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Well.. it's not the greatest meaning.. but there's a chance it could be saved and used again.

Of course! Would hate to hear something awful happen to anyone on here

Honestly I really couldn't say, but you never know. I figured I'd meantion that just so that you are aware and can be cautious of potential fumes.

I have read that electrolysis on Chrome is dangerous. It will give off deadly chemical fumes from the plating. I got curious about it and Google it cause I was curious if it was possible or safe.

That will be a good look! You going to get the euro style front markers too?

Darker orange and doesn't have that little reflective patch the US ones have towards the top where the light goes

They are for sure Non import. Import.

They seem like a much darker orange. It's definitely different

If you don't mind them being aftermarket crown sells them new https://www.quadratec.com/p/crown-automotive/side-marker-housing-jeep-cherokee-xj-export

I have dome a lot more work to it than this. I just haven't taken any more photos. Front lower control arms were so shot the metal sleeve just fell out of the bushings. So they were replaced. I ended up patching another piece of the floor on the driver side for the seat brace. I fixed a botched wiring job/repair someone did. At one point in time it had a viper security system.. for whatever reason? it already had one factory.. but they cut it out and left nubs of wires and soldered wires wrapped in electrical tape. So one at a time I cut soldered and heat shrunk and wrapped the whole loom in electrical tape. The fenders were fully secured, front skid plate, tcase skid, power antenna, I started installing the wheel liners too. I took it for a good long drive yesterday and both me and the jeep got to experience deathwobble for the first time! 65-70 was a no go. So cruised at 60 while I pondered what could be causing it.. Still don't have an answer but I'll be checking things and getting an alignment in the hopes that's the issue. And about 20 minutes home from its voyage the front left caliper started sticking bad. You could smell the scorched rotor. So I have to address that now too. And the vehicle display was being buggy so I pulled that out to reflow the soldered spots and changed two expanded capacitors. It's been a long road but the list is getting smaller

Shmootsed the rocker with some mud And ground down and sealed the unibody with some sem rust encapsulater. Kinda clear and thick qnd sticky like honey and will run down your hands if your not careful lol I seam Sealed and coated it too with some undercoat. Another spot I was aware of that I couldn't leave be was the left rear wheel well area. Which turned out to be more than I though it was. Like this whole project has been.. lol This turned out to be a lot easier than I thought it would be and I was happy with the results. I did grind, seam seal and coat the outside, I didn't leave it with visible welds but I don't have a photo of that. Reassembly! Took some time to clean up and out somoof it as I put it back together. The door panel is one of several spares I have for this jeep. And have to say.. Even with the mess.. I still love this interior.

I guess I missed a photo on the firewall repair? That was actually a tough spot to do not going to lie. But, burned it in, sleep it up and coated it. Back to the rocker! If you twist your head upside down you can see rocker patches and pieces being cut out. I also finished up the unibody

Thank you! Not even done the photo dump on progress. Haha

Filling it in, cleaning it up. I don't even remember how I found them but while I was toiling away I found a few more soft spots on the unibody that I ended up cutting out and patching.

Took care of the floor patch next. Felt easy so I wanted to get it out of the way Sealed up and done. Welded the brace on and went back k to working on the rocker. Had to find a section for the bottom of the A pillar/ rocker. Which I did end up finding from a 98 grand cherokee si trim. Ironically and sad also a rare zj lol Fender fit for lines and holes for the fender to bolt to the rocker. I ended up buying a nutsert tool and it has made life easier for this project. Drill a hole, add a nutsert. Move on. No welding in nuts or nut and bolt.

Big dump and very long overdue update. Still working on this. But I am THIIIIIIS close to being done. The rust is GONE. From the last time I posted I was working on the driver side firewall and rocker corner. I have made monstrous progress. Starting with cutting all the rust out. It got cold so I rolled it into the garage and continued my work. Part of the floor, inner rocker, brace. And unibody were cut away. Starting with that little unibody spot so I can get the brace welded up and then inner rocker.

Little round one looks like it might be a cap to the rear bumper

I wouldn't say necessarily true. A/c compressor is located in the same place between the xj and zj and the 4.0 is virtually the same with sensors and mounts (depending on the year) The trans might be another story, and the wiring for sure..

I love watching junkyard digs. His channel is really funny and enjoyable.

Think you can get me a rough total? Definitely interest and no complaints paying for your time. That's fair

I'd be interested in a set as well!

Light blue for the tailgate? You'd be willing to ship if you can get one?

As far as I know there isnt.. if you go this method you could use some thick metal as a brace/reinforcement on the inside

Could find an identical one that's too far gone with good vin and swap to save it? Maybe? Good save either way!

Are you sure that'd an ax4? 4.0 should have an ax15. Have you done a service to the trans? New oil? Or checked the old metal for chunks or shavings?