'94 Jeep Cherokee XJ: Bulk update

YES!!

Seeing as a friend of mine has very recently bought a '95 pre-facelift 4 litre, we thought we could combine shipping on some USDM parts. So an order has been placed with Rock Auto for a pair of chrome grilles, 4 US tail lights, a bug deflector and cup holder for mine along with some miscellaneous service and repair parts that were harder to find over here so as soon as that arrives expect some awesome to start happening.

I did however decide that I would make use of the 4 day weekend and the bad weather to have a gander at the rust in the floor and trans-tunnel on the passenger side. SIGH. Always worse than you think. That's the prop through the hole, brake and fuel lines run just under the box section flange in the big 'ole so cutting it all out was a bit bum twitchy but it's fine.



All welded up now but I forgot to take a photo, seeing as the paint was still drying I shall take one tomorrow when I put the interior back together.

Whilst waiting for paint to dry I ripped the front off to straighten the nudge bar brackets, remove the bent towing eye you couldn't actually use because there was only 1 bolt holding it to some sheet panelwork and was pushing the airdam forward, check the threads for the rubber nudge bar bobbins so I can get some new ones and generally make sure if I need to take the nudge bar off to fit the grille I actually can.



Moderately productive.

If by available, you mean Fablon, then yes..

Soon. I need to rectify the paint issues before I consider the woodie.

Yesss - the grille is spectacular

those wheels are brilliant!....they really harken back to when AMC owned Jeep and had that style wheel on the BIG Grand Cherokees.

Ill bet you could design a tasteful woodgrain pattern for the side and have it digital printed on signwriters vinyl.....

JP

More updates. My my aren't we on a roll.
The rear arch gap always looked odd, this suffers with obligatory rear arch lower than the front arch syndrome. While you get away with this with weak offset wheels with tame tyres, my new wheels were looking a little tight in the arches.



I procured a set of rear lift shackles for the interim until I can afford new heavy duty rear springs. I think the results speak for themselves.





With that done, I've started making a thing.





Which bolts here to the now redundant A bar brackets..



You should be able to work out what it's for i'm sure

lamps are on! Looking goooooood!

Yea, the MPG is a heavy hitter. But it is better than I was expecting, I can do at least 24MPG on a motorway run which I think for something with an engine from the 60's and the aerodynamics of a wardrobe is pretty good. And that was using the A/C and cruise control.