Hello to everyone hear on the boards. Ive been reading for a while now and Im honestly excited to be able to post this thread and hopefully share this process with you folks.
This is my new 83 Cherokee , cost me $2500bucks drove it 3 hours home at 65mph.... and thats about all I know. LOL
So to begin this process i am calling on all of you to help me with the what, who, and where's of the Jeep.
I know its Maroon, (i believe its the original color)
I know it has a 258 L6 and a 5 speed manual trans. (Personlly, I think this is a freak'n awesome combo!)
I know it was Nutmeg interior originally and is now a painted grey nutmeg interior with what appears to be two beautifully comfy waggy seats
It runs and drives like a champ, starts instantly, stops good, and steers like my dads old boat. Got a flowmaster to!, score.
For a Florida Truck this thing is kinda great on the rust issues. Normally, floor pans, rockers, fenders, and anything metal are gone in a 30 year old truck , but this thing is almost clean....One small hole in the passenger floor board, which will be very simple to repair and the unfortunate worst issue it has is some rusting of the upper windshield piller joints. AHHH!!!!
So as I said, I am now calling on you all to help me with the rest. Ive restored a VW bus, a 69 Chevey Pickup and an 51 ford truck, but this is my first Jeep of anykind. (except for my college roommates wagoneer that i barrowed constantly and that is directly responsible for planting the FSJ seed in my brain, thanks Conor, )
Questions :
What axels/and diff's do I have and how can I find out?
What kind of ignition does this look like? It looks like a GMC but does that cross over?
Carb?
Looks like its lifted a lil bit?
What the hell do I do to fix the rusted corner pillers?
What model Cherokee do we think it is? Looks W/T to me but ?
Anyway, Im going to post some pictures and I will photo document all the repairs and installations and post them as I accomplish them. Plans are to clean it up, paint it blue, replace all the seals, polish or replace the trim, and replace the original nutmeg interior.
THANK YOU! for your input and any suggestions you may have
Jonathan P
This is my new 83 Cherokee , cost me $2500bucks drove it 3 hours home at 65mph.... and thats about all I know. LOL
So to begin this process i am calling on all of you to help me with the what, who, and where's of the Jeep.
I know its Maroon, (i believe its the original color)
I know it has a 258 L6 and a 5 speed manual trans. (Personlly, I think this is a freak'n awesome combo!)
I know it was Nutmeg interior originally and is now a painted grey nutmeg interior with what appears to be two beautifully comfy waggy seats
It runs and drives like a champ, starts instantly, stops good, and steers like my dads old boat. Got a flowmaster to!, score.
For a Florida Truck this thing is kinda great on the rust issues. Normally, floor pans, rockers, fenders, and anything metal are gone in a 30 year old truck , but this thing is almost clean....One small hole in the passenger floor board, which will be very simple to repair and the unfortunate worst issue it has is some rusting of the upper windshield piller joints. AHHH!!!!
So as I said, I am now calling on you all to help me with the rest. Ive restored a VW bus, a 69 Chevey Pickup and an 51 ford truck, but this is my first Jeep of anykind. (except for my college roommates wagoneer that i barrowed constantly and that is directly responsible for planting the FSJ seed in my brain, thanks Conor, )
Questions :
What axels/and diff's do I have and how can I find out?
What kind of ignition does this look like? It looks like a GMC but does that cross over?
Carb?
Looks like its lifted a lil bit?
What the hell do I do to fix the rusted corner pillers?
What model Cherokee do we think it is? Looks W/T to me but ?
Anyway, Im going to post some pictures and I will photo document all the repairs and installations and post them as I accomplish them. Plans are to clean it up, paint it blue, replace all the seals, polish or replace the trim, and replace the original nutmeg interior.
THANK YOU! for your input and any suggestions you may have
Jonathan P
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