Hi yall, just throwin out my intro, pics of previous Jeeps and some photos of my current MJ!
The current MJ is a '87 with the 4.0/5spd d44:yelclap:/d30, i have a few dreams for it, and im planning on driving it from Detroit to Reno come November/December to be a ski bum at lake tahoe again:sunshine:
My Jeep has blown the motor since buying it last November, so i found a complete 4.0 w/141k on it from a '92 XJ and plan in swapping it in but still plan on using the renix stuff so i dont have to change the ecm and any wiring.. i bought the truck last year to be a plow truck but the motor blew before i could do anything to it.. needless to say, i have a plow and salter all ready for this thing but may not be using it this year!
The ideas that i plan on doing to the MJ are plain and simple in my mind, what they turn out to be in the next 2 months should be interesting to say the least...
The potential mod list:
*3" lift if any, just to clear 31's, my old 2wd MJ ran 31's on a 3" lift and i really liked its road manners and feel that this one would hold its own the same way
*woodgrain dash and white faced gauges
*some kinda short throw shifter, do they make em for the ba-10(assuming thats the trans i have?)
*a decent header for the 4.0 (any suggestions?? i had a thorley on my YJ and it sounded mean! but it was $$$$) ill throw on a banks or borla catback too if i can find one, hopefully not just a muffler..
*im not sure if my d30 is vac disco but im assuming it is and wanna do the longer axle shaft swap and throw in a aussie locker or some kinda lunchbox locker in the front and rear if applicable, assuming the d44 isnt a posi (if it is, ill leave it alone)
*re-do the headliner in some kind of sweet fabric, hopefully molding on a center lighted console thing and possibly a soundbar out of fiberglass or maybe one from a XJ molded onto it somehow?
*re-do the speakers, components in the doors, some tweeters molded into the doors, 2 amps, 0 gauge wiring/maybe 4 gauge, capacitor, molded power inverter into the box, and a W7 or L7 in a single box behind the seat, visor monitors, in dash dvd player (or i can run aux inputs to the receiver i already have on it to watch dvds/ps3!)
*id like to swap in some buckets and do a custom console but that depends on how rusty the floor is (for the sake of brackets)
*fix up the rusty floors and rockers, welding if i can get a welder otherwise i can live with epoxy, rivets and self tapping metal screws
*run some sweet setup for the wiring i have in it already(plow wiring, salt box wiring, beacon light, rooftop hazard light, strobes in taillights... possibly create a switch box in the blanks on the cluster or maybe where the ashtray is
*some under hood mods hopefully to include dual batteries, OBA, a good tuneup, a WJ steering pump w/ a durango steering box, one ton steering if i can get it for a good price, dual alternators or a H.O. single one, new/beefy radiator
*5% tint all around with a 6-8" strip across the windshield with the windshield being tinted 35% and limo on the cap for my trip to insure everything in the bed wont be seen! (outta sight outta mind!!)
*general maintenance on it, including a trans flush, full syn in the motor and everywhere else, flush the diffs, flush the coolant...
i think thats about all i wanna accomplish with this MJ at the moment... onto some photos of the past and present, so yall can see my "style" per say...
past:::
my first MJ, was red on day one, day 2 it was spray painted black, then the madness of the MJ begun...
My 2nd Jeep as my first one caught fire on day 1 of ownership because it had a sbc383...
1st XJ, bought it for $400 with blown motor, trans blew after a month so it had an all new driveline after purchase.. swapped the 242 for a 231, ended up swapping wheels, throwing some 29x9.5's on it and it did well, very well in the mud! in the end, i think i put 28k on it in a year and sold it for $2400
2nd XJ, picked this up for $2k with some issues, new flywheel and some beatin on it and she sold for $5900..
present:::
The current MJ is a '87 with the 4.0/5spd d44:yelclap:/d30, i have a few dreams for it, and im planning on driving it from Detroit to Reno come November/December to be a ski bum at lake tahoe again:sunshine:
My Jeep has blown the motor since buying it last November, so i found a complete 4.0 w/141k on it from a '92 XJ and plan in swapping it in but still plan on using the renix stuff so i dont have to change the ecm and any wiring.. i bought the truck last year to be a plow truck but the motor blew before i could do anything to it.. needless to say, i have a plow and salter all ready for this thing but may not be using it this year!
The ideas that i plan on doing to the MJ are plain and simple in my mind, what they turn out to be in the next 2 months should be interesting to say the least...
The potential mod list:
*3" lift if any, just to clear 31's, my old 2wd MJ ran 31's on a 3" lift and i really liked its road manners and feel that this one would hold its own the same way
*woodgrain dash and white faced gauges
*some kinda short throw shifter, do they make em for the ba-10(assuming thats the trans i have?)
*a decent header for the 4.0 (any suggestions?? i had a thorley on my YJ and it sounded mean! but it was $$$$) ill throw on a banks or borla catback too if i can find one, hopefully not just a muffler..
*im not sure if my d30 is vac disco but im assuming it is and wanna do the longer axle shaft swap and throw in a aussie locker or some kinda lunchbox locker in the front and rear if applicable, assuming the d44 isnt a posi (if it is, ill leave it alone)
*re-do the headliner in some kind of sweet fabric, hopefully molding on a center lighted console thing and possibly a soundbar out of fiberglass or maybe one from a XJ molded onto it somehow?
*re-do the speakers, components in the doors, some tweeters molded into the doors, 2 amps, 0 gauge wiring/maybe 4 gauge, capacitor, molded power inverter into the box, and a W7 or L7 in a single box behind the seat, visor monitors, in dash dvd player (or i can run aux inputs to the receiver i already have on it to watch dvds/ps3!)
*id like to swap in some buckets and do a custom console but that depends on how rusty the floor is (for the sake of brackets)
*fix up the rusty floors and rockers, welding if i can get a welder otherwise i can live with epoxy, rivets and self tapping metal screws
*run some sweet setup for the wiring i have in it already(plow wiring, salt box wiring, beacon light, rooftop hazard light, strobes in taillights... possibly create a switch box in the blanks on the cluster or maybe where the ashtray is
*some under hood mods hopefully to include dual batteries, OBA, a good tuneup, a WJ steering pump w/ a durango steering box, one ton steering if i can get it for a good price, dual alternators or a H.O. single one, new/beefy radiator
*5% tint all around with a 6-8" strip across the windshield with the windshield being tinted 35% and limo on the cap for my trip to insure everything in the bed wont be seen! (outta sight outta mind!!)
*general maintenance on it, including a trans flush, full syn in the motor and everywhere else, flush the diffs, flush the coolant...
i think thats about all i wanna accomplish with this MJ at the moment... onto some photos of the past and present, so yall can see my "style" per say...
past:::
my first MJ, was red on day one, day 2 it was spray painted black, then the madness of the MJ begun...
My 2nd Jeep as my first one caught fire on day 1 of ownership because it had a sbc383...
1st XJ, bought it for $400 with blown motor, trans blew after a month so it had an all new driveline after purchase.. swapped the 242 for a 231, ended up swapping wheels, throwing some 29x9.5's on it and it did well, very well in the mud! in the end, i think i put 28k on it in a year and sold it for $2400
2nd XJ, picked this up for $2k with some issues, new flywheel and some beatin on it and she sold for $5900..
present:::
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