96 money pit
 

this is my 96 cherokee sport (used to be a police vehicle in philly) i scooped up for $300 with 170k on it. it ran strong no knock or lifter tick tranny didnt slip and the np242 shifted through all ranges just fine. the only problem was the hole in the floor above the muffler and the rear brakes needed to be changed to pass inspection. i bought it with intent to sell and walk away with a grand in my pocket. soon decided i was going to keep it and the money spending began...:batman:

the day i picked it up
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painted the fenders not a perfect match but close https://www.cherokeeforum.com/attach...1&d=1363234195

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first time i took her in the woods

more pics

when i bought the jeep the previous owner informed me that the airbag had deployed when his son hit a tree in the woods so it was duct taped and when i got home from the bar one night i decided i didnt like it anymore so i cut it open with my knife

How bad is the frame damaged? Did you look behind the grill yet?

yea the frame isnt damaged and the rad support doesnt look like it was replaced so idk lol

the gauge cluster tat came in the jeep didnt have a tac so i decided to change it...

bought this bumper off a friends father for $175 ive never seen another one like it so im thinking it was custom built ironically it was white and matched the paint almost perfect

cut the fenders where i wanted them and painted the bumper black then had a few beers and got a little carried away with putting things in my receiver

got some goodies

helped my friend joe aka 91Briarwood redo his headliner in his woody

Like the desert camo. I did a full "realtree" headliner in my Xj. Pics are in profile

i decided it was lift time and didnt want to spend a grand on a vehicle i bought for $300 it just didnt seem right so i did some research and decided to do a junk yard run and in one trip i scored zj v8 coils and mj leaf packs with shackles. figured i had enough to work with for a 3 inch bastard pack for right around $100 (including the $35 fee for the guy at the yard cut the frame onthe mj with the torch) i used the zj v8 coils with energy suspension 1.75 spacer and the cherokee main leaf and second third and overload spring from the mj packs and decided not to use the shackles and put me around 3-3.5

the front

thanks and it looks good ive seen that done before