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Old 03-18-2020, 10:07 PM
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I bought this Jeep on february 27th, 2020. I am making this to document my "restoration".(last owners didn't take good care of her) Some of these posts i have made already but posting them here to keep this in order of things i have done so far. I am looking to keep this jeep almost 100% stock.


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Fixed the radio. Blown fuse on the back.
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Replaced my A/C control unit. I now have ice cold air in time for this terrible texas heat
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Gave her a wash and buff
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Sediment in my gas tank so i dropped it and cleaned it
also need to replace this fuel pump. Makes a loud whining noise and my jeep is sputtering when i give it gas. Also replaced the fuel filter



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And now we're caught up! Now im currently waiting for an OEM radio to replace this aftermarket radio i don't like. And a new sending unit! Ill post updates as they come
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Mileage when bought: 156,022

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Keep'er alive and kickin' man!
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Keep'er alive and kickin' man!
i plan to until the wheels fall off LOL
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What part of Texas are you in? I'm out in Greenville east of Dallas.

Looks like a good start. Good luck on finding a OEM radio. I've been trying to track one down to have a spare on the shelf but have had no luck.
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What part of Texas are you in? I'm out in Greenville east of Dallas.

Looks like a good start. Good luck on finding a OEM radio. I've been trying to track one down to have a spare on the shelf but have had no luck.
i live about an hour north of houston in grimes county. I have found an OEM radio. It doesn't work but i can probably fix it. Just gotta wait for it to be shipped and get here
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Spray painted the wiper arms because of the surface rust. Looked terrible
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-----side note------'-
My plan for this vehicle when
The restoration is finished is to
turn it into a full fledged Storm
chasing vehicle. Still stock with
Some armor. Gotta get it up and running
Right(not giving me acceleration
Problems like it has been) and make sure
It won't die on me if there is a tornado
Right on my tail. What are y'alls thoughts?
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Cleaned the throttle body. There was carbon all caked on the inside. Replaced the gasket as well. Pretty sure cleaning that gained me 1 MPG lmao.
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Good progress. Glad to see you are working to keep this as original as possible. I have a 2000 that is almost entirely stock. I am currently working on a ’91 that I am taking back closer to stock. My build thread is here: https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/19...thread-256001/

The 1993 and 1991 are very similar so some of what I have done or will be doing might be useful to you. I am still in the process of catching the thread up to where I am with refurbishment tasks.
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