The Homebrew Jeep Mod Thread
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From: Aurora, Co
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 HO
Originally Posted by JerrytheJeep
All the above haha, I plan on eventually getting some cargo net type doors. My driver door is deteriorating rapidly, I hope to get some 97+ and hinges and do the quick remove mod when I put em in, make things easier :P
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From: San Jose
Year: 89
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
Originally Posted by FISHIES848
I am doing some tube doors this summer. I already have the 97 hinge, but I gotta do something about quick disconnect wiring
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From: Holland MI
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by FISHIES848
I am doing some tube doors this summer. I already have the 97 hinge, but I gotta do something about quick disconnect wiring
I riped a pair out for $8 at the junkyard (drivers side/pass side) has wires for power everything and speakers.
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From: Springfield, MA
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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From: Long Island
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Attachment 108117
Attachment 108118
"grenade shifter" (ar-15 shell push button)
"hood ornament" made the skull with the lost wax process in my high school foundery years ago, solid aluminum
Attachment 108118
"grenade shifter" (ar-15 shell push button)
"hood ornament" made the skull with the lost wax process in my high school foundery years ago, solid aluminum
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From: Dayton Ohio
Year: 1998 classic
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0!!
Figured this fabrication might serve someone too.
I was lucky enough to get a jeep with a dog-guard installed.
As I teach survival skills, I have a lot of related tools floating about. I thought of a way of strapping them up with rubber.
As I had a lot of webbing lying around, I decided to make my own straps using Velcro. Here a partial view of the dog guard showing how I strapped things up:
A close-up of one of the straps undone holding the hatchet in place.
Each strap is actually two pieces of webbing with velcro. One closes over the dog-guard, and the second one closes over it + whatever it's holding. It means no rattles!
I also wanted to attach some other items directly to the vehicle. A mag-lite for instance. I used some rubber cut to fit the handle to prevent the mag-lite bouncing off the trim.
I did a similar thing to attach a fire-extinguisher...
It took me an hour or so to make the straps, and put it all together. I've been using them since a month, and so far, nothing has rattled, sagged or let go.
Here a larger view of the "boot" (As we call it here across the pond):
Yeah, that's a can of waste oil from a kitchen... A friend and I convert it into diesel using Methanol and lye! Runs wonderfully well (Quieter) and is a hell of a lot cheaper! (approx £0.30 instead of £1.49 per litre for pump-diesel)
Hope someone finds this info useful.
I was lucky enough to get a jeep with a dog-guard installed.
As I teach survival skills, I have a lot of related tools floating about. I thought of a way of strapping them up with rubber.
As I had a lot of webbing lying around, I decided to make my own straps using Velcro. Here a partial view of the dog guard showing how I strapped things up:
A close-up of one of the straps undone holding the hatchet in place.
Each strap is actually two pieces of webbing with velcro. One closes over the dog-guard, and the second one closes over it + whatever it's holding. It means no rattles!
I also wanted to attach some other items directly to the vehicle. A mag-lite for instance. I used some rubber cut to fit the handle to prevent the mag-lite bouncing off the trim.
I did a similar thing to attach a fire-extinguisher...
It took me an hour or so to make the straps, and put it all together. I've been using them since a month, and so far, nothing has rattled, sagged or let go.
Here a larger view of the "boot" (As we call it here across the pond):
Yeah, that's a can of waste oil from a kitchen... A friend and I convert it into diesel using Methanol and lye! Runs wonderfully well (Quieter) and is a hell of a lot cheaper! (approx £0.30 instead of £1.49 per litre for pump-diesel)
Hope someone finds this info useful.
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From: Arlington, Texas
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
My self-built sealed sub enclosure with a 6.5" Kicker CompVT sub. I wanted something that didn't stick out into the rear cargo area at all, and looked as close to "factory" as I could get. Couldn't find anything so I built it myself.
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Originally Posted by macgyver35
My self-built sealed sub enclosure with a 6.5" Kicker CompVT sub. I wanted something that didn't stick out into the rear cargo area at all, and looked as close to "factory" as I could get. Couldn't find anything so I built it myself.
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From: Henderson, NV
Year: 1999
Engine: 4.0L
Originally Posted by macgyver35
My self-built sealed sub enclosure with a 6.5" Kicker CompVT sub. I wanted something that didn't stick out into the rear cargo area at all, and looked as close to "factory" as I could get. Couldn't find anything so I built it myself.
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From: Plaza, ND ..... Unfortunately
Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6