xjtrailrider Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 So after a month of hard work, the MJ will be a lot less fugly than when I started on it! I picked this 89 4.0/AW4/NP231/SWB up for $250 from a good friend. I got it running with a new Bosch fuel pump and got it home. It was leaking oil from every gasket/seal so I just yanked the motor and went through it. With 162 on the ticker it was in great shape but gunked up badly inside and out! So I cleaned the engine, installed new gaskets/seals and cleaned painted the engine bay. It runs great! Gotta love a RENIX :yes: So I decided to convert it over to a open system and to R134a AC, that went smooth using all 96 XJ parts from our parts Jeep. Then went in the interior! I dropped in the 96 XJ carpet, seats and center console. I bought a SMS headliner for it as well. I dropped in a XJ full cluster and used the ididit gear indactor Then I raised it up! I used OME 930 front springs with spacers, RE superflex LCA's and trackbar in the front, HellCreek AAL's and TeraFlex 1.5 shackles in the rear as well as a swapped in 29 spline 8.25 using Barnes 4WD D-60 perches. Put on 4 31x10.50 Firestone Destination AT's on soft "8's" and called it good. I had it lifted the way I wanted it and it was running great so it was time to make look "better". I took it to a local bedliner shop and they sprayed the rust free bed with some semi-gloss black and installed a black powder-coated tool box. So now its off to paint tomorrow :banana: I will get it shot the same color as my 09 Hemi Commander, MOPAR bright silver metalic, all of the trim with be semi-gloss black. I ordered a FEY rear step bumper and a Rigidco front bumper to finish it off. I also have a set of 86 "Comanche" side badges for it and the tailgate "JEEP" in black as well. I have a full set of factory skids for it that will go on after paint. The last "Fugly" picture of the MJ, the next one will look real damn good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm24 Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Wow nice truck Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjtrailrider Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Wow nice truck Brandon Thank You! This is my first MJ, I resto-modded my dads old 90 XJ a few years ago after he passed away. I have built a couple of XJ trail rigs as well. Now I want as many MJ's as I have XJ's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjtrailrider Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 3 days later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glundblad Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Excellent. Nice color choice too. :cheers: I would encourage you to take some other shots when the sun is out though. No offense but... what a gloomy day. :rotf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjtrailrider Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 A little closer to being done; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjtrailrider Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 2 months ago it looked like this and it didn't run! I paid $250 for it. I'm still amazed at how rust free it is and how well it turned out and it runs great!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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