Bought my jeep as a complete stocker and a Loser plater in 2007.
looking like a streeter!
That exact day i got it the plastics came off and i engaged 4wd for the first time
(flexed on the front lawn) Then came the mods (VERY SLOWLY) as follows.
-Got given a set of 2" shocks and some King Spring Coils so threw it in without a tfr case drop and NEVER had any vibrations or trouble what so ever.
-Drove around like that for a good year and then realised i was sick of the street look.
-Realised disconnecting the swaybars made a massive difference!
-took off ALL the chrome and plastic possible: nudgebar and sidesteps.
-Bought some Light Force 140's only to drown them and blow the reflectors (warrraaannntttttyyyy)
-Then Blew the waterpump TWICE!!!
-Then The Radiator
-Self Fitted a Safari Snorkel
-Blew my clutch which was a pain in the ass.. mechanic told me it was gonna be a 900 dollar job and a whole new slave.. so i pulled it apart and couldnt find anything wrong with it until i was cleaning it with the air compressor and the plastic seal fell off.. cost $60 bucks cassshhh.
-Exhaust System
-Spent the most ive spent and bought a set of 4 pro Comp craagar black rockkrawler rims and Xtremeterrain Tires (31x105r15 on 15x8 rims)
-Loved the all black look so went and painted the headlight rings black
-went for the first 4b with the new rims and tires and realised they scrubbed under lock so i got the angle grinder out and marked 4cm of the "drop" on the flare and did some trimming.
-Drove around like that for about 3 months untill i lost my license and then realised i needed to get things legal so i put the swaybars in, finished chopping the flares to flat tops, bought discconects for the front.
(took 1pt good behaviour for 12 months)
-Month later it broke down on the beach and turned out to be the camshaft position sensor, changed it and put it in to the same spot as i took it out (rotation) and too this day NO mechanics have been able to adjust it with a scantool and im too arragant to go to the stealership but it all seems to be running excellent.
-put a UHF and compressor in.
-swapped lightforce for some CAT dozer Spotties
-Did my second radiator (top tank)
-Bought a Bestop Half top, powdercoated sidesteps black, put headlight protectors and tail light protectors on, mounted highlift jack and some other business.
Rubicon Shocks on order!
Added 1.5" Front coil spacer to fix saggy suspension.
THE PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.
*Roll bar work! (any info on laws would be great) im looking to change the rear and make a tire carrier above the rear of the half top and change the *square* design of the rear.
*Front and Rear Bar Work!
*Rock Sliders
My engine has 165,000km's on it and the last 70k have been foot on the floor everywhere so the MAJOR plans are Stroker kit/rebuild and then when the money situation changes: upgrade the drive line and supercharge or turbocharge instead of spending the money on lift as i'm happy and get everywhere i wan to with the lift as is..
ANY input would be great.
(THE LIST ISN'T IN PERFECT ORDER EITHER) i will try to update once a week if not more
IVE done multiple 1200klm round trips in it and whenever i've needed it most its never let me down. from they day i first went for a dive in it.. i knew i was going to be broke forever.
PHOTO's BELOW
FIRST DAY 4wding EVER!
NEW TIRES AND CUT FLARES
BROKE IT
FINISHED THE FLARES
HALF TOP *permanent two seater*
SIDE STEPS AND OTHER GEAR
Sadly i am a flexaholic so i barely have any photo's not flexing.
TJ: Nick's Build
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