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Old Mar 3, 2015 | 08:04 AM
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DIY bumper light bar... is it consider unique?



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Old Mar 3, 2015 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by SeriousOffroad
My last heep....
That is slick I like that very much so
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Old Mar 3, 2015 | 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by yorkee
DIY bumper light bar... is it consider unique?
Do you have a build thread?? I think I saw that somewhere and I really liked the idea
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Old Mar 3, 2015 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Rockhead
Cool, I do the same thing. Way back when, I was camping and the shift **** broke. While in camp I made a new shift **** (tee shaped) out of a stick. This Cherokee is my second standard Cherokee and I replaced the perfectly good **** with a comfortably shaped tee handle.




That's AWESOME! I'm glad I'm not the only one



Here's the one I made for my old VW. This was before I had a wood lathe so I used a chisel, a sawz-all, and a table sander.




Here's the one I did for the automatic, not my favorite but it was still cooler than stock




The one I have now is my favorite, nice and hefty since it's solid oak. And lots of use has polished it up so it's all shiny and pretty.
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Old Mar 3, 2015 | 06:49 PM
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my conversion cost less than a new coil rail for one. Secondly, it is easier to change plugs. I also read a post were one individual had a lot of problems testing his rail for proper spark. Finally it's a unique MOD in my opinion. You do not have to like it.
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Old Mar 5, 2015 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by cpttuna
01 without a coil rail

I did that too, exactly the same way, I made an extension for plugging it in, got tired of replacing coil rails, and it being in the way.

And I can always go back, just unplug the extended cord. and put the old style coil back in.

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Old Mar 5, 2015 | 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 96xjcheapjeep
Can you elaborate a little on that not sure I follow
This will help, it started with a Viper Coil (it uses 2, 1 for 6cyls and 1 for 4cyls), but you can use a caravan and other 6 cyl dodge coils. I used a caravan.
http://www.jeepstrokers.com/forum/vi...hp?f=26&t=2756
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Old Mar 5, 2015 | 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by extrashaky
You get a slightly more complicated ignition system with more parts to fail, and more cost. Plus you can say you have a Viper coil.
Not really
  1. Now its out of the way, especially since I have a Spectre Air Cleaner that runs over the old coil rail
  2. I can check spark easier, by just pulling a wire and plugging a spark plug in it.
  3. The coils are a lot cheaper than the stupid ones that go on there now.
  4. I no longer have to get to that stupid plug at the back of the old coil.
  5. And its different... PS: I used a Caravan coil, I got the coil for free and snagged some decent wires at the junkyard for $6. There is an abundance of coils at the junkyard. (yes I am a cheap bastard)
  6. I have had way too many jeeps with that stupid coil and it went bad, I was ready for a change.

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Old Mar 6, 2015 | 05:31 AM
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Your coil rail replacement project is great, I like it. If my coil rail ever goes bad, I'll switch to coil and wires.
Here's another possible "Unique mods". I know that many Cherokee owners have the head liner droop issue. The backing board used on 2000 Cherokees is actually pretty good looking once you scrub all of the foam off of it. I like it anyway.




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Old Mar 6, 2015 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by 96xjcheapjeep
Do you have a build thread?? I think I saw that somewhere and I really liked the idea
Yep... here u go:

noob building light bar
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Old Mar 6, 2015 | 12:00 PM
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How about the pumpkin on your pumpkin mod?
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Old Mar 6, 2015 | 02:56 PM
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this is pretty obscure, but if you can pick up whats going on with the mod on this fender flare you are pretty sharp....

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Old Mar 6, 2015 | 03:08 PM
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You extended them?
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Old Mar 6, 2015 | 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by mrshaft696
this is pretty obscure, but if you can pick up whats going on with the mod on this fender flare you are pretty sharp....
did you hollow them and move them up a bit so the tires don't rub and trim a little on the front?
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Old Mar 6, 2015 | 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by SatiricalHen
did you hollow them and move them up a bit so the tires don't rub and trim a little on the front?
look at the body line, that's what he did
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