Jeep Scrambler All original Metal from Rudys CJs No Rot w Fuel Injection (1982)
Sale price: US $30,000.00 Make an Offer
| Condition: | Used |
| Year: | 1982 |
| Make: | Jeep |
| Model: | CJ |
| Vehicle Title: | Clean |
| Mileage: | 94732 |
Findlay, Ohio, United States
Vehicle description
Available now from one of the only tenured Jeep CJ only shops in the world (Rudy"s CJs) is a never rotted, all original sheet metal driver quality, 1982 Jeep Scrambler w an improved fuel injected 6 cylinder.
It came from the Southern states and was owned by an elderly gentleman who expired and this was purchased from his family.
This Jeep has no bubbling rust on it and has never been patched or had to have metal replaced.
It is not slicked up with undercoating or bed liner.
It was painted awhile ago in its original color which is one of my favorites. Sherwood green metallic. This color is beautiful in the sun w a nice era appropriate metallic shine. It is a driver quality older paint job. The good thing about an old paint job is if there was body work to worry about, it would"ve shown up by now. The spot welds are evident on the body which means it is original. Jeep CJs were not "straight" smooth metal from the factory. The factory assembly marks (spot welds) are evident as they should be. On many rusted and painted Jeeps you will see the sides will be slicked up with body filler (you cannot see the spot welds). There is no bubbling rust on this Jeep but there were some small 1/8" holes drilled along the sides of this Jeep for decorative trim at some point. The correct decals were reapplied over the small holes and the decals do show their age with minor peeling as shown. The top was painted and looks better than it should.
It is a nice, never rotted, rare, widetrac Jeep Scrambler. (Widetrac refers to the differentials being wider than the 81 versions). It is generally the more desirable feature in the marketplace as it is slightly more stable. All Scramblers are widetrac except 1981 models.
This body is Jeep straight excepting deflections in the bed where it was used like a truck. .because it is a truck and a dent in the hood where it was rested on the windshield frame. If the bed bothers you, a color matched bed lining would really smooth this out and protect the very nice metal. or a simple truck bed mat would be a choice.
FYI, adding one or two rows of seats back there is a common thing to do if you have more folks to run around at the cabin or lake-house. If you don"t want the hardtop, doors or bulkhead, they have at a $2k in value to me as a price reduction. They do make a full soft top for a Scrambler as well. The last photo is of a Scrambler I built 10 years ago for a great fellow in Colorado as an example of what this could look like with the extra rows of seating. . this was also his favorite color.
The underside is raw and original. Often you will see a seller slather a bunch of a tarry substance under a vehicle to sell but I"d rather you see what you are getting and show that it is in fact all original metal. The floors have ZERO rot top or bottom. The frame is full thickness. I say it this way as on many CJs the frame rusts from the inside out and the thickness gets compromised. You will see layers of metal falling away. This Jeep has nothing like that going on and it still black w only spots of surface rust after 40 years.
The elderly gentleman who owned this insisted on EFI and paid a lot to have the next gen inline 4.0 6 cylinder installed with port fuel injection. It is a 4.0 with a Hot wires wire harness. This means it get better economy, has more power, starts easier and is more reliable than original BUT it looks relatively stock as the 4.2 and the 4.0 are essentially the same engine. When Chrysler bought AMC in 1987 they scrapped the always problematic V8 with all its oiling troubles and kept the 6 cylinder until 2006. This engine bolts right up to the stock transmission and engine mounts without any custom adapters. It does not smoke and sounds like a modern 4.0 in a Cherokee or Wrangler.
You will find that this fuel injected engine will be easier to use for more users. You don"t have to prime the carb with pumps of the accelerator pedal based on it it being, hot cold, or stored for a period of time. .then flooding it. .then running the battery down. Then getting a call. Sound familiar?
The efi is also less prone to running issues from low use and ethanol fuel clogging a carburetor.
It has a good factory T4 four speed manual transmission with a Dana 300 transfer case. Both work like they should.
This Jeep is not lifted and rides, drives and brakes well on its original suspension. It does have power steering.
The wheels and center caps are hard to find original and the tires are new new and stock sized.
It has an original dash and rare JEEP branded AM radio. The dash pad is in nice shape. The seats are aftermarket and more comfortable than original. Drivers seat shows minor wear. Original gauges and lights all work.
I have sold hundreds of Jeep CJs in my 15 years of business and can get this shipped out to you easily or local pickup and inspections are appreciated and welcomed.
Of course this Jeep is available on my website and this listing will end when it sells.
Talking about a $30k purchase is way better than emailing about $30k purchase so please feel free to call me at 614 203 1947. I want you to be happy.
Thank you, Rudy of Rudy"s CJs
It came from the Southern states and was owned by an elderly gentleman who expired and this was purchased from his family.
This Jeep has no bubbling rust on it and has never been patched or had to have metal replaced.
It is not slicked up with undercoating or bed liner.
It was painted awhile ago in its original color which is one of my favorites. Sherwood green metallic. This color is beautiful in the sun w a nice era appropriate metallic shine. It is a driver quality older paint job. The good thing about an old paint job is if there was body work to worry about, it would"ve shown up by now. The spot welds are evident on the body which means it is original. Jeep CJs were not "straight" smooth metal from the factory. The factory assembly marks (spot welds) are evident as they should be. On many rusted and painted Jeeps you will see the sides will be slicked up with body filler (you cannot see the spot welds). There is no bubbling rust on this Jeep but there were some small 1/8" holes drilled along the sides of this Jeep for decorative trim at some point. The correct decals were reapplied over the small holes and the decals do show their age with minor peeling as shown. The top was painted and looks better than it should.
It is a nice, never rotted, rare, widetrac Jeep Scrambler. (Widetrac refers to the differentials being wider than the 81 versions). It is generally the more desirable feature in the marketplace as it is slightly more stable. All Scramblers are widetrac except 1981 models.
This body is Jeep straight excepting deflections in the bed where it was used like a truck. .because it is a truck and a dent in the hood where it was rested on the windshield frame. If the bed bothers you, a color matched bed lining would really smooth this out and protect the very nice metal. or a simple truck bed mat would be a choice.
FYI, adding one or two rows of seats back there is a common thing to do if you have more folks to run around at the cabin or lake-house. If you don"t want the hardtop, doors or bulkhead, they have at a $2k in value to me as a price reduction. They do make a full soft top for a Scrambler as well. The last photo is of a Scrambler I built 10 years ago for a great fellow in Colorado as an example of what this could look like with the extra rows of seating. . this was also his favorite color.
The underside is raw and original. Often you will see a seller slather a bunch of a tarry substance under a vehicle to sell but I"d rather you see what you are getting and show that it is in fact all original metal. The floors have ZERO rot top or bottom. The frame is full thickness. I say it this way as on many CJs the frame rusts from the inside out and the thickness gets compromised. You will see layers of metal falling away. This Jeep has nothing like that going on and it still black w only spots of surface rust after 40 years.
The elderly gentleman who owned this insisted on EFI and paid a lot to have the next gen inline 4.0 6 cylinder installed with port fuel injection. It is a 4.0 with a Hot wires wire harness. This means it get better economy, has more power, starts easier and is more reliable than original BUT it looks relatively stock as the 4.2 and the 4.0 are essentially the same engine. When Chrysler bought AMC in 1987 they scrapped the always problematic V8 with all its oiling troubles and kept the 6 cylinder until 2006. This engine bolts right up to the stock transmission and engine mounts without any custom adapters. It does not smoke and sounds like a modern 4.0 in a Cherokee or Wrangler.
You will find that this fuel injected engine will be easier to use for more users. You don"t have to prime the carb with pumps of the accelerator pedal based on it it being, hot cold, or stored for a period of time. .then flooding it. .then running the battery down. Then getting a call. Sound familiar?
The efi is also less prone to running issues from low use and ethanol fuel clogging a carburetor.
It has a good factory T4 four speed manual transmission with a Dana 300 transfer case. Both work like they should.
This Jeep is not lifted and rides, drives and brakes well on its original suspension. It does have power steering.
The wheels and center caps are hard to find original and the tires are new new and stock sized.
It has an original dash and rare JEEP branded AM radio. The dash pad is in nice shape. The seats are aftermarket and more comfortable than original. Drivers seat shows minor wear. Original gauges and lights all work.
I have sold hundreds of Jeep CJs in my 15 years of business and can get this shipped out to you easily or local pickup and inspections are appreciated and welcomed.
Of course this Jeep is available on my website and this listing will end when it sells.
Talking about a $30k purchase is way better than emailing about $30k purchase so please feel free to call me at 614 203 1947. I want you to be happy.
Thank you, Rudy of Rudy"s CJs