Build project: an 88 story, anti bolt on build
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Year: 88
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0 renix
^^thank you!
Gonna be a slow month as far as fab goes with the holidays. but am going to try and do the center console,hood vents and build the new crossmeber for the long arm front. Would love to link the back..if i can find a cheap 8.8..but might have to settle for some new springs out back and shakles? If i didnt have do do a new roof on my house i would have opted for tons...budgets suck.
Gonna be a slow month as far as fab goes with the holidays. but am going to try and do the center console,hood vents and build the new crossmeber for the long arm front. Would love to link the back..if i can find a cheap 8.8..but might have to settle for some new springs out back and shakles? If i didnt have do do a new roof on my house i would have opted for tons...budgets suck.
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got the shifter mod done..just something different...see what hiding from the holidays gets ya..lol
its just the start of the console..still have to trim a bit..add switch panels ect..
its just the start of the console..still have to trim a bit..add switch panels ect..
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Year: 1987
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Engine: 4.0L I6 EFI
You're in the same boat as me. I've just started my 87 XJ project as well as working to complete my 72 Baja Bug. Keep the pics coming!
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Year: 88
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If ya need some advice or ideas...feel free to hit me up..i have built a couple of dozen..everything from a arm long travel and v8's to class 11 stockers.
As for this build lots of ideas and stuff to come.
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Year: 88
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Scored myself a christmas present...found some new RE 4.5 rear springs on CL for 140 bucks...not a bad score. With the relocation kit in the rear and the soon to be built front LA...should come out cool.The guy mounted them p..and thought they were too stiff after a couple of hundred miles, so he bought some rusty,s....could have been his 90" shackle angle..lol
heres the springs
heres the springs
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Year: 88
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^^^thank you. Love my tools,unfortantly most i keep at work.part of the job. But i have the day off today...no family in town..theyleave this morning. So...if all goes well, i Should have my Link cross member and tube doors built today!!crossing the fingers!!
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Year: 88
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I took awhile to get rid of the family, so thatcut into some of my fab time...sorry,no crossmember yet
but i did throw some tube doors together, quite happy with them as the seem to fit really well.Some pics for ya
Fitting up the tubes
some welding shots
bending the upper bars
but i did throw some tube doors together, quite happy with them as the seem to fit really well.Some pics for ya
Fitting up the tubes
some welding shots
bending the upper bars
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Year: 88
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somehow i never got this pic on there, a shot of the partialy completed rear bumper installed. still needs to have the clevis's installed and the tire carrier. but i haven't build that stuff yet. its a slow..non DD build..what can i say.
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