JoshD

Hey everyone, I'm Josh from Pa. Like it says above, this is my first Jeep after 7 Volkswagens, 6 of which have been fairly low. I have still have four of them, but traded my old daily Jetta for this about a year ago, and have mostly been driving it since. It's a 5 speed 96' Sport with a 4.0. I've learned a lot, but still have tons to learn. It was already lifted when I bought it with Rough Country suspension, 31's on Mickey Thompson wheels, ugly rear bumper, and the Bushwhacker flares. I've done a lot of work to it since I've got it, but I still have a lot more on the agenda including new bumpers, which are in the planning/construction phase, 97+ front end, full respray in a non oem grey color, and some suspension/steering stuff once I figure which way I want to go.
Some stuff I've done:
-Cleaned inside and out like crazy
-New...well every single part involving the clutch
-Patched some holes in the floors and undercoated.
-Added carpet and center console
-Added fog lights
-Made all red tails
-Ball joints and brakes
-Added a rear wiper (factory no wiper or defrosters)
And tons of small things not really worth mentioning.

Here's a couple pictures I took behind my grandparents house.

Ianf406

Welcome to CherokeeForum! Looks like you have a great start there.

pmondo

Welcome! Nice ride man! I see your from york? Im just across the river in columbia.

DieselDaze

outstanding man !!!

btw I was heavily into the aircooled scene for many years... wished I had half of them now, they have gone crazy high in prices in the last 4 yrs...

JoshD

Thanks guys! Yeah, I'm from york, and I'm in town a few days a week for work, so I pass through Columbia often.

I've not had an aircooled yet, but I definitely would like to pick one up some day. My oldest is my 83 GTI.

PocketsEmpty

Welcome, I'm in York too! Looks like a good start--I had those same wheels on my old Ranger. They were pretty great but brake dust does a number on them and the center caps like to rust.

Whereabouts in York are you located?

JoshD

I don't have too much trouble keeping them clean, but the center caps definitely do like to rust. I grew up outside of Wrightsville, but lived in Dallastown for a few years before moving up hear to no mans land recently (and temporarily). I work out in West York still at my buddy's body shop, so I just stay at my parents a few nights a week to avoid a three hour commute every day.

PocketsEmpty

Cool! Dallastown is where I'm at, but work in WY. What body shop? There are a few out here...I've often thought of bringing my XJ for rust fixing but decided to fix it myself

JoshD

Right on. Currently it resides as the shop with no name. We moved to a bigger shop and haven't officially named it yet.

XJwonders

Welcome to the forum. I'm from west chester

1ATony

Welcome to the site