Mother Trucker. An 88 pickup for the wife

[ThatJeepGuy]

Hello and welcome to the MJ build for my wife.

 

Together since 2007 and she has dealt with my Jeep hobby since before then!

 

I aquired this one after initially hunting down a project for someone else and after said person bailed and I had learned more of the technical details - i splurged and made it part of the lineup.

 

What you see is a rattle can camo tan paint job, newer body style doors, fenders and front clip, Ford 60 front and 10.25 rear on stock gearing, custom 3 link front end. Unibody plated from back of cab-forward and I'm guessing 8-10" lift? 4.0, aw4 and 231 tcase. Jeep has a 96XJ harness setup.

 

The Plan!

Pretty it up and make it run/drive as a cruise-driver. Axles are a bit overkill for the initial intended use but over time when she gets more comfortable in it we will introduce her to some casual wheeling. She's a touch timid behind the wheel in the offroad parks soo some color tour style trails exploring will be the total extent.

 

New paint job is a must! along with missing interior bits. No brakes, shocks or driveshafts atm either.

 

More to come!!

 

[ThatJeepGuy]

Junkyard haul recently

 

Carpet, bench seat, b pillar trims, seat belts

 

Naturally the seat mounts were rotten off soo i eyeballed with a tape measure and came up with my own mounts from leftover sheet steel.

 

My issue now is the seat mounts are too tall. Going back to the board on a 2nd set but for now she can atleast sit in it and make engine noises until I freshen up battery cables and a fuel system.

[ratrapp]

i think a member on here makes them.i bought a set several years ago and they fit fine.

[ThatJeepGuy]

Yea I'm aware of them, but for the price and comparison to how close I have mine setup to where id like the seat - I'll make another set from more leftover material I have on hand