89 MJ

Good luck and welcome to the addiction!

Love the color. Is it just rattlecanned?

I got the rocker, cab corner, and floors cut out, sandblasted, and primed and ready for reinstallation. The floors will get POR 15 on them. Some pics are of the front end torn off, others are of the rocker/cab corner removal and of the floors.

Pulled up the carpet. Not bad for a Wisconsin truck. I will start patching the floors soon. Passenger side Driver side I also ordered a weld-yourself front bumper for $165 on Amazon. I’ll let you all know what I think of it when I get it built. I took the grille off and turned it the correct way only to take it back off to take the grille and header panel off to get the front fender off so I can repair the floor and rocker and prep for paint.

Just pulled it back inside to work on it again since schools is out and the ground is dry. I started pulling the bench to check the floors. I can see a couple of rust sports form the underside though. Hopefully it is not very rusty. Sorry no pics, but I’m sure many of you have done this before too, so you know what it looks like. I’ll get pics once I get the carpet pulled.

Got a rust free tailgate

I have done this many times in the past and it has worked probably 80% of the time. This would be my starting place, if possible.

Just picked up a rust free tailgate for $100. I live in the rust belt so this is kind of a big deal for me.

Could you pretty please with a cherry on top scan those and make them a PDF file?

Build info from factory. Huge thanks to JMO413!! *B1TRIM STYLE B1 - CLOTH && VNL BENCH SEAT -Q8 166Zone 66-Orlando 1AAU.S. Dealer Retail 5ALLow Series Tracking APAMonotone Paint BAQ61 AMP ALTERNATOR BCXNickel Metal Hydride Battery BGAPower Front Disc/Rear Drum Brakes BJASTD DUTY FRT DISC BRAKES BKP10x2.5 Rear Drum Brakes CBAStraight Back Bench Seat CKJBlack Vinyl Floor Covering CSRPassenger Assist Handles CUMMini Floor Console DBBAll Manual Transmissions DDX5-Speed HD Manual Transmission DHNCommand-Trac Part Time 4WD System DJH230MM Front Axle DMM3.07 Rear Axle Ratio DRJ175MM Rear Axle EAAAll Engines EAFALL FUEL INJECTED ENGINES-GAS ERBENGINE - 4.0L I6 MPI GAS GACTinted Glass Windows GBBTinted Windshield Glass GCBFront Door Tinted Glass GEHFixed Door Vent Glass GNARear View Day/Night Mirror GRZLeft Remote Mirror GSZRight Remote Control Mirror GTZManual Remote Mirrors HCDDo Not Use - See HCA JAAInstrument Panel JAZDO NOT USE - See JP, KA classes JBFInstrument Panel Black Bezel JCA85 MPH Primary Speedometer JKBMOPAR Hood Lock K3ZSTRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING/COLOR KDASTRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING/COLOR LAFSeat Belt Alert-Driver Seat only LAPShift Indicator Warning Lamp LBCGlove Box Lamp LCJDOME/READING LAMP B-PILLAR LMAHalogen Headlamps MB1Black Front Bumper MBJBlack Powder Coated Front Bumper MDAFront License Plate Bracket MFFBlack Grille MHBBright Windshield Moldings MMCRear Door Solid Window Insert MMGBelt Moldings MMJDRIP TROUGH MLDG - TYPE I NAAFederal Emissions NBALIGHT DUTY CYCLE NBKEVAP Control System NDACatalytic Converter NF218.5 Gallon Fuel Tank PWBPEARL WHITE PRIMARY PAINT - HWB QWBPEARL WHITE SECONDARY PAINT - HWB RAAAll Radio Equipped Vehicles RACAM MTR Radio RCA19 SPKRS SRT High Perf Audio SBAPower Rack and Pinion Steering SCBPerforated Steering Whl w/Red Stitch SFAStandard Duty Shock Absorbers SGARear Shock Absorbers TAAAll Tires TADHIGHWAY TREAD TBCCompact Spare Tire TBMTire Carrier Winch TNCP195/65R15 BSW AS Touring Tires WJK15X6.0 Styled Steel Wheels WMCBright Wheel Trim Rings XBSPickup Box XFA-35F Protection Anti-Freeze YAABuild To U.S. Mkt. Specifications YGB1 Additional Gallons of Gas YGG9 Additional Gallons of Gas Z01Rear Spring Group I Z5AGVW/Payload Rating Z65Left Front Group XIV Z84Right Front Spring Group XIII Body Model JL61 Build Date 1/3/89

I have a 97 XJ with 303k on it.

Congrats!!!

Thank you for doing this!

When people say how bad your vehicle is but they don’t own one.

Sounds like they'd make some excellent automobiles!

They should make that!!!

How much money do you have to stick into power adders?

Welcome to the club!!! what are your plans with your truck?

The drums are not getting sandblasted. I just bought that axle for the leaf springs. However, I have had drums sandblasted in the bast and it works fine.

Congrats!!!

Last night I took the steering stuff off of my new axles along with the rear leaf springs. It all will be getting sandblasted soon!

Ok thanks

Does anyone know if 2dr XJ buckets and brackets will bolt right into an MJ? If not, what kind of modification will it take? Thanks in advance!!!

If you need help putting anything in a spreadsheet or something, pm me. If you could put it in the sheet along with the year and vin, I could transfer it over here.

Gosh it’d be nice if you had another engine laying around...