I bought a 1979 Cherokee Chief (WT/360) yesterday. Its been sitting for 20 years. Body isnt so bad. Inside floor pans are pretty well rusted out. Driver side window (manual crank) is broken. And the grill is broke. But the 31
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Woo hoo! Another 79!!Chuck McTruck 71 J4000
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Ha! The 31” tires are holding air. That was the “plus” that got cut off...
The motor is locked up. So I’ve loaded her up with diesel to try and free it. The rear window motor wants to move up and down. I need to get back there to pull the cover, grease it up, check it out...
Bummed about the motor and the driver side window being broke out. I ripped the carpet out of front. Need to pull the back to see what rear floor condition is...
Hopefully I can maintain enthusiasm! I’ve nevef had a 2DR WT. be cool to get her to move on her own power
I saw her on Facebook market place. PO pulled her out of his field. 31” tires were buried half way up. Rock/Mud in the frame. Big dent on the gas cap rear panel. I was second contacting the PO. First guy backed off about 5 days after I contacted the PO. Was raining the day I took my boy to go look. Had to call a rollback to haul her to the yard.
And while I was checking everything out, i noticed my truck’s exhaust had broke off its hangers. So i had to lay under my truck and wire that up
Auspicious start to this...Last edited by jasonthomasfrance; 07-24-2019, 04:22 AM.jason thomas france
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Originally posted by jasonthomasfrance...That was the “plus” that got cut off...Chuck McTruck 71 J4000
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Sounds like you've saved it from certain death. Good job!For Sale Custom built reproduction Rhino Grilles http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showt...24#post1676924PM me for details or email [email protected]
1982 Cherokee Chief 258 6 cyl, AX-15, NP208, mopar mpfi, hydroboost brakes.
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Well, I just ordered a bunch of parts from Jeep Recyclers up in Kittanning PA. A used 360 motor, driver's window, razor grill/bezels. My 360 is completely locked and whatever... Time to move on to a working 360. Since I'm so close, I get to drive up and see Adam's facility. Pretty cool.
And today I was working on the rear window. Got it to go up and down. And then... No more workie... So weird... First I thought it was the safety switch, so I bypassed it, but still no go. So weird that it was working and then just stopped... sigh...
We did get all the carpet yanked out. Need to take down the headliner next. Oh yea, and yank out the seized motor...jason thomas france
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Originally posted by miracleedniiice. body and chrome look pretty good in that pic. paint looks like a little tlc would perk it right up too.
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Here it is getting put in the yard
Last edited by jasonthomasfrance; 07-27-2019, 12:43 PM.jason thomas france
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Step one for me would be to remove the running boards. Other than that it looks pretty good from here.
Howzabout making the pichers a little smaller?Sic friatur crustulum
'84 GW with Nissan SD33T, early Chev NV4500, 300, narrowed Ford reverse 44, narrowed Ford 60, SOA/reversed shackle in fornt, lowered mount/flipped shackle in rear.
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Today we removed the headliner, bypassed the tailgate switch to hook a jump box up to get the rear window to go up. So it’s probably a ground issue... no biggie. Drilled out a rusted seat bolt. And drained the diesel from the engine. Next up is wire wheeling the floor to prep for some repair piecesjason thomas france
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