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NickThePyro's Build
So I thought I might as well start my build thread here. The build up goes on throughout the whole thread.
START May 2007: bone stock 1999 Steel Blue Cherokee XJ LE as my first car.  CURRENT 
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09-13-2009, 08:27 AM
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Being a teenager in high school I needed some "tunes" since the stock stereo sucks.
I went up to Stereo Warehouse and got a Pioneer DEH-690UB and 2 pairs of Boston Acoustic SX-55 component speakers. I put an ipod jack in the glove box so I have access to 7000 songs at any given time.    I live in Kent and know a TON of people who had their cars stolen so I invested in the top of the line Viper system. Has remote start for the cold mornings and to start at the top of the mountain and get to a warm car after snowboarding.  
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09-13-2009, 08:28 AM
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Now for the GOOD stuff. After saving up money from work I finally had enough to turn the little toy into a real Jeep.
I bit the bullet and ordered: Rubicon Express 5.5" Extreme Duty short arm lift kit Tom Woods custom heavy duty drive shaft Advanced Adapters SYE .75" front coil spacers BFG 33X12.5R15 M/Ts DickCepek Black DC-1 wheels in 15X8 Rubicon Express MonoTube shocks Goodies   I always use fresh rubbers   They were big  shmexy     
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09-13-2009, 08:28 AM
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Needed a way to haul up my snowboards so I got a Olympic 4X4 top hat roof rack. Biggest PITA ever to install I might add. And the powder coat sucks!
   holes did not line up. I took tie down ratchet straps and cranked the sucker down to get the screws in. Crappy design since they did not take into consideration that the front and back of the XJ is a different with on the roof.  rain gutter mounts 
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09-13-2009, 08:29 AM
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Played with paint
 Wider tires get it dirtier  Dad bought an XJ for himself(just got a RE3.5 for his, will have pics later) 
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09-13-2009, 08:29 AM
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D35 is craptacular so I ran over to a friends house and bought his D44 from him.
Sanded her all down and layed some fresh black paint on her.  Jeremy's D44 TrueTrac and new D30 housing  Bought 4.56 front and rear  Rebuild kits front and rear  Brackets/ ubolts, etc.  All new D44 brake parts  Needed protection so I bought Riddler's front and rear  With some black paint  Installed 
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09-13-2009, 08:30 AM
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Time for some random new goodies
48" Extreme Hi-lift  SilverStars 4' Firestick 2 CB antenna Hilift handel holder Co-ax cable  Cobra 29LTD Black Chrome  I fabbed up a bracket real fast for it  Blacked out as always  Trimmed visor mounts  With stuff screwed on  mounted  With CB  Room for wires  With Mic 
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09-13-2009, 08:30 AM
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Took her out to the Ravensdale to test her out
 Might as well piss off some rice burners  And around the same time my good buddy flipped his truck by the flats. Thankfully nobody was even really hurt in the crash. 
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09-13-2009, 08:31 AM
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Got pulled over and issued a $535 ticket for no mud flaps, no front plate, and speeding. Decided to fix her up with some stuff to make it more legal.
BushCrackers & ARB bumper  Mud Flap install     One of my Sr. Pictures. Yes I look 15 but im 19  Playing around at Snoqualmie 
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09-13-2009, 08:31 AM
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Ordered AJ's Super Rails. Took them and had them professionally sprayed with bed liner.
Mounted them to the unibody with the bolts then just welded them onto the pinch seems.   on the Jeep 
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09-13-2009, 08:32 AM
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Named her
 I mounted a fire extinguisher in the cubby hole  Wheels are corroding   5% Black limo tint on everything except front windows. Front Passanger and Driver windows are 35% black tint.   Stole a school decal off one of our football helmets. Bottom of the K is cracked though.  As she sits today. And with a front plate finally on. 
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09-13-2009, 08:33 AM
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under the hood.
Optima Yellow top  AEM Intake 
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09-13-2009, 08:33 AM
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Tiny little Yota next to my new 35X12.5R15 BFG KM2s
 Spare  Fills them out a little better  Nice little stance 
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09-13-2009, 08:34 AM
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Well its about time the jeep gets a little more bass, errr well maybe a lot more.
Got ahold of the good guys at Fi Car Audio and had them make me a 12" Q with the full power options. The sub weighs in at 30 pounds on the dot and is a beast to say the least. I also picked up a Kicker ZX1000.1 that is pushing over 1000 watts RMS. Also have all the RCAs, distribution blocks, small wire, fuses, and 60 feet of true 0 gauge wire. I got a ZX350.4 for my component speekers but im not sure if I want to wire it up since it will be a pita to rip out all the old wire and run all new wire.     A local guy I am buddies with, and who has a system pushing 150dbs, is currently building me this box custom for the sub. 2.5 cubic feet tuned to 33hz. 24'' wide x 15'' high x 19'' deep. 2.5'' wide port, port painted black, box painted speckled grey, and 33.75 inches of port area. Wood is 3/4" MDF. 
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09-13-2009, 08:34 AM
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Mock up
 glue sides  painting port  masking port  painting outside  more paint  Finished. The textured paint looks very cool in person! 
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