Hello, my name is cody and I recently got a hold of a blown up 98 Cherokee with 127k miles. At the time my zj was having tranny problems and my father and I tried a few things and it didn't fix it so We decided to take on a new project. It would be.this Xj. Our plan is to.take the engine out of my zj and put in the Cherokee, use the coils and.shocks off the front of the grand and lower control arms. I've done a few things so.far and I will Keep you guys posted on whatever We do, thanks for checking.this out!

Here was the Xj when.We first brought it home.

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We spent hours cleaning the inside and out because my friend blew it up one night at a friends.house. We got.the front nose on, put my 31s off my zj on it and no lift, got my sound system in it and put a light bar I got off another friends old Xj on.



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Also took those rear side window stickers off.
Here's a few shots of my grand.


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Cool man, congrats on the purchase and welcome to the forum. Good luck on the swap and be sure to keep us posted.

Nice grand. But the dj will look better :p haha goodluck

thanks guys, means alot, and i sure will!

Well did alittle work today, took the end caps off the front bumper, I dunno whether I should leave them off or what. And I got some hella 500's going on the front. They aren't mounted but they're sitting up there. Got my box in the back and I'm trying to decide where to.put the fore extinguisher mount.

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Had to cut working on it short because of rain. :(

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By the way, I got some pictures of the bad side of the xj. :(

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Yeah, they can't be all perfect. Still a nice XJ though.

good project going man! what kind of tool box is that?

X2 on the box

thanks, means alot!

i aint too sure, its just mainly a box, my dad got it from where he works.

Fits perfect. Cool start

thanks, i like it, dunno what to do with it yet though lol.

Wheel it. Break it. Build it....repeat....

agreed!

Looks like an underbed box... Usually mount them under flatbeds.

i think thats what it is because my dad works for weatherford.

their are a few holes in the gas tank, me and my dad were thinking maybe apoxy, becauase we dont think the gas tank off the zj would work since its 3 gallons bigger. need help!!

I'm not positive, but it should work. I know for a fact that the only difference in the XJ gas tanks is the location of the vent tube. Basically the tanks have the same dimensions, but the 16 gallon tank's vent tube cuts it off at 16 gallons vs. the 20 gallon tank. The total capacity of these tanks is actually about 23-25 gallons depending on how well you modify the vent tube.

There's a write-up about it and a wealth of general XJ knowledge here: http://jeep-xj.info/HowtoFuelTank.htm

Alright thanks. We might try that.

Did my third brake light. And undercoated my bumper.

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haha... that's cool... what did you use for the brake light?

I got mailbox letters and put them on there then I tinted it with vht nightshade and took the letters off. I'll get a pic tomorrow in the daylight

Here's a better pic

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Just found out that I have an 8.25!!!!!

SWEET! Now you just gotta figure out if it has LSD, C-Clip or Non C-Clip, and what the spline count is... and of course the gear ratio - which will probably be 3.55

Well I know its a limited slip, I'm not sure about the c clip, I think the spline count is 29 if I'm not mistaken, maybe 27, and I believe they're 3.55s.

Its a 29 spline c clip 8.25 all 8.25 are c clip

Yup... my bad... I was thinkin' of the D35 - those came in a non c version although rare and still crappy

thanks guys, i wish i could put the 3.73's outta my zj in my xj though..neither axles are the same. :[

just got this!

Instead of putting my Hellas on my bumper I put em behind the grille :p

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Also my dad made me an aluminum rocker switch plate that goes where the ashtray was.

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Changed the transfer light and shifted light..

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Some more shots.

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It's also about to storm lol.

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Were swapping engines this weekend!!!!!!!!

Message with an app. Lol.

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Me and Adamdoakxj's jeeps just chillin.

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Engine swap begins..its gonna be a long night. I'll keep yall posted.

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Good luck!

:popcorn:

Were gainin

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