buffalob

Bob Want 6455 Jay St. Arvada, CO. 80223

Howdy I am ready to buy (again). I got in on the first group buy many years back and project hit the wall. Sold to another member. Very happy to see this offer. I will go with black. Bob Want in Colorado, member name buffalob. 88’ short bed aka Bucky.

Congrats man. you did a great job getting that back bumper on.... I never got it that straight on Bucky...

Congrats on yr retirement man. love the new ride.. that is a beast of badass iron my friend.

It’s a Lund,..got off e-bay years back. not been made in quite some time. Here it is when first fitted

Yes sir.!..... So I have been wrenching since March when the COVID situation killed my other past time before the season really had started. I am a sound man on the side for live sound. Clubs, festivals etc. small time stuff just local but taking it into a second career when I retire in 3 more years. Obviously with the clubs pretty much closed and gatherings discouraged, I have not even taken the little coffee house rig out let alone anything bigger. To be truthful it has been a joy to tear back into her and take the time to sort out all the unfinished crap. And finally in fo all the damage to the truck and my brain from the paint fiasco. with that said I will bring you guys through the past months here shortly with a photo dump.

Back in February before the bug hit. i had finally torn back into the front again,... It really had never been quite right. The front coils were 4.5” and I had been on adjustable control arms but had not gone to long arms all those years ago. The rears are Hell Creek springs also 4.5”. when originally lifted, the rake was awful... I wound up adding a. 1.5” spacer set at the time.... too much for the short arms.... nuff said. worked with a great local shop.... consensus was to Frankenstein a mix of rough country and rubicon. Parts into a long arm conversion. Got all the worn tie rod ends etc dealt with too. Off to the local used tire shop.. bartered a worn set of 35 12.5 17 Firestone’s out of them mounted balanced For 300 cash out the door... I wanted to run a set of 35’s with the long arms and no other front or rear work to see how it all felt as cheap as possible before I got too far along...Tires look better in the pics than they really are. Looks way better with a little more tire under her. Was running 33’s prior.

Decided it was time and made the truck my COVID therapy....( not retired yet so still doing the 9 to 5 thing)..I have all these years felt that keeping all the sheet metal original,.... and having learned ( by necessity as we all do) to contend with the renix nonsense, would never convert etc etc..... well... Long story short,.... I hit 40 years with the company I work for in December.and the owner being a car guy,.. has decided to gift me a new crate engine to bring Bucky to a whole new place. It seed to make sense (with someone else writing the check)to take the opportunity to ditch the wiring too, upgrade to OBD2, and finally get rid of the old damn doors.......You know where this is going.... this pic was shot June 30 of this year.

Anyone using these and if so how long? mine have gotten pretty damn noisy...

Back on the road again after 18 months sitting against the curb.. this will be the summer she gets to the next level.. paint..? Bah. screw paint.

Glad to know... I have now modified the new Napa CPS to advance the timing. I have checked AC volts to confirm adequate output. Will re-check my wires for correct polarity and hard solder them in and shrink wrap...... Still at this point no start.... I will continue on refreshing connections and a full inspect on the harness to bring it up to snuff. Is there a specific sequence to this process you would recommend?

Very helpful man .. thanks.

Regarding the two wires that connect the CPS to the harness, it possible the wires have been reversed when I was cleaning up the splices?.....or does the CPS just send a pulse? What color are the two wires (in the loom) being tied in to the red / white leads on the CPS....or does it matter? It was so wet and dark last night all I had time for was to mount the new napa CPS unit (modified now as "high altitude") and twist the wires together to try and fire her up. I have not yet checked AC volts... Still no start.... Will be back at it this evening......

Thanks man..... Greatly appreciated.

Howdy guys. I am having a situation where the 88 was running ok Friday and no start on Saturday. First time issue in all the years I have owned her Went through the following new parts as a matter of...not having changed them in a while... new Dist cap & rotor, new coil, and replaced all 3 relays, new fuel filter & fuel pump, CPS (and drilled out the holes in the mount ears to slide the contact point closer to the flywheel) ...still no start though it seems way closer as of the hole drilling.... Three weeks back did new air idle control motor as it was sticking and my idle rpm was wonky, changed her oil, air and oil filter new plugs..... I am pretty certain I have found the culprit and the original CPS finally shot craps. It is evident that a previous owner had to re run the wires from the original as there were multiple splices in both wires that would normally go to a female plug end into the wiring harness from the CPS was the Siemens high altitude version...which is not what I can source. I have found cruisers mostly renix tips and will pick up another (second one) CPS from Napa... Following this the CPS conversion to advance the timing (ie conversion to high altitude ...etc). I figure if it is NOT the problem I might as well confirm it and move on.. Here is the question part... When the original CPS was left in and the wiring spliced, the wires were run direct into the harness, not plugged in as would have been original. in other words the male plug was cut off the pigtail from the CPS...can someone please post a photo of a renix wiring harness where the CPS plugs in. I don't have a problem wiring the new on back in the same way ( hell she ran great all these years before and after the AX15 conversion from the original 5 speed pukegoat.) I just want to be certain that I don't have a better option.... Many thanks for any and/ or all comments... Buffalob.

Hi guys. Nothing yet to report...but I'm gettin the itch again. Stay tuned.

Old crappy ones...two guys. Freshly painted ones four guys..... Don't ask me how I know that.

Only issue I have had with team Cherokee is if the parts you need are not in stock (ie they order from someone else once they get your $$). Then they are a ROYAL pain...no info no call backs broken commitments, etc. etc. That was 2 years back... I would recommend that you confirm (repeatedly if necessary) that the item you need is available to ship immediately BEFORE you give them a card number. and only order using a credit card so you have the bank to back you if there is an issue. The last order I gave them was for new door latches. I received the (in boxes OEM$$) latches 48 hours later. that was three weeks ago..... Oh and yes all the seals and weatherstripping parts I got from them.

Weather is warming up in the rockies! went a scored a great condition early front header panel and cowl piece at the local P&pull yesterday. both originals were too crappy to save, The first replacement cowl was busted after it was in paint and clear at the painters place, and the aftermarket header panell was too damn narrow to make work with all the trim pieces in the old style (pre 90 style assembly). I just could not deal with the way it all poorly fit after all that work. I will be prepping these and re-scuffing blocking and primering the trailer. Current plan is to basecoat and clear the trailer, then swap the beds. Also recently got past the pacesetter header leak (what a pita) swapped the AX-15 shifter over to the Hurst unit (awesome) and replaced the door latches with NOS units from team cherokee (incredible improvement but $$$). Will try to start posting new pics as things come together. Look out bucky is back!

this one's not too bad....will be shooting paint on the trailer pretty soon, and will then swap the beds.....can't wait. Glad it is warming up again. you guys with garages don't know how good you got it.

Still my best "poser" pic, I guess before the paint process started. Hopefully with warmer weather around the corner I can get beyond that and get her completeted.

I can't figure out if those are one in the same.... LOL! I think you nailed it.... Jeeze what a disappointment.

Prepare for the humidity it is absolutely brutal...as was said get your air conditioning in order.