I bought it !!!

[Bryan]

Well, I picked up that 1977 Cherokee today for $325. Interior is shot, small hole in floor on drivers side, needs rear window and rt front fender is dented. It badly needs a tune up but seems to run ok once I replaced a spark plug wire that was arking. Has a 4 speed T-18 (?) and D-20 transfer case. It goes into 4 hi just fine but cant get it into 4-lo. I think the linkage may be out of adjustment. It drives fairly decent on the highway. Now I can stop beating up on my 1988 GW, it is too nice to use offroad. Let the fun begin!!

[Brian]

Congrats on your new FSJ!!! Did you try to back up and then shift out of hi to lo. I know that inorder to shift out of 4lo I have to put her in reverse for a few feet, then shift. Maybe it works the other way around. Does your T-18 have a granny low first gear? If so your lucky and got a T-18a!!! http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/biggrin.gif

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Brian
66' J-3000 Custom Cab "Great White Ghost"
327AMC/T-18a/Dana20
Dana 44 front & rear
32x11.50 BFG A/T KO's
My FSJ (http://www.geocities.com/punkrock405/myfsj.html)

[This message has been edited by Brian (edited December 05, 2000).]

[joe]

Bryan, congrats on the new money pit...I mean Chero! http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/smile.gif
You got a good deal guy.
"Insert shameless begging here": if you ever get tired of it or frustrated and want to dump it I'd be interested in the entire packgage. I'm only a couple of hundred miles from you and could use the entire set up except the body and frame. "End of shameless begging".
I'll be off this forum for a month or two after tonight so keep my email address in case you ever want to bail out http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/smile.gif
You definitely have a good start for one tough 4x4. Good luck and have fun. BTW see if it'll climb Badger Mt. My old 50 Willys would but I was too scared to actually drive it. I walked next to it and jumped back in when it got to the top http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/smile.gif Of course that was 28 years ago and may not even be a legal place to play any more http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/frown.gif



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Regards,
-joe
63 2-dr Wag, 73 J-4000, 82 CJ-8

[Bryan]

I played w/the transfer case for just a few minutes, I will try your suggestions to see if they work. Thanks Brian.

Joe, I'll keep you in mind if I decide to get rid of it. For now I think I'll keep it and work on this winter, unless you have a jeep pickup you want to trade/sell, I REALLY need a pickup truck & a jeep J10 or J20 would fit the bill nicely. Badger mountain has some very steep trails on it, I played around on it in a 1998 f150 4x4 I used to have and there are some places that had me ready to bail out. I havnt tried it with my 1988 GW yet though.

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1988 GW
30x9.50 TXR's
2.5 inch exh w/hi-flow cat & muffler

[joe]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Bryan:
Joe, I'll keep you in mind if I decide to get rid of it. For now I think I'll keep it and work on this winter, unless you have a jeep pickup you want to trade/sell, I REALLY need a pickup truck & a jeep J10 or J20 would fit the bill nicely<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

That may be a possibilty by next summer or so Bryan. I've got a pretty decent 73 J-4000(heavy 1/2 T, D-60-2 semi-floater, AT and PT/QT etc ) I may be getting rid of by then if my search for a "stock" 78 J-20 pans out.
Yeah I'm "still" looking for the one somebody's grandpa owned and never drove blah blah blah...so it ain't gonna happen tomorrow http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/smile.gif



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Regards,
-joe
63 2-dr Wag, 73 J-4000, 82 CJ-8

[Bryan]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by -joe:
That may be a possibilty by next summer or so Bryan. I've got a pretty decent 73 J-4000(heavy 1/2 T, D-60-2 semi-floater, AT and PT/QT etc ) I may be getting rid of by then if my search for a "stock" 78 J-20 pans out.
Yeah I'm "still" looking for the one somebody's grandpa owned and never drove blah blah blah...so it ain't gonna happen tomorrow http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/smile.gif

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Give me a shout when your back on the group, we may be able to work something out. I will tell you right now though that its definitly not the one owner grandpa truck http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/smile.gif.


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1988 GW
30x9.50 TXR's
2.5 inch exh w/hi-flow cat & muffler

1977 Cherokee
360, T-18 4spd, D20 transfer case. Its a work in progress.

1978 Ford Bronco
351m, 4spd, NP205, 35 inch tires