Illestep3

whatsup everyone im new to the jeep world, i started looking for a winter beater and found something close and in my price range and it stuck with me ever since. before i rescued it , the thing sat for 3 years on craigslist. apparently i was the only person in 3 years to check it out. at fist the price was $2,000 , did some haggling , got him down to $1,700 then took her home for $1,600. this is what it looked like when i brought it home








first thing done was a good cleaning and a good old diehard agm battery to get it going. after all that i has 2 codes, secondary O2 sensor code and tps code. the jeep would sputter out and stall , so i cleanded the iac , put in a new tps , and secondary O2 and BAM !!! no light and ran great.

next onto the leaking valve cover gasket





once that was all done i had to make it atleast look a little better with some wheels and tires so i oicked up 5 rugged ridge steel wheels and 255/70/15 grabber at2's



what they look like all installed , the jeep is stock height and they dont rub too much







next thing to tackle is the imfamous jeep starter issue, oil change , and cant forget about the K&N filter (+10hp)



still not done, went to go fill it up and smelt gas , figured it was something small , drove it home. the next day i looked out to see a puddle of gas under the tank. brought it to work put it on the lift and saw it was leaking from the tank itself , so it begins..... got the tank out and found this, i guess it was a little rusty



new tank





back out a week later playing in the mud







And ofcoarse the white stuff started to fall just after getting it all fixed



went out to the junkyard to do some picking and ended up bringing this gem home , a lund cab visor ! best $20 spent at the yard



more fun out in the snow



now i was debating on what i wanted to do with my spare tire situation and ended up doing this, surco safari rack with the spare tire mount , looks bad *** as well





there will be a lot more to come hope fully adustable upper and lower control arms and a 3 inch lift

mcgeex88

how much do you want for that visor

nice build so far

Illestep3

Thanks man ! And if i sell it ill let you know , and if i were to sell it not sure what they go for

Illestep3

Found out i have a crack in my manifold just like every other cherokee , on the hunt for a good cheap header

Illestep3

Got the brakes done at my work and man were they completely shot ill get some updated pics soon

KC SCOTT

Looks great, I'm looking forward to your next move. and where's the rust? Doesn't look like a rust bucket to me.

Illestep3

Thank you much appriciated and merry christmas everyone forgot to put that , my nex move is going to be fitting the lund visor. Ill have to get some pics of the spots where the floor once was haha the rockers are still intact but are getting rust bubbles and holes , for a new england vehicle its not too shabby

Illestep3

Put the lund roof visor on an it looks great ill post up some pictures as soon as i can

Illestep3

here is the crack i spotted on the manifold, hoping it wont get any worse by the time i replace it with an apn header


got my brakes done at work because i was too lazy to do them the day before christmas eve , let me tell you was i lucky i had them done




little wash and wax on a 60 degree winter day


saw an rx7 at the gym and had to get a picture


some walmart parking lot flexing haha


then got bored and had to put the lund visor on




hopefully picking up bds upper and lower adjustable control arms off craigslist for $240 brand new