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Old 05-23-2012, 08:49 AM
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Ok so i guess i should start a build thread. I got a 1997 Jeep from world famous MMA fight trainer Duke Roufus with a blown motor for cheap My son trains at his Gym in Milwaukee Wisconsin.

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Heres a pic of it next to my sons 1995 XJ with some spacers and 31's
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Ok so that pic is before he got the 31's and spacer's lol .....ok so after i got the Jeep I picked up a 2000 XJ with front end damage and stripped it

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Next I installed the 2000 4.0 in the 1997 XJ with a 1992 head. I used all the 1997 parts on the new motor. Of course i replaced as much as i could like the water pump timing chain stuff like that

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Nice pic in winter
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Here a pic of my sons with spacers and 31's

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Hunting

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River of Deer blood lol
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Dual stock fan mod

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Doors off mod

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I ripped the carpet out and bedlined the whole inside

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Got a 6.5 Rustysoffroad kit short arm

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Got 33x12.5x15 tires on 15x8 inch rims with 3.75 backspace also bed lined the sides and the front and rear bumpers. It also has a wilderness rack and a after market front bumper i cant identify

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Little flexin

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Bedlined the roof

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As it sits now on stock gears plenty of power.i have tons of stuff I'd like to do in the future!

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Pic next to buddies XJ

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I really like the 2nd gen white XJs with the black grilles.
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Thanks Gee! I'm not going to make it to the Northwoods overland this weekend but I'm hoping to make it up to the Pipeline in August. My buddies will be there just look for the Redbull Jeep


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