grainofsalt Posted November 9, 2024 Author Share Posted November 9, 2024 Couple of freshly laid paint and clearcoat shots for your viewing pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted November 9, 2024 Share Posted November 9, 2024 That paint job Simply amazing. Wowzers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grainofsalt Posted November 17, 2024 Author Share Posted November 17, 2024 Test fitting parts again and wet sanding, Plus hours of buffing! She's gonna shine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted November 17, 2024 Share Posted November 17, 2024 Teach me your ways Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grainofsalt Posted November 18, 2024 Author Share Posted November 18, 2024 1 hour ago, Salvagedcircuit said: Teach me your ways Nice Take your time and you too can make anything shine! After the clear cures enough run up through the sanding grits, I went up to 2000 grit. Probably could have stopped at 1200 or 1500 grit honestly with how the Meguiars compounds worked out. Then went to buffing. I used three compounds to cut, buff then polish. No secrets here, Just elbow grease and patience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grainofsalt Posted December 4, 2024 Author Share Posted December 4, 2024 Measured for shocks and started finalizing wire locations. The truck came with some JK taillights, so am wiring them in with the correct JK connectors to keep it a plug and play on down the road when they may need replacement. Backed the truck out to see the color in the sunshine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted December 4, 2024 Share Posted December 4, 2024 Looks great outside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grainofsalt Posted December 27, 2024 Author Share Posted December 27, 2024 Time to start putting the interior together! I took out the wires in the harness for the rear XJ doors. The way I figured it, The less wires, the less to go wrong down the line. Also undid a "repair" to the cluster wiring and added more ground locations to keep it all well grounded. Painted up the grill with some SEM trim paint for a nice pop of black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grainofsalt Posted December 27, 2024 Author Share Posted December 27, 2024 Hit all the interior pieces with SEM trim black and a coat of clear. Interior is going together nicely, All that measuring and prep work is paying off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grainofsalt Posted December 28, 2024 Author Share Posted December 28, 2024 Cleaned up the radio harness. Even though it would have hid behind the radio, I couldn't just leave a mess like that in there. New MJ carpet, I went with the version with the extra mass backing to keep the cab quiet. Tried on a set of Icon wheels with some 31s for kicks and giggles. Also picked up a JCR winch bumper off of marketplace. Next the rear bumper and bed will be bedlined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grainofsalt Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 I gave the bedliner from RE paint supply a shot. turned out very nice! Also a thanks to my brother who plastic printed up a new set of tailgate alignment wedges, the tailgate closes nice and straight. Will note I'm not a total fan of the JK taillight adapters that came with the truck, Looks like a rushed print job. had to glue them back together several times. For what it is, if I were to do JK lights, I'd build a metal version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche SS Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 This trucks a beauty, keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grainofsalt Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 How well do JK seat covers fit on Cherokee seats? Quite well actually. Only had to make one cut to fit the back adjust lever on the passenger seat. Drivers side just slipped on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxyjeep Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Wow, what a great build. Would recommend trying our some of the LED MJ tail lights from Oracle--they'd probably look awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grainofsalt Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 Thanks boxyjeep, Thanks for the complement! I've been ok with the JK lights, But I'd love to model a pair of your lights! Now for a update pic, threw on some 31s to take it to get inspected. Boy do they look small with 7" of lift and notch flares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grainofsalt Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 Put on a set of 17s to try them out, now to get some road miles to see how it drives! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Looking mighty nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grainofsalt Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 Well it's true, The bushings on the rough country track bar are good for about 500 miles. You can see how they have deformed. Changed them out for Moog 7252 bushings on both ends with 9/16" bolts. Do recommend doing this to the RC track bar, Did help tighten up the steering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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