Awe heck you got lots of time!
XJSuperman's 2001 XJ
Well, I have been sucked in. I never thought I was gonna be this active here since joining a week or so back. I just wanted to read, and look at parts, then I wanted to talk, then I wanted to show off a couple parts, then I learned some stuff, and then I met some cool people, and now I am posting a build thread that I was never going to. I like it here, unfortunately lol.:brickwall: 
Thanks everyone.
In the middle of this last summer I bought my 2001 XJ Sport. It was stock, but had the brushguard, KC lights, and potential, so I picked it up for a steal from a family friend.
A little background: My father is an ASE cert mechanic and has been for a long time. Everything from small engines to heavy equipment. Automotive is the big one though.
Specs as bought:
4.0L
AW4
NP231
Dana 30frnt 3.55:1
Dana 35rear ------
Worn out BFG AT/KO tires size ....I can't remember (over stock though).
Immediately we changed the oil over to NAPA synthetic, checked all fluids, began tire shopping, as the BFGs were almost gone, and all were different.
I ran my buddy's CB radio setup for most of the summer, as I bought mine and gathered parts. It was a Uniden with a magnet mount antenna.
Not long after purchase, I got a set of Thule roof bars for it from the PO. Sweet! I love them, but I have since found a basket instead. The roof bars can be sold if anyone is interested.
I got a set of GoodYear Duratrac 235/75/R15 tires about a day before I left for college, a 12hr drive. That was a break-in let me tell you. They rode great and still do.
Before the end of the summer, when I had to go back to college in Iowa, I had:
-roof bars
-roof mounted Cobra CB sys
-Ammo can toolbox
-new oil
-new tires
-maybe something else Im forgetting...oh right, I put on a whole new stock exhasut system, brand new.
Thanks everyone.In the middle of this last summer I bought my 2001 XJ Sport. It was stock, but had the brushguard, KC lights, and potential, so I picked it up for a steal from a family friend.
A little background: My father is an ASE cert mechanic and has been for a long time. Everything from small engines to heavy equipment. Automotive is the big one though.
Specs as bought:
4.0L
AW4
NP231
Dana 30frnt 3.55:1
Dana 35rear ------
Worn out BFG AT/KO tires size ....I can't remember (over stock though).
Immediately we changed the oil over to NAPA synthetic, checked all fluids, began tire shopping, as the BFGs were almost gone, and all were different.
I ran my buddy's CB radio setup for most of the summer, as I bought mine and gathered parts. It was a Uniden with a magnet mount antenna.
Not long after purchase, I got a set of Thule roof bars for it from the PO. Sweet! I love them, but I have since found a basket instead. The roof bars can be sold if anyone is interested.
I got a set of GoodYear Duratrac 235/75/R15 tires about a day before I left for college, a 12hr drive. That was a break-in let me tell you. They rode great and still do.
Before the end of the summer, when I had to go back to college in Iowa, I had:
-roof bars
-roof mounted Cobra CB sys
-Ammo can toolbox
-new oil
-new tires
-maybe something else Im forgetting...oh right, I put on a whole new stock exhasut system, brand new.
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Rear patch welded in (I finished it after I took the pic) Tonight I need to grind some of that off. I hate sheetmetal, but Im trying. Everytime I get close to dialed in, it goes into fits. Anyhow, progress is being made. Spent a bunch of time with a light checking for holes I missed. Got it welded solid and brushed clean. I need to decide how I want to do the floorpan for the big section. I like a one-piece design but its a real bitch to hammer one out manually. Very time consuming. And I have a 3" tall side piece thats real important and I don't know if I want to incorporate that into the pan or keep it separate.
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I am not going to make my deadline of having the jeep drivable with floors patched and rockers installed before the jeep show this weekend. Too many issues, number 1 being the massive hole in my unibody I opened up. Not easily patched, and Im thinking Im going to have to drop the crossmember to do it right. This was the last straw so stiffeners are being ordered.
Parts on the way: IronRockOffroad front and center stiffener sections.
Parts to order later this fall: Dirtbound rear stiffeners and spring plates for bumpstops
Progess on the original goal:
-piece cut and welded into place on the inside of the rocker where the floorpan welds to it, and where the C-channel will get welded to accept the 2x6 rocker
-rear patches fully welded into place and ground down.
Left to do on this now Mega-Marathon:
-patch holes in unibody
-coat everything accordingly
-trim up the floorpan opening and remove the last bits of rot around the edges where needed
-hand form and weld floorpan into place
-probably will have a second patch to add onto that
-cut out the rockers and trim fender/flare as needed
-clean off the unibody and prep for welding
-install stiffener center sections
-install stiffener front sections
-coat entire floor in POR15 and possibly Monstaliner as well
Later on this winter...
-buy and install DirtBound rear stiffeners
-buy and install DirtBound bumpstop springplates
-buy and install extended rear bumpstops
-buy and install RE 4deg spring shims
-build rear rollover hoop with harness mounts
Thats what Im planning on lumping into this round but there are plans for a second phase of this as well. We'll see how the wallet feels after that.
I am not going to make my deadline of having the jeep drivable with floors patched and rockers installed before the jeep show this weekend. Too many issues, number 1 being the massive hole in my unibody I opened up. Not easily patched, and Im thinking Im going to have to drop the crossmember to do it right. This was the last straw so stiffeners are being ordered.
Parts on the way: IronRockOffroad front and center stiffener sections.
Parts to order later this fall: Dirtbound rear stiffeners and spring plates for bumpstops
Progess on the original goal:
-piece cut and welded into place on the inside of the rocker where the floorpan welds to it, and where the C-channel will get welded to accept the 2x6 rocker
-rear patches fully welded into place and ground down.
Left to do on this now Mega-Marathon:
-patch holes in unibody
-coat everything accordingly
-trim up the floorpan opening and remove the last bits of rot around the edges where needed
-hand form and weld floorpan into place
-probably will have a second patch to add onto that
-cut out the rockers and trim fender/flare as needed
-clean off the unibody and prep for welding
-install stiffener center sections
-install stiffener front sections
-coat entire floor in POR15 and possibly Monstaliner as well
Later on this winter...
-buy and install DirtBound rear stiffeners
-buy and install DirtBound bumpstop springplates
-buy and install extended rear bumpstops
-buy and install RE 4deg spring shims
-build rear rollover hoop with harness mounts
Thats what Im planning on lumping into this round but there are plans for a second phase of this as well. We'll see how the wallet feels after that.
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