OBXJ01

Bought this 2001 XJ at auction for $1,500. Blown head gasket, Warped head, power steering pump shot, bad universals, no brakes, totally trashed interior.
I started out repairing all mechanical issues and then went after the cosmetics, even pulled the entire interior out and power washed the carpet seats etc. and reinstalled. A year later I had a decent stock XJ to drive. Now to start the build. I installed a 3" lift with new shocks, Installed all new bushings, bought some used stock wheels and painted them black and finally 2 weeks ago mounted the 31 x 10.5 x 15 BFG tires. Things are finally looking up for this XJ.

MAN00XJ

Very nice!

elpotro1331

very nice and clean jeep but now you need some bumps and bruises jejeje

mpars

that looks effin sweet. i love the white on black. what kind of tires are those? very sharp.

dksteve221

how many miles did it have when you bought it

MAN00XJ

Yeah I also like the black and white. haha. Take a look at my hood.

e30

WOW! man looks great! i love seeing clean xj's like yours! post some interior pix up

OBXJ01

Thanks for the complements. This XJ had 56k on it when I bought it. It had been sitting for a long time after it blew the head and before I bought it. All the universals including the hubs were gone, along with the other problems I listed before. Like I said it was a year of penetrating oil and lots of unbolting and replacing to get it even back to stock.

I even replaced all the bushings including the control arm bushings - what a pain!! They were completely gone - is this the norm with XJs that the control arm bushings rot out??

The tires are 31 x 10.5 x 15 BF Goodrich radial all terrains. I plan on getting the Jeep out there and real dirty this hunting season, I am usually on the beach every week now. I 'll post more pictures as I can.

bluedragon436

Your XJ looks good... def a much better look from the outside alone from when you first got it...