up at the repairs to the tub.
Also looks like it has full floater rear axle but no other eary CJ stuff.
Looks like a lot of jeep to start with. I am concerned about those drain holes being filled and extra bodywork. Might be the wrong seat frames, too new. Hey Joe, it’s got an armadillo catcher…
I forgot all about the armadillo bar. They’re the new heavily insulated breed to be up in Michigan. They sure do get around 🙂
I’m a bit late to the party today… and wasn’t around yesterday.
Hey, I actually LIKE that Armadillo bar! …and the lefty jeep it rode in on 🙂
Do you suppose Michigan armadillo’s eat buckeyes?
Joe the worst thing about these heavy duty bumpers is they BEND FRAMES. Learned long ago to use a soft channel. Makes me cringe everytime I see these heavy duty bumpers.
Roy, I do know you’re right… and it isn’t just the extra weight or longer moment arm (leverage). Something should be the sacrificial element in the system, absorbing the impact: If the bumper doesn’t deform on impact, the frame gets to.
Unfortunately I forget this principle: just over a decade ago I was getting tired of replacing propellers on my SeaRay (falure to avoid rocks and sand bars). A wise marine mechanic kept me from buying the uber strong stainless propeller, noting that $180 aluminum props are cheaper than $1800+ outdrives!
Joe, that’s exactly what we tell our clients. Problem is that you can hardly replace a mercruiser alpha 1 gen 2 for that price any more. What year, model, length is your Searay?
Just make sure you hit the Armadillos with the out side of the channel!! better a fender or bumper than a frame to replace! lol 🙂
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Todd,
I’m not sure I could replace my outdrive for that price back then, but his advice made the tradeoff crystal clear. I had a 1999 SeaRay 190E, bought brand new with the 5.0 liter Alpha (Mercruiser). I loved it, but salt water is cruel. After 10 years of mooring it in a slip every Summer (Jersey shore) there wasn’t much left to pass on to my son in law when we moved to Arizona. He kept her alive another 2 years but she’s gone now as someone else’s project/scrap.
Joe, that’s a nice little searay. We take care of several of those. Sorry to hear about the salt, it never does any favors to anything… well maybe corn on the cob! I think you need several jeeps to make up for her…