I picked up this 1979 Cherokee two years ago and finally just got it on the road. Upon initial purchase inspection, the engine wasn’t running so it was a gamble to place an offer on the untested 360/TH400/QT having ~183k miles on the odometer. The floors and roof were showing transparent degradation and I knew it was going to take me a while but I liked that the jeep was otherwise all there.
December 2017:
My goal was to refresh something more fun to drive and work on than the beater XJ it would replace. Not to be a body-off show quality restoration, I would let the rig somewhat dictate its path forward based upon what it needs. I'd give an honest attempt to revive the engine/trans/tcase but admit the possibility that the need to overhaul any single major component could initiate a full drivetrain swap.
December 2017:
My goal was to refresh something more fun to drive and work on than the beater XJ it would replace. Not to be a body-off show quality restoration, I would let the rig somewhat dictate its path forward based upon what it needs. I'd give an honest attempt to revive the engine/trans/tcase but admit the possibility that the need to overhaul any single major component could initiate a full drivetrain swap.
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