stang65

well heres a build story for my jeep named amber.
In 2010 I bought amber from my friend along with his rolled jeep. payed $1000 and then addiction began.
the set after mix matching and such came out to this:
93 4x4 2dr ax15 231j hp30 and 8.25 27spline
3"inch bastard pack and assembled lift components

not soon after i bought 31s and played around then the first thing I broke. swiss cheese air box deep water.

my brother got it out of this

so time for a new used engine. donor was a 94 grand cherokee confirmed 7120 head. the old engine needed something other than water to finish it off


after this I got a set of 32x11.5 tires with 30% tread for $40. had to get some wheels so my friend gave me a set of 15x10 steels for free they needed some tlc.

stang65

before

and after some tlc

well then went out to a local spot to test out the jeep well that went so well. foleded my fenders a bit

so fender cutting insued

yes i know thats redneck and unsafe but my brothers jeep had the jack stands and no axles at the time. fenders where trimmed while wheels and tires where on and no one went under the jeep.
for my birthday we went to TSF a atv park and played around I got my ramse 8500lbs reciever winch for my present from everyone.



after that I did a budget boost and installed a half cage and tire carrier.

got stuck in the snow

and scaled it

anyways along the way at this point I had done some mods jeep sat now
with welded rear 99 intake bored throtle body 4.5" of lift.

stang65

so I met the girl of my dreams along the way and she at first made fun of amber but soon came to love the jeep as much as i do so much that our going away vechile from our up and coming wedding is the jeep.
here are some comparison pictures that show changes

stang65

the final pictures I have are of some small stuff and then family and adventure stuff.
had some clutch issues i wonder why

tore the engine down checked valve main bearing replaced all the seals upgrade water pump header idler pully oil filter thromast made engine mounts have a 99 intake bored throttle body $2.5 throttle body spacer, neon injectors, super chip. forgot some more.

so some of the family stuff
our litttle girl and my soon to be wife



my brothers and dads jeeps


and adventures and aftermath

stang65

as amber sits now
93 body 94 4.0 engine 95 ax-15 93 231j.
4.5" lift on 78 ford bronco hp44 and 31 spline 9" long arms, 15x7.5 alluminum wheels 35x12.5 tires, custom bumpers rock sliders and fender flares. along with other mods in and out.
amber has been a great jeep and more things will come. best thing soon we will be using it to driving away from our wedding in april.

pittman71

Looks good! Like what you did with the free wheels.

Is that hammered paint? Any more pics of it with those?

stang65

yeah its hammered paint had a can sitting around from fender flares and kick pannels. the center section had some issues with chiping so used that and they turned out pretty good. lasted decent up until i sold them. ill look at my other pics when i get a chance.

stang65

stretching it out before the shacle relocators

not my best looking welds but they shall hold

the new shackle and shackle relocator going to build a brace for it when I time. had to buy longer shackles cause I was off in my design and my MJ shackle flated out when I used them.

stretching after the new stuff



so over all reaction jeep sits .5" higher than before, going over bumps is alot and I repeat alot smoother. she flexes better with little to no. issue. next is zj coils and 1500 ram front shocks. thanks Demonoid369 for helping out.

88whitecomanche

Nice jeep man!
Have more pics on those front fenders? They look good!!!

stang65

some from fabing the front. people think they are kinda weird made frame for them out of 1/2 inch round stock with them being tied into the bumpers slides and frame then cut up a set of old doors and used the sheet metal for the skin. I hit a deer at 55mph bent the one barely and fronts can support me at 235lbs standing on them.

Nakedginger

Nice black two door bud!

stang65

thanks havent seen yours around lately but then again Im mostly in Albany or Independence

Nakedginger

I was driving through there during the summer. More Albany area. There was a farm I was working at during it. Now Im mostly driving around Corvallis and occasionally back home to Gresham. Im getting ready to tear out the back half of my drive train. Ill be putting in a SYE kit, new drive line, and throwing a Chrysler 8.25 under her. hows your XJ doing these days?

stang65

the bronco swap was one of the best upgrades ive done its running good going to need tires soon but she was fun in the snow the fiance' and kid enjoyed going to TSF it had only small problems there. going to put some zj coils in it and shocks so shes closer to level. have to have her ready before april 19th thats when im getting married and we are driving away from the wedding in it
you going to try and make the salem jeepers meet this summer? hopefully we will get a good size group together soon for wheelin.

stang65

jeep now sits at 5" lift leveled it out with some zj coils in the front my that my number six tube on my header broke in two hope to weld it up on the 23rd build party at a friends on NAXJA. this monday hoping to install new front shocks got shock mounts last monday from junk yard. hit a snag though on funds so things just got real tight real fast before our wedding.