99 Cherokee Buildin' on a Budget
 

I decided to build a nice wheeler/DD out of my 99 2wd cherokee. Picked it up about 8 months ago with a busted rear hatch and no rear bumper for $900 bucks. Power everything and only 120k miles when i bought it. absolutely no rust and the interior was in excellent shape. I plan on painting, lifting, and converting to 4wd in that order. I have a good line on donor vehicles so parts wont be a problem. After the 4wd conversion i plan on putting some flat black soft 8s with 31s on it as well as custom front and rear bumpers. I have access to a welder so i will be building them myself. I only have about $1300 total in the jeep right now and i plan on only spending about $500 on the lift and 4wd conversion. People like to junk lifted jeeps around here for some reason so i should be able to pull a lift off a junked cherokee.
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I replaced the hatch and rear bumper, $75 total at a local junkyard. Tried to paint the bumper to match but it wasnt perfect. The hatch i rattle canned later and it turned out horrible.
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I Drove it like this for about 2 months and got tired of the horrible paint, decided it was about time to start my project. Step 1: New Paint!!

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The paint is Rustoleum Gloss Black rolled on, theres still some orange peel but it has not been wet sanded or buffed yet. Im already getting jaw drops when i tell people its rolled on. Paint total was around 100 bucks.
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