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Old 08-15-2011, 01:16 AM
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well looks like im taking my evey day xj an make her a bit meaner !
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photo of the stock jeep when i firt got it... {:
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well i kinda did not like the old faded flares so i took the off.so i said to my self if i cant add the lift right now I might as well get ready for it.So i went ahead an got some cans of truck liner an some cutting blades for my grinder an went to work......
not that bad but il have to clean it up soon!

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then a bit more.....





cut the rest off...



then lined it... driver side had some hidden rust will fix an add mor liner laterz


an in the end....



then i went to get dirty haha..

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how about some info on the jeep: drivetrain, mileage, maintenance you have done, etc...
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Originally Posted by mcguyver_xj
how about some info on the jeep: drivetrain, mileage, maintenance you have done, etc...

this i can do

the jeep has a hp30 in the front an Chrysler 8.25 rear.
did a tune up with bosch platinum spark plugs
and the jeep has 180.xxx miles but that did not stop me to take her on a trip to Louisiana with a 2500 trailer.
an as for options on the jeep there is but only one.. power mirrors.
i also put a yellow top battery in there as well as clean the engine bay a bit.
then i took of the rear bumper caps an added a Wilson 2000 cb antenna + Uniden Bearcat Pro PC68XL .
all that is left now is to change the wheel hubs in the front.. heres a photo of the engine bay when i was done.



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unless your popping in a high tech ignition system i would slap some champion coppers back in her it will run better may not seem that way right away but 4.0's are tempermental about spark plugs i have several instances where i got people to switch back and they thanked me...and even if you did high tech ignition i would run champion platinums not bosch...

Bosch= german cars
Champion= chrysler
Autolite/ Motorcraft= Ford
NGK= japanese
ac delco= gm
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Originally Posted by mcguyver_xj
unless your popping in a high tech ignition system i would slap some champion coppers back in her it will run better may not seem that way right away but 4.0's are tempermental about spark plugs i have several instances where i got people to switch back and they thanked me...and even if you did high tech ignition i would run champion platinums not bosch...

Bosch= german cars
Champion= chrysler
Autolite/ Motorcraft= Ford
NGK= japanese
ac delco= gm

i know what your talking about.. heaving problems with it all ready ....going to stop at the auto zoo tomorrow an get some new plugs for it.
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*****'s GOT A BUILD THREAD!!!!!!!
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Yes sure i do haha it will be nice to see where my jeep started at one point haha!
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Well got some tires from the good old junk yard. There not m/t's or a/t's just bfg long trail t/a's but they are 31x10.50x15s an are a lot bigger then the little 27 incherz I have right now.
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Sexy 2Dr ya got there, a helluva lotta potential! Imma be watchin this particular thread till its completion!
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Just added the edge trim on the front fenders.... (:
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