The "Rollng Felony" story.......
01-07-2011, 10:12 PM
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The "Rollng Felony" story.......
Some may find the content within this thread objectionable, if you're easilly offended, under 14, or don't have an open mind, please move on to a different build thread..........
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Alrighty, I've been asked.......I'll do my best, as this is an on-going 6 year build.......
Once upon a time.........no no......wait.......
There was once a black............no, thats no good either......
Lets try........and this is 100% a true...........
About 6 or 7 years ago, I got a call from a used car lot about a '94 Cherokee, it was black, it was hacked, abuised, semi lifted, & full of mud.......
Now, the used car dealer owner knew I was into XJ's........and I'd be most likely guy to buy this internet-forum mistake.....(sorry to some out there)....it was VERY evedent that "Daddy" had enough of jr's mudding and was towed for the last time, to this used car dealer....to be gone! I doubt it sat on the lot for 48hrs before I got the call....."Hey Mark........."
Sooo, I obviously went over, cut the deal, bought it.........it was'nt good..
The wife rolled her eyes as I handed over the thousand bucks for this machine that sat on what looked like 3" of lift on stock tires, shifted like crap, and stunk like mud as she followed me back to the shop.......
I quickly turned the 3" lift into 5" with left over parts and ACO's up front, shocks included..........but, the previous owners damage was still evident,
the rear wheelwells were cut beyond the spot welds, & he/she liked mud....the interior wells SPEWED mud into the interior whenever it rained, like a gutter system........that sucked, the disco neon light pods had to go quick as well......"???????WTF????????".......I could'nt do much with the white faced insturment panel, did'nt bother me much until I found the switch which made it multible colors at night........Ummmm, is this an upgrade or further disco intervention??? The crappy shifting tranny turned out to be a shifter conversion which makes an automatic basically into a standard in some ways..........I have yet to use or need this....
So anyway.........ammong other upgrades, hurdles.... I got it to this stage:
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Alrighty, I've been asked.......I'll do my best, as this is an on-going 6 year build.......
Once upon a time.........no no......wait.......
There was once a black............no, thats no good either......
Lets try........and this is 100% a true...........
About 6 or 7 years ago, I got a call from a used car lot about a '94 Cherokee, it was black, it was hacked, abuised, semi lifted, & full of mud.......
Now, the used car dealer owner knew I was into XJ's........and I'd be most likely guy to buy this internet-forum mistake.....(sorry to some out there)....it was VERY evedent that "Daddy" had enough of jr's mudding and was towed for the last time, to this used car dealer....to be gone! I doubt it sat on the lot for 48hrs before I got the call....."Hey Mark........."
Sooo, I obviously went over, cut the deal, bought it.........it was'nt good..
The wife rolled her eyes as I handed over the thousand bucks for this machine that sat on what looked like 3" of lift on stock tires, shifted like crap, and stunk like mud as she followed me back to the shop.......
I quickly turned the 3" lift into 5" with left over parts and ACO's up front, shocks included..........but, the previous owners damage was still evident,
the rear wheelwells were cut beyond the spot welds, & he/she liked mud....the interior wells SPEWED mud into the interior whenever it rained, like a gutter system........that sucked, the disco neon light pods had to go quick as well......"???????WTF????????".......I could'nt do much with the white faced insturment panel, did'nt bother me much until I found the switch which made it multible colors at night........Ummmm, is this an upgrade or further disco intervention??? The crappy shifting tranny turned out to be a shifter conversion which makes an automatic basically into a standard in some ways..........I have yet to use or need this....
So anyway.........ammong other upgrades, hurdles.... I got it to this stage:
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01-07-2011, 10:26 PM
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5" of lift, 33" Maxxis tires, I had fun with it as is, added a snorkle for only god knows why.........because the one night it did get stuck in rebelous wheeling, slept over night, talked to frogs in the am.......stuck, 36 hours later was 12 feet under water............Sheriff was checking on folks in a canoe I later learned.....I recovered the XJ with a Hi~Lift & 3 hrs of grunt, the Hi~Lift now remanes worthless......it's junk.
Ahhhhhh, those were the days.............Party on Garth.....
....WHOOOPS.......wrong pic.......oh well........
.........to be continued.........
Ahhhhhh, those were the days.............Party on Garth.....
....WHOOOPS.......wrong pic.......oh well........
.........to be continued.........
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01-07-2011, 10:59 PM
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Then it began, the morphous......the no return.......the dare to be different..........
Well, not THAT different.........................but different...
And it started....
Well, not THAT different.........................but different...
And it started....
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Alrighty, obviously......the Round Headlight Conversion is'nt n everyday thing and gets some attention, it's been said I suffered flashbacks from post High School antics inwhich I was'nt found for days.......
.......NOT TRUE!
It's this guys fault...............
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I don't know him, never spoke to him........but the day I saw the picture of his Cherokee, I knew what I needed to do..
I was'nt out to copy his conception.....
But rather, create my own incorperating the round headlights.....a more street friendly version and so.......
It rolled of garage looking like this.......
Stay tuned.....
.......NOT TRUE! It's this guys fault...............
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I don't know him, never spoke to him........but the day I saw the picture of his Cherokee, I knew what I needed to do..
I was'nt out to copy his conception.....
But rather, create my own incorperating the round headlights.....a more street friendly version and so.......
It rolled of garage looking like this.......
Stay tuned.....
