Big Blue
My first jeep build, My Goal is to make a trail worthy Daily Driver on a High School Budget. I'm 17 years old and have a jeep addiction at the moment, I have a 2001 Cherokee XJ that at the moment is stock. Starting in a week or two i will be putting in a 4.5 inch Rubicon Express Super flex lift and swapping out my dana 35 for a Chrysler 8.25. from there i plan on front lockers, a decent winch, half doors, and cutting and folding the rear fenders. I bought my Blue jeep for $1500 and bought a donor XJ with a the Rubicon Express lift and the axles I need for $500 due to it only running on 4 cylinders and spraying oil everywhere. Ill try my best to get pictures and keep the build up to date.
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The Day I took her home
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Bought her for $1500
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Nice! Congratulations! Just so you know there is no cure for what we have!
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Donor Jeep
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Spent $500 on this xj
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Depending on color preference I guess why don't you just swap the motors instead of the lift and axle? I swapped my blown out motor and it was pretty easy by myself.
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Originally Posted by MichaelJohnson
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Depending on color preference I guess why don't you just swap the motors instead of the lift and axle? I swapped my blown out motor and it was pretty easy by myself.
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Word. Nice pick up too for 500 bones!
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Thankyou! I got pretty lucky I bought it the day before it was going to the junckyard.
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Nice come ups
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Today I decided to limp Big Red down the trail in my back yard one last time before I strip her down due to her running on 4 cylinders, so I pulled the doors off, jumped her got about half a mile down the trail and the engine light turned off hahaha Either way it's the last ride I'm taking in it before I drive it to the shop that I'll be working on my next build at. Kinda sad! But that just means Big Blue is starting this weekend!
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In your position, I think I'd just have to find a donor xj for my donor xj haha. A crashed one, and swap the engine into the red xj...Then either use the blue xj as a dd, or swap the lift to the blue one and use the red as a beater...Either way, if I owned 2, I'd need to keep 'em both running haha.
Looks like it'll be a good build though, and at least you're getting parts from the red one before she dies...Would be a shame for that lift to go to waste...Does it have a track bar, lcas, etc.? If so, AMAZING deal...Well it's a great deal you got either way, but... |
Originally Posted by JeepaholicNinja
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In your position, I think I'd just have to find a donor xj for my donor xj haha. A crashed one, and swap the engine into the red xj...Then either use the blue xj as a dd, or swap the lift to the blue one and use the red as a beater...Either way, if I owned 2, I'd need to keep 'em both running haha. Looks like it'll be a good build though, and at least you're getting parts from the red one before she dies...Would be a shame for that lift to go to waste...Does it have a track bar, lcas, etc.? If so, AMAZING deal...Well it's a great deal you got either way, but...
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I've been non stop at school and work starting up again but I was able to get the red jeep down to the shop this weekend, next weekend I will be removing the axles, lift and drive shafts, wire brushing and recoating them. If all goes right I will begin to put the axles and lift in the blue jeep the week after that.
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Also took the blue jeep out on the power lines by my house, everything's pretty wet right making for great wheeling even if it's in a stock rig at the moment
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Had the afternoon off today so I had some time to strip down the red jeep, everything came apart pretty easily knock on wood, haven't taken out the upper control arms yet they might be a pain.
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