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Old 01-11-2014, 08:36 PM
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Well to start things off this is a bare bones cheapo J/Y build that I picked up for FREE all comments welcome
Vehicle: 1989 Cherokee ... or use to be
Axles: Stock 30 and 8.25 3.54 gears Welded because lockers are for pussies
Front shafts: what ever I pull out of the J/Y
Lift: 100% bastard pack rear RE 6 inch coil and JK lower arms with stretched upper stock
Tires: 1/4 tread Swamper's 33's
Safety: Two CJ roll bars welded together for passenger and driver protection
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Day one
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Here is after acquiring a header panel and building a front bumper
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Old 01-11-2014, 09:34 PM
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What are your plans for this????? I'm really curious cuz that is a pretty rough start. If you can get it up and running it will for sure be a beastly machine on the trails. Good luck man
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What are your plans for this????? I'm really curious cuz that is a pretty rough start. If you can get it up and running it will for sure be a beastly machine on the trails. Good luck man
Welll it does run and had been ran on the trails up until my friend dropped it off. So far I had to fix a connector on the fuel pump replace a leaky valve cover gasket and a battery cable.
I am still going trough the wiring here and there to have only what is needed to make it run .

I still need to fix the oil pan there is a dent in it
Here is a vid of us wheeling
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Today I removed the heat box and control as well as all of the wiring that was not necessary. Need to put new spark plugs in it
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That thing is ugly as ****...

With that being said, I love it and wish I had the room for a beater like this to just have some carefree fun with.

Ill be watching this for sure.
Old 01-14-2014, 06:05 AM
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Well I replaced all 6 injectors and spark plugs. I do need to make the suspension a little softer
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Ha ha, dude F yes! This is what I think of when I think offroad truck. BRAPPP!!!
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a true beater! me and my buddy built a jeep like this with scrap parts laying around the shop. definitely the most fun you can have for cheap. I'm definitely building another one some day.
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Well I have replaced all 6 injectors and removed the heat box as well a 60% of the wiring

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