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

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.

[@teganze]

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

[@dirtysouthoffroad6402]

That’s what I was thinking

[@franklast7955]

Another 20k in tools

[@tomkurcz6669]

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]

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

[@jakekim861]

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 😂

[@McGeeRevivals]

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

[@DrVaults]

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

[@CanadaBud23]

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

[@adrenalinehigh2070]

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]

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.

[@RAVAGERrules]

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.

[@TheUsmc0802]

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

[@ratfink9205]

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

[@cljerjr31]

a real Jeep is always a keeper

[@MajorWeakness]

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

[@danjones480]

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

[@adude4700]

That's a nice short throw dip stick.

[@jamesblackwell5141]

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

[@ryanroberts1104]

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

[@woffordsoverlandjourneys8618]

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

[@taileatherwood4612]

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

[@erik61801]

Man I wish I could go back to 2008

[@yachtsteve]

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

[@mullinsjm1]

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

[@AW-xv7dq]

Junk yard is best yard

[@edzimdahl1158]

129k miles, that's not much,, got 3x that's on my 98zj

[@Motoman714.]

That tire carrier isn’t factory i dont think

[@osrr6422]

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]

Just Empty Every Pocket

[@franksmith5990]

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

[@osrr6422]

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

[@howtobebasic2122]

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

[@gabewhisen3446]

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

[@coreycarter8469]

17:25 uhhhh no not nice. The gap increases toward driver side 😆

[@tommyhammel]

129xxx is pretty low

[@philpotsymington5374]

Thats is no way a 30 ton forklift hahahaha

[@Maurbel]

yeah looks more like a 10 to 15 ton at most.

[@Live-Life-Freely]

Or for the cost of repairing and future repairs just get a 2000-2006 Lexus GX or LX 470.

[@dwarfman78]

that guy is writing in reverse, it makes me mad.

[@johnmirbach2338]

😁 ✌🖖👌👍😎

[@Thestockxj96]

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

[@99jeepxjguy97]

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

[@blackhillsrc600]

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]

@@blackhillsrc600 how so?

[@blackhillsrc600]

@@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.

[@JustinD.53]

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

[@thomaspryor8202]

Love the low buck builds!

[@Callelle6251]

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

[@thomaspryor8202]

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]

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]

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

[@sickkid129]

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

[@averyvarney925]

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

[@coreycarter8469]

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

[@sickkid129]

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

[@schwanzmunster2503]

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]

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

[@coreyward441]

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

[@deeplyclosetedindividual]

i like it

[@brandonbryant2922]

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

[@deeplyclosetedindividual]

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

[@Blakews221745]

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

[@nicohartmeier6171]

I'm still searching for one...

[@theejoeylee]

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]

Did save a 2 door though

[@fgialcgorge7392]

That frame puller is super cheap. Everybody has one.

[@darrellbeam8053]

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

[@frankgrimes591]

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.

[@PolishJoe1000]

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

[@kdigiacomo]

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.

[@carltrano1325]

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

[@dren2jdh544]

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]

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

[@rustyjeep2469]

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...

[@dbeasleyphx]

2008 episode. Thanks for posting!

[@andyclemente4205]

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

[@fk3321]

Someone put tow mirrors on a Cherokee 2d. 😑😑😑. ...........Doesn’t have a tow hitch

[@howtobebasic2122]

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

[@markhatcher4325]

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

[@PiperFishing]

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

[@W4TRI]

It was cut down. He said that.

[@dietersmythe9649]

Frame rail out 1/4” and good to go!?

[@electronicsworkbench]

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.

[@zerofuckkksgiven8027]

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

[@thekingpug8281]

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

[@AdamAve93]

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.

[@mk1rabbitguy958]

The generic rock music and narrator who sounds like he should be a wwe commentator is kind of annoying.

[@gemrivadeneira]

The cheap, reality TV format from the 2000s is what's actually unbearable.

[@mk1rabbitguy958]

@@gemrivadeneira Yeah its sorta campy/cringy, the almost low video quality and overall feel of the show takes me back to like 04 its not a bad show just feels dated, with some simple upgrades to the styling I feel it would just revitalize the show and make it feel more real instead of it feeling like a pimp my ride or similar show. But great series, great show great information

[@mk1rabbitguy958]

@@gemrivadeneira Its catering to a small genre of car enthusiast as well, it feels like something a 40, 50, or 60 year old watches. I'm in my early 20s and the people they're working with are the young generation who are the new demographic coming in but they're not the audience who would want to watch this, they'll watch 1320, Adam lz, thatdudeinblue, tj hunt, tavarish etc

[@gemrivadeneira]

Yeah, I bet there’s good stuff there but really couldn’t watch it, felt like a 15 min commercial break and a 5min recap was about to hit me any time. But I get what you mean, I’m just not their audience.

[@mk1rabbitguy958]

@@gemrivadeneira Maybe they'll see that people are starting to not like the format and update the show.

[@tommyhammel]

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

[@kj197734]

What a joke. This is not cheap at all. Over $3000 in the Mighty Pull and all the chains and accessories. They say they found auto salvage parts but don't say how much. They put on new sheet metal for half of the front end. Yet again another overblown build with no truth of being cheap.

[@WC_Beer_Reviews]

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

[@mikeydabbs]

No just no .

[@charlesharper7292]

Spent hours in junkyards as a kid. 🤗

[@areyousureyouenteredyourna85]

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.

[@noahbones1221]

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

[@robertwilliams2623]

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

[@jackwatters9502]

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

[@DieselCreek]

The forklift was NOT 4x4....

[@bobvel7760]

10:09 - 10:34 Dude awkwardly spinning the output shaft for no reason.

[@Master_Shredder420]

tire holder is rare option

[@stegomon]

$100 for a dip stick? 🤣🤣🤣

[@otsenres1636]

Lokar stuff looks too street rod-ish and overpriced.

[@ls6-ss413]

Cheap trick because they all wind up in the junkyard.... Shit trucks

[@oilplumber123]

What kinda psychopath writes backwards like that!!!

[@bikinglikebecker]

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

[@AngryGunNerd]

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

[@rustyjeep2469]

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... 😂

[@gabrielbradshaw7840]

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

[@9inchpp]

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

[@ben-jd8kk]

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

[@lucasthompson9257]

#IfYaSquintItsMint

[@johnbehneman1546]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LOVE JUNKYARD BUILDS.

[@jumpstreet2425]

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

[@elsydeon666]

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.

[@bustinbieber1493]

As a teenager myself every time I see one of these “low buck builds” I get frustrated because they have thousands of dollars in tools and lifts which make things super easy for them. I really would like to see them try to put a rebuilt motor into truck or a car under a big tree. I don’t have a lot of money so that’s what I did on my very first install. It was difficult but I made it work. It’s just annoying to watch videos like this because of the title then you start watching the video and realize there’s nothing really low buck at all about this build. smh 🤦‍♂️

[@bass-man5401]

I really hate these adds

[@turbojoe2]

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!

[@michaeledwards8051]

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

[@nathanlovern5283]

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

[@md_randoms2429]

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

[@natebonewitz8210]

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!

[@ryanellis5902]

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

[@craigpate4140]

Rust free. Buy one front Michigan.

[@hunterd.911]

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

[@peterkrzesinski5941]

What happens to the cars these guys build?

[@cablenowadays6586]

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.

[@RumbleBee-bq5he]

Am I the only one who is put off by the one guy's laugh-talk? "We-hehe-ll, that's not the case here".

[@themidnightrambler4865]

Umm... But cheep is what a little bird says. On the other hand, cheap is inexpensive.

[@1QKGLH]

Why dies sideburns do that weird little laugh with every 7th word he says? I can't watch it, the dude is terrible to listen to.

[@z3180160]

finally this piece of junk

[@CADSAD111]

I stopped the video because of the dudes voice in the first 9 seconds I’m I back in 2001 ?

[@gdziejestmojpies]

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

[@yehia2025]

Why you don't see us all things you do ? Where the spare tire and back frame

[@8avexp]

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

[@danielyang263]

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

[@tomd1939]

Anyone else upset they didn't try and take that Comanche back to the shop to work on it?

[@howtobebasic2122]

4:25 the only thing you care about the car is that the radio works and that's it, its a beater jeep your not going to care about it anyways.

[@johnfrese4851]

where could a average joe like me to get it pulled with out getting jacked and also not using a tree to pull it out.

[@tessasolomon1783]

I need my 1991 cherokee laredo done

[@hermes667]

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