89 Sportruck

[89 MJ]

Here is a list of the projects that I have been involved in since joining here:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now back to your regularly scheduled program.

 

 

 

 

 

I have been lurking on here for a couple of months now and I decided I should start my build thread. 

 

I have an 89 Sportruck with a 4.0, pukegoat, 4x4. It is a southern truck that was brought up north a couple of years ago. I bought it a few months ago.

 

Here are some pics of when I got it:

[89 MJ]

Right away I took the flares off to inspect the rust. Compared to some of the things I have seen, it is pretty good.

[89 MJ]

I cut the rust out and started welding in patch panels. My brother helped remove the flares.

[89 MJ]

After I fixed the rust (more pics to come), I did body work and primed the bed. BTW I bout this and a 97 XJ for $1,750

[89 MJ]

The silver door in the above pic I about with another rust free door for $75. Not my bodywork on the door.

[89 MJ]

Here I am welding in patches (I was 14 at the time, now I am 15). I used an XJ fender for the patch on one side, the other side I made.

[89 MJ]

In the background of the fender pic, you can see my 1972 Bolens Husky 1556 garden tractor LMK if you want to see a post about it.

[89 MJ]

Here she is with some 31s. It does sit outside for the winter, but I make sure it does not get a lot of snow on it. It did come inside when it was -40 here. I got it stuck in the yard with bald 235s on it, so we put the 31s on it.

[89 MJ]

I have an 4:10 Ford 8.8 with an LSD to go in the back of that thing in the future.

[89 MJ]

14 minutes ago, 89 MJ said:

I am the kid on the left.

 

[89 MJ]

Previously, I had an 86 AMC Eagle wagon. 

[Pete M]

welcome to the club!    and we absolutely want to see more of the tractor!  we have a forum dedicated to our other hobbys:   https://comancheclub.com/forum/40-member-projects-other-cool-stuff/

[89 MJ]

Just now, Pete M said:

welcome to the club!    and we absolutely want to see more of the tractor!  we have a forum dedicated to our other hobbys:   https://comancheclub.com/forum/40-member-projects-other-cool-stuff/

I get that up soon!

[Darren]

Nice work, looks good. Your grille is upside down though.

[89 MJ]

1 hour ago, Darren said:

Nice work, looks good. Your grille is upside down though.

Thanks. I’ll have to fix that!

[All around mj]

You do some nice work there. What kind plans do you have for this project?

[89 MJ]

20 minutes ago, All around mj said:

You do some nice work there. What kind plans do you have for this project?

I plan on painting it (grey or blue) and running 31s on it for now. 

 

Eventually, I want to do a v8 swap and a lift. 

[All around mj]

I like the way you think. You have an idea for future plans and taking one step at a time. My project has pretty much all become future plans because everything is always $$$. Keep up the good work.

[89 MJ]

Just now, All around mj said:

I like the way you think. You have an idea for future plans and taking one step at a time. My project has pretty much all become future plans because everything is always $$$. Keep up the good work.

Thank you. I will. 

[SteveW155]

Great job on the metal repairs, textbook stuff! Looking forward to see more pics!

[89 MJ]

2 minutes ago, SteveW155 said:

Great job on the metal repairs, textbook stuff! Looking forward to see more pics!

And they will be coming once school is out!

[Lthompson741]

Looks really good.   Thanks for the fender pics that you cut off.   Makes a lot more sense to me now.

[89 MJ]

30 minutes ago, Lthompson741 said:

Looks really good.   Thanks for the fender pics that you cut off.   Makes a lot more sense to me now.

Thanks. The only problem, which isn’t a huge deal if you are putting flares back on it is, the wheel openings aren’t quite the same so it doesn’t look great up close. From a far it looks okay though. I’ll see if I can get an up close pic of that soon. 

[89 MJ]

Picked up some Cherokee rockers from a friend who had them laying around. Hopefully they will be able to work on my driver side rocker. Also, my grandma has a 5.3 with 74,000 miles on it. The project it is going in is probably not going to happen for a few years, so I am kinda tempted to buy that from her. What do you guys think?

[Pete M]

is it in a vehicle that you'd be buying/storing whole?  or an engine block that will then be sitting on the floor in a corner of a shed for a couple years?