jbtradingco
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2014, 50,xxxx miles
sold
stock upon purchase. Some basic mods/add ons.
I want to put some info in this to help other basic people that are searching for info on what to do, what fit, lessons learned.
I do all the various searches of forums and internet for generic info when looking at a rig to buy. Some things you find out, some you have to learn yourself.
So pictures are basically as bought.
it did have the stainless/chrome and black front brush guard. So one of the many things that people google about "can i do this or that?". Well can you powder coat that stainless??? I found things that said yes, some no. I thought why not. Powder guys thought yes. So far so good. Granted 2 years from now what will it be, i guess we will find out. One other tid bit on that. Some vendors have a tool to remove the brush guard "bolts". I just used an allen key and put into one of the slots and turned it. It is more of a locking pin vs bolt. Once putting back together you can screw that fittings in and out to adjust the stand off distance and their is a small pin in it that fitting that must align with the metal bracket to prevent it from turning as your tighten it back up and to allow it all to get close enough to clamp down. Took a few to figure that back out.
current plans -
wheels - 463 industries, their just released 18" overlanding specials. bought 5 on pre-order. should ship any day per their info.
tires - some coopers - probably either 265/65/18 or 275/65/18. - no serious off roading and just a smidge over current photos, stock size.
slider - don't necessarily need but I don't really care for running boards. tall enough that they just get in the way. so I want to remove. But, then the mufflers stick down really far, more than i would care to. so some G wagen accessories, Rockmeister sliders. they appear to cover the pipes. I also bought some blemished rocker panel guards. they don't stick out near as far as running boards. could possibly leave off.
spare tire - like the cover/tool box door that is available but. not sure if compatible with new wheels. so i bought the tire flipper to provide the offset to reverse mount the spare.
I like some old parts of the g wagon and some newer features. Wife has new rig. I like driving older rigs but my family doesn't like to ride with me. recent past daily rigs - FJ60, tacoma, 87 trooper, 89 montero (probably my favorite, will work on it more while driving the G). But new rigs are nice on the main open road and all the reasons they make improvements over the years.
This rig from internet car site, dealer in CO. good photos and stuff. looked pretty. various google searches all the normal stuff to look for. early G electrics, 2013 was a interior change. Well about 30 seconds of it arriving by transporter and the right angle, right sun i noticed the bubbles under the windshield. Two decent areas. so some right away google searching and there it is - a known issue with g wagons. nothing i had seen before. so part of the reason i am even doing this post is to help the next person out. ask about windshield rust. i had photos on undercarriage and other basic areas, but never had windshield issues before. haven't started down that road yet but will need to. doesn't sound fun or cheap depending on the real condition.
nothing hard core out of this rig. other rigs can do that. i do like to fix them up some. its your persona in my opinion. do i need a strider clip knife when a swiss army/case would do most of my cutting needs, not really, but if i really need my knife i know the strider can take a whole lot more abuse than the others, granted at a price point. I see lots of comments on mall rigs and such. My mini soap box - more power to them. Their rig, life and money. Plus good ole capitalism at work, buy tons of the racks, bars, winches and all so that way more companies get in the game and drive the price possibly down some and innovation up. I'm 50yrs old. Options and stuff for everything in life vs in the 80's is really nice. if no one but serious movie people bought LCD/LED tv's they would still be 2400.00 for 42 inches that i paid way back vs that same size (much better now) tv that is probably 300.00. I understand the mall crawler theory and issues but this rig will semi be that for me, no grand overlanding adventures. Nothing serious in it but if it needs to do some things for whatever reason I want to be able to. if it was all about practicality and sense maybe a prius would make more sense but that is not me.
Trying to post a bit. been a member lots of years. but will contribute some. other projects are the ones listed earlier. I have an 89 RRC that is needing help, posted in rovers board. Pitchblack rally guy in mitsu forum is good inspiration for that rig. Over the years way too many inspirational posts to mention but thanks to all that have shared. it is dirty, but is the matte black, paint option. i don't wash rigs much, this one a shade more but you get the idea. I'll post other photos, especially after wheels/tires, b/c we all know that is a huge #1 question most ask when new, stock, rigs arrive - what will fit???? and how does it look with XXX size.
later
jb
sold
stock upon purchase. Some basic mods/add ons.
I want to put some info in this to help other basic people that are searching for info on what to do, what fit, lessons learned.
I do all the various searches of forums and internet for generic info when looking at a rig to buy. Some things you find out, some you have to learn yourself.
So pictures are basically as bought.
it did have the stainless/chrome and black front brush guard. So one of the many things that people google about "can i do this or that?". Well can you powder coat that stainless??? I found things that said yes, some no. I thought why not. Powder guys thought yes. So far so good. Granted 2 years from now what will it be, i guess we will find out. One other tid bit on that. Some vendors have a tool to remove the brush guard "bolts". I just used an allen key and put into one of the slots and turned it. It is more of a locking pin vs bolt. Once putting back together you can screw that fittings in and out to adjust the stand off distance and their is a small pin in it that fitting that must align with the metal bracket to prevent it from turning as your tighten it back up and to allow it all to get close enough to clamp down. Took a few to figure that back out.
current plans -
wheels - 463 industries, their just released 18" overlanding specials. bought 5 on pre-order. should ship any day per their info.
tires - some coopers - probably either 265/65/18 or 275/65/18. - no serious off roading and just a smidge over current photos, stock size.
slider - don't necessarily need but I don't really care for running boards. tall enough that they just get in the way. so I want to remove. But, then the mufflers stick down really far, more than i would care to. so some G wagen accessories, Rockmeister sliders. they appear to cover the pipes. I also bought some blemished rocker panel guards. they don't stick out near as far as running boards. could possibly leave off.
spare tire - like the cover/tool box door that is available but. not sure if compatible with new wheels. so i bought the tire flipper to provide the offset to reverse mount the spare.
I like some old parts of the g wagon and some newer features. Wife has new rig. I like driving older rigs but my family doesn't like to ride with me. recent past daily rigs - FJ60, tacoma, 87 trooper, 89 montero (probably my favorite, will work on it more while driving the G). But new rigs are nice on the main open road and all the reasons they make improvements over the years.
This rig from internet car site, dealer in CO. good photos and stuff. looked pretty. various google searches all the normal stuff to look for. early G electrics, 2013 was a interior change. Well about 30 seconds of it arriving by transporter and the right angle, right sun i noticed the bubbles under the windshield. Two decent areas. so some right away google searching and there it is - a known issue with g wagons. nothing i had seen before. so part of the reason i am even doing this post is to help the next person out. ask about windshield rust. i had photos on undercarriage and other basic areas, but never had windshield issues before. haven't started down that road yet but will need to. doesn't sound fun or cheap depending on the real condition.
nothing hard core out of this rig. other rigs can do that. i do like to fix them up some. its your persona in my opinion. do i need a strider clip knife when a swiss army/case would do most of my cutting needs, not really, but if i really need my knife i know the strider can take a whole lot more abuse than the others, granted at a price point. I see lots of comments on mall rigs and such. My mini soap box - more power to them. Their rig, life and money. Plus good ole capitalism at work, buy tons of the racks, bars, winches and all so that way more companies get in the game and drive the price possibly down some and innovation up. I'm 50yrs old. Options and stuff for everything in life vs in the 80's is really nice. if no one but serious movie people bought LCD/LED tv's they would still be 2400.00 for 42 inches that i paid way back vs that same size (much better now) tv that is probably 300.00. I understand the mall crawler theory and issues but this rig will semi be that for me, no grand overlanding adventures. Nothing serious in it but if it needs to do some things for whatever reason I want to be able to. if it was all about practicality and sense maybe a prius would make more sense but that is not me.
Trying to post a bit. been a member lots of years. but will contribute some. other projects are the ones listed earlier. I have an 89 RRC that is needing help, posted in rovers board. Pitchblack rally guy in mitsu forum is good inspiration for that rig. Over the years way too many inspirational posts to mention but thanks to all that have shared. it is dirty, but is the matte black, paint option. i don't wash rigs much, this one a shade more but you get the idea. I'll post other photos, especially after wheels/tires, b/c we all know that is a huge #1 question most ask when new, stock, rigs arrive - what will fit???? and how does it look with XXX size.
later
jb
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