Project - "Finally Ours"
07-17-2011, 08:59 PM
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little update: washed the Jeep and stickered it up a bit and started taking wheel bearings off the girlfriend took the right side off after watching me off the left side...getting a red 2000 Cherokee for parts $250 so spare motor, trans, 231 t-case, doors, fenders, hatch, etc...then going to sell the gauges and other un-needed parts to get my money back plus some probably especially after scrapping it...
07-18-2011, 10:46 PM
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-Well one local jy lost all mine and my friends potential future business due to just ridiculousness first it starts off where they only allow one person in at a time so if you need help your s.o.l. which was a while back and today i spent almost an hour taking some parts off i wanted to buy (didn't finish due to being short some tools) so on my way back out to go home i ask cost and apparently i have to buy everything i don't want to get what i want...btw was removing backing plates and calipers off a zj for disc brake swap on my xj...
07-19-2011, 11:14 PM
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This is the pic of our jeep my gf took of it on jacks after taking off the bearings (well taking all the bolts out it got to late to pound off the bearings)
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07-20-2011, 09:16 AM
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-Well one local jy lost all mine and my friends potential future business due to just ridiculousness first it starts off where they only allow one person in at a time so if you need help your s.o.l. which was a while back and today i spent almost an hour taking some parts off i wanted to buy (didn't finish due to being short some tools) so on my way back out to go home i ask cost and apparently i have to buy everything i don't want to get what i want...btw was removing backing plates and calipers off a zj for disc brake swap on my xj...
07-21-2011, 08:59 PM
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Bought the parts cherokee tonight after finishing installing "stealthcherokee"s exhaust (magnaflow hi-flow cat and dynomax cat-back) will post pics of the parts jeep/ teardown and add to my for sale ad (link in sig) tomorrow after work finishing wheel bearings and maybe sanding the floor removing seats and console to spray bedline this new product from plastikote: http://www.plastikote.com/products/T...ner-Spray.html
07-21-2011, 09:24 PM
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Sweet red xj here is a pic of my red xj. Only difference now is I removed the flares trimmed the fenders and installed four off road lights on the bumper
07-24-2011, 09:18 PM
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Can't do all the updates as i don't have all the pics but the other night got the old wheel bearings off, the swaybar off cause all the bushings were shot got the new bearings, a new sticker and put the rubber ducky from my old jeep on it and took the busted taillight off:
07-24-2011, 09:19 PM
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Last night got my parts jeep to my buddies house (didn't take a pic of it in one piece unfortunately) but got the hood and hatch and front end off:
yes theres a brewski on the cowl
yes theres a brewski on the cowl
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07-24-2011, 09:32 PM
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As of tonight we got the doors off, fenders, and u bunch of interior bits only things left to come out are t-case (keeping) trans (junking pisses out trans fluid while driving and gears make noise) and motor (selling only has 127K) and some misc switches from inside and front axle shafts
07-26-2011, 09:37 AM
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Well update on parts cherokee its officially a targa top and motor/trans/t-case less so all thats left is axleshafts and its out:
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