Junkyard Parts Are A Cheap Trick For An '88 Jeep Cherokee Collision Repair

Junkyard Parts Are A Cheap Trick For An '88 Jeep Cherokee Collision Repair - Trucks! S10, E4

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3 жыл бұрын

We're taking a wrecked 1988 Jeep Cherokee and fixing it for as little money as possible. We'll show you how to inspect the damage and how to pull the frame back into shape the right way. Then, we'll give it a facelift with some updated sheet metal. In fact, we're spending so little on this project we're calling it our "Cheep Cherokee". #jeep #jeepcherokee
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PARTS USED IN THIS EPISODE:
All Star Auto Salvage: Used rear 8.8 axle housing, used front axle shafts, battery box.
Auto Body Toolmart: Five ton Mighty Pull frame puller, hook and chain sets, floor anchor pots, Mo-Clamps.
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: Crash footage.
Lokar: Billet Locking Dipsticks for transmissions and engines.
Quadratec: Steel front fenders both drivers and passenger side, manual mirrors for both sides, side marker lens for both sides, parking lamps for both sides, front header panel.

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@teganze 3 жыл бұрын

"Cheap Jeep" pulls out a $3,000 frame straightener.......

@dirtysouthoffroad6402 3 жыл бұрын

That’s what I was thinking

@franklast7955 3 жыл бұрын

Another 20k in tools

@tomkurcz6669 3 жыл бұрын

and what happened to at the being mission statement of will not spend any money unless absolutely necessary and then buys out new sheet metal.

@1leggeddog 3 жыл бұрын

And a huge garage. And a truck w/ trailer to get the jeep...

@jakekim861 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly just hook up a toe strap with a hook at the end and have your truck in front. Floor it and if it rips off you learned that your truck has balls 😂

@Thestockxj96 3 жыл бұрын

I really apprecaite the saving of the old 2 doors. I love these old Cherokees.

@99jeepxjguy97 2 жыл бұрын

It even looks like an Up-Country. It has the bigger bumper brackets with tow hooks. Makes it even more valuable.

@blackhillsrc600 2 жыл бұрын

You definitely don't want them touching any more jeeps. My buddy got a hold of the engine out of this jeep and the stroking was done very terribly!

@Thestockxj96 2 жыл бұрын

@@blackhillsrc600 how so?

@blackhillsrc600 2 жыл бұрын

@@Thestockxj96 it was so bad that my friend had it inspected to be sure he could put in as a viable replacement to his dieing 4.0 and the stroking they did was way off and didn't match from cylinder to cylinder. The engine from what I've heard made it another 3,000 miles and killed itself.

@FunnyStuffRightDer Жыл бұрын

@@blackhillsrc600 That literally doesnt make sense. "Stroking off cylinder to cylinder" its a factory crank from a different engine.

@thomaspryor8202 3 жыл бұрын

Love the low buck builds!

@Callelle6251 3 жыл бұрын

What's "low buck" about a frame straightener?

@thomaspryor8202 3 жыл бұрын

In regards to, a new lo dollar build project. BTW I did pull front end damage out with a tow chain and a fire hydrant once. Just sayin'.

@tannerthornton5812 3 жыл бұрын

Callelle thomas pryor I used a come along and another truck it’s just sheet metal frame on the xj doesn’t take much to move it

@justbuggin67 3 жыл бұрын

Callelle you can go to a body shop and get the frame straightened for a couple hundred bucks. Did it with my VW. All they did was straighten out the rear. I did the rest of the metal work. The entire bill was 250 if I recall

@frankgrimes591 3 жыл бұрын

I owned a '90 that I let go at 190,000 miles. Enjoyed the hell out of that thing for the time it was mine. Great platform.

@carltrano1325 3 жыл бұрын

Ok this is a fantastic idea,that Jeep Platform is so under rated on so many levels.👍

@coreyward441 3 жыл бұрын

That spare tire carrier may look ugly to you but thats a rare factory part!

@deeplyclosetedindividual 3 жыл бұрын

i like it

@brandonbryant2922 3 жыл бұрын

And doesnt it already have a spare tire mount location inside the rear left side? Lol

@deeplyclosetedindividual 3 жыл бұрын

@@brandonbryant2922 yes but they only hold a small tire and it robs trunk space

@Blakews221745 3 жыл бұрын

@@deeplyclosetedindividual i had a full size (stock tire size) in there but holy crap does it rob space.

@nicohartmeier6171 3 жыл бұрын

I'm still searching for one...

@dren2jdh544 3 жыл бұрын

I have so much respect for the XJ. I’m alive today, because it did well at 40+ mph in a head-on collision. Would love to see a turbo stroker!

@rustyjeep2469 3 жыл бұрын

Dre Hunt I wouldn’t be expect them to do that well but glad to hear it did! 40 MPH is serious.

@darrellbeam8053 3 жыл бұрын

Lol. I remember when my older brother totaled his 1970 F150, he and Dad hooked it between two dozers and pulled to straighten the frame. Lol

@McGeeRevivals 3 жыл бұрын

Y’all calling it a piece of junk. Damn things mint...

@michaeledwards8051 3 жыл бұрын

I really like this vid! My '99 Explorer, no rust 264k mi, is getting close to borrowed time. I'd like to drop in a 300ci 1bbl and watching these step by step vids at real affordability are educational and encouragement

@zerofuckkksgiven8027 3 жыл бұрын

You guys should do more of these! Love to see more of 99-04 WJ’s also

@otsenres1636 3 жыл бұрын

I love when the host's from other shows make cameos! Allot of info about auto body repair and the specialized tools used here.

@hijeepin406 3 жыл бұрын

Seeing this build when i was younger is what led me to purchasing and building my Cherokee .

@dbeasleyphx 3 жыл бұрын

2008 episode. Thanks for posting!

@andyclemente4205 3 жыл бұрын

That's from 2008 ? 😮. I know the video looks old.. but not that old

@PolishJoe1000 3 жыл бұрын

That thing is mint, as-is. I wouldn't even put air in that tire.

@sickkid129 3 жыл бұрын

129,000 miles on a jeep heck that's just getting her broke in. i've got one at 350,000 miles

@averyvarney925 3 жыл бұрын

Lemme guess, You have to use gear oil to keep the oil pressure at safe level. (-;

@coreycarter8469 3 жыл бұрын

Mines 315,000 run it on 5w20 no issues lol just recently switched to 15w40 its loving it

@sickkid129 3 жыл бұрын

Peter Varney actually we run full synthetic 0w-30 no issues

@schwanzmunster2503 3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. I'm a mechanic by trade and I've worked on those jeeps with 500,000 miles on them and the only part that didn't have issues with the 4.0

@sickkid129 3 жыл бұрын

Schwanz Munster nice! I’ve had to rebuild a couple but the engine is pretty solid. Got 9 of them in my family

@jackwatters9502 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I can’t wait to get back to my low buck build. I’ve got a brand new 10 ton puller as well.

@rpeterson223 3 жыл бұрын

Great pick for a project. Eager to see the next in series.

@ryanellis5902 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like I've been instantly transported back to a saturday morning, in the late 90's watching this show on tv!

@W4TRI 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite series! This and the 5 Grand ZJ

@kenxiong6830 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for giving the Cherokee some love

@adrenalinehigh2070 3 жыл бұрын

Well, in line with your recommendations, I’ll be heading out to steal some parts for my project. I’ll be sending the bonds man your way if the time comes. Wish me luck! Hopefully I won’t need to “persuade” anyone back into shape while out

@f-ducket4586 3 жыл бұрын

If you get caught, just claim you're doing it for diversity (of make and model parts). Chances are you'll get released without charges. 2020 is weird that way.

@johnbehneman1546 4 ай бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LOVE JUNKYARD BUILDS.

@charlesharper7292 3 жыл бұрын

Spent hours in junkyards as a kid. 🤗

@areyousureyouenteredyourna85 3 жыл бұрын

I remember having a bike basket with a bunch of junkyard hood ornaments zip tied to it. Asked how much for a pocket full and they let me just have them.

@kdigiacomo 3 жыл бұрын

1:14 'And if that's not enough' we'll also deliberately let the air out of the front tire for more a more dramatic look.

@md_randoms2429 3 жыл бұрын

My dad had a 4 door 1988 Jeep Cherokee, he kept the motor stock besides from and intake and cat delete, he put 35,s on it too and it ran fine even with the stock 175 horsepower

@tythetyrant8919 3 жыл бұрын

absolutely cant stand when guys say that sub 100 thousand mile range is high miles... thats NOTHING! really shows how privileged these dudes are.

@jzuelch 3 жыл бұрын

My cherokee has 135k and I don't consider that to be high either.

@tythetyrant8919 3 жыл бұрын

Joe Zuelch agreed. All my vehicles are over 200 thousand and just as strong as they were new. Lot less pretty but that’s character lol

@CanadaBud23 3 жыл бұрын

I got one at 138 and one at 500K, thye're not broken in yet.

@thekingpug8281 3 жыл бұрын

Wow so very beautiful Jeep 1988 love ❤️ it Jeep for life family

@natebonewitz8210 3 жыл бұрын

Im really new to this channel and im already lovin this channel you guys should do pontiac trans ams next im a really big fan of trans ams and other older vehicles like z28's and trans ams pontiac trans ama are my favorite im gonna try to get one as a first car or a camaro z28 but if thats not gonna happen then im gonna try to get old styled cop cars from the 90's and other old styled cop cars love this channel!

@DrVaults 3 жыл бұрын

Should have gotten the original style grille. Those newer later style are far too overused.

@CanadaBud23 3 жыл бұрын

A soon as I saw that I was like seriously WTF.

@RAVAGERrules 3 жыл бұрын

You guys are building my Jeep lol I’m gonna have to go home and make sure my Jeep is still at home. I have a 96 two door Cherokee, same color, drivetrain and has even taken a smack to the nose due to a careless driver causing a multi-vehicle crash (I got caught in the middle of it) I’ve luckily gotten most of it put back together.

@WC_Beer_Reviews 3 жыл бұрын

Paint those wheels the same color as the body and throw a beauty ring on them with those factory center caps!!🤙🤙

@mikeygarcia8663 3 жыл бұрын

No just no .

@elsydeon666 2 жыл бұрын

I love that you are saving a 2-door. XJs are basically made of papier-mâché when it comes to safety. Remember that these were designed by non-Chrysler AMC in the 70's. The safety cage was for rollovers, not small-offset frontal impacts. XJs never came with CV shafts. Those are from a ZJ and are 100% interchangeable between each other.

@howtobebasic2122 3 жыл бұрын

it's a jeep XJ these jeeps can run for decades no matter how beaten up or trashed these jeeps will still run.

@markhatcher4325 3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the bottle of Lucas oil treatment every oil change

@gdziejestmojpies 3 жыл бұрын

this is amazing, in the us u can find a jeep on junkyard, here in poland, finding a jeep on a junkyard is like pulling a 6 from lottery

@theejoeylee 3 жыл бұрын

Wrecked? Not even close. You'll see stuff like that still on the road in Wisconsin, you'll never find a Cherokee in a junk yard, unless it's some random dudes yard haha. Up-north that's what we call ”trail ready”

@Cherokee93 3 жыл бұрын

Did save a 2 door though

@hermes667 3 жыл бұрын

I owned a 96er Cherokee XJ in 1999 and drove it for 20 years.

@turbojoe2 3 жыл бұрын

I've always wanted a 1990 Cherokee. Still do. Problem is I doubt it would be able to tow my 21' camper. So I love my Dakotas, problem is they are getting rusty and I cant find body parts!

@MILKTON7 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work.

@bartjuhhh6416 3 жыл бұрын

always interesting to watch.

@dietersmythe9649 3 жыл бұрын

Frame rail out 1/4” and good to go!?

@60nascar 3 жыл бұрын

Need to bring back power nation daily

@ryanroberts1104 3 жыл бұрын

I gotta get me one of those sweet AMC steering wheels for my 2001. Screw the air bag...

@TheUsmc0802 3 жыл бұрын

Looking for one of these right now, minus the bent frame!

@adude4700 3 жыл бұрын

That's a nice short throw dip stick.

@ianrodriguez4652 3 жыл бұрын

Damn I love this show

@ben-jd8kk 3 жыл бұрын

i did the same thing to my frame with some 70 grade chain and a big tree

@clydebalcom8252 3 жыл бұрын

Love the Jeeps.

@wi.dave3812 3 жыл бұрын

How did you finish repairing the damaged frame rail?

@noahbones1221 Жыл бұрын

actually most XJ’s had a Chrysler 8.25 axle in the rear. solid axles.

@AdamAve93 3 жыл бұрын

Cheap Cherokee? Finally someone uses the name I’ve been saying since I first saw one. Lol even though they’re very reliable. At least the old ones were.

@AlamoEyeNews 3 жыл бұрын

Finally the good episodes...

@cljerjr31 3 жыл бұрын

a real Jeep is always a keeper

@hunterd.911 3 жыл бұрын

Hell once you pull off the header panel, upper radiator support you can literally bend it back with a pair of vice grips, good old tree, ratchet strap and 4 lo reverse pulls the unibody straight haha

@Master_Shredder420 3 жыл бұрын

tire holder is rare option

@danielyang263 3 жыл бұрын

Why does powernation always get to build my dream cars... T__T

@shawndolan8914 3 ай бұрын

love this😊😊😊

@8avexp 3 жыл бұрын

I've got a whole garage full of junkyard parts for my '88 Jeep Cherokee.:)

@woffordsoverlandjourneys8618 3 жыл бұрын

be nice if I could get my all-wheel-drive Astro on one of these shows to build up

@gabrielbradshaw7840 3 жыл бұрын

Hey my xj has a dana 35 and it works just fine 😤

@jumpstreet2425 3 жыл бұрын

Will the 4x4 still work good. I'd like 1 with a ls swap.

@nathanlovern5283 3 жыл бұрын

My poor 90 Jeep looks ok and has 229,000 miles still runs ok. Had to put inner fenders on it for some reason they were missing when I got it. Paying $1200 for it. $100 month

@TheUsmc0802 3 жыл бұрын

I miss these guys. Not as good as old school Mullet Stacy 😁, but better than the current crop.

@ratfink9205 3 жыл бұрын

Frame straightening with a 15 dollar Harbor Freight cable winch, a hammer and a big tree is real budget fixing.

@9inchpp 3 жыл бұрын

It's called "pattern parts". Insurance company often instructs shops to use them to cut cost. The thing is, these pattern parts are often thinner than original steel that came off the factory and the dimensions aren't true to spec either. So if you just want a cheap fix, by all means go for it but if you ask me I'd rather fix the original steel first

@bikinglikebecker Жыл бұрын

The doors go to show that sometimes welding isn't always better than nuts & bolts...

@fgialcgorge7392 3 жыл бұрын

That frame puller is super cheap. Everybody has one.

@erik61801 3 жыл бұрын

Man I wish I could go back to 2008

@jamesblackwell5141 3 жыл бұрын

Frame straighter - just get an 200 year old oak tree and a Come-Along

@cablenowadays6586 3 жыл бұрын

i’ve got a 98 xj that i need a bunch of parts for but whenever i go to a junkyard near me in middle tennessee they’re all picked over.

@MajorWeakness 3 жыл бұрын

I have an entire video series on "Cheep Jeep" cherokee XJ repairs

@danjones480 3 жыл бұрын

Post them, I’m building a ‘91 right now.

@AngryGunNerd 3 жыл бұрын

I remember when this was on TV like 10 years ago. Didn't this originally air in 2008?

@rustyjeep2469 3 жыл бұрын

The Gun Nerd Probably, that would be like a $2000+ Jeep in 2020, no way would anyone with any sense just give that away nowadays... That interior they called trashed and nasty is probably nicer than 95% of XJ’s in 2020 too, including mine... 😂

@Jeeptalkshow 3 жыл бұрын

I swear I remember this from years ago...

@howtobebasic2122 3 жыл бұрын

5:43 how the jeep got wrecked in a crash test XD

@electronicsworkbench 3 жыл бұрын

This episode was already on the Powernation site some months back. Not sure why it's showing up here so late. Good info but face it, who of us DIY'ers actually has a frame straightener, car lift, specialized tools for this kind of work? Support your local body shop and have a beer.

@AdventureswithJack453 3 жыл бұрын

Please post the cost's of the parts.

@Camilo19832001 3 жыл бұрын

I had one that died at 450,000 miles. So for that one to be at 129000 still has life on it. Them 6-cylinderengines are bulletproof

@rodrogers6895 3 жыл бұрын

Just keep the oil changed regularly. Dirty oil = bad lifter = camshaft wear.

@tessasolomon1783 3 жыл бұрын

I need my 1991 cherokee laredo done

@taileatherwood4612 3 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who thinks this jeep is actually pretty clean?

@PiperFishing 3 жыл бұрын

Did you guys really deflate that tire on purpose to make it look worse?

@W4TRI 3 жыл бұрын

It was cut down. He said that.

@mullinsjm1 3 жыл бұрын

You call the hammer a bfh. I'll call it a tonya harding like my man Vice Grip Garage.

@ticktockcryptomillionaire2408 3 жыл бұрын

Vicious

@rustyjeep2469 3 жыл бұрын

Some POS stole my XJ and had it for a year and I got it back looking like this. Get a security device if you have one of these Jeeps...

@craigpate4140 3 жыл бұрын

Rust free. Buy one front Michigan.

@timbowers1 3 жыл бұрын

i had one of these 2.8 auto ran the piss out of it lol

@gabewhisen3446 3 жыл бұрын

Drop some junkyard 3/4 ton axles in that jeep,

@osrr6422 3 жыл бұрын

The words cheap and jeep don't go together anymore. They carry a jeep tax now days, bout like class cars and tacoma/4runners.

@f-ducket4586 3 жыл бұрын

Just Empty Every Pocket

@franksmith5990 3 жыл бұрын

I dont know crap about cars but even I know Jeeps are not cheap. I actually like these old 2 doors ones too.

@osrr6422 3 жыл бұрын

@@franksmith5990 Fun fact, the older 2dr cherokees could be had with a 4cyl 5spd. Quite rare. They were also available in 2wd.

@tommyhammel 3 жыл бұрын

It would probably be cheaper to buy a new xj rather than buying a frame puller

@yachtsteve 3 жыл бұрын

Well everybody seems to point out the bad about the video, but you know all in all they they did a fairly inexpensive repair. I was more put off by the new fenders and grill than the machine, obviously they don't do these videos for free there looking to showcase their advertisers. And the fenders they didn't mention any advertisers. But yeah like other people said you know of course a tree come along and you're fixed

@peterkrzesinski5941 3 жыл бұрын

What happens to the cars these guys build?

@robertwilliams2623 Жыл бұрын

I had a 92 two door and over 4 years when i had the money i got used parts and new from rock auto. But jun 7th it was stolen and law enforcement are not any help

@turbomr2spyder 3 жыл бұрын

I want to convert mine to a 4wd.

@larry120275 3 жыл бұрын

It is easy to convert to 4wd. Just find a 4wd jeep that is close to the same year you have pull transmission transfer case and drive lines. It should all just bolt in. Makes sure the gears match front and rear.