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Nov 2, 2005 | 09:13 PM

Mudder

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Cool junkyard find

Went to the junkyard today to look for a fuel pump...came home with a 1968 jeepster commando! 150 dollars,best part is,the orginal engine,after some gas dumped down the carb,and a new battery,it turned right over! Once im done with my bronco II 351m project,this is next on my list

Nov 2, 2005 | 09:25 PM

pfogle

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That's cool! I just acquired a 1979 LTD. I needed the passenger side glass, and wound up buying a pair of doors... IT's amazing what you find in some of the yards.

Nov 2, 2005 | 09:32 PM

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$150 for that Commando? That's a great deal and it looks pretty good in the picture too.

Nov 2, 2005 | 09:41 PM

Mudder

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thats right after i washed it,it needs some love,the guy who had it last had a old citgo sign as the bed in the back,but all(with 1 exception) of the hard pieces to find are there and are in awesome shape. The one problem im gonna have is finding a tailgate for it,ive called a dozen places ive found online and nothing. Thats gonna be quite the piece to come by!

Nov 2, 2005 | 10:09 PM

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SWEET find for 150 bucks. I gotta start hangin out at the salvage yard more often.

Nov 2, 2005 | 10:25 PM

wlihntr

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$150...thats totally sweet, congrats. if i had come across that i would of bought it in a second. nice find

Nov 2, 2005 | 11:07 PM

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VERY nice find. I've always thought those were cool. Very cabable as stock wheelers too. Especially with quadratrac. You may want to go back bone stock, but it wouldn't be very hard to fabricate a tailgate that looks close to the original. Providing you have good fab skills and access to the right tools. If the bad tailgate bother you too much? I'll give you $250 for the whole thing. An easy Franklin for your finders fee.

Nov 3, 2005 | 09:05 AM

i1dery

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Try going under some of the jeep forums, they just might be able
to steer you in the direction you need to find parts. GREAT FIND.

Nov 3, 2005 | 09:15 AM

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Did it have a title? Are you friends with the owners/workers? That sounds too good to be true. That Jeep looks pretty decent on the side that is shown. I like kicking around junk yards, but I just don't have the time to do so.