lineman76

Hey good looking jeep man! Who makes the snorkel and hows the lift treating you? thinking about getting the same one but that's a lot of money for a high school kid to spend!

michaelOH

What he said to down to the highschool part lol

blankdeluxe

Thanks! The snorkel is an ebay one. So china makes it.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Off-Road-Jeep-Cherokee-XJ-Pre-Cleaner-Snorkel-Air-Intake-Installation-Combo-Kit-/390370270754?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5ae3e19e22&vxp=mtr
And I really like the lift. I know it seems pricey but it has a way better ride them most of my buddies jeep and the front end has a stupid amount of flex. Once I get these shackle relocation boxes finished I can fix my shackle angle and then I should be able to get real good flex out of the rear as well. I think all in all I paid about $900 for the lift the way I have it set up and I would do it all again with the same lift if I needed one again.

michaelOH

How did you mount the spare on your rack in your first few photos( I'm making a rack very similar)

blankdeluxe

Bought one of these and just welded it on. It has worked great for me for the past 2+ years. Went to home depot and bought some bolts to hold it in place.
http://www.bluetorchfab.com/Product/...tud-Plate.aspx

michaelOH

Also can we get some pics I'd how the gutter mounts attach to the rack?

michaelOH

well i finished my rack I used your dimensions but redesigned the rest. i'm super happy with the outcome.
sry pic's didnt work

blankdeluxe

Finally got around to adding some paint. Its not a good paint job by any means but it works and it gets the job done. Total cost for paint = $40. I used foam brushes for the entire thing and I think I might have a total of 8 hours into the entire job. So all in all not too bad. No sanding, no taping, just threw some paint on it. If and when it stars to peel or gets scratched I'll just throw another coat over that area. Now I'm in the saving up money mode so I can get a tube bender and start on some of the bigger projects that I have been wanting to do.

I also finished my shackle relocation boxes and got those installed but didn't take pictures along the way since my phone was dead. I will get some pictures of those installed here soon and once I pull them out to get painted I will post some finished pictures of the boxes themselves. I have an extra set that I built that I will most likely be selling if someone is interested. I want to make sure they hold up to my abuse first though just to be on the safe side.

blankdeluxe

I'm back baby! Going to try to leave the subie alone for a while(no promises) and focus on the XJ again for a while.

kearny

doing rack also.trying to get cruz going,and air con.








the list of replacement items is long.next will be nerf bars and roof rack.then tires and a few inches.

kearny

251,000 miles

blankdeluxe

Long time since I posted last. I pretty much have a completely different jeep at this point. Here's a copy and paste post from the fab section

Here's a quick run down of where I am and why I'm not done yet.

Finished my bumper.


Figured out where my lights need to sit in order for the grill to fit


Another test fit.


Then took it down to a little crawler show we had in town. And on the drive home we blew a tranny line


While climbing under to try and fix the tranny cooler I found a bad wire (or 100) and decided its about time that I tackle that mess and clean it up before I put the front end back together.


The new engine harness after I cleaned it up and reran it.


Then the interior harness needed to come out as well. And that meant cutting the dash out to get to the harness


The interior harness before


And after


Then I started fabbing up a new dash


And ordered a bunch of stuff online to just build my own aftermarket harness instead of tapping into the crappy stock one.


And here is the new fuse box and relay panel I built.


Then I got some sheet metal and started mounting switches


And did a little test fit.




Then started wiring switches.





And that pretty much brings me up to today. I found out I have a bad fuel pump switch today when I tried to wire them up so I'm waiting on the new one for that to come in. And otherwise I'm just trying to piece things together as I have the free time. I really need to work on my tube fenders, Just haven't had the time or ambition lately. Hopefully in the next week or so I'll get those finished and get my grill mounted up.

blankdeluxe

I also built a set of shackle relocation boxes and got some new shackles for her.

CSpeade51

i had seen pictures of this in other threads and it was great to stumble across this and see where it began.