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I just got this 88 MJ Pioneer Olympic Edition on a trade for a Boat.

 

The trailer came with the deal too! :cheers:

The BAD

The Dash does not work gauges or lights( I assume I will find something to fix in a search on this forum)

The throttle will not return to Idle( I think the spring is worn out)

The Drivers floor pan is rusted through( $50 fix)

The rear drive shaft flange ear is twisted off( I bet because of the boggers and skinny pedal)

There are all kinds of wires and hoses hanging off the Jeep(Previous owner neglect)

 

The GOOD

I have seen this thing off road from the owner before the last owner and I know it will walk the DOG. So I am going to get it back to speed so I can have a fun MJ on the trails.

 

Here are some pics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Wrangler bars make good Ghetto cages,

I cut the down tubes off two, and connected the dots for a ghettofab special on my last MJ:

 

Probably would have folded like a Taco, but it made good monkeybars to mount stuff to. :yes:

 

 

 

 

 

Nice grab by the way. jamminz.gif

 

I love MJ's on Boggers,

even if they have D35's ready to snap like toothpicks. :thumbsup:

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Wrangler bars make good Ghetto cages,

I cut the down tubes off two, and connected the dots for a ghettofab special on my last MJ:

 

Probably would have folded like a Taco, but it made good monkeybars to mount stuff to. :yes:

 

 

 

 

 

Nice grab by the way. jamminz.gif

 

I love MJ's on Boggers,

even if they have D35's ready to snap like toothpicks. :thumbsup:

 

I like the rear bumper do you have a build thread ? What does the front look like ?

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Looks like it still don't know why u would weld it to the cab waste of time and money unless u cage the whole thing

 

I don't know why the PO did this. since its welded I will have to cut and grind . I like the look but its bad execution. And serves no purpose . I have an idea to get a bench seat and seat belts for some brave soul to have some truckbed fun .

I will post a snapshot of what I come up with in bendtech pro . Is anyone here using benddtech pro?

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as much as I hate to see nice Manche's get turned into insane, beat up, offroading machines, I LOVE this Jeep :P

 

Well it was already cut up and beat up so I guess its going to get it cleaned up he best I can with out spending a fortune (LOL)

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Ok, so I got the Jeep running under its own power and the throttle is returning( Cheap spring on the return part of hinge)

 

Here is the floor pan.. Typical from what I can gather

 

And here is the sag to the left ...Springs are shot! I got my 6'4" 260lb ars in the MJ and thought it was going to flip over. I called the PO(2 Owners ago) to see what kind of lift he did on the MJ and he said it came like that but seems to think its a 4" Lift in front and just spring over in the rear with stock leaf springs. I will have to search out some new Coils and Leafs.

 

Any company that you guys prefer to deal with / stay away from???

 

 

Axle shaft is coming out today and replacing it with trail spare from my YJ(Non Vacuum Shaft. BTW this ain't my first rodeo with Jeeps)

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I like the rear bumper do you have a build thread ? What does the front look like ?

 

Thanks.....

 

 

No build thread so here you go:

(Sorry for all the pics....

but you asked ;) )

 

Ft & rear bumpers were 4" C channel,

the back was simple,

 

Cut the 4" C channel to fit

chopped the factory bumper brackets to fit inside the channel

plate the bottom of the stock bumper mounts, to take inverted tow hooks, and give me more to weld to

burn it together (I also a pieced a small chunk of steel on each side above the bumper mounts to bridge the gap to the top of the C channel).

 

then put some D rings on the bumper face, inline with the hooks.

(tow strap goes through D ring, and grabs the inverted hook,

never had had a strap pop off with this arrangement)

 

Later on I added some receiver tube to the bottom,

and extended that all the way to bolt to the factory 'frame' X-member.

 

 

 

Then I chopped the sides/mounts off

 

to use for this:

 

Not completed yet:

 

4" C channel ft bumper on old MJ (sides taper back more than it looks in this pic):

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