Jeep Cherokee Forum - Jeep Builds Forum http://www.cherokeetalk.com/forum/ This forum is for all Jeep models represented by CherokeeTalk. Please post your builds here and update them as you go along. en Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:19:46 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.cherokeetalk.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg Jeep Cherokee Forum - Jeep Builds Forum http://www.cherokeetalk.com/forum/ project: NO MONEY FOR GAS! http://www.cherokeetalk.com/forum/f26/project-no-money-gas-10943/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:39:04 GMT well as you guys know i own a 91 yj on 37s 44/60 and i keep adding stuff to it..im also working on a 302/np435/np205 drivetrain for the yj....but... well as you guys know i own a 91 yj on 37s 44/60 and i keep adding stuff to it..im also working on a 302/np435/np205 drivetrain for the yj....but until yesterday i was dayly driving the yj with 37s/spool/2.5/ax5/410s...im getting around 80 miles for the WHOLE tank....so i got this xj yesterday for reallyyyyy cheap..is a 2.5/ax5/4x2 xj ...with ac...its going to be my dayly driver...



the idea is to swap the ax5/np231 out of my yj in it "eventually" and get a front xj axle with 410s 31s and 1.5 lift i have in the house and call it good ...

but for now...

window tints
flat black paint job
oil change
tires
better stereo unit
hitch or roof rack for the mountain bikes.....
and...

SAVE ON GAS! ]]> Jeep Builds Forum elnino http://www.cherokeetalk.com/forum/f26/project-no-money-gas-10943/ No longer the wifes WJ build http://www.cherokeetalk.com/forum/f26/no-longer-wifes-wj-build-10939/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:27:22 GMT Sorry if you have seen this before, just trying to consolidate my threads into one build thread since there is more to come.. First bought it... Sorry if you have seen this before, just trying to consolidate my threads into one build thread since there is more to come..

First bought it this spring as a daily driver for my wife

Here is is the day we picked it up







Then I picked up these on Craigslist for $400



bought 4 of these



sold the Canyons for $100

Got the tires mounted...

ordered this

]]> Jeep Builds Forum Blue http://www.cherokeetalk.com/forum/f26/no-longer-wifes-wj-build-10939/ The XJ of ill repute........ http://www.cherokeetalk.com/forum/f26/xj-ill-repute-10884/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:35:56 GMT So... (deep breath)

I built my last car over a period of 2 years, a '92 Acura Legend. Flawless piece of work, if I do say so myself. But like all good things, she came to an end when a d-bag driver for a local corp. hit me going 45. :thumbdown:

So the insurance company threw me a few dollars for my hard work, and I thought to myself, hell, why not go ahead and get that jeep you've been wanting since you were a jitterbug. So i endlessly searched craigslist for days on end, different cities, even up into the great state of Georgia and the likes.

Eventually I came across a good looking deal, it was a 1993 Jeep XJ on 4 inches Rancho and 32x11.5's. The catch this time was the smashed front end the guy's kid had done. No big deal, was at one point in this young life screwing an auto body girl at the local votech. So I've done a little body work before.:thumbsup:

Before I make any rash decisions, I hop into the rental car and ride to old faithful, Zephyrhills, Florida. First place I ever rode in a '98 TJ, then rolled that sumbitch on an embankment. Better days. I drove aimlessly through the streets of ZH and Dade City, straining my eyes to find even the lowliest of Jeeps in the cut somewhere. Nothing.

I head back to Lakeland, ready to take the dive.

Now stop the movie right here. Wtf was I thinking? Ok play.

I get in touch with the wife, who gets me in touch with her husband, who tells me to come on out to Spirit Lake and take a look. I drive out that way as the sun is setting, not really putting much thought into all I would really need to be able to see on something as in-depth as a lift and 4x4. I get out to the house just as the street lights were coming on, and I see the XJ over next to the house, nose in. So I'm checking out the front end damage as the guy comes out, and I'm thinking to myself, this aint shit. I could do this no problem. The interior is in moderately good shape, I'd give it around a 6. The exterior, aside from the obvious broken nose, was right there with it, maybe even a 6.5 lol.

I say to hell with it and give the guy his money, dropping him only an easy $1000 on the asking price, damnit. I hop in it and my buddy takes control of the rental and we head back to lakeland. As I hit 45 mph, I start getting the death wobble. Fuck, already, but i figured I cant expect too much for what I paid. I get her home and go about ordering OEM front end parts, like the grille and front fascia, an OEM bumper, and head to the junkyard for new brackets.

I start disassembling the old parts, and I come to where the bracket is creased from the impact, and I cant finagle my way to the bolts. I search for my cutting wheel, only to find that my cousin took it to use on his boat. So i start wrestling with it, trying my damndest to bend the bracket back into place, or as close as I can to access the bolts. That slut jumped up and took a bite out of my thumb. Split it right across the top of the nail. It got pinched at full force between the bumper and the frame. No bueno.

Put the new radiator in, only to find out that it was cracked. So had to disassemble and reassemble the front end a total of 3 times. Broke the mudcovered a/c condenser. Found out I have a bad steering box, a hole in the backside of my transfer case, apparently it got lashed by the chain. I need new bushings throughout, and for the ultimate in wtf. I knew I had a leak somewhere on the body, so i found it, and covered it up. The thing is, this is Florida, and it's been raining every day, so the jeeps interior was soaked.

I decided to go ahead and remove the carpet to get rid of the mildewy smell and dirty carpet. Upon pulling up said carpet, I came to find that the floorboard on the passenger side was rusted away and some ass**** had put a piece of flimsy sheetmetal down with silicone.:eek:

So now I'm feeling a little :brickwall: and I dont want to give up, so I decided to see what all you guys out there think. Let me know if youve had any situations like this, have any advice to give, or hell, even some jabs to poke lol. :bow:
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]]> Jeep Builds Forum WillysJeep87 http://www.cherokeetalk.com/forum/f26/xj-ill-repute-10884/ little red xj http://www.cherokeetalk.com/forum/f26/little-red-xj-10880/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:02:35 GMT A pal-o-mione is just starting her wrenching on her new xj and i am helping her every step of the way. Documenting her progress is one of those... A pal-o-mione is just starting her wrenching on her new xj and i am helping her every step of the way. Documenting her progress is one of those steps i guess.

help paint rusty stock rims and give it its first bath.













Sunday on our trip to the pines she bumped her tailpipe and separated the front pipe from the head.

a bit of night wrenchin ]]> Jeep Builds Forum jerman75 http://www.cherokeetalk.com/forum/f26/little-red-xj-10880/ Lifting the Daily Driver http://www.cherokeetalk.com/forum/f26/lifting-daily-driver-10769/ Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:18:01 GMT Image: http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt104/BACKWOOD_ROOTDOWN/twojeeps.jpg Image:...


I decided to put a minor lift in the daily driver, "brown Jeep". Its a 1989 Pioneer with 102k. I purchased this 3.5" Rough Country AAL for $150 from a high school kid in my town. I plan to run 31x10.5" on 15x8" Rims. The only problems with the jeep is random DW, vaccume D30, and leafs that are sagging so bad they will not be a candidate for the AAL. Will have to buy a new leaf pack and throw some brakes all around, and some new rear bumper brackets. Im going to put a cb and a system in it and sell it. Hopefully it will give me a nice chunk, helping me save for a decent tow rig. ]]> Jeep Builds Forum BACKWOOD http://www.cherokeetalk.com/forum/f26/lifting-daily-driver-10769/ Project ROHO http://www.cherokeetalk.com/forum/f26/project-roho-10712/ Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:32:39 GMT Thought I would post my jeep build on this site. I bought this truck 2 years ago. I have been in love with it ever since!! Mods to date are as... Thought I would post my jeep build on this site. I bought this truck 2 years ago. I have been in love with it ever since!!


Mods to date are as follows:
-Dynomax catback (junk)
-Pilot offroad lights
-4.5" RC 633x extreme kit w/ full leaf packs
-32"x11.5 bfg's
-canyon wheels
-AA SYE
-Co2 onboard air!!! (My Favorite thing on the jeep by far!)



What i plan on doing: (in the order of importance)
-rear locker
-new bumpers front and rear
-hood vents or rear lift
-winch
-roof rack
-tool box fab job in the back w/ magnent drawers

Heres some pics of it the day i got it...




UPS truck came!




And then the 5 day install...Damn!! worst week of my life!!



My drunk ass buddy sleeping in the back seat, while we work!


All done with 31"s
Some mud

Flexing with the discos off... and 31"s


And some from a year ago with the 32" x 11.5" BFG A/T's


Rubbin on the un-trimmed fenders!

And because this is in my photobucket... what the hell!

This is my arm form about 11 months ago. Im slowly still recovering!
]]> Jeep Builds Forum miglia-spyder http://www.cherokeetalk.com/forum/f26/project-roho-10712/