So I have been wanting another cherokee since I had to leave my first one down in ARZ after college. I miss going wheeling and having a rig to go hunting and fishing in, plus my oldest son will be four at the beginning of the year and I wanted a rig that I could work on with them at teach them with. So what better way then with a wheeling rig!!!. So I started asking around for people that might know of some for sale, then my buddy found me one from one of his family members for free which got the ball rolling. Then I came across two sitting out in a field and pick them up for $200 a peice. The one that I decided to run with was owed by the guys daughter and told me that it ran good when they park it. The only thing wrong with it was her ex husbend tryed to still it and broke the stearing columb and and ignition switch. The plus is the guy owns a trany shop and said they just rebuilt the AX5 tranny and put a new clutch. The bad was the interior and the passenger side was all bet up. But the other cherokee had a 4" lift with a straight body and good interior. So now it is time to make a good jeep out of the three that I have.

the freeby





the two I found in the field











For got to get good pics of the tan one but it was just for parts. Got the front clip pulled and passenger doors off and put on the one I am buuilding. But also have the front and rear end pulled almost completely stripped and ready to have hald off.









and the new panels on the jeep





then it was time to swap the lift over













Now it is time to start trimming the wheel wells and then paint. After theat finish up the interior and then tuneup can't wait to have that part done to get it in the hills and see what i need to fix.

my cousin and my jeep



Let me know what you guys think.

Oh ya i have alot of extra parts for sale so if there is something you need just hit me up I will see what I have to fit your needs.

 

Very nice start . And very cheap Looks like your about ready to hit some trails. Wat color you plan on painting it?

 

And on this day a Phoenix rose from the ashes!






lokks great DO WORK SCHUTBE

 

I'll be watching this one for sure! Paint it OD Green or Desert Tan with black trim

 

I was thinking about painting snow camo but haven't been able to find a good paint good that is not done professionally that looks good so I don't know yet. But I need to find out soon so I know how I am going to finish out my interior.

 

Urdan camo would look sweet too. You can get PPG flats and simi-gloss, shoot the paint yourself. I sprayed mine, PPG simi-gloss OD Green, 5 coats. Urdan camo and snow camo are pretty similar.

 

Aervoe works great. Their camo paint line meets federal color standards and looks damn good. Here's mine after I spraybombed it.

 

that does look good, nice work man. but still have no idea what way i want to go.

 

will I got to work on the jeep alittle today moved my front fender flare up about 2 1/2" and trimmed alot of sheet metal. Then on the back just cut the flares alittle and opened up the lower a little and trimmed some metal underneath.

stock with full flare



raised and cut flare



some shoots of the almost finished inside just need to weld up the fander support bar.





the factor rear fender



wife snapped a couple pics of me





the cut flares and opened wheel well.



some side shoots of both done







know just need to do the same to the other side, one step closer to painting it.

 

Can't wait to see what you do with paint. It should look really nice.

Hard to tell from the pics, but it looks like you don't have the seats in. Any interior plans? (like floor bedliner, ect...)

 

no all the seat are pylled out and I am waiting to see what I end up painting the out side to finish up the in side. I think I am going to keep the carpet but plan on redoing the head liner, panels and seats plus make a set of half doors and new plans for them to.

 

I love seeing someone take a couple beat up jeeps and combine them to make one good one! Looks like the build is moving right along, nice work!

 

thanks bud, it is going good just can't wait to be able to walk again and get back to working on it at hunder precent again. having a bum leg and foot kind of slows down how fast you can work.

 

well i got the passenger side finders raised up and the wheel wells opened and am currently working on making some home made quick disconnect front sway bars using the front and rear sway bars links will post some pics after i get it instald and can show how i did it with the ones that are in the jeep.

 

I'm not a fan of camo... But damn thats a good looking camo paint job. Would look SICK eather all olive or in a sand drab.