benjy_26 Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 Hello all. It just so happens that my brother caught the Jeep bug again. After some consideration, he decided he wanted to build sonething a bit milder than hid past Jeeps. He wanted something easy to drive, that gets good mileage, and that hasn't had the crap hammered out of it. He mostly wants it for foul weather DD duties, mild off roading, and camping/exploring. With this in mind, we started looking around locally for the proverbial "old man" Jeep. Something that has been taken care of (or at leaat not abused), isn't too expensive to buy or own, and has a decent amount of space. In out area, this means either a clean XJ or ZJ. We found this on CL: It's a 2 door (score!) 95 XJ with a 2.5 and a 5 speed. It has a HPD30 and a 35. Apparently, the old guy who owned it was a fan of the Transformers AND lowriders. The wire wheels and the "Megatron" decals written in Old English lettering attest to that. It rode very well, is reasonably straight, has a pretty clean interior, and everything works as it should. The price was right, so why not? We took it home.
benjy_26 Posted January 17, 2015 Author Posted January 17, 2015 First things first. We changed the fluids, took off most of the MANY decals, and put it on my old MJ take offs along with a new set of LT235/75R15 Hercules Terra Trac RS tires. It's looking more like a Jeep, has a definite low profile to it (which my brother likes)and actually performs pretty well for what it is. Next up, suspension refresh/mods and continued elimination of decals/ghetto bling. Stay tuned!
benjy_26 Posted January 19, 2015 Author Posted January 19, 2015 :thumbsup: Thanks. :) I'll be stealing ideas from your XJ builds!
benjy_26 Posted January 19, 2015 Author Posted January 19, 2015 Some progress: More decals/adhesive taken off as well as the removal of some questionable wiring and lights installed by the PO. Mandatory engine pic: Interior: Going to have to check ALL electrical connections: Looking a bit rough: Fusion to the Rescue!: Some progress: Much better:
JENSSEN Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Those lowrider wheels are so horrible,... I kind of want them,...
benjy_26 Posted January 20, 2015 Author Posted January 20, 2015 lol I hear ya! We toyed with the idea of rolling them for it's first offroad run, just to freak people, but alas...they're 14's. They're actually in very good condition. If had an old MG, I'd definitely rock them out!
xjrev10 Posted January 24, 2015 Posted January 24, 2015 Awesome! Two doors are cool. 2.5/ax5 jeeps are cool too. Don't see those everyday.
benjy_26 Posted January 26, 2015 Author Posted January 26, 2015 Awesome! Two doors are cool. 2.5/ax5 jeeps are cool too. Don't see those everyday. Thanks.:) I flipped out when I saw it was a 2.5!
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