so about a month ago i picked up a 96 zj to replace the 2wd xj that i sold a while back. its a Canadian jeep with almost no rust! (only in Canada for a year or two before it came to the south), had about 188k kilometers on it, k&n intake, and pretty much stock. i got it and the next day i had to go back to the camp that i was working at so i had very little time to work on it, but now that i am back home ive gotten to it!
so far ive put in new plugs and done general maintenance, i put in speakers, several stickers, and a few other things.

what i started with-

 

i cleaned off the headlights and painted the grille black
before-


after-


the difference in the light output is amazing, i bought a little $6 bottle of stuff from advance and i would have paid 3x that for how good it did!

 

today i started to paint the fugly goldie rims black





so much for the brand new spare, its the first one to go black! :hehehe:
im waiting on it to dry so i can get started on the others

 

My Stickers!







i have a 2 in bb on the way and probably next spring i will be putting new tires on it. the spare is the original (never been on the road, very shiny, or at least it was till i painted it black!) and the others were new when i got the zj but are wearing quickly (cheap off brand). i am most likely going to get tread wright retreads.

 

i went on some trails yesterday....and it poured last night :hehehe:, my dad hates it when i get mud on the driveway





edit- it doesnt look that bad but in places its a couple of inches thick

 

i took the bumper cover off and it looked like so-


i didnt like the look so i trimmed the cover-





total time 2hrs
1.5hrs looking for a dang knife
30 min taking it off, trimming, and putting it back on

i think im gona end up painting it black soon...

 

and i trimmed the inner fender plastic pieces-

before


after


i still need to trim the Styrofoam and im waiting on my drills battery to charge so i can pop rivet the bottom.

 

keep in mind that all of this has been done in the last 24hrs,and im only 17.
i finished the wheels but now it is too dark for pics of them on the zj
i copied this build over from another site so some of it might not make sense

 

done so far-
spark plugs
restored headlights
painted grill black
basic maintenance
speakers
floormats
storage bucket (for liquids, ex. pool chemical) and tub
wheels painted black
front bumper trimmed

in the works right now-
2in bb waiting on me to pick it up back at work (2 hrs away...)
bumpers and side moldings painted black
trimming in wheel wells
trailer wiring

in the future-
treadwright LT 265/75R16 OTR-S
custom front bumper w/ winch mount
sliders
aftermarket cd player and sub
flowmaster!

what i wish i could afford-
3.5-4.5in lift
33's
lockers
armor
exocage
snorkel

 

Hey man. Didn't know you got a ZJ.

I'm ChaseK on SEOR. Good to see your back at it.

Still got the Chebby?

 

yeah, still haven't fixed it, im gona sell it, every other time i drive it it breaks and i have to fix it...its a money pit!

 

i thought about putting this on seor but i already have it on 2 forums so i think ill leave it at that...

 

Good start tay.

 

i have the same exact Tread lightly stickers on my durango and XJ

 

haha, i know how that goes, im not even allowed to park in the driveway anymore!