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Might as well show you guys some of my other builds. 1995 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4 I am gonna show you what drives me. Seems how I have been building this one for 4 years now. And I still am yet to be finished. So, I started with a stock 1995 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4. I was given this out of a old relationship. The girl who owned it didn't know much about Jeeps so it was more if you fix it, it's yours. So I went through everything that had to do with starting. So I bought a repair manual and watched multiple video's on youtube showing how to replace the sensors up and around the 4.0l. Found that the crank position sensor was shot. So a $20 replacement fixed it. I went everywhere with this Jeep. I decided to join my Volunteer Fire Department and I saw a 1991 Jeep Comanche 2wd parked in the fire house parking lot couldn't take my eyes off of it. It was love at first sight. The owner is an old man who bought it new in 1991. And said he has driven it only in town. And I explained that I was interested in his comanche, Of course he said it wasn't for sale, but he needed a few parts and asked if I had any of the headlight bezels and grilles that would fit, And I asked if he needed help or would like it if I replaced his broken bezels? He requested that I join the Fire Department and said if you join you can work on it. So I did join. But back to the 95-XJ, I decided that it was time to add a lift kit as I looked around and looked at many different versions I remembered that a 3" kit would be big enough to start with, it would get my foot in the door to do more. So I looked for a cheap suspension lift. I know that some here hate Rough Country Lifts. So I bought a 3" lift kit that was in my price range.. So I had stock rims with 30x9.5R15s with a small lift. And everything started right there.... LOL Drove it around until I noticed that the leaf springs were starting to bend and I was like huh, how do we fix that? Well did lots of research and ended up building bastard leaf springs which lifted the rear up 3.5, then found some pages on facebook for Jeeps and was told many times that my Jeep wasn't a Jeep and that I should sell it for a Wrangler. So right there I decided to build the ultimate XJ just because some people need to be proven wrong. So a friend of mine named Duane, and myself set out to building this thing into a Wheeler but also a Daily Driver. My buddy and I went everywhere with this rig and his Geo Tracker. Those are some of my best memories. So while I was building my XJ he was building his Geo. I have a video somewhere when his geo ran out of fuel and I was pushing him with my XJ. One night he needed a ride back to his house so I offered as he had something wrong with his geo, So we pull out on a highway that is posted 55 mph. And all hell breaks loose, I put my foot on the floor and my thought was this 1000lbs pound elk walks into my lane and I figured it would move. So I look at Duane and tell him to relax body. We had just finished watching RIPD movie, So he did and I hit this elk at what I thought was 55 mph but sadly wasn't I hit this animal at 60 mph and thought I totaled my Jeep. Yes, I was mad so I hoped out through the driver side window with a pistol and did what everyone should and put this animal out of its misery. Took Law Enforcement 3 to 4 hrs to come out to help. Explained who I was and what I did. Also explained that I did in fact put the animal down. The Officer was really understanding and asked his questions saying that it doesn't look that bad. But I thought it was. So he said he would need to speak to my insurance company in my town of Packwood, Wash. And I stated that I would meet him there with the Jeep fixed. SO I explained that I live less then a mile away. And he let me drive my Jeep home. So as soon as I got home I started by popping the hood. My dad came out and asked if I was alright, and I responded in a hateful voice "Yes, I am a little mad." So my dad being the kind of man that I aspire to be. Said "Calm down and think, I know you can fix this mess" I then took a breath and asked "Hey, can you bring me the lights from the shed?" And he said "Sure." So I started removing everything that was broken on my Jeep, I took a few photos to show what I was dealing with. I spent hours while my dad was letting me fix my issue and shared a few beers with me. Knowing that I pay attention to details like the unibody was slightly bent, the fender skin was bent and the header panel was shredded. I hooked a chain up to the jeep on the corner of the unibody and pulled out the torch knowing that I might not be able to fix the damage but enough to get it to my uncle's who has a spare XJ that I have been using for parts. I called my girlfriend who is now my wife and told her what had happened and she said "is there is anything she can do to help me feel better then she will do so." I explained that I would need some money to rebuild my Jeep. She said "she was on her way to me." As I heated up the unibody with the torch on the driver side I proceeded to hook a chain to a piece I used to pull dents out of other vehicles in the past. I had my dad hook it to his SUV which happened to be a S10 Blazer and pull the unibody straight enough to where I could put my spare header panel. We straightened out the bent unibody to where it was only off by 1/4 of an inch and I was happy. So the next morning I called the officer and said that I wouldn't be able to make it to my insurance to meet him and he said that was fine so we rescheduled in the next 3 days. The next morning my gf showed up and pointed out that the Jeep didn't look that bad and I must of had 1 too many beers with my dad because the header panel was fitting. I explained everything to her she gave me $200 and said go get your parts that you need. So I went an hour north to my uncles and asked if I could pull parts to fix my jeep and he requested that I just buy the other 94 XJ for $200. So I did. I parked my Jeep in front of the other Jeep as I started rebuilding mine with the parts that I knew that I needed. I pulled a 1/4 Milwaukee impact out of my jeep and started by removing the the other fenders, hood, header panel ect... I started building my Jeep right there in front of my uncle who was drinking a dr. pepper and he said if I needed anything welded then he would do it. So I pulled everything from the driver side of my 95 Jeep that was in way where I decided to cut the unibody. I drilled out the spot welds on both Jeeps and proceeded to do it the right way from the start. I asked my uncle if I could just stick weld the unibody as he said if that's what you want to do then go for it. So as the engine harness was removed from the white 94 Jeep Cherokee. As I cut the whole unibody from the Jeep. I cut the inner fender well out and proceeded to add the other parts back to where the core support should be. I then tack welded everything back to my 95 XJ. I mocked up everything and then burned a bead back to where the factory built these. And added weld protectant. I went as far as being able to put a NOS fender back on the Jeep and was able to use the factory bolts to mount the fender. I did all of this and still wasn't done. As for the bottom bolt on the fender it had to be cut from the fender so self tapping tin screws were used. I look back at the photos which make me smile. Knowing that I was able to fix my Jeep. So I posted the photos to the group and the guys who were saying that hateful stuff posted in and said that your Jeep is now built not bought. And I was shocked. I stated that I wasn't done. To where I was thinking about adding bigger tires and a different set of rims. So I went back to my insurance with my blue/white fender Jeep and both the Officer & my insurance company said that they can't believe that it's the same Jeep. as I pointed out that the vin numbers match. As on the passenger side of the unibody the vin number is stamped. And the Officer said your right, Also he stated that he owns a XJ too and I should join his group on FB. So I did. I then returned home to where my dad saw my jeep and smiled. Which made me very proud. To where do I stop build? Nope. I then went back to building this little daily. I had the chance to replace the dana 35 for a c8.25 that had to happen. So I decided to drop the old 30x9.5x15 rims and tires and go for 265/75/16 I found a set of KL Liberty rims. I knew that the offset was gonna cause rubbing so I went with a set of aluminum spacers to mount the set of tires I had bought. I had them mounted and balanced. And waited till mid December to mount them to the Jeep that was a bad Idea. I froze my butt off outside doing all this during a blizzard. So spring came around and I had some time free from work and decided that I wanted to upgrade the tires and rims to a complete set and add off road bumpers. So I looked through 4wp and amazon found some and waited for them to be delivered. I was excited and noticed that I would have to trim the fenders and I didn't have a grinder so.. I used a pair of my tin snips to cut the fenders out. That was hard and time consuming but I did it. Used tin screws to mount the fender flares as it's either fender flairs or mud flaps required here in my part of Washington State. And I was on my last warning with WSP. Once everything was done, I felt like I was building a dream. Then decided to paint the Jeep 1 color. yes it's rattle can International Blue for Farm Equipment by Ace Hardware, Then added the offroad bumpers after dropping the stock curtis hitch.

hi my name is brad and I live in west palm beach fl (south florida) and I'm looking for a donor jeep Cherokee, it doesn't have to be running but at least fairly intact. I'm sure ya'll must be getting tired of hearing about all these guys converting their comanches to 4x4 but that's my plan. yes I know it would be much easier to just buy a Comanche that's already 4x4 but mine has sentimental value and unfortunately is only 2x4 . . that just the ways life is I guess. . anyways the parts I'm killing my self looking for individually are . . . . 5 SPEED 4x4 AX-15 (internal slave) NP231 / NP231j transfer case DANA 30 FRONT AXLE (I need to check my rear gear ratio .or use both axle from the donor) FRONT DRIVESHAFT any help would be really appreciated ive been working on getting my old truck (MY FIRST VEHICLE) back on the road for over a year now and have tons of new parts ready to go on including a brand new crated motor and I just want to get this out of the way first THANK yOU brad