Just a heads up, Indy pic a part has about 8 xj's. Just an FYI!

 

I was there last Friday and got some stuff for my 97 XJ and they only had 3 XJs. Should have waited
Mailing list must not work well because I am on the list for any XJs that come in and never received a thing.
Also went to PullAPart and the pickens where about the same.

I am in need of a good cowl panel with windshield sprayers. Everyone I found at the JYs where busted. Anyone close to New Castle have one?
Thanks

 

You try the JY in Muncie?

 

New to the forum from Muncie. My fiancé and I are redoing a cherokee slowly. Traded for it and found lots of problems with it after doing the deal. So we are about to redo about 90% of the XJ. So far I love owning a Jeep!! I will be posting photos as we go with our build!! Looking forward to running it on some trails this summer when I get some free time!!

 

Welcome to the forum! I've seen your XJ here around Muncie. It's Chet Kittles old one correct? With the JK front bumper? Btw I live in Muncie as well.

 

Talk to dieseld on here, was gonna buy one off him but found one at the JY in good shape so grabbed it. Score for me on the rare find!

 

Yes we did get the Jeep from him. I give him credit for the parts that are on the Jeep. But from all the loose bolts, crappy wiring job it looks like he just through it together. My fiancé and I have been going through it fixing a lot of small problems. I'm at 4 sensors, retap the spark plug holes, I'm waiting on some factory switches "fog light" I ordered two and we are going to rewire the spot lights, move them to the back put a light bar on and wire it the right way. Keep it clean is the only way!! Right now you turn them on and the radio stops working. Our eBay watch list is full of Jeep parts and we are slowly buying them up. Paint and flares and bed liner is going to happen in a month or so. Stripping carpet. OD green paint with black accents. Should look really good when we are done.

 

As for the JK bumper. It's going away soon. It's cool, I give him props for the idea but we want a winch and something that if we hit something it's not going to fall apart. I've been in talks with a friend that wants to build a F&R bumpers for us.

 

they had only 3 two weeks ago

 

Ya I only know him through Facebook. Said he would cut my fenders for me if I go to Ft Wayne and bring the cutting disks, but I think I'm gonna do it myself lol btw, what part of Muncie are you from? I'm on the south side close to Port/Cowan road. You guys know chase Tidwell?

 

What kind I bumpers are you wanting built? I've been wanting pretty basic ones with jut some D rings and no winch.

 

Still got it.

 

We are on the southside as well but we are looking at buying a home in Yorktown. As for cutting finders. I would do it yourself. YouTube the how to and do it. Mine look so so. I wish he didn't cut so much out of them. The back is going to be a ***** to get flares to look right and he didn't even finish them. They have so much rust where he cut. So I get to grind it all down and fix the body. I almost want to put quarters on it and start fresh. Lol. Yea I know who Chase is.

 

I love the look and practicality of the smittybilt XRC that I keep seeing on eBay so something close to that. For the price it's not a bad deal.

 

I would just start over on the flares if its gonna be too much work. And that bumper does look pretty sweet as well. I'm putting my spectre cowl intake on this weekend along with a new valve cover gasket. Did header, 703 injectors, and 99+ intake manifold last Saturday along with full exhaust this past Monday. Chase works with me at mid west metals. He showed me a pic of your XJ earlier this week and I knew I recognized it, just didnt know who had it. Btw after Chet got your subi, a gas line broke in the engine bay. He ha to take a lot of crap out in order to get to it to fix it lol