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Old 02-29-2012, 09:00 PM
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Year: 1988
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4d56td
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well here is my post on my build over the years , it all started when my dad bought this cherokee to my older brother , and he said he didnt wanted that crap jeep he wanted a Honda accord , so they gave it to me...

this was the first week i got it , put some roof halos and front bumper halos , and painted the rims black
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added some decals to the hatch and that was pretty much it until i saw what it could do on youtube...


this was my first off roading ..
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this was done by a truck that got on the road without looking , so here came my first painting..
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after removing the floor mat i discovered something really creepy , most of the floor of my jeep was actually the mat..
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in this one you can actually see the through the floor

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this one too...
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so we removed the whole panel and put a new one
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covered the wholes ..

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and flexlined it ..

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removed the crushed door panel and put a new one...

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this is how it looked...
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also painted the rear bumper and , darked a little bit the gray color...
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add a bushguard and some kc style fogs
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rims same color of the fenders , dark gray...

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got this two door seels on ebay but ended up using one on the drivers door and the other one looked better on the hatch.,.
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i bought the fake projector headlamp and add hid to the fogs , also add a hood scoop..
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this where my 6000k hids on fake projectors..
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add the ipod dock and dvd player with an alpine stereo i had...
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got the jeep mud guards , had to buy them twice as my GSD seem to love the taste of them and rip them off and blacked out tail lights....
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changed kc style fogs to amber and add a white one.
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add clear corner lights..
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scoop
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then got into my head that i wanted a overhead console
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found this glass holder don know from which vehicle so i add velcro and attached there , the only thing is that i cant use the emergency brake , but i never use it any way
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this is the overhead just got to work the bulbs and the compass , didnt had the temperature sensor...
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got some nice tires to go to the wild , as the ones it used to had where street tires...
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add 4.5" RC lift
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got some clear tail lights and put leds on them , look really nice

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my rc shocks..

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got a garmin gps and new stereo that suppors memory card , usb and aux..
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changed all incandescent bulbs to leds to lower power consumption
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here is the voltage meter i inserted below the clock ..

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all leds
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then hit a car and had to rebuilt again
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fixed the side
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then decided to go on matte black paint..

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then got new tires the insa turbo extreme 235/75/15
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here is the whole jeep
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then decided to upgrade my headlamps to projectors , this are the old ones..
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lighted on 55w 4300k hids..
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this was the lighting
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Last edited by preppye; 03-30-2012 at 08:22 PM.
Old 02-29-2012, 09:00 PM
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here is the projector i got , now i have to put them inside the headlamps...
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this are the halo rings, it came with blue and green but i changed the green one for white
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should look like this...
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the projector on
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decided to black out the headlamp , so sanded the chrome and painted black
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this is how the halos look when mounted
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this are the projectors mounted low beam..
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hi beam..
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mounted
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got this vinyl from a friend so used it on my door handles
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add dual scoop

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then got 3 10" fan setup on new radiator...
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tranny cooler
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had to fix my wiper arms as i used the new michelin rubber wipers
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add the new laredo emblem

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this is how my jeep looks like right now

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before!!
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im trying to get some money to buy the 4.88 ratio gears , as my engine is a 2.5TDI , i already got 4.11 but need more power , thats pretty much it , im missing all the parts i have replaced and the broken hoses that i had to change , but thats part of the sport ....
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