RockMJ

If you want to email it ill post it for you np. Ill pm you the email addy RockMJ

I won't be around until the weekend of the 19th, but were trying to get Drahcir's rig back up and running (new motor). You have a pic of your rig? RockMJ

Your seriously pushing me towards building one of these! Fantastic work man, seriously RockMJ

Not a problem man, I have a few people interested for sure. Ive been stupidly busy so I havent had much time to work on them. There was no distortion or pixelation with printing as I created them at a super high resolution so when it was compressed down to a normal print sheet it came out super clean. And when it comes to customization I can do basically anything you want. Colors, designs, etc. I just need to create the templates first and foremost and then were good to go RockMJ

Would you be willing to make another rear bumper for a fellow member? Hmmm :D ? I really love the look man, super sexy RockMJ

Speaking of door seals, I just replaced the passenger side upright door window track seal. The old one wasnt even rubber anymore and it turned to a dried out, brittle piece of plastic. I also installed my under dash lighting and all of this was courtesy of Drahcir! Thanks again man! Old "seal"... New, fresh sexy time one! With this two simple things that took me all of 20 minutes the Jeep is much happier. Now I won't hear any whistling from the door going down the road. Interior lighting is finished off now with the under dash lights! Very happy am I :D RockMJ

Thats a lot of questions to answer so here goes! I have the illustrator files and I actually didnt remove the needles for fear of damaging the gauges. I instead made the center hole big enough to gently bend them over and around it. You cannot tell when looking at the finished product that thats how it was done. I used a few different types of cutting tools and in the future I plan on buying a leather belt hole puncher. Makes some really nice and clean holes. I am in the process of making a gauge cluster layout with the tach setup as we speak. I would be willing to sell them, custom to order, but I won't share the .ai files. Sorry :D The bushwackers are great but the rear flares don't exactly mate up properly with the MJ body lines. The holes are in the wrong places vs the XJ and there isnt enough metal to lower the flares down all the way to make the flares follow the body lines. The gaps arent terrible and I can certainly live with them but just a heads up for anyone doing it in the future is all. The door panels are the same ones that came with the Jeep. Those nasty, gross, grimy gray ones. I reused all of the interior pieces but I refinished them in black. Took a very, very long time and it was difficult work but it paid off in the end. The paint job set me back about 2K because I had them put more coats of primer, base and clear than they normally would. I did all the prep work myself so it turned out very nice and there is no overspray or anything like that with it. I have replaced all of the rubber around the windows and doors as of today and I cannot honestly tell you how much. Probably in the 200-250$ range for all new stuff. Might be higher but I went overboard with replacing absolutely everything including the secondary drip rails. Hope that all helps man! RockMJ

Buck, thanks man! It was great meeting you that time. The MJ has changed a bit since youve seen it. I know Rich and I both would love to get some other MJ owners together and a couple of us were talking about a meet and greet in the FL thread. Any questions you have man, feel free to ask! RockMJ

Thanks man. I just started the build thread so no worries lol. Next things on the list are the 4" full lift, truckbed tool box, Hyline Off-Road hood vents, and some other stuff RockMJ

I got them off of an eBay vendor for like 350$ plus shipping. Much cheaper than the other places I looked RockMJ

Favorite part of the first vid: "Lets let the glow plugs kick in." Something you don't hear/see all too often with the MJ's. Awesome progress so far and I applaud you for your patience man. Keep it up RockMJ

Mainly electronic music myself with some Story of The Year and the like thrown in. Only hip hop I listen to is Foreign Beggars and The Streets. UK stuff is totally different than the US stuff. More of a mixture of down tempo and spoken word. A great underground group for hip hop is The Northern Lights. If your curious theres a link below. Great relaxation music :D RockMJ

Eggselent :clapping: . I love what youve done with the MJ man. Has the PO seen any of this? RockMJ

I feel my MJ has progressed to the point I can post in here First day I got her Now, as of May 2012 RockMJ

Honored it with starting a build thread. Finally... RockMJ

Mike, thanks for the info on the harness. I plan on upgrading my Delta housings to an HID setup in the future. Ill do the same thing with the driving lights as well. Definitely going to need the harness upgrade RockMJ

Mike, thanks man. That means a lot coming from you man. I cannot wait to get more done to her, trust me RockMJ

Now guys, that was just the beginning of the 88' Resto-Mod. Next things on the list are a 4" lift, some 33's or 35's, new built rear axle, brake overhaul, truck bed tool box, cb, and some other stuff. Definitely need seat covers (Wet Okole) and the windows tinted very soon. Drahcir and myself have been exchanging parts back and forth and he has hooked me up with some great stuff. The upright window track door seals on the MJ were non existant when I bought it and TeamCherokee wanted 180$ for the two seals! Thats stupid expensive and being as I bought the windshield washer sprayers from them for 65$ I feel like they got enough of my money. Stupid little things that you don't even think about when doing a restoration but none the less, the Jeep is back in tip top shape and very happy. Drahcir hooked me up with both door seals, a late model 4.0L valve cover, under dash lights to finish off the interior lighting, a hood prop clip to replace the broken plastic one and some other stuff :yes:. The guy is a life saver! Seriously, I owe him big time Now, I am going to retreat with a beer because my arms are about to fall the hell off. Post up your thoughts or questions and ill continue to update this as stuff be happenin' RockMJ

I blacked out the 4.0L badge on the tailgate and I really love how it blends in with everything else. After waiting a month I finally received my Delta Xenon driving light kit to finally rid the Jeep of the round lights. Shes looking stylish now! Before After Now I ended up having to take the tires and wheels off and put the old stock rollers on until I got the AEV's mounted and balanced to get the other wheels shipped out. I lol'd at these Shame on me :no: But, the waiting period allowed me to refinish the tailgate handle to top off the resto-mod to date New shoes home for my gal! And a few photos of how sexy and sleek she looks all "finished" up. Very proud father right here! And after all that is said and done. Time to relax... RockMJ

I should probably point out that the two AEV's that showed up were after I got the MJ back. Didnt mean to play with anyones mind lol. Well here are the last of the photos I have right now of her the day I picked her up and from there on out. I sold the Eagle Alloy wheels and mounted the AEV's on the Toyo's and I'm very happy with the tire/wheel combo! Big upgrade IMHO Decals! Intake setup RockMJ

Now after getting the MJ BACK together it was time to tear it apart...again, for the third time lol. I finally decided on a color and layout for the MJ that I would be happy with. I ended up going with 2011 Dodge Challenger Toxic Orange for the exterior paint and I felt it matched the interior pretty dang well. As I was tearing apart the MJ and prepping it for paint and body work parts were arriving like crazy! I got the carpet kit, Bushwacker flat style flares, 97+ XJ fenders, 97+ front clip, Kicker DS series speakers to go with my new Alpine usb stereo w/iPod hookup, floor mats, decals for the bed and sides, and my intake setup from Rusty's (only product of theirs I will ever use). And with the 97+ front end hung and at the painters Now in the meantime I had a week to get other stuff ready to go back onto the Jeep. I took that time to refinish the windshield trim, mirrors, and some other parts. I also got a few surprises from the big brown truck. AEV Savegre wheels :yes: Only two showed up one day. Bummer RockMJ

Next came the fun stuff. Some Spidertrax wheel adapters so I could finally put the JK wheels on. I also installed a 2" BB up front to level the Jeep out and help clear the tires. This was around Christmas time and shortly after this the serious modding started ie: body, paint, etc. Trimmed the front fenders to match the ARB Looking pretty good so far but I was never happy with the color. Mid 80's Toyota Corolla teal. Yuk Christmas Eve! Mounted the spare by simply shifting the lug from the 5x4.5" BP to the 5x5" BP. I made it so its reversible too :clapping: Now with all this being done I was driving the Jeep daily to and from work. Everything was going great until one day after work I got a wild hair up my arse and decided to fill up the PS tire with air because it was low. Now any MJ owner knows that fix one thing another breaks right? Well after putting 35psi in the passenger side front tire I hop back into the Jeep and go to start it. Guess what? NO CLUTCH. The slave cylinder $#!& the bed right then and there and I had to limp the MJ home in 1st gear. With that said next thing on the list was a clutch overhaul. This is when I finally met Drahcir from CC and he was a huge help getting the MJ back in running order. We replaced the slave cylinder, clutch, pressure plate, throwout bearing and the master cylinder just to be safe. Flywheel looked perfect we just cleaned it up real quick and were back in business. After extensive bleeding we could not figure out why with the clutch engaged and the engine running that there was some chatter. I continued to bleed it for several more hours when eventually I got fed up. I buttoned everything up and took it for a spin around the community. After some easy driving the chattering went away and the best we can figure is that there was a high spot in one of the clutch packs. She has been running and shifting great ever since! Now unlike other people with the BA-10 I never had any problems with mine minus smelling gear oil constantly and occasional difficulty getting into 2nd gear. Well I did some observing and some research after the trans was out and as it turns out the last time the oil was changed they put the wrong stuff in. The BA-10 uses motor oil and is strictly against using gear oil per Peugot's OEM specifications. IIRC the oil was 20w50 motor oil and after a few quarts of that she was ready to go. Now I went on to tackle the issue of smelling the gear oil constantly. Turns out the seal on top of the transmission where the shifter housing is was totally gone. No big deal right? Just buy another one right? Wrong. Chrysler discontinued the part years and years ago so I was left figuring out alternatives. I bought the closest one I could figure in diameter and prayed for the best. I picked up the seal from a CJ7 T-4 transmission and sure enough, it worked!!! I also purchased a TJ 2.5L floor seal for the shifter to replace my torn one and between the two of them I havent smelled oil since. The MJ also is shifting a million times better with the motor oil in the transmission! Before putting the trans back up in the Jeep we also replaced the rear output shaft seal with a new unit. No more leaky leaky :yes: RockMJ

Things started to take shape after getting the bed Herculined and I mounted the spare tire carrier from my LJ in the bed for the spare. I left enough room on either side for a 35" tire and centered it directly over the rear axle. Eventually I plan on getting a cage built for the bed which will house the spare tire mount as part of it but this works for now That weekend I snagged a BRAND NEW ARB Deluxe bull bar off of CL for 300$! The guy bought it brand new for his 01' XJ and never installed it. He originally wanted 550$ for it and I talked him down to 300$. I was incredibly happy, he wasnt so thrilled lol I also blacked out the hideous orange marker lights as I was never planning on using them to begin with. Also refinished the grille trim before putting the bumper on Old rusty junk New shiny, gunmetal junk I removed the fender flares to refinish them and I found rust. I almost junked the entire Jeep because of this. Completely unrepairable :fs1: I mocked up my JK Eagle Alloy 137 wheels and 32" Toyo AT's Looking pretty good so far but more to come! I'm getting tired...lol RockMJ