Mail Call - 1975 Jeep DJ5
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OverlanderJK
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You would be surprised. I’ve seen these back home in pretty good shape from people using them as farm vehicles where they only get used in summer. But for the most part, yes shit is full of cancer back there. Lol
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OverlanderJK
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The second one back is most likely what yours looked like. That would be badass to get it back to that color scheme.
notnalc68
That dude from Mississippi
OverlanderJK
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Yup. Can still see the blue under the hood. Eventually it’ll be like that I have a feeling.
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OverlanderJK
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Yeah, same thing back in NY. They were white with red and blue stripe down the sides.
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notnalc68
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OverlanderJK
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Washing it this morning before I start pulling things apart. I’ll have to figure out how to upload a video of it. Fired right up this morning with no issues.
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benatc1
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Congrats man! That's very cool, looking fwd to seeing the work you do on it.
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jesse3638
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Looks really cool. I remember when these were running around Apple Valley before switching to the current mail vehicles.
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OverlanderJK
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Fan and some light both work. They were just unplugged yesterday.
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Might have been unplugged due to a parasitic draw. Use a test light or volt meter to see if there is one. If so, I would go through the wiring to see where it's grounding out.
OverlanderJK
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That was my thought. I need to fix the speedo so I will pull apart the wires this week and test them.
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Speedo is more than likely just a broken cable. Super common and a cheap easy fix.
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olram30
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OverlanderJK
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Put probably 10-15 miles on it today. Got it up to 40 and runs pretty good. Flushed the radiator and refilled. Engine oil and trans fluid are brand new so I won’t empty that til I pull the motor. Passenger floorboard was worse than I thought and worse than the driver side.
Gonna start pulling the axles tomorrow I think.
Wiper fluid bag. Guessing it’s not original.
Passenger floorboard
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Gonna start pulling the axles tomorrow I think.
Wiper fluid bag. Guessing it’s not original.
Passenger floorboard
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Actually, that floor board doesn't look nearly as bad as I've seen them. I bet a lot of the metal is still pretty solid. You could easily cut out the parts that have rusted through and the surrounding areas and then just patch it with new steel. You can then treat the rest of the floor pan with some POR15.