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Old Dec 27, 2010 | 05:56 PM
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jeep has come a long way, great progress.. def want those blacked out headlight covers.
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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 01:29 AM
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Finally finished up the majority of the headlights. All in great working order and it stands out just like i wanted !!!

I still want to put some expanded metal to cover the opening but ill find a good mesh design i like, but itll happen soon enough.



Also working on a stubby bumper. pics coming soon.
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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 02:04 AM
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Year: 1997
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nice looking jeep cant w8 to see what is next
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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 09:34 AM
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i like it! nice work. it definitely does stand out, if i saw this cherokee going down the road i'd probably follow you for a better look of it!
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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 09:40 AM
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Year: 1999
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Looking good man, remindes me of a pre-runner desert truck.
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 05:08 PM
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Lake Mead run in Las Vegas, NV. was about a 37 mile round trip (including a dew highway miles).



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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 01:40 PM
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So i picked up this stubby wrangler bumper from 4wheelparts dirt cheap and fab'd it up to fit me cherokee. ill post up pictures soon.
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 02:10 PM
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Nice jeep man, I like the diamond plate inside- I've got too much of that stuff in my garage for you to be giving me ideas like that though

I'm also interested to see how you get the wrangler bumper to mount up
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 02:45 PM
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sick rig bro looks really nice n clean
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 06:47 PM
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New bumper! Bumper mounts were simple. Plasma cutter and welding a couple tabs to bolt the bumper up. Very simple.
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 07:08 PM
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what lights are you runnin for your ''head lights''
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 07:11 PM
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I am using the larger hella fog lights. I don't remember if they are the 500FF or the 700 series. I cutting the section out for the H1 bulbs and I am working on having a 9003 (3 prong) bulb in it.
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 08:11 PM
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so how much lift do u have??
and those head lights are sweet!!
great job
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 08:17 PM
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and what kind of bedliner do you use?
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 10:13 PM
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Any close ups of the mounting for the bumper? Is that a RC bumper?
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