New Dude From McPherson
09-07-2014, 11:52 PM
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Hey all!
I just purchased my FIRST Jeep EVER!!!
Long story short, I owned a Honda, there was a flood in Florida while I was working in a private car collection. I had to bum rides until today here in Kansas. Im a student at McPherson College (yes, I am taking the degree to restore classic cars) in my last year at this school. Hit the Craigslist looking for a good vehicle, started looking into Jeeps, and I picked up this 100% original '84 Cherokee XJ 2-door with 128K miles on it. She's got a 5-speed with 4wd. She's a tank! Cute little 4cyl tugs hard and sips gas. ANYWAYS- I am glad to see Jeep has such a family-like community. Glad to be a Jeep owner now! My Jeep feels like a tank, glad to be in a properly manufactured vehicle!
-Seth
I just purchased my FIRST Jeep EVER!!!
Long story short, I owned a Honda, there was a flood in Florida while I was working in a private car collection. I had to bum rides until today here in Kansas. Im a student at McPherson College (yes, I am taking the degree to restore classic cars) in my last year at this school. Hit the Craigslist looking for a good vehicle, started looking into Jeeps, and I picked up this 100% original '84 Cherokee XJ 2-door with 128K miles on it. She's got a 5-speed with 4wd. She's a tank! Cute little 4cyl tugs hard and sips gas. ANYWAYS- I am glad to see Jeep has such a family-like community. Glad to be a Jeep owner now! My Jeep feels like a tank, glad to be in a properly manufactured vehicle!-Seth
09-08-2014, 07:47 AM
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Thank you for the warm welcome!
I'll post up some photos this afternoon after restoration classes. I have a buddy here with an '86 FJ 60 he's done a conservative 3 inch lift on and I think id like to do the same. Id like to do a lift, throw some newer cherokee wheels (maybe go 30" or 31") on it, fab up some round stock half doors, rock sliders, and an aluminum square stock roof "safari" rack. I bought the car for practicality (I can load all of my college stuff in her and drive across country in whatever weather at whatever time I need). I'd like to take my jeep project a step at a time, and do it right.
I feel like I just found the big family I've been missing my entire driving career!
I'll post up some photos this afternoon after restoration classes. I have a buddy here with an '86 FJ 60 he's done a conservative 3 inch lift on and I think id like to do the same. Id like to do a lift, throw some newer cherokee wheels (maybe go 30" or 31") on it, fab up some round stock half doors, rock sliders, and an aluminum square stock roof "safari" rack. I bought the car for practicality (I can load all of my college stuff in her and drive across country in whatever weather at whatever time I need). I'd like to take my jeep project a step at a time, and do it right.
I feel like I just found the big family I've been missing my entire driving career!
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UPDATE!
ZONE 4.5" lift
Rough Country adjustable track bar
Monroe steering damper
31x10.5x15C Goodyear Wrangler Authority tires
ZONE 4.5" lift
Rough Country adjustable track bar
Monroe steering damper
31x10.5x15C Goodyear Wrangler Authority tires
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