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06-25-2008, 06:37 PM
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1997 TJ Wrangler
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HS senior year "krylon" build
EDIT:im in college now, but most of the work ive done to my jeep has been in high school
ok in the summer before my senior year in highschool i finally had enough money for a jeep, wanted a tj but only could afford a yj, but after a couple months of surfing craigslist i found a 97 SE with 63k miles on the clock, so i pulled the trigger and bought it. it was all stock, with an automatic and a 2.5l 4 gerbil engine......... the day i brought it home-  (had a cracked windshield and needed a tune up but i didnt care)  first offroad trip-  (with a new windshield) second trip to the verde river 
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it runs...........well the important thing is it runs low output 4cyl jeep club member #150 Last edited by chrisjep97; 10-07-2008 at 01:08 AM.. |
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06-25-2008, 06:40 PM
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1997 TJ Wrangler
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got some hella fog lights, and lost a cover within a couple weeks
  prooving its a jeep 
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it runs...........well the important thing is it runs low output 4cyl jeep club member #150 |
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06-25-2008, 06:42 PM
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1997 TJ Wrangler
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 got some simple green and spent a day scrubbing the 10yrs worth of crap off the engine/engine bay squeaky clean- 
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it runs...........well the important thing is it runs low output 4cyl jeep club member #150 |
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06-25-2008, 06:44 PM
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1997 TJ Wrangler
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herculined the tub, im verry happy with it
 
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it runs...........well the important thing is it runs low output 4cyl jeep club member #150 |
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06-25-2008, 06:49 PM
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1997 TJ Wrangler
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 trimmed the corners on my front bumper and hit it with some krylon flat black   did the back one too 
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it runs...........well the important thing is it runs low output 4cyl jeep club member #150 Last edited by chrisjep97; 06-25-2008 at 07:25 PM.. |
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06-25-2008, 06:54 PM
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1997 TJ Wrangler
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replaced all my speakers with kicker replacements, put a kenwood deck in there and got some bestop seatcovers and a locking console, cobra CB, firestick antenna and some tow hooks, and a bestop summer combo.
EDIT: this is what my dash looked like before some prick stole everything.  the tow hook  and a trailer hitch to go with a thule bike rack my parents got me for christmas  mountain biking my tj (left) my buddies yj (right)
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it runs...........well the important thing is it runs low output 4cyl jeep club member #150 Last edited by chrisjep97; 02-09-2009 at 10:16 PM.. |
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06-25-2008, 07:00 PM
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1997 TJ Wrangler
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got an idea from the tj forum to trim the fender flares
before  after  took a couple hours with an EXACTO knife and some krylon flat black spray paint  did the brakes, the rotors were all F-ed up  
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it runs...........well the important thing is it runs low output 4cyl jeep club member #150 Last edited by chrisjep97; 06-25-2008 at 07:33 PM.. |
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06-25-2008, 07:02 PM
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1997 TJ Wrangler
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since im on a really tight buget trying to save up for college i cant get new rims quite yet so i painted mine with some krylon flat black
  blacked out side markers (no theyre not THAT legal) 
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it runs...........well the important thing is it runs low output 4cyl jeep club member #150 Last edited by chrisjep97; 06-25-2008 at 07:31 PM.. |
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06-25-2008, 07:11 PM
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1997 TJ Wrangler
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graduation night it rained hardcore and my jeep got soaked (glad i threw out the carpet and herculined it), my bestop seat covers saved my seats.........dont have any pics
this was a couple days before- 
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it runs...........well the important thing is it runs low output 4cyl jeep club member #150 |
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06-25-2008, 07:14 PM
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1997 TJ Wrangler
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havent done much else since then, just fixing odds and ends im ordering a BB next week and will post up pics after i have time to install it
heres how it sits as of 6/20/08  EDIT: yea the BB never happened haha
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it runs...........well the important thing is it runs low output 4cyl jeep club member #150 Last edited by chrisjep97; 01-30-2009 at 01:39 PM.. |
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06-25-2008, 07:44 PM
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2002 TJ Wrangler
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Looking great, the painted wheels look great.
The cleaning/painting made it look a whole lot better. |
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06-25-2008, 09:15 PM
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1989 MJ Comanche
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ya it looks a lot better with the wheels painted black and I like the bumpers trimmed like that it looks really good too
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06-25-2008, 09:35 PM
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2002 WJ
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Not bad to begin with
 , what have you got planned next for it? |
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06-25-2008, 09:54 PM
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2000 TJ Wrangler
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The engine bay looks awesome. Looks like you are taking very good care of it and using it for its purpose at the same time. Hats off to another rising senior.
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06-25-2008, 10:34 PM
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1997 TJ Wrangler
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thanks guys!! next up is definately a lift, probly the skyjacker hydro BB, or the rustys offroad 2in coil kit, im on a crazy tight buget because of college next year but im hoping to have the lift and some 31's before move-in at school. ill keep posting my progress
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