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back from Alaska with new toy #339058 07/30/02 03:51 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,207 Durham, NC B bigwalton OP Member
OP bigwalton Member B Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,207 Durham, NC	I just got back yesterday from my little drive from Anchorage to North Carolina in my 1984, CJ-8 Alaskan Postal Jeep. Right hand drive Inline 258 6 cyl power baby! Auto 3-speed 235 R15's lots of rust But I made it all the way back with only a leaky exhaust manifold and a loose transmission support. Check out the trip logs and all the pictures at Rockcrawler I can't link a picture so you'll just ahve to go check out Rockcrawler.

Re: back from Alaska with new toy #339059 07/30/02 04:15 PM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 486 Beltsville, MD J JessMan Member
JessMan Member J Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 486 Beltsville, MD	Welcome back! Hope you had fun, cause I doubt you'll be allowd out again anytime soon. :p Jesse Beltsville, MD 98.5 Silver Frost SVT

Re: back from Alaska with new toy #339060 07/30/02 04:36 PM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 4,528 Left side of the mitten, USA T todras Member
todras Member T Joined: May 2000 Posts: 4,528 Left side of the mitten, USA	Why would anyone drive that far for an old postal Jeep? -It's a Jeep thang you wouldn't understand. "If you're pushing crazy I'm all full up here." {Black '96 Contour SE MTX w/ over 126k on the clock} � Get the skinny here. � Need a 96-00 Ford Service Manual on CDROM?

Re: back from Alaska with new toy #339061 07/30/02 04:39 PM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 1,028 Oradell, NJ USA S Shaggy Member
Shaggy Member S Joined: May 2000 Posts: 1,028 Oradell, NJ USA	Quote: Originally posted by JessMan: Welcome back! Hope you had fun, cause I doubt you'll be allowd out again anytime soon. :p No kidding, you have to read some of Eric's postings Quote: quoted from here I can't wait to get the Dog into the driveway at home for good and to see my beautiful bride again! I figure I'd better start kissing up now. It's going to take a while to work this little trip off See what happens when Northeners move down South, they get crazee!! :p Chris NJ 98.5 SVT Silver Frost w/Frankentrans carsla AT optonline DOT net

Re: back from Alaska with new toy #339062 07/30/02 04:53 PM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,223 College Park, MD A Andy W. Moderator
Andy W. Moderator A Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,223 College Park, MD	Glad you made it Eric! Let the Rockcrawlers know that a the report form the 24 and the first report from the 25 are on the wrong dots! Great story! -Andy Andy Watson '99 Silver SVT #2397\| DOB 07/29/99 Graci! American Iron Shoot Out - Event Promoter! Check it out, we need your input! Www Dot American Iron Shoot Out Dot Com

Re: back from Alaska with new toy #339063 07/30/02 05:08 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 681 birmingham, AL B blake Member
blake Member B Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 681 birmingham, AL	great story! good luck w/ the rest of the project...i'm looking for a jeep myself, but not one that needs that much TLC! blake 02 acura RSX type S, arctic blue pearl/ebony - OEM fogs, S2k shift knob, 35% formula one tint, injen SRI 62 chevy C10 fleetside pickup, tan - stock I-6, 3-on-the-tree, currently immobile in my garage former owner of: 98.5 E1 SVT #4910, silver frost

Re: back from Alaska with new toy #339064 07/30/02 08:41 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,207 Durham, NC B bigwalton OP Member
OP bigwalton Member B Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,207 Durham, NC	Sheeeeet... it wasn't that big a thing! It definitely is a Jeep thing, but you folks like vehicles enough that you might just understand. You all also appreciate rare vehicles (us SVT folks anyhow) and now I have something even more rare than my #522 of 2150 (for '00)! I have one (haven't figured the number in the series yet, should be able to) of 230 (less now, I've seen 5 that are beyond hope and heard of others that are totaled)! That's one of 230 TOTAL, not just for that model year. I just went through the catalog for the company that sponsored me.... whoah boy could I spend some money! I've never experienced a vehicle with a real aftermarket following and I think I hit the motherload with this one!!! My wife will be playing this card for a while... I can leave the house though (if I'm with her... ) As for the TLC comment, as CJ's go, especially CJ-8's, this one is in really great shape. The coolest thing about it is that even with the cost of getting it back here, I could sell it today in the condition that it's in right now and still turn a big profit. I paid $650 to buy it (haven't added up the gas receipts) and I was offered more than that for JUST THE TOP in Ohio. A running CJ-8 is rare enough in its own right to merit at least 2500 and this one is in pretty dang good shape as they go. Apparently there just isn't a market for these in AK, so they go cheap. I guess no one's crazy enough to try what I did in order to get them to the lower 48...

Re: back from Alaska with new toy #339065 07/30/02 08:53 PM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,934 Somewhere in Utah E ExDelayed Member
ExDelayed Member E Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,934 Somewhere in Utah	Very neat. Glad you made it back ok. � Jon Miconi � 96 Contour Zetec ATX � 80 Ramcharger 360 ATX � 77 Ramcharger 440 ATX

Re: back from Alaska with new toy #339066 07/30/02 08:59 PM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 1,974 Reading , Pennsylvania , USA Y Y2KMondeoSVT Moderator
Y2KMondeoSVT Moderator Y Joined: May 2000 Posts: 1,974 Reading , Pennsylvania , USA	You CRAZY , man !!! Crazy in a GOOD way . That's a pretty neat Jeep ya got . I didn't realise that it was a RHD CJ-8 van ... that's even cooler ! I'm jealous . Well sort-of ... I've seen how CJ-8's can rust . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Allen ******** Love Those REDWINGS !!! ******** 2000 Contour SVT Black w/ Tan #2137 of 2150 / built 2-4-00 Mods : ~ Factory DRL mod ~ "Powered by Ford" seatbelt covers ~ OF's TH fix ~ Audi A-6 Side Repeaters ~ Highs in Lows Mod ~ #885 foggies ~ KKM filter ~ Mondeo ST200 Badging & Shiftknob ~ Pre-98 Sails ~ Nose Bra ~ Trunk cargo net ~ '98 Clock ~ "Glasspacked" Resonator ~ Painted Rear Reflector ~ R�zo Pedals ~ Custom "Mondeo" Windscreen Banner ~ Ventvisors ~ Lighted Moonroof Switch ~ Mystique Rear Seat Light ~ Painted Grille Ring ~ H&R Springs & Mondeo ST200 Struts ~ Mille Miglia "Cello" Wheels My old 95 \'Tour SE ~ New SVT pics here

Re: back from Alaska with new toy #339067 07/30/02 09:17 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,831 Santa Clara, CA F Fmr12B Moderator
Fmr12B Moderator F Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,831 Santa Clara, CA	Congrats. Worst mistake I ever did was sell my old Govt. CJ8 I had . It was completely rebuilt over many months of hard work! I still see them every once in a while but they are rare. Love the Hard top! I had a full soft top and a cab hard top.

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