I did! Here's my "day 3 report":
The driver called me on Friday a couple hours prior to arrival and said that when he picked it up in Utah the batteries were dead and it had to be jumped to get it on the transporter so we might have to do the same thing to get it off. He was right, and it was a fiasco. The batteries, which were not 6TL batteries but tiny little Walmart branded small car batteries, were completely dead and couldn't even be jump started. We tried to charge the batteries from a jump box and the Ford F150 on the lower deck and neither worked. We rigged a pair of jumper cables together to give us the length needed to try and jump it off the semi's 24v system and that didn't work. The batteries were just toast. Because of the location of the HMMWV on the carrier, we couldn't just roll it off because of the "uphill" section of carrier between the HMMWV and the ramp, so it was effectively stuck on the carrier and the driver had two more stops to make that day. So with no time to track down 6TL batteries, I bought a pair of 65 series batts from my local Advance Auto. We put them in and the rig fired right up and we got it off the transport with no further issues. So batteries being a) the wrong type for the vehicle and b) dead beyond use was an awesome start. The ones I bought are still the wrong type and don't sit in the battery box properly so I will have to replace these at some point, but I didn't have much choice at the time.
Last night I pulled the batteries out, removed the plastic battery tray and removed probably 2 pounds of dirt, sand, rocks and other debris from the floor pan of the battery box. For some reason, they painted the entire inside of the vehicle except the battery box, which they never touched or cleaned. Puzzling.
The fuel tank was almost empty, so I drove it to the auto parts store to pick up a bottle of Power Service additive and then went and filled up the tank and poured in a half-bottle of additive. I parked it in the driveway, which is sloped uphill and it started leaking gas onto the driveway. My research says this is not uncommon. It leaked a small puddle and then stopped, so not sure if this is the filler-neck connection that's leaking or the access port on top of the tank. I'll try to track it down next weekend.
The engine and associated components are very clean. My only concern is that they basically just painted EVERYTHING black. Wiring, hoses, cables...everything is painted. It looks great now but i'm not sure how it'll hold up. We'll see. One of the seal pads around the sling points is literally rotting apart, but the other one is fine. I've already ordered a replacement pair.
The interior is nice and clean. Seats are comfortable, windshield is in good condition. There are a few things that need to be sorted out, one of which is that it has no wiper arms/blades. They were not present in the auction photos, so it's "as advertised", but I'm trying to source a pair now. The washer fluid pump doesn't work and I suspect it may be wiring on the wiper motor switch causing it. Replacement motor assemblies are stupid expensive though, so I'm considering wiring up an independent push button switch for that pump. The connections for it come into the cabin just behind the start/run switch, so it's easy to access.
The tires are basically new and the XD wheels are spotless.
I'm going to change most if not all of the fluids over the next few weeks. The ATF fluid in the transmission is very clean, so not sure if I need to change that.
The top and doors are decent. Not a huge fan of the tiny windows.
As for how it drives, it's great. Getting used to the fact that 50 MPH is "fast", LOL. It drives straight and is every bit as impractical and fun as I'd hoped it would be. I get to call GP today and tell them to send my UT title and start the hunt for insurance.
Here's a really crappy pic of it with my Vette. It hadn't had a bath yet in this picture, but it's nice and clean now.
