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Decided to stop lurking and show off my little XJ

thegrayham

NAXJA Forum User
Location
Escondido
Hi all! I have been lurking around about a year or so and used the forum many a time to fix up my 2001 XJ. Figured I would say hi and show off what I have done thus far.

Here are some of the upgrades and work done to it in the last 2,000 miles / year that I have owned it:
New complete cylinder head (got her cheap because of a classic 0331 head crack)
New Radiator
New water pump
New thermostat and thermostat housing
New Coolant temp sensor
All new hoses for cooling system
Manual override for cooling fan for offroading
Transmission oil filter and flush (I have a new (used trans sitting in the garage but haven't got to it yet - will also be throwing a trans cooler in when I swap)
Dif fluid change for both front and rear axles
Braided Stainless fuel line (good story about why i did this)
New Front wheel bearings on both sides
Custom front and rear bumpers made by me
Custom roof rack made by me as well
Off road lighting system
Upgraded headlights (sylvania silverstar, want truck-lite but not in the budget yet)
Upgraded Fog lights (on the factory fog harness and switch)
OME HD coils with 2" spacer
Poly bump stops
Crown "Upcountry" rear leafs
Adjustable rear shackle mount
Extended rear shackle
Disconectable sway bar and custom bracket (home made but I will probably go with a commercial quick disconnect option
New sway bar links
new sway bar bushings
Quadratec Maximum Duty Nitro 8.0 Shocks on all four corners
Core 4x4 Heavy duty adjustable upper and lower front control arms
Adjustable Track Bar
Brown Dog Offroad poly engine mounts
JCR Front frame stiffeners
New Transmission mount
4 General Grabber A/T2 tires 235/75R15
Full size matching spare
Custom cargo / pet separator
Pioneer stereo w/ bluetooth

Still need to do a sye and lockers and a million other things, but for now it runs great and has been a blast on the road and trails.

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I have a bunch more pics from making the front and rear bumpers and the roof rack but will probably post those in a bit. Here's one for now...

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Well darn...The pics don't show. At least not for me.

Welcome aboard from another San Diego area member.
 
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