500 MJ

So I did get in touch with the yard to ask about parts off of the truck. Most of the items I asked about they say are gone already. Big items I asked about were the the tails, the tilt column-shift steering column and those were not there. They are pulling the ECU for me on Monday and I’m hoping for the “428” holy grail model. They are very pleasant with messaging on eBay, feel free to reach out to them if you want. Otherwise, I’ve got a relay cover here that I can sell you. No clips though. PM me if you want and we can go from there...

If you drive the PCH, you'll need a good jam to accompany you...

Guessing on the year - based on the lack of the C101 connector under the hood it either an '89 or a '90. This is a random truck found on ebay. Listing provided by an auto salvage yard in Pensacola FL. Kikers Auto Parts https://www.ebay.com/itm/Starter-Motor-6-242-Fits-87-93-CHEROKEE-177160/254483574014?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3Deb1350bd8bfd4b23916cb1d3a1f49f2e%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26mehot%3Dnone%26sd%3D254483574014%26itm%3D254483574014%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A4fba1751-393f-11ea-8dc8-74dbd1801f7b|parentrq%3Ab427395916f0adaa5a93ad18ff715760|iid%3A1

Agreed, and well put!

I have the light. I'll snag the badge next time.

So these are what you are after for both sides? I might have a set of those in my garage, I will check. Otherwise they should be easy to source from any yard in the area here. Let me know if you get a set, otherwise I will plan to snag some next time I am out...

This one is still in the yard, I'll probably be back when the weather is nicer out. What do you see that you need? FYI - I'd need to take a chainsaw with me to open the driver's door up...

Photos from October 2019.

This one is located at Jack's Auto Ranch in Concord, WI. The truck was still there when I was last at the yard in the fall of 2019. These pictures are from 2016, even at in 2016 the VIN was not readable on the dash, but I found this picture of the under-hood VIN from all those years ago so I am now able to post this one up. The driver's door is unable to be opened due to the tree next to it.

Photos from Feb 2019.

This one left us in early 2019 for that big junkyard in the sky. I was able to snag quite a few parts from it before it left. It was located at Jack's Auto Ranch in Concord, WI. Here are some pictures of it from when I first discovered it (man was this one beat badly when I first found it!) and up to it's final days before crushing. It MUST have had a bedliner in it because the truck was so beat up, but the inside of the bed was pristine.

More photos of this truck that I have found on my computer from 2016.

All I know about this truck is in these photos. The junkyard it was in has since closed operations and all cars were crushed. The yard was called Sewards Auto Salvage in Milton, WI. These photos are from 2010.

All I know about this truck is in these photos. The yard it was at has since closed operations and all cars were crushed. I just found these photos from years ago and I believe I have them all correct, but some might be of the wrong truck..

More photos from 2010.

All I know about this truck are in these 3 pictures. The pictures were taken in 2016. The yard this truck was at is closed down and totally gone now, it was called Sewards Auto Salvage in Milton, WI. I am guessing at the year of the truck, no idea if I am right or not. Hopefully the VIN decode will tell us all more about this one.

More photos found on my computer from 2016.

Found some more photos of this one from 2016 when I first found the truck.

Found some pictures of the this truck that I took back in 2010. Posting them up.

More pics of this one that I located on my computer. These pics are from 2016.

I located some older photos of this truck from 2016 when I first found it. Posting them up for reference. Also, I have not been back to this yard since I made the original post in October, no idea if this truck still exists or not...

Congrats! For the good and for the not-so-good (hopefully only the dirty diapers), your life is forever changed from this point! Enjoy the ride!

I just noticed it is mounted on what looks to be an old go cart frame, with a wheel still attached. That means the wheel could be used as a PTO, right?

Are you storing the wood indoors or outdoors? If it was interior wood at the house, it may not be suited for exposure to the elements. Probably won’t solve all issues but I’m sure it would be a contributing factor...

Just so others know, this is not an MJ floor pan, though the Craigslist seller says it is. MJ floor pans have the raised center portion where the frame channel is. This is most definitely an XJ floor pan.