Black Bulls XJ

[Black Bull]

Well picked it up tonight, defiantly wasn't worth much more than $1500 :rolleyes:

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/nookymonsta/XJ/B464uCGkKGrHqIOKiEyScBQkBMpmywWoGw_3.jpg

On the to do list

Full Service (God knows when the last one was done, has a mopar filter on it with half an inch of gunk built up)

Power steering leek, looks like the line is rubbing against the steering box.

Coolant leek somewhere.

Right hand front Hub....OMG what a racket!!

Front springs and shocks.

Set of tyres

Replace the hood-lining and get a new steering column shroud and a new remote for the central locking

Still uming and ahhing about tyres and suspension.
Pretty sure some 31/10.5/15's will fit but would rather something a bit bigger with some "Bling" rims
:mrgreen:

Good news is I drove it home from Newcastle (close to 150km) on about $20 worth of fuel, so despite it's obvious neglect still runs fine :D

[Black Bull]

body looks to be in good condition for only 1500!!!!!!! nice buy, i reckon stuff the hood lining and go a set of genright louvers in it, may help with cooling and looks alot better i reckon:)

Hood lining as in the inside of the car, bottom side of the roof ;)

Oh, and I just ordered a Cupholder for it :mrgreen:

[Gildo]

Try HEAD lining.
HOOD lining is under the hood......

[Black Bull]

Try HEAD lining.
HOOD lining is under the hood......

What if I am a Westie and wear Hoodies :wall:

not that I am of course

[MR EXTREME JEEP]

$1500 with rwc and reg?
Not bad I guess.
Needs a front bar. Dont like the XJ nose.
Whats it like on the inside. Enterior in good nik?

[Gildo]

What if I am a Westie and wear Hoodies :wall:

not that I am of course

You'd be driving a Hilix or a Pootrol, not a Jeep ;)

[yumpet]

Moved this into here as at the moment its not a build up thread. If you decide to build it up PM me and ill move it again :)

[Gildo]

What if he washes and polishes it Yumpet does that qualify as build up?

[Big Rig]

G'Day Black Bull. So it sound like your gonna turn your daily drive upside down eh. Next time I see you i'll bet it looks like mine:toilet:

[yumpet]

What if he washes and polishes it Yumpet does that qualify as build up?

Only if everyone chips in to offer him the parts to do it :p

[Black Bull]

$1500 with rwc and reg?
Not bad I guess.
Needs a front bar. Dont like the XJ nose.
Whats it like on the inside. Enterior in good nik?
Yup

Headlining is stuffed but the rest should clean up ok
What if he washes and polishes it Yumpet does that qualify as build up?
G'Day Black Bull. So it sound like your gonna turn your daily drive upside down eh. Next time I see you i'll bet it looks like mine:toilet:
Only if everyone chips in to offer him the parts to do it :p

Well...........
I got offered some 33" claws today at the "Right" price..........:rolleyes:

Springs are cheap enough.........:rolleyes:

The rest I can make just like every other truck I've had :mrgreen:

Just need a close up look at a truck like Big Rigs :cool:

atm, trying to figure out how to put a winch on it without having one of those B52 Wings sticking out the front that the yanks call winch bars :wall:

[Big Rig]

Just yell out if you want any pics.....

[nunooks]

Hood lining as in the inside of the car, bottom side of the roof ;)

Oh, and I just ordered a Cupholder for it :mrgreen:

hey black bull, just do as i do, holed it up with safety pins, lol ;)

[rainman]

Yup


atm, trying to figure out how to put a winch on it without having one of those B52 Wings sticking out the front that the yanks call winch bars :wall:

Best of all you are not freighting around 40kg + of weight the 98% of the time you do not need it.
and you can winch out the way you came- providing you have a tow hitch.

http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87045&highlight=2%26quot%3Bhitch

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_xoxfsz2p_jE/SSi-_e3tsJI/AAAAAAAADqU/8r2j4mjjDy4/s400/IMG_1129.JPG

[Black Bull]

Nice idea, but not one I'm keen on. I have a bit of experience in the comp scene and as far as winching/recovery disasters go, I've seen a few.

Besides. I need a bar of some kind. I have to re-paint the one on the 80 every few months :rolleyes:

[Black Bull]

Hmm, :rolleyes:
Been doing research.
for the front a 75 series front diff, flipped and with a wide track kit
For the rear a 100 series Prado or IFS hilux/4Runner rear will give me plenty of available aftermarket parts.
The front setup will free up room for Steering damper/drag link/panhard as the Tie rod is behind the housing.
Also I'll have part time 4WD without having to spend $1200 on a kit from the US

I can still have disc rears as I've recently worked up a really nice Disc conversion :monkey:

Also give me a lot more choices with Rims (I won't need to buy new ones) :cool:

And a 10 mm track increase. :D

Sounds like a Win Win situation especially as I've got most of the parts on hand including lockers

Patrol stuff is to wide and pumpkins are to big.
80 Series front is to wide too. 65.5" WMS to WMS
40 series front is the same width as the 75, but no high pinion and big center.
apart from the 200 series which is too wide all the cruiser rear diffs have offset centers.

Rear Springs, I might go for a wander tomorrow, thinking I'll pinch a load leaf out of something else to lift the arse a bit in conjunction with some home made Shackels

Front springs, I'll buy a set to match the rear and have a Go at fabbing up my own front end setup using GU slotted bushes. angles of the front chassis "Rails" might make it a bit difficult though

[Dan96XJ]

sounds like a lot of stuffing around for 33s. 8.25 or D44 rear diff would be heaps cheaper with sufficient strength and HEAPS of aftermarket parts -more than you can poke a stick at! good luck with the build!

[Black Bull]

If I went that way, it'd be 35's.

Wouldn't bother otherwise ;)

atm, Waiting on parts, some new hoses, gaskets and brakes.

Need to hurry up and get it running, found out my steering box on the 80 series is about to tear clean out of the chassis on the weekend :shock:

looks like the "biggest" tyre that'll go on the standard 15" rims is a 31/9/15 :(

[Black Bull]

Well, thought I'd add a final update to this.

I replaced a lot of parts, detailed it to within an inch of it's life and drove it for near 10 months while I started collecting parts.

Then...

I got sandwhiched in the middle of a 5 car pile up.
The Jeep is no more...
I've got some pics somewhere, I'll try and remeber to post them up.

It was a big hit, although I can't see the front of the engine, I think it broke the crank.... :wall:

[bruggz351]

Holy crap, no good man.
Gettin another XJ?

cheers

[Mitch]

So in 14 months it got detailed,can,t imagine how long the build would,ve taken.