So, we need another jeep like a hole in the head. But every now and again you hear those stories of a jeep rotting away in some farmer's field or in a barn somewhere. This happens to be one of those cases.

The original owner from Va put a lot of money and time into this rig. A young kid then bought it and found out it was more work than he could put into it. Recently graduated, he tried to start his own business. You can't run a landscaping/ lawn business out of this XJ so he bought a truck. This XJ sat in his field for at least a year. And we eyed it, and eyed it, and eyed it. When time came, he wanted it gone more than he needed the money. This is where we came in.

Waving a coupla bills got us into this 1988 XJ. 4.0L, 5 speed, Np231, Hp D30/ C8.25 (w/ locker), snorkel, cage, Rusty's ?" Lift, 33" MTR's, rolled fenders.


The project then, you ask?

• Strip it
• Clean it
• Herc it
• Paint the cage
• Fix the headliner
• Install a stereo
• Fix the steering column
• Add a front bumper
• Change the fluids

All by the end of the summer, all for under a grand, all by ourselves.

 

Stripped, cleaned, primed, and floor panels done ready for Herc'ing.

 

Look great and a good buy.

 

Herc is done and ready for cage paint.

 

Cage painted.

 

Pile of panels. Painted with Duplicolor Vinyl paint.

 

Interior nearing completion. Herc'ed, cage painted, panels and door trim reinstalled.

 

Shop monkey installing head unit.

 

Looks good, get that interior in there and start postin' some wheelin Picts. Where'd you get that shop monkey? Wouldn't mind pickin one of themz up!