Dino's 99XJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Glenwood Springs, CO
Here are some of the old Jeeps I bought, build and wheeled..
Bought this one off of AutoTrader from a guy in Minnesota and tookt he wife for a raod trip to pick it up, completely stock at the time-
that lasted about 6 weeks before I pulled it out of my garage and it ended up like this-
you might see that one in Denver area, sold it to a guy up that way.
another one was a Wrangler I bought new in Albuquerque at Casa on the Westside and made pretty sweet. It looked like this after the first month-
and about two months later-
that vehicle is now in Alaska where I sold it before I moved back down to the lower 48.
can't find the rest of my Jeep albums, they are on a thumb drive somewhere, but I did find a few of my baby... This was the Original Dino's 99XJ, most old forum guys will remember all of the build threads and pictures of this rig, I wheeled it in about 10 different states and attend events all the time. I bought her in Oct 98' in Anchorage Alaska where I was at the time stationed and started on it right away. I had a vision of what I wanted to do to it instantly but money always got in the way as a military guy so I pieced it together over about 2 1/2 years. This was after the very first lift and set-up on it -
that only lasted about two months before I felt like a lowrider at events so I went to work on her and ended up about 10k into it but had what I wanted (yes, I kick myself every day for selling her). It had an 8" custom lift and subframe, added a 8.8 rear, 4.88's and locked f/r, chopped a little here and there, 35" MT'Rs where the tire of choice, and tons more of course. I wheeled it like a custom rock buggy and never broke more than a tie rod and one sidewall puncture. Ended up parting out the suspension and drivetrain to a guy in Texas somewhere.. sad sad thoughts.. I have some amazing wheeling videos I will eventually upload and get links to for everyone. But here she was, the compnay listed on there was my old Off-Road co. - Denali Off-Road, no longer have that company, I closed it in 2006.
the XJ I just bought is supposed to be my replacement girl, same year and Limited edition, mine had 39k when I got rid of it and this one is much higher at 152k, but love that I-6 and the interior leather is black instead of tan which I hate but it is not worth $1500 for tan leather seats.. I am doing this one with only a 3 1/2" RC for now on 31.8" 2013 Rubi wheels/tires and once I have got bored or tired of being tiny I think I will go about 1.25" higher, cut it up, add the gears and lockers and 35"s and be a real offroad machine.. figured about a year before that happens.. Until then..
More pics of the current one soon, it should be ready to pull out of the garage later this week and ready to wheel!
Dino
Bought this one off of AutoTrader from a guy in Minnesota and tookt he wife for a raod trip to pick it up, completely stock at the time-
that lasted about 6 weeks before I pulled it out of my garage and it ended up like this-
you might see that one in Denver area, sold it to a guy up that way.
another one was a Wrangler I bought new in Albuquerque at Casa on the Westside and made pretty sweet. It looked like this after the first month-
and about two months later-
that vehicle is now in Alaska where I sold it before I moved back down to the lower 48.
can't find the rest of my Jeep albums, they are on a thumb drive somewhere, but I did find a few of my baby... This was the Original Dino's 99XJ, most old forum guys will remember all of the build threads and pictures of this rig, I wheeled it in about 10 different states and attend events all the time. I bought her in Oct 98' in Anchorage Alaska where I was at the time stationed and started on it right away. I had a vision of what I wanted to do to it instantly but money always got in the way as a military guy so I pieced it together over about 2 1/2 years. This was after the very first lift and set-up on it -
that only lasted about two months before I felt like a lowrider at events so I went to work on her and ended up about 10k into it but had what I wanted (yes, I kick myself every day for selling her). It had an 8" custom lift and subframe, added a 8.8 rear, 4.88's and locked f/r, chopped a little here and there, 35" MT'Rs where the tire of choice, and tons more of course. I wheeled it like a custom rock buggy and never broke more than a tie rod and one sidewall puncture. Ended up parting out the suspension and drivetrain to a guy in Texas somewhere.. sad sad thoughts.. I have some amazing wheeling videos I will eventually upload and get links to for everyone. But here she was, the compnay listed on there was my old Off-Road co. - Denali Off-Road, no longer have that company, I closed it in 2006.
the XJ I just bought is supposed to be my replacement girl, same year and Limited edition, mine had 39k when I got rid of it and this one is much higher at 152k, but love that I-6 and the interior leather is black instead of tan which I hate but it is not worth $1500 for tan leather seats.. I am doing this one with only a 3 1/2" RC for now on 31.8" 2013 Rubi wheels/tires and once I have got bored or tired of being tiny I think I will go about 1.25" higher, cut it up, add the gears and lockers and 35"s and be a real offroad machine.. figured about a year before that happens.. Until then..
More pics of the current one soon, it should be ready to pull out of the garage later this week and ready to wheel!
Dino
