1988 AMC Jeep Cherokee Pioneer
- 207,XXX miles
- original color of "Buff Yellow"

Motor/Drivetrain:
- Inline-6, 4.7L stroker swapped in at ~205,624 miles
- 62mm throttle body and '99+ intake manifold, ported and polished
- 24lb/hr Venom Python fuel injectors (better than Ford Cobra injectors, supposedly)
- Homemade Renix-to-HO TPS adaptation
- Brown Dog polyurethane motor mounts
- Converted to open cooling system
- Factory A/C bypass pulley assembly
- NP231 with HnT SYE
- AW4 with Power/Confort mode and B&M trans. cooler
- Non-disco HP D30 with 5-297x u-joints & 27 spline C8.25 with factory 4.10's (came from '94 XJ with 2.5L/AX5 and ABS)
- ZJ rear disc brakes
- '96 XJ dual diaphragm brake booster and MC

Suspension/Steering:
- 3 inch Rusty's Kit, modified to 4 inches of lift
- Coil spacers and extended shackles
- Rusty's fixed LCA's
- Extended, stainless steel braided front brake lines
- Dayco 4 inch front bump stops
- Prothane sway bar polyurethane bushings
- Energy Suspension UCA polyurethane bushings
- IRO OTK/Crossover steering
- Rough Country adj. double shear trac-bar

Wheels/Tires:
- Cragar V5 black steel rims, 15" x 8" with 4.00" backspace
- 31" x 10.5" Dunlop Radial Mud Rovers

Exterior:
- Rare, Romik bull bar with 100W, 6" lights
- Factory swing-out spare tire mount
- Front doorless mod
- Homebrewed LED lighting, retrofitted into the stock housings
- Homemade LED high mount 3rd brake light and customized reverse lights
- Roof mounted tractor lights
- Rampage 5" x 7" clear housings with 6000K Xenon HID headlights
- Train horn
- Offbrand FM40 with dual turndowns, dumped before rear axle
- Factory trailer hitch

Interior:
- Homebrewed LED lighting and LED instrument cluster
- Kenwood head unit
- Overhead front soundbar
- Two, 8 inch Polk Audio subwoofers and 400W amp
- Relocated front door window/lock switches to lower dash for easy doorless mod
- Midland CB radio and PA system
- Fire extinguisher in rear cubby hole
- 6" x 9" Kenwood speakers in lift gate

Misc.:
- Keyless entry/alarm/remote start
- Grille inserts

Future Plans:
- Dakota/Durango steering box
- Front and rear lockers
- Traditional Reese-style 2" trailer hitch
- Skid plates
- Rock sliders
- 8,000lb winch
- Onboard air system using stock A/C compressor or potential dual alternator setup

 

Hope I did this right or ill get disowned!

Just a small story, my parents bought this for me as my first car. All was good until I wrecked it, then brought it back as some Frankenstein monster. so I guess ill try to incorporate both stages.

1989 jeep Cherokee limited
4.0
aw4
231
30/35

Mods:

rc 3in leafs with zone 1.5" shackles
4.5'' re coils
rc fixed lowers
iro double shear track bar
rc shocks
cragar d windows with 4'' bs
31" general grabber at2s/33'' sidewinder mts/ 33'' super swampers
jcr front basic bumper/ stubby bumper
8.25 with 29 spline shafts
light bar
putco harness
rampage h4s
zj fan clutch
703s
pacesetter header
magnaflow highflow cat
super 44 muffler
2.5'' tailpipe
sony sound system
camo headliner
hood vents
bedlined the inside
non vac disco hp30
swapped in open cooling system
plugged vacuum lines
Doorless mod of course!

That's all I can think of, as of right now the jeep is getting parted out. No use fooling with it anymore. Found another for $400


Future mods for this would have been as followed:
serious long arms
44/9
35s
roll cage of some sorts


Hopefully the pics worked out!

 

Black Bear! Father & Son Rebuild

1987 Jeep Cherokee

Drivetrain:
3.5 in lift with rancho front and bilstien rear
31X10.5X15 BFG All Terrain tires
15X8 Steel Rims
Freshly rebuilt 4.0L straight six bored 60 over
swapped the 4 speed auto for 5 speed manual AX15
rebuilt NP231 tcase
custom length driveshafts
stock axles, (hopefully replacing soon, larger lift and tires to go with)

Armour:
Custom front bumper 3/8 in rectangle tubing
Custom rear bumper 3/8 in rectangle tubing, with swing arm for spare tire mount and 2 5 gal gas cans
Custom rock sliders 1/4 in rectangle tubing
Custom cage bolted to frame and welded to B piller to strengthen unibody were i chopped the roof, with a mount for my highlift jack welded to the side

Misc:
Headers
Chopped roof
Removed doors
Custom wood dashboard and roof (center consol and rest of interior to come)
Pretty seat covers to hide ugly old tan
In process of installing complete new stereo system

Future goals:
Dana 44 axles
35-37in tires
Finish interior
Add stinger and winch to front bumper

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Hope you all enjoy it.

 

My Junk

1999 XJ Sport (with all the trimmings)
192,000 miles

4.5" lift (mix of different companies and some custom work.)

AXLES
HP D30 Front
custom fixed uppers
cheapo fixed tube lowers
custom UTK 1ton steering with GM TRE's
4XDoctors Diff cover (to clear steering)
braced upper passenger CA mount
custom bumpstops
custom braced c's
ironman4x4fab adj track bar
CAD brackets welded on
extended and relocated brake lines
6" lift RC Nitro 9000 shocks
spartan locker

C8.25 29 spline Rear
6" lift RC Nitro 9000 shocks
Riddler Diff cover
Extended rear brake line
spartan locker
custom bumpstops


Engine
4.0 I6
custom cowl snorkel
784's
brown dog motor mounts


Drivetrain
NP231 custom 1" drop
custom tcase crossmember 2"x4"x1/4" box tube

AW4 trans (nothing special)


Interior
hmm, where to start
Kenwood CD player
VHF radio
CB radio
bedlined floors (no carpet)
roll bar tied into the b-pillar
three LED Deck strobes in the front windshield
single head Whelen Dash light 80 LED's
30" rear 48 LED bar strobe in the back
6x9 Kickers in the back
quick disco doors x4
custom hitch ball shifter ****
inclinometer
mounted tool box
extended idle switch from police package xj
inverter under passenger seat
push button start



Exterior
custom front bumper 2x4x1/4 box tube with some 1/4" wall tube
with custom reciever
RR 8500lb winch with steel cable and fairlead mounted on
custom built winch cradle that slides into a reciever
cut front fenders (little bit of bedliner)
high lift on the roof
bedlined rockers and lower doors
custom frame stiffiners 3/16" wall
trimmed rear bumper
gas tank skid
custom Lexan rear windows removable
rear fenders cut and folded
rear lower 1/4's cut and welded
custom rear bumpstops
rear hitch and receiver
custom exhaust, lol
custom scratches and dents everywhere
bedlined roof
Detour Offroads A-pillar light mounts
extra set of mirrors for doorless days
custom tinted taillights
custom center caps



33" General Grabber Red Letters (awesome tire btw) on 3.75" backspaced d-windows

and more im sure im forgetting.

crappy pic time!

I have more doorless pics but they aren't working at the moment. I will provide a hq pic for the calender in the off chance i win.

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all four off

in the back yard for a lockers test
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overlooking the sandpits. old pic

 

1997 jeep xj
4.0l 6 cylinder
AX-15 trans
231j with aa sye with adams offroad driveshaft
dana 30 (open) and c8.25 with detroit limited slip
33x12.5x15 duratracs on wagon wheels
jcr offroad bumper with added singer
rustys offroad fiberglass fenders
high clearance rocker panels (smashed and missing)
home brew roof rack
kc lights
cb radio with pa speaker to "holla at people"
and of course angry eyes

 

K, go.

Guys, please remember to have high resolution photos ready to send me if/when you win.

Can't pull cell phone pictures in a calendar.

If you can't supply a decent picture, I can't supply you with a calendar with your picture in it.

 

Woo-hoo!

 

4 votes! Lol

Onlyinajeep has the lead!

 

I did the 99 sport a lot!

 

Didn't know I was going to get destroyed lol.

 

You did what?

 

 

Had to pick Bheath. Repin' the grabber red letters.

 

I suppose you're talking about mine? Thanks!

You know it! Thanks bud!

 

You're not. Got 5 votes! Keep fighting!