mitchvhoff

First time doing a build thread but here it goes!

2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport
155k on the clock.

Motor;

4.0L I6 242ci
Nothing special except being meticulously maintained.

Drivetrain;

AW4
Spicer drive shafts

Transfercase;

NP231No slip yoke eliminator.

Axles;

Front - Dana 30 HP (3.55 Gearing)
Rear - Chrysler 8.25 (3.55 Gearing)
All stock

Steering;

I have an all stock steering set up as of now, I am in the mist of putting together the Serious Offroad 1-Ton Steering with Inserts.

Suspension;

4.5" Zone Lift
Rough Country Long Arm Kit
No longer have front/rear sway bars

Modifications / Accessories;

Suurco Roofrack (Herculined)
Bushwacker Cut Out Flares
15x8 4" BS Cragar Soft 8's
33x12.5 Goodyear Wrangler Kevlars
Custom Tail Light CB Mount
4" Firestik Antenna
Cobra 40 CB
Logans Metals Front Winch Bumper
Tuff Stuff 12,500lb Winch (New HD Terminals)
Hamna 21.5" LED Light Bar
Xtreme LED 3x3" LED Pods
Logans Metals Rear Bumper With Receiver
Reese Hitch
Detours Offroad Hardware A-Pillar Light Mounts
Flowmaster 40 Catless Exhaust
Herculined Rockers
Rustoleum Protective Enamel Axles and Underbody

There are probably many more things I am forgetting but your getting the gist.

mitchvhoff

I do not have many pictures to go through the first transformation but here is a start to where it sits now!

First Day


Where it sits now, These two are from this weekend when I was up at Silver Lake Sand Dunes.

Cody2130

Nice pics man, rig looks good!

LOCOXJ

Nice XJ man, I take it Royal Oak Michigan??

mitchvhoff

Thanks appreciate it!

Yes that's correct.

LOCOXJ

Cool, Grand Rapids area here!

mitchvhoff

Well here is an recent update in the past month that I have accomplished.

I picked up another quart of Herculiner and touched up my rocker panels and inside the doors.



What I had left over from that I decided to try it out on my Suurco Roof Rack, I think it turned out great.



I really like the Herculiner Bedliner, I did not roll the product on I just took a 2" paint brush and actually dabbed it on. Takes a lot longer but the thickness and durability is that much greater. The only thing I do not like is that it tends to fade quickly, the sun and the acid rain does a number.

Wanted to add some lighting on my Jeep, what a better when then going with Detours Offroad Hardwares A-Pillar Light Mounts.



I also bought a pair of Hella 700FF's which did not last to long. I liked the look of the lights, they where super bright and big, but I invested in a light bar and with my OCD I had to keep it LED.



Here are the 3x3" LED Pods which I got from Xtremeleds.



Here is my 21.5" Light bar from Hamna.




Pods mounted up on the A-Pillars.



Now for the light bar... I did not order light tabs for my bumper when I ordered it from Logansmetals4x4. It fit perfect under neath the pre-runner but sat snug with my winch being there.



I came up with a few ideas for brackets and what would work the best, and also give a clean look. The brackets I made have adjustment for the light bar forward to back, and can have it angled at any degree.





Yeah, also made a flag mount



Now it was time to remove the bumper, and send it back out to have it blasted and coated again. Originally it was done in a Semi-Gloss paint which was unbelievably durable, talking taking a hammer to it and not even chip the coating. I wanted more shine so I went with a Sherman-Williams High Gloss. Only down fall is that is scratches very easily but the durability is the same.



Here it is right after powdercoat.



One thing I did when the bumper was off was remove the winch so I could repaint it and clean it up. I don't know why but over two years my winch became very dull and I couldn't have a nice shinny bumper with a dull winch! I dis-assembled the whole thing, re greased, painted, cleaned the terminals, and also got the hook up from a friend that gave me all new terminal cables for it. The light bar sits almost flush with the winch power supply box, so I notched the front of the box to run the light bar wire through the box and into and behind the grille.
*I do not have pictures of that right now, this weekend once I clean it up I will take a few!

I had a buddy of mine make me a cool sturdy CB Mount!



Finally hooked up my Firestik!

Two weekends ago I removed both my drive shafts to replace the u-joints, so my Jeep was done for a few days. I took the time to undercoat the axles, and under body. I used a Rustoleum Enamel paint. I think it turned out great!



Also used it on my driveshafts!

billytoad631

clean xj man. any pics of that light bar at night?

LOCOXJ

Looking Good Man...

mitchvhoff

Thanks, I do not as of right now. I'm trying to find time to wire both the pods and light bar together and making it clean. When I do they will be up in the thread.

Thanks, appreciate it!

mitchvhoff

So here is an update of my freshly coated winch, and new terminals. You also can see that it is a tight squeeze with the light bar!





So I thought is was the perfect time to use the clay bar kit by Mothers especially after having this dried up sand/mud with a mix of the acidic Lake Michigan water on my Jeep.



Left side done with the clay bar, right side not. *Not sure if you guys can tell, but in person the difference is night and day.



And here is the after math!

Dalers08

God damn that Jeep is awesome.

XJ98sport

awesome xj looks badass

mitchvhoff

I appreciate it man, thanks!

Thanks, glad you guys think so!

94XjSport94

Found your build via google images. Looks incredible. Gonna have the same led Set up.