Jeep95

so i have been apart of this site from some time now. and i just now figured i should start a build thread. i bought this jeep it will be 2 years in june. and wow was i lucky to get it. i love it and love everything about it.


here it is the day i bought it. isnt she purdy?? it came with a 5 inch lift. the i6 with chrysler 8.25 and dana 30 up front. i wanted to get a stock 4 door xj that was manual. but well then i saw this on craigslist and it just caught my eye. i went and looked at it and bought it that day for 1600. it has rustys springs procomp shocks rubicon express stainless braided brake line 80% tread on 30x9.5 pro comp mt, with a richmond lockright in the front. and its auto. it was the two things i didnt want but for 1600 i couldnt pass it up plus the head was just redone floors were just replaced and everything on it was brand new. reciepts for everything. all it needed was a new steering box and the rockers replaced.

this when i brought it home.

my sweet spot light it came with. it use to be a forest ranger vehicle.

gutted the whole inside to do some hurculiner.

painted the center console black.

heres my rustys skidplate i painted lime green i have redone it so the streaks arnt there anymore.



did some flexing on my buddys dirt mound in his back yard. then he said i couldnt climb it and i proved him wrong. loved it.

my jeep and my buddys dodge. i think my $10 lights are brighter.




i painted my wheels black. i think it looks better

just taking some poser shots.




i found this rear bumper in the junk yard. its 1/4in steel i got it for $50 so its way better than my stock one. plus its sweet.


i tinted the tail lights and added the monster symbol.

i then bought some new wheels and tires. bc the 30x9.5 looked way to small. so i got some procomp steelies with 33x12.50x15 procomp mts i really liked the old ones so i just kept with them.


first pic with the tires ah so much better!


ah i love the new tires and rims!

they stick out pretty good.

oh yes



my jcroffroad light bar and stuff i found at the junkyard that i needed.


so i replaced the bad rocker and got a new front fender it got beat up on the trail. and i wanted it to look good for now. so i bed armoured it with duplicolor and then painted over with hunter green paint to make it look good.


i love the new paint. im so happy i did the bedliner and everything. it turned out great. this is when i went and installed the 97 front header pieces. im so glad i did. i love the look of the newer xj fronts.










then i went ahead and installed this tiny light bar.

this is the end result of the light bar. i think it looks cool.
i also just installed my new rustysoffroad track bar. my last one was crap all the threads on the adjuster were gone and my axle was moving pretty good.


so i was out doing a little wheeling and well my buddy was with me and all of a sudden my jeep got loud and it sounded really good. i didnt understand it. bc i thought the i6 was quiet but well i got out and looked and then took a pic the next day this is what happened and i wish i wouldve left it honestly. it sounded reallly good.

sweet right??

heres my new jcroffroad light bar with some hella 500ffs on it.

Jeep95

more pics will be added tomorrow. but that pretty close to now. i need to find some more time to do some wheeling and take pics while i am. but hopefully thatll happen this year.

90XJkid

Sweet! Nice job!

gtistiffler

very cool. love the paint over the bedliner. did you rattle can it or use a gun/compressor?

1ABrian

I love the textured paint. Bet its pretty durable. Hey what is that recovery loop attached to on the front under the bumper?

Jeep95

I have tried a gun and compressor and I hated it. Plus my compressor takes in a lot of moisture. But that's all rattle can. I used a tractor enamel the second time. It's really shiney and came out a lot better then the other crap.

Jeep95

And its attached to a front hitch.

Thanks for all the complements!

Jeep95

more pics! i got bored one day here in ohio and decided to make a big snow mound and flex my jeep out as much as i can






so the other week i decided to repaint my badly faded green jeep so i did.


seeing if i like the black extended to the front grill. and i like it.






this is the difference in between the new and old paint



i removed all the doors on the jeep.


my new custom eyelids!


my new custom eyelids and the headlight grills i copied off another xjer on here.


they block a little light. oh well i always drive with my 6 1/2in driving lights.




the eyelids and you can see the custom light grillon the ground.






i just found these pics after mudding one day









that mud was so caked on. it took forever to wash it off. but it was a lot of fun! i need to get some in action shots. i will next time i go out.

Jeep95

i also will be building half doors here real soon. soon as i get a decent deal on a set. so stay tuned!!!

98CherokeeLimit4x4

Awesome progress looks great now man keep it up.

Roscoe91XJ

Wow your jeep looks great keep moving forward!!!

JakeWI

looking real good

cdawall

looks great thought bedlining all of mine as well...

highwater

Man that looks great

Jeep95

Friday I replaced my 10 month old wheel bearing. I couldn't believe it already went bad but oh well it was still under warranty.