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BARK · 10-26-2004, 10:40 PM

What about the YJs ????

Does any company make lexan Jeep YJ bodies???
I have been in the crawling sceen for almost a year now and have yet to see one. The only thing even close are the Pajero style, hard plastic bodies that go for close to $65. I thought I saw an old MJ body that someone had/has. I currently have a TJ body but I am interested in a YJ body to match my 1:1

10-28-2004, 10:04 AM

Come on guys...

btt

TwistedXT · 10-28-2004, 10:53 AM

in the mid '80's tamiya had a YJ body made from hard plastic that goes for $$$$$$$$$ on ebay if you can find it. I know that you can get:
CJ8-Scrambler

FJ40-Proline?

TJ,Rubicon-HPI 4 Savage

CJ2A/3A-Tamiya Wild Willy

Some people have been getting diecast models, gutting and then mounting them.... ive seen everything form the full scale GI Joe Jeep to tonka trucks..... Its a cool yet different approach.

jeep_boy02 · 10-28-2004, 08:00 PM

Why would you want a YJ anyways? you do know that "Real Jeeps have Round headlights" dont you??

SR5Dave · 10-29-2004, 11:30 AM

Dude, thats just bad mojo.

You put that YJ body on there and your RC will just break left and right

Krod_Clod · 10-29-2004, 04:40 PM

hey hey hey...

no knocking the YJ's. If you want road comfort buy a caddy

ALL JEEPS RULE. But they are by no means excellent on the streets

SR5Dave · 10-29-2004, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Krod_Clod

hey hey hey...

no knocking the YJ's. If you want road comfort buy a caddy

ALL JEEPS RULE. But they are by no means excellent on the streets

Ride? Like I care about the ride

My DD is a yota w/ a cheap ass 2" lift with a heinously high spring rate!

I laugh at them because they weight twice as much as my rig and have a third the axle

GO 1/4 TON AXLES!!

badtodabone · 10-29-2004, 09:54 PM

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"Real Jeeps have Round headlights"

I used to have a bumper sticker that said that lol

SR5Dave · 10-29-2004, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by badtodabone

Quote:

"Real Jeeps have Round headlights"

I used to have a bumper sticker that said that lol

You aren't even old enough to drive

:P

badtodabone · 10-29-2004, 10:19 PM

yeah my dad got it and gave it to me. YJs suck! get a GPW or a cj or a Tj

nktrnl · 10-30-2004, 02:25 AM

and this one time in band camp....

sambmx · 11-05-2004, 06:34 PM

sr5dave what year/models your yota? yotas rule, i just hate that i cant chop it to peaces because i need to drive it . Ive been wanting to ditch the ifs of my 90 and do a solid axle swap. I cant seem to find an axle in any local junkyards though.

Clod_Guy · 11-05-2004, 07:25 PM

a bear came and they shot it and it died and they killed it ..
to add to the band camp

SR5Dave · 11-06-2004, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by sambmx

sr5dave what year/models your yota? yotas rule, i just hate that i cant chop it to peaces because i need to drive it . Ive been wanting to ditch the ifs of my 90 and do a solid axle swap. I cant seem to find an axle in any local junkyards though.

I have an 82 and an 83. My GF has an 85 4Runner w/ SA and EFI, beat that

My 83 is the intended trail rig, Its got a D60 front under it, the D70 rear is sitting around waiting to go in. Just needs lots of money

Its been put on hold for a while, so I've been focusing on my RC more, its cheaper

My 82 has 200k miles, runs like a fawkin CHAMP and will not die. Its an awesome vehicle, I could never have asked for more from a 2,000$ vehicle. I repaired two things when I first got it(Thats why the PO sold it, cost me about 50$ to fix) I have had ONE issue with the contact in the dist breaking off (PO did a shitty replacement from Kragen or something) but otherwise it has NEVER let me down. Just made the drive from Phoenix and back without a single problem.

The 82 is the SR5, btw.

toyofast · 11-06-2004, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by SR5Dave

I have an 82 and an 83. My GF has an 85 4Runner w/ SA and EFI, beat that

Uhh... Dave.. ALL '85 Runners have solid axles and EFI, hell.. ALL Runners(except the more rare '84 Runners) have EFI.

My '90 3.slow has 287K on it and runs excelent.... I get about 22-24 mpg but I drive it nice since it's my DD. The 4.56 gears are calling for a bigger tire though

My old '83 Toyota had 330+K miles on it when I sold it. It was driven everywhere too. All over the west coast(Canada to Cali plus some).

The whole headlight on Jeeps debate is gay.... Which ever Jeep you buy you still have to ditch the axles just to wheel it. Round or square, it doesn't matter.

sambmx · 11-06-2004, 03:29 PM

dont we all wish your money would take you as far as it does in rc.well if we scale up cost to from 1:10 to 1:1 it gets closer

. im trying to price out my swap and its going to be costly but not to bad, with a decent lift of about 6-8 inches. If anyone has a solid front axle for a swap ill trade a complete crawler for it. After the swap its off to lockers i want air or electric lockers but there just to costly, think ill end up going with some auzzie lockers front and rear. and some tsls. Then ill be prety much done, but are projects ever finished?

SR5Dave · 11-06-2004, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by sambmx

dont we all wish your money would take you as far as it does in rc.well if we scale up cost to from 1:10 to 1:1 it gets closer

. im trying to price out my swap and its going to be costly but not to bad, with a decent lift of about 6-8 inches. If anyone has a solid front axle for a swap ill trade a complete crawler for it. After the swap its off to lockers i want air or electric lockers but there just to costly, think ill end up going with some auzzie lockers front and rear. and some tsls. Then ill be prety much done, but are projects ever finished?

That might be a bit much for lift. Most guys I know run about 4-5" on 38.5 swampers. Don't be afraid to cut those fenders!!!! Just like in RC the lower the better

Reflection · 11-07-2004, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by toyofast

The whole headlight on Jeeps debate is gay.... Which ever Jeep you buy you still have to ditch the axles just to wheel it. Round or square, it doesn't matter.

The whole Jeep thing period is gay. The only Jeeps that will go worth a Damn off road,the only thing that left that is Jeep is the body

T-Man · 11-08-2004, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by toyofast

Quote:

Originally Posted by SR5Dave

I have an 82 and an 83. My GF has an 85 4Runner w/ SA and EFI, beat that

Uhh... Dave.. ALL '85 Runners have solid axles and EFI, hell.. ALL Runners(except the more rare '84 Runners) have EFI.

Not all /85's have EFI. Only the last 1/2 the year had them standard, and if I remember right, the first 1/2 it was an option.

my '92 YJ has 214K miles and runs good. Although, I haven't driven it in a year, but when it comes out of the garage in a few months, it will have a total face lift.

SR5Dave · 11-08-2004, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toyofast

Quote:

Originally Posted by SR5Dave

I have an 82 and an 83. My GF has an 85 4Runner w/ SA and EFI, beat that

Uhh... Dave.. ALL '85 Runners have solid axles and EFI, hell.. ALL Runners(except the more rare '84 Runners) have EFI.

Nay! There were a few. Carb'd was an option till 87 (?) But yeah, it was far more popular to have EFI w/ em. Too bad the HG nuked on it

And yes, they all were SA. I was clarifying for those who don't know every make and model of Yota trucks and runners

10-26-2004, 10:40 PM	#1
BARK Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Louisiana Posts: 327	What about the YJs ?????? What about the YJs ???? Does any company make lexan Jeep YJ bodies??? I have been in the crawling sceen for almost a year now and have yet to see one. The only thing even close are the Pajero style, hard plastic bodies that go for close to $65. I thought I saw an old MJ body that someone had/has. I currently have a TJ body but I am interested in a YJ body to match my 1:1

10-28-2004, 10:04 AM	#2
Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What about the YJs ?????? Come on guys... btt

10-28-2004, 10:53 AM	#3
TwistedXT Powered by Awesome Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Parker, Colorado Posts: 3,622	Re: What about the YJs ?????? in the mid '80's tamiya had a YJ body made from hard plastic that goes for $$$$$$$$$ on ebay if you can find it. I know that you can get: CJ8-Scrambler FJ40-Proline? TJ,Rubicon-HPI 4 Savage CJ2A/3A-Tamiya Wild Willy Some people have been getting diecast models, gutting and then mounting them.... ive seen everything form the full scale GI Joe Jeep to tonka trucks..... Its a cool yet different approach.

10-28-2004, 08:00 PM	#4
jeep_boy02 Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2004 Location: Neosho Posts: 301	Re: What about the YJs ?????? Why would you want a YJ anyways? you do know that "Real Jeeps have Round headlights" dont you??

10-29-2004, 11:30 AM	#5
SR5Dave I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 2,399	Re: What about the YJs ?????? Dude, thats just bad mojo. You put that YJ body on there and your RC will just break left and right

10-29-2004, 04:40 PM	#6
Krod_Clod Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 127	Re: What about the YJs ?????? hey hey hey... no knocking the YJ's. If you want road comfort buy a caddy ALL JEEPS RULE. But they are by no means excellent on the streets

10-29-2004, 10:19 PM	#10
badtodabone bendforthebone Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jamul Posts: 680	Re: What about the YJs ?????? yeah my dad got it and gave it to me. YJs suck! get a GPW or a cj or a Tj

10-30-2004, 02:25 AM	#11
nktrnl Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: 808 Posts: 261	Re: What about the YJs ?????? and this one time in band camp....

11-05-2004, 06:34 PM	#12
sambmx Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: orange county n.y. , building the hydro crawler Posts: 195	Re: What about the YJs ?????? sr5dave what year/models your yota? yotas rule, i just hate that i cant chop it to peaces because i need to drive it . Ive been wanting to ditch the ifs of my 90 and do a solid axle swap. I cant seem to find an axle in any local junkyards though.

11-05-2004, 07:25 PM	#13
Clod_Guy Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 65	Re: What about the YJs ?????? a bear came and they shot it and it died and they killed it .. to add to the band camp

11-06-2004, 03:29 PM	#16
sambmx Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: orange county n.y. , building the hydro crawler Posts: 195	Re: What about the YJs ?????? dont we all wish your money would take you as far as it does in rc.well if we scale up cost to from 1:10 to 1:1 it gets closer . im trying to price out my swap and its going to be costly but not to bad, with a decent lift of about 6-8 inches. If anyone has a solid front axle for a swap ill trade a complete crawler for it. After the swap its off to lockers i want air or electric lockers but there just to costly, think ill end up going with some auzzie lockers front and rear. and some tsls. Then ill be prety much done, but are projects ever finished?

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