Hands full with 'Manche Madness

[MJFeller75]

Did a little Good Ol Boy bartering last week, and dug up this Smurf of a project! Got this '87 base 4wd model w/ factory 4.0, and an '89 lwb 4wd model w/ 4.0 and the tow package. Traded the '89 to my fab shop guy for retainer to help me get the bugs out of this one. He personally owns 12 Now, does all my fab work on all my Jeeps, so I figured he is my guy lol.  Like I said.... bartering!

It's a running, mechanically sound truck, so I have a good base to start with. The PO just did a '97 HO swap and only removed about 80% of the renix crap, so needless to say, it runs like $#!&! My guy just rewired the rear harness and I installed it yesterday; Still no brake lights or turn signals, so I'm out the door in a few to get back at it. Anyways, the in-cab wiring looks like a child did it, and every single fuse in the box was WRONG! Hell they even had a couple MINI FUSES installed lol. (Hence the title of this post)!! Both floor pans contain rust, with the driver's side equipped with Flintstone's brake. I have floor pan already cut and fitted in, just gotta carry it over to get welded in. Picked up an 8.8 last night and a brand new, still in the box, set of 3.73 gears for it AND for my Dana 30 in front. And only set mre back 175!!  Well, I gotta go for now, but I'm sure y'all will boot me before too long with all the questions lol. Any tips or hints y'all can throw my way will gladly be accepted! Thank you for your support!

PS Y'all don't forget to leave reindeer food on in your yard tonight!😉