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"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 06/22/2020 at 20:04 • Filed to: None

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Some of you might remember this YJ as an old favorite posting topic of mine. I have so many great memories in this Jeep. I learned to drive stick in it. I used to steal it from my mom all summer and drive it until I was too sunburnt to continue. It’s been sitting for close to two years now, as it’ll never pass inspection due to rust. It’s now resting at a family friend’s property, quietly returning to the earth.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2020 at 20:25

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Frame rust?

atfsgeoff > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2020 at 20:26

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Nothing that an angle grinder and booger welds can’t fix

fhrblig > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2020 at 20:34

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My dad has an ‘83 CJ-7 he bought new and it’s sitting in his backyard crumbling back into the earth. I only got to drive it once and it felt like driving a school bus, what with the super thin steering wheel and tractor-like gearbox. But I have lots of memories of that Jeep from when I was a kid. I feel bad that it’s just decaying.

Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2020 at 20:35

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I’d say dump it on Tracy but that’s no longer an option for the next month or so . :o

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 06/22/2020 at 20:47

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Nah, the frame's good. The rest of it is junk tho.

Gone > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2020 at 20:49

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Noooo ooooooo oo.... ... Poor YJ. :(

OhCrikeyTheRozzers > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2020 at 20:50

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Sorry to hear about your YJ—at least you know where it is and could conceivably try to repair or store it. As it so happens, this afternoon I went down the rabbit hole of trying to locate my TJ (my first real car). Ran a CARFAX and found she had four owners after me, and was up to nearly 200,000 miles before some dingus crashed it four months after his purchase a few years back , and then again once and for all this February . She survived nearly 20 years, including all of the stupid things 17-22 year old me put her through, only to end up rusted and wrecked. Somebody apparently bought her at auction as she stood; I tell myself she’s now being lovingly repaired on a farm somewhere, and she’ll be driven by a kindly old man down his dirt road driveway each morning to get the mail. Never really thought too much about my past cars, but some of them really do stay with you. Not ashamed to admit seeing the picture below hurt and I feel for you.

Chariotoflove > atfsgeoff 06/22/2020 at 20:51

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Paging Borsuq...

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2020 at 21:01

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Body swap ! What’s got a similar wheelbase? I’m sure there are fanatically researched lists out there.

facw > Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com 06/22/2020 at 21:13

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You say that, but Michigan doesn’t have inspections! If the rust is the only issue, Tracy could get it registered and plated with very little effort. 

boredalways > Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com 06/22/2020 at 21:16

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Jalopnik put him in “ Time Out"?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > boredalways 06/22/2020 at 21:25

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Neighbor complained to town, town gave him a month to either have each vehicle working and registered or dispose of them.

boredalways > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2020 at 21:34

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Oh, similar to this guy:

https://jalopnik.com/two-years-and-180-cars-later-michigan-man-forced-to-se-1837072099

I guess he finally pissed one neighbor off or a newer one has a stick up their ass, because this has been going on for a long time for him to just now get an ultimatum.

Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com > facw 06/22/2020 at 21:36

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V ehicle inspections: N o. A pparently property inspections are still a thing (Surprisingly) .

https://jalopnik.com/the-city-is-forcing-me-to-fix-my-broken-cars-because-so-1844071614

Our boy’s going to be a tad busy for the next 5 weeks.

Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com > boredalways 06/22/2020 at 21:37

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City Ordinance is making him “ clean up his room”.

adamftw > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2020 at 21:41

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It’s REAL easy to swap body panels on these. What’s rusting? Plenty of bolt on that can hide it and will pass MA inspection

boredalways > Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com 06/22/2020 at 21:41

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LOL

facw > Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com 06/22/2020 at 21:49

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Yeah, but if he can plate it he’s good. It’s only inoperable/unregistered vehicles he has to deal with. Granted not a great time for a 14 hour road trip to drive it back (especially since he probably couldn’t cut through Canada to make it shorter), but it wouldn’t be another thing he’d need to fix.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > adamftw 06/22/2020 at 21:50

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The floors and rollcage and seatbelt mounting points.

Urambo Tauro > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2020 at 23:46

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Say , did you ever tag any of those YJ posts? I’m afraid I missed out on them, never having been much of a Jeep guy until recently.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Urambo Tauro 06/23/2020 at 08:50

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I was a bit inconsistent with tagging but here’s one of them:

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/how-to-drive-a-twenty-year-old-jeep-a-photo-guide-574152995

Pickup_man > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/23/2020 at 09:19

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Saddness.  S hame that MA is so far from South Dakota, I’ve been yearning for a YJ, and no inspections here. I’d be happy to shoddily repair the worst of it and drive it for years to come. 

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Pickup_man 06/23/2020 at 09:24

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You wouldn't want it anyways, it's the 4.2

Pickup_man > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/23/2020 at 09:28

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¯\_()_/¯ I’m not really picky, and this point any running and driving manual YJ fits the bill, I’d even take a 4 cyl.

Urambo Tauro > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/23/2020 at 19:39

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2013! So that’s why I missed it; I hadn’t even joined Oppo yet .