88 Pioneer

[88pioneer]

Recently bought this 88 Pioneer short box 4.0 5spd 4x4 :) for $400 from the original owner who ordered it in the spring of 88. The body is real rusty, but i bought a new bed, doors and a fender. At this point I have the doors and fender on and almost have the old bed off. Then i need to do rust repair to the cab corners, rockers, and floor pans. Once the body is squared away it's gonna be lifted about 5 inches, sittin on some sort of 33" mud tire. Other stuff will follow once this is done.

 

[Red 1989 MJ]

Welcome to the club :cheers:

 

Post some pictures

 

Where are you located.

[88pioneer]

I'm in north jersey, and i would post some pics, but i can't figure out how to???????

[Pete M]

Looks like you figured it out. :cheers:

 

Looks like a great starting point for a project. Did the owner have any of the original paperwork?

[1999MJ]

I'm in north jersey, and i would post some pics, but i can't figure out how to???????

 

Where in North Jersey are ya?

[88pioneer]

yea, the guy had the original sales receipt that he showed to me, and i live in Branchville

[88pioneer]

Well yesterday i pulled the seat out and pulled my carpet......not good, but i knew it was coming when i saw carpet from underneath. Now i got sidetracked because my altenator burned up in my xj, so theres more money away from the process

[88pioneer]

here's what my driver side floor looks like. Not as bad as i thought it was going to be, still needs a lot of work. Thankfully the passenger side only had one small whole and some surface rust.

[oregonman]

that would be could to see were you put your tire @ .... but i guess you would not want to go through any deep mud :yes: :cheers: :USAflag:

[Automan2164]

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

 

How is the uni-frame under the truck? Doesn't look like its too great from the topside.

 

Rob L.

[88pioneer]

Yea its kinda scart, but its still pretty solid underneath, i'm gonna load it up with reinforcements

[88pioneer]

Got bored today so decided to see what the tires from my xj looked like on it. Definitely better looking, gonna switch them out when its on the road. Might even be able to run 31's on it if my lift doesnt come right away

 

 

[freakjeep93]

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY I'm not the only on with problems like that ...... yea that is quite rougher but looks quite fixable if ya got tha patience.

[88pioneer]

I'm gonna do a temporary job just so i can drive it an get it on the road, then when i get around to doin my lift i'm headin up to Connecticut with my buddy to his uncles shop, and plan on doing some serious rust repair when were up there.

[freakjeep93]

i don't mean to tell ya how to build your truck but ive always found that if ya do sompthing temprary it doesnt work out ........... i have experience as many of my temprary fixes are semi permenant and look bad

[88pioneer]

yea, i know. i just need somethin for a bit because i am limited on tools, and i want to do most of the complex stuff when i have any tool i need

[BlueXJ]

All fixable. You will be an expert by the time you finish with that truck. Great experience. Tools are everyones limiting factor, even more than time or money.

[88pioneer]

Yea thats the thing with this, i'm learning as i go

[freakjeep93]

same here :cheers:

[88pioneer]

I finally got the bed off today. I think i have 1 bolt left of the 8, the other 7 met the saw-zall.