My 83 Cherokee

[Amc71601]

This is the newest addition to my addiction

My wife bought it for me as a birthday present from another IFSJA member. I've been wanting another Cherokee since I got rid of my old 76. It has the 360/727/208 combo in it & the engine only has around 35k on the rebuild. The only thing I've done to it since I got it was to fix the speedometer & a battery drain(seat belt buzzer). I also put five slot wheels on it that I randomly found on CL & they turned out to be the same exact rims that I had on my old 76. I also put the Chief S emblems on it because I thought it looked a little plain without them. This will probably be a long term project but I'm planning on probably a 4" lift with 33's eventually. It has bedliner on the rockers & flares so I'm also planning on a repaint too at some point. All in all I'm very happy with it, it's the perfect project for me & the boys

[serehill]

yeah

Awesome

[Bill Moore]

dam, black and chrome, beside red, best color on a jeep, that body looks straight

[twisted frame]

Very good gift to get! Nice find on the wheels too - seems that they polished up pretty good.

[JAMESMOST]

Niceeee ,,, good gift,,,,njoy

[cma]

nice black beauty, welcome in the club!

This is the newest addition to my addiction

My wife bought it for me as a birthday present from another IFSJA member. I've been wanting another Cherokee since I got rid of my old 76. It has the 360/727/208 combo in it & the engine only has around 35k on the rebuild. The only thing I've done to it since I got it was to fix the speedometer & a battery drain(seat belt buzzer). I also put five slot wheels on it that I randomly found on CL & they turned out to be the same exact rims that I had on my old 76. I also put the Chief S emblems on it because I thought it looked a little plain without them. This will probably be a long term project but I'm planning on probably a 4" lift with 33's eventually. It has bedliner on the rockers & flares so I'm also planning on a repaint too at some point. All in all I'm very happy with it, it's the perfect project for me & the boys

[red mistress]

Chero & LJ

Nice last year Chero !

Nice LJ !

Super nice Wife !!

[goldhammer]

Nice wife.....Better than mine...she let me buy my '81, but I had to pay for it.

Only two differences in the basic rig--copper paint and 4 speed instead of the auto.

Nice rig, hang onto her, she will amaze you on a daily basis.

[8man]

Nice on both counts, wife and Cherokee!

[Amc71601]

I got a new transmission mount & u-joints for it today. I'm debating on driving it over to Daytona for Jeep beach this weekend just to represent for the FSJ crowd
It's going to be getting a "Face lift" pretty soon too, I'm ditching the pig nose grille for a Razor
I'm still amazed that AMC never really changed much on the interiors on the Cherokees, this one is almost identical to my old 76 that I had...except it's a lot nicer. It's a whole lotta black though inside & out, I imagine it will probably get pretty hot sitting in the FL sun. I'll need the AC for sure, it works but it sounds like it may need a new compressor soon.

[Zorm]

If that has the pig nose grill and not a muscle grill, its been replaced. Every 83 Cherokee and J truck I have seen have had the muscle grill, just like mine, actually looking for another one.

[will e]

That's a sweet looking ride! I love my 82 Cherokee and I am sure you will love yours too!

[Amc71601]

If that has the pig nose grill and not a muscle grill, its been replaced. Every 83 Cherokee and J truck I have seen have had the muscle grill, just like mine, actually looking for another one.

Yeah it's been rebuilt. The pignose makes it look like a GW, the Razor grille should be here today though I noticed that it looks like it could use new body mounts too....I'm sure that will be a pain to do from what I've researched on them.

[Amc71601]

Just a quick update. So far I've put about a thousand miles on it & it hasn't given me any problems at all. I'm actually amazed at how good it runs considering it needs a new carb. I kind of feel silly, last week I popped the hood to check the fluids & I realized that it had an Edelbrock 4bbl intake on it, so that will save me a couple of $$ because I was planning on getting one eventually
I still haven't put the razor grille on it yet, but I should have all the parts for it this week. Hopefully that goes smoothly, I'll post pics when it gets done.

[Strode]

We need more pictures, and hold on to those wheels. Those are the sweetest wheels ever.