had these sitting for a while, and finally got the guts to slice my hood today.

got them prepped and painted.



so many great writeups, w measurements and everything, that it was actually fairly easy.

after the cuts were done. 5" from rear of the hood, 1" from center.



these pics were after i had pulled most of the tape off. i also put a large piece of cardboard under the hood, and a moving blaket over my windshield.


i noticed about a 10 degree drop.

 

loving some of the mods you did that alot of other ppl over look. keep up the good work.

 

them hoodvents look sweet. i like how you painted them white to match

 

thanks man! 4th xj, so i have learned what i like haha.. stiffeners and front recovery are next!
thanks! took me about 6 cans of white to find the closest white. Krylon fusion dover white, at walmart $4.

 

Nice looking jeep.

 

thanks!

scored an optima yellow top from advance auto parts for $25.

 

How did you do that?! And where did you get those hood vents?

 

my friend is a manager.. said a customer returned it for a red top a few mos ago, and the store wrote off as damaged.

lebaron hood vents, bought off this site a few mos ago.

 

shibby! im jelly!

 

added a couple of minor mods, this wknd..

made some mounts for my jks discos.. mounted to front skid plate. tired of bungees/zipties.





31" tire in stock spare location.





hi-lift under bench seat

 

I haven't seen a hilift jack mounted under the rear seat before. Nice idea.

 

thanks! found it on a forum. just need to pound the hump down a little, and the seat even latches to keep the hi lift tight, and the weight is pretty center. you need to remove the base, but comes off w/a cotter pin and fits easily under seat as well.

 

That is an awesome looking jeep. Like how you kept it looking stock. I have a 1998 Cherokee Limited that I am going to modify down the road - might borrow a few of your ideas. Cheers.

 

Go for it!

 

good looking jeep man! Mine looks almost identical, re 3.5" lift...rubi wheels but i got 265/75 16 GY's on mine