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The MJ gets an updated look— 235/75 BFG’s, era appropriate steelies, and gone is is the hideous camper shell. Slippery Slope has parts incoming daily but majority of the work in progress will happen Spring time. Though there will be improvements along the way. The first back to normal that needs to happen has to do with the vintage aftermarket radio. Only when the headlights are on and you turn the truck off/ pull the key out the radio stays powered. The only way to turn that radio off is — turn the lights on and then off. Can’t imagine what’s going on and guessing a relay may be involved… But, if headlights, radio turns off as it should. NOS over the rail bed liner to be dropped in next, after clean up from the camper shell top of bedsides.

Kent WA

I needed a truck … I considered going the last of the real Ford Ranger route or even a first or second gen Dakota. But my Comanche roots run too deep. I was surprised that after a couple hours of looking with the eye to buy, I found an almost all original 85K ’91 MJ Pioneer SB 2WD AW4 column shift non-AC, Silver Star Metallic with Sand interior truck. Only things added that were not off the assembly line: an XJ wood grain dash overlay & switch pod, cherry wood Jeep logo’d steering wheel, 8-ball shifter knob and newer XJ Ecco wheels. The MJ was repainted 9 years back and although the body paint is still sharp, the fender flares need a repaint. Rear bumper is slightly twisted, but I’ll get that straightened out – and then add a few bells and whistles to make this MJ mine. The camper shell will be tossed before I even pull into the driveway. I’ll post pics as I go, but it won’t be a crazy attention to detail build. It can’t be. I need a truck I can actually use. It’ll be a clean runner. Plus, I still need to finish up my stroker MJ some day. Time to get behind the wheel and drive it 9 hours back home.

Sweet ride, I've always liked those. Typhoon also. Great find.

I’ve been running the hurst shifter on my MJ and XJ for close to 14 years (on the MJ). They’re great. Accurate and shorter throw. Wouldn’t go back to the stock oar.

No luck, your dims are much smaller than what I was thinking.

That looks to be about the same size of the 5-speed (no TCM wiring) firewall plug. Could be wrong. If you measure the dims of the hole I can see if it is in fact the same size. Curious to see.

The rubber windshield trim happened in 1995+.

Not sure how many miles you have, but an overheat doesn't require a new engine unless you kept driving, and driving and driving. But there are things to redo and look at. How bad was the overheat, meaning approx how long were you in the red for? Redo/ get new all that is cooling related -- radiator, all hoses, thermostat, depending on mileage and how neglected new copper heater core (or at least flush it). Was the head gasket/ head effected. Personally, I'd swap all the cooling related mentioned above, do an oil change and drive it -- keeping an eye on the temp gauge. There's a good chance your engine is just fine.

You may want to scavenge yards for GM tank sensors. Those early years under the hood was a good part GM beyond the engines.

My aim it to get back the the MJ end of summer. Finishing up (another) daughters XJ as she will be on the road in a month, and just moved out of sunny CA. Getting settled always a fun time. Priority in move was Jeeps and Jeep parts. No idea if the furniture or anything else made it. Priorities. ;)

Crate looks familiar.

That's a 2nd gen Dakota rear bumper

There's more to it -- The Renix era driver side switch panel backside thin copper connector 'sheet' (that ties the switch pins together for era specific wiring capability) is slightly different Renix to HO years. You'll want to find proper year switch assemblies or find HO year switches and swap that Renix thin panel backside sheet over. it's fairly fragile so good luck. Here's a pic of what I'm talking about, though 4 door XJ assembly.

That’s not an 86. I think her meant 88.

Overhead console temp sensor. That's XJ wiring you have up there.

I always thought about getting to this long ago, but never got there. Congrats Mike. This set up using the rear flap on the front just looks right. The factory front flap was just terribly thought through in appearance. Nice work, as it should be.

I’d get factory jeep end links. Possibly poor quality material? Can’t imagine your driving the MJ that hard.

Broke the endlinks? Are they factory or aftermarket endlinks

Found it -- this is the SJ badge

That selec trac badge is off an XJ. ebay had a ton of NOS SJ ones a while back. While same words, very different emblem. That one in pic is 84/85 XJ 'brushed' emblem.

Horn logo came in ‘89. Prior to that there was none.

There is a company I recently found called -- Paint Scratch -- that will mix up OEM factory interior specific paint/ paint colors. Paint that plays well with plastic surfaces. I'm currently building another XJ for the final kid and this one is a '99 XJ with the camel (tan) interior. Absolutely nothing SEM had available was close. In refinishing the interior panels, I can tell you this paint is just about spot-on as it's the actual Jeep K5/RK5 paint code. I still use SEM adhesion promoter and a clear for protection. Really happy with their product. Prices available on their website, but don't recall it being much more than SEM.

Nice MJ. What state did that truck originate from.. I ask because that’s a rare aftermarket 90s grille guard it’s got from a Santa Barbara, California shop called True Radius Bending. They were short lived but always thought they did a great job following the XJ/ MJ lines. They also offered it in chrome.

VistaPro on eBay. Have them in 3 of my XJs. They’re brass/ copper. Looks like they also sell on Amazon now.