My 2001 XJ Build "Rose"
11-09-2012, 07:27 PM
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So after a long time of trying to grow another jeep it was time to harvest my jeep. So after a fresh oil change and a whole lot of prep work the ole girl got a new pair of show man women sure do like shoes! So some may ask why i was asking why i went with such a non-agressive tire is because the ole girl has to serve as a DD.[
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11-09-2012, 07:30 PM
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So after all this i thought it would be a good idea to paint my lower rockers, well that turned into a bigger project. the ole girl is looking much better after a few coats of well placed. I took my time and preped well. The best adv i can give is over lap your painting area. What i did was paint to body line and not rush so i have no runs. it took a long time and a understanding wife.
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11-09-2012, 07:47 PM
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So after all this i thought it would be a good idea to paint my lower rockers, well that turned into a bigger project. the ole girl is looking much better after a few coats of well placed. I took my time and preped well. The best adv i can give is over lap your painting area. What i did was paint to body line and not rush so i have no runs. it took a long time and a understanding wife.
11-09-2012, 07:55 PM
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With all this i have learned something very important there is nothing that cant be done with will power and a very understanding wife!
11-09-2012, 08:07 PM
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To this point this has taken me almost two years there is more i want to do. With another little one on the way this build has shifted to finishing her as cheap as possible and getting as many tools as possible. What man does not want a garage full of tools. Mods coming are a cut front bumper that is this week end. down the off road bumpers and rear tire carrier. Stay tuned i plan on up dating as much as possible. Hopefully this will help every new jeeper out there such as so many on this forum has helped me with there posts!
11-09-2012, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jrmilliser
To this point this has taken me almost two years there is more i want to do. With another little one on the way this build has shifted to finishing her as cheap as possible and getting as many tools as possible. What man does not want a garage full of tools. Mods coming are a cut front bumper that is this week end. down the off road bumpers and rear tire carrier. Stay tuned i plan on up dating as much as possible. Hopefully this will help every new jeeper out there such as so many on this forum has helped me with there posts!
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11-09-2012, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by jtm01xj
wow what a great build i have the same xj well before you painted yours black. And almost the same story to go with it. Lol here i my jeep
11-10-2012, 03:10 PM
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So after painting my I washed her today and took some pictures of upgrades I have not yet pictured before. Then my neighbor came over to see my progress he is very impressed.
11-11-2012, 10:36 AM
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Well being in the worlds finest NAVY I had duty today not much got done exsept cut the front bumper. Wish i did this a long time ago. I cant wait to get some dirt under my tires!
11-11-2012, 10:43 AM
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The FC II's lasted a long time on my old jeep. I seriously had at least 50,000 on them when I sold the jeep and they still had tread. I rotated them with the oil changes and off I went.
11-12-2012, 01:10 PM
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So after a few coats of paint and a napping little one I got some pictures with my bumper trimmed and put on. I took the old girl out in the field behind the house I am tired of pavement shoots. Next on my list is a alignment then DD for a while. Dying to see what all this hard work can do. Next on my list is tackle is the head liner and radio for some reason my speakers only work on one side or the other all them never seem to work at once. Also did a test drive around the block and much more power than i used to have. What i have done is bored out my TB 2.5 in exhaust from cat back and "cold air kit".
11-16-2012, 10:54 AM
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