nick_n_ii

Has anyone done this yet? And have any inside info about the swap? I have a parts rig (87' Waggy) I picked up and I'm getting ready to swap the front end on to my XJ and just wanted to know of any issues before I get to deep into it..

And I'm not doing it cause I have to I'm doing it cause I love the Waggy front end..

a1racer

look through the great wight build Micheal maxim did this on his looks good to

caged

sure it can be done.

but i'd like to see it done to a 97+
or better yet, a comanche. yeah.


i'd like to put waggy tail lights in my xj, there's one at the scrap yard, but the rear hatch won't open.

nick_n_ii

I'll have to look but I found a pic on NAXJA of a MJ on Unimog axles with a waggy front clip was sweet looking..

JeepCoMJ

I did it on my 89 comanche. the header is bolt-on. the wiring for the headlights is plug and play.

if you don't have the headlight wiring harness, you can adapt the light connectors to plug into the normal headlight connectors with some spade connectors, and file the turn signal sockets down to fit in the waggy turn signals. I had to adapt mine to work with the original harness, because the waggy harness was really hacked up.




al in all it was a simple swap. I kept it when I sold the trck then sold the header to some guy who has since vanished from the face of the earth...

nick_n_ii

Cool thanks for sharing that. I have access to all the wiring. I have a complete parts Waggy..

JeepCoMJ

remove it from the waggy, clean it up, match the header color, and bolt it on.

literally would take about 5 hours, with dry time

moparman01

Ive seen the wagoneers before, but i thought they were just a cherokee with diffrent trim??? Am I right or not??

nick_n_ii

Yep you are. Most all parts are 100% interchangeable. But the different front end is rare and cool..

moparman01

okay. They are diffrent for sure. I know of 2 that were scraped about 2 years ago. Damn scrapers (even though Ive scraped my fair share of cars).

XJ Stryker

I hate you nick...

You should make the other truck the parts truck and build the waggy. Don't let some good wood go to waste.

boyesreef

there was one sitting in a field down the road from me, but when i asked the farmer about it, he said it wasnt for sale. about a week later he pushed it into the barn with his skidsteer. the guys about 80, so it will probly never see the light of day again.

nick_n_ii

It was a toss up but the Laredo is in alot better shape than the Waggy..

JeepCoMJ

not quite the same woody but...

nick_n_ii

Now that was funny.