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The original wheels were actually date coded and stamped with USA. I hated these wheels when I was in my 20s and 30s, but on the right rig, they look great. I did not go with the stock stark white when I had these refinished, and I love the new color. Tire options for 33" are many, but who can...

I grew up in northern Minnesota, and was always disgusted by the rate at which new cars succumbed to the salt. Years before my grandfathter passed away, we built him a "classic" 1980 F150 4x4 for use at his home near Lake Superior. It was a clean California truck when we brought it to him and it...

We use sea salt on our roads here in CA. It tastes better.

Yeah, with the TH400 non-overdrive three speed auto, and 33" tires, it does fine around town, but I wish it had longer legs for the highway. I don't plan on any hard trail use, so low gearing is not required. It will be used mostly for snow. And I can't wait for there to be enough of it to go...

Me too. When I first saw the prototype 2 dr, I fell in love with it.

There are still a ton of things I need to snap pics of for you guys. Like the new wheels/tires. The new LED dome lights, new H4 Hella headlights, etc. I'll get to snappin' today and show you more of what we've been doing on this awesome rig. I really do love driving it.

I've said it a few times already, but I'll say it again. I am surprised and shocked at how one vehicle which appears so nice on the outside, can be so thoroughly worn out underneath. Almost everything that circulated, pumped, rotated, or propelled in this truck has had to be either replaced or...

Been there. Test drive a fresh build without bolting the seat down = something everyone should try once in their life. One of the best cars I ever owned was a 1982 Buick Electra Park Avenue that my grandparents gave me. The car was stolen from them and then used in a series of heists and then...

Ironically, it's not the first muffler I've blown up... I do love driving this rig. It's pretty darn comfy and the road manners are about as good as one could expect from an old full size truck. But, something about the layout makes it feel more like a big 'ol car, which I love.

Been knocking things off the to-do list, in an effort to make the Cherokee daily driveable. Clunks and noises drive me crazy so I've been addressing those one by one. The roof made tons of noise, and that was because the felt strips that hold the roof up had shrunk and hardened over the years...

It's a driver! Been driving it for a while now. My only complaint was the right rear axle shaft, whcih was bent, but has since been replaced. I'll show pics of that next. Next to it's stable mate. I'll never sell the Rover, but the Jeep may be on the block someday.

Here's a shot of the repaired gauges in the dash. I don't mind not having the metal overlay. I might even replace it with a wood grained on instead. And for the budget minded... my new center console with cupholders.

The original distributor. It blew up. Literally grenaded inside the cap. I know...many of you told me not to waste time with the original distributor, and you were right. Instead of wasting any more time with this one, I decide it was time to swap in an HEI ignition. I wanted a DUI brand HEI...

Fixing the gauge cluster. No, I did not restore it. I just wanted everything to work properly, not rattle and have clean lenses. The cluster was in decent shape to begin with, but the lenses had fallen off. The heater controls were frozen too. Let me add a side note. I do a lot of Land Cruisers...

Oops. That wiring harness is Toyota, but you get the idea... Steering links for a wide track Cherokee are harder to find, and one of the joints was NLA, but luckily, the one I had was in good shape, so I blasted it and repainted it and installed it with a new boot.

While I was at it, I went through and cleaned up the wiring for the fans and also restored the vacuum actuator mechanisms. I then installed a 4-way heater valve. That was an attempt to isolate hot water from reaching the core when the heater control was in the cold position. It works, but not...

Finally took some time to upload pics. Here's the heater core and box refurbish. I couldn't find the "right" heater core, but then after I got this one installed (with a bit of custom bracketry) I figured out that my Jeep is using a later model core. Probably came that way from the factory...

Oh, cool. Let me know what you find.

The body is still in the paint booth. It should be ready for assembly in the next couple of weeks.

Just happened upon this thread so I apologize in advance for quoting from the beginning of your build. I would have to say that if it did not bend anywhere during the fire, then the metal did not overheat. One way to look at it - think about how much heat people put into frames when they torch...