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02-29-2012, 08:03 PM
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MattyDipps's Build Thread
okay guys so finally i feel this is a great time to catch up on all of the work that ive done and put it all into one place... 
i bought my jeep back in september, shes an 06 3.7l QTI rig with 53k miles when i first got it. i PROMISED my self i wasnt going to go crazy with this jeep and was going to keep it stock, then i found you people on here... the rest is history (idk whether to thank you all or curse you all  )
my car before the jeep was this...
as you can see.. i had fun with this one^^ until my friends mom decided to go in reverse down the length of her block and completely demolish it.. 
heres a few pics the first day i brought her home...
as you guys can see there wasnt a trailer hitch and i needed one... i have a couple jetskis and a couple small trailers i need to tow so my first mod was an oem trailer hitch and bezel .. i dont have many pictures of the install but heres some afters..
and finally the piece i cut out of the bumper
shortly after, began the long list of "problems" with the jeep the water pump went right before i picked her up from the stealership... then went the transfercase ... then the starter.. then the ebrake assembly exploded all within a month and a half ... i bet you guys can tell how happy i was
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[CENTER][B]06' WK, 3.7l, 2 inch Rough Country lift, HyperTech Max Energy 52001, Expanded Metal Grille Mod, Smittybilt rear recovery point, S4XC front recovery shackles with smittybilt 3/4 d-rings, Red Daystar d-ring isolators, Custom shorty antenna, cb radio, S4XC antenna mount, Firestik antenna & coax, 17 inch Moabs w/ 265/70/17 Falken Wild Peaks, Hella 500ff driving lights, Monroe Load Levelers 58643, Rola Roof Rack, Custom painted headlights with Red LEDs, Red LED back lit grille, AirRam power wire, Fastman Throttle Body, Airaid CAI, Flowmaster 40 series
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02-29-2012, 08:03 PM
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next came my grille mod, picked up the idea from a few guys on here and for less then 20 bucks, some 3/4 expanded sheet metal, some spray paint, and a few nuts and bolts.... i couldnt go wrong..
a before;
a during; (dont mind my crazy neighbor)
and an after;
then .. like most, the lift bug bit me. i choose to go with the Rough Country 2inch lift, it took me a little bit of time to figure out it was the RC lift that i wanted ... i really liked the reviews and felt it was the best bang for my buck untill i save up for the OME.. as usual i became too caught up in installing the kit that i didnt take pictures of the install its self..
did a little holiday decorating..
dont know why their crooked ^^ but ill deal 
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[CENTER][B]06' WK, 3.7l, 2 inch Rough Country lift, HyperTech Max Energy 52001, Expanded Metal Grille Mod, Smittybilt rear recovery point, S4XC front recovery shackles with smittybilt 3/4 d-rings, Red Daystar d-ring isolators, Custom shorty antenna, cb radio, S4XC antenna mount, Firestik antenna & coax, 17 inch Moabs w/ 265/70/17 Falken Wild Peaks, Hella 500ff driving lights, Monroe Load Levelers 58643, Rola Roof Rack, Custom painted headlights with Red LEDs, Red LED back lit grille, AirRam power wire, Fastman Throttle Body, Airaid CAI, Flowmaster 40 series
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02-29-2012, 08:04 PM
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[CENTER][B]06' WK, 3.7l, 2 inch Rough Country lift, HyperTech Max Energy 52001, Expanded Metal Grille Mod, Smittybilt rear recovery point, S4XC front recovery shackles with smittybilt 3/4 d-rings, Red Daystar d-ring isolators, Custom shorty antenna, cb radio, S4XC antenna mount, Firestik antenna & coax, 17 inch Moabs w/ 265/70/17 Falken Wild Peaks, Hella 500ff driving lights, Monroe Load Levelers 58643, Rola Roof Rack, Custom painted headlights with Red LEDs, Red LED back lit grille, AirRam power wire, Fastman Throttle Body, Airaid CAI, Flowmaster 40 series
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[CENTER][B]06' WK, 3.7l, 2 inch Rough Country lift, HyperTech Max Energy 52001, Expanded Metal Grille Mod, Smittybilt rear recovery point, S4XC front recovery shackles with smittybilt 3/4 d-rings, Red Daystar d-ring isolators, Custom shorty antenna, cb radio, S4XC antenna mount, Firestik antenna & coax, 17 inch Moabs w/ 265/70/17 Falken Wild Peaks, Hella 500ff driving lights, Monroe Load Levelers 58643, Rola Roof Rack, Custom painted headlights with Red LEDs, Red LED back lit grille, AirRam power wire, Fastman Throttle Body, Airaid CAI, Flowmaster 40 series
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02-29-2012, 08:05 PM
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[CENTER][B]06' WK, 3.7l, 2 inch Rough Country lift, HyperTech Max Energy 52001, Expanded Metal Grille Mod, Smittybilt rear recovery point, S4XC front recovery shackles with smittybilt 3/4 d-rings, Red Daystar d-ring isolators, Custom shorty antenna, cb radio, S4XC antenna mount, Firestik antenna & coax, 17 inch Moabs w/ 265/70/17 Falken Wild Peaks, Hella 500ff driving lights, Monroe Load Levelers 58643, Rola Roof Rack, Custom painted headlights with Red LEDs, Red LED back lit grille, AirRam power wire, Fastman Throttle Body, Airaid CAI, Flowmaster 40 series
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02-29-2012, 08:19 PM
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Damn your leds look way brighter than the ones that I got that appear to be the same as omelets
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'05 GC 5.7L Hemi QDII...Rock Krawler lift, 4XGuard Matrix, rock sliders, front and rear skids, belly guard, rear diff guard, Bilstein HDs, Volant intake, 255/75-17 BFG MTs, Superchips, Rola roof rack, BORA wheel spacers, Rocky Road Leveling Spacers, Magnaflow muffler, KC Slimlights, BT catch can, tb cover, and underhood kit, Expanded Sheet Metal Grille
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'09 G8 GT 6.0L...Rotofab intake, SLP exhaust, Superchips Cortex Tune
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02-29-2012, 08:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sixfoot9psu
Damn your leds look way brighter than the ones that I got that appear to be the same as omelets
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i should of mentioned my motion sensor lights went on a couple seconds before i took the picture lol so half of that light is from my garage haha
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[CENTER][B]06' WK, 3.7l, 2 inch Rough Country lift, HyperTech Max Energy 52001, Expanded Metal Grille Mod, Smittybilt rear recovery point, S4XC front recovery shackles with smittybilt 3/4 d-rings, Red Daystar d-ring isolators, Custom shorty antenna, cb radio, S4XC antenna mount, Firestik antenna & coax, 17 inch Moabs w/ 265/70/17 Falken Wild Peaks, Hella 500ff driving lights, Monroe Load Levelers 58643, Rola Roof Rack, Custom painted headlights with Red LEDs, Red LED back lit grille, AirRam power wire, Fastman Throttle Body, Airaid CAI, Flowmaster 40 series
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02-29-2012, 08:39 PM
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looks awesome man, keep upi the good work.
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02-29-2012, 08:39 PM
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 yea that could make a difference...so my cree led's like omelets are 5W and i think maybe his were 7W? let me tell you that the 5W ones suck so make sure you don't get those...i couldn't find 7W ones at the time so i got the 5's thinking they would still be better than stock
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'05 GC 5.7L Hemi QDII...Rock Krawler lift, 4XGuard Matrix, rock sliders, front and rear skids, belly guard, rear diff guard, Bilstein HDs, Volant intake, 255/75-17 BFG MTs, Superchips, Rola roof rack, BORA wheel spacers, Rocky Road Leveling Spacers, Magnaflow muffler, KC Slimlights, BT catch can, tb cover, and underhood kit, Expanded Sheet Metal Grille
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'09 G8 GT 6.0L...Rotofab intake, SLP exhaust, Superchips Cortex Tune
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02-29-2012, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by sixfoot9psu
yea that could make a difference...so my cree led's like omelets are 5W and i think maybe his were 7W? let me tell you that the 5W ones suck so make sure you don't get those...i couldn't find 7W ones at the time so i got the 5's thinking they would still be better than stock |
same here haha i can hardly see mine with my windows up ... with them down tho... they dully light up everything... if that makes sense?
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[CENTER][B]06' WK, 3.7l, 2 inch Rough Country lift, HyperTech Max Energy 52001, Expanded Metal Grille Mod, Smittybilt rear recovery point, S4XC front recovery shackles with smittybilt 3/4 d-rings, Red Daystar d-ring isolators, Custom shorty antenna, cb radio, S4XC antenna mount, Firestik antenna & coax, 17 inch Moabs w/ 265/70/17 Falken Wild Peaks, Hella 500ff driving lights, Monroe Load Levelers 58643, Rola Roof Rack, Custom painted headlights with Red LEDs, Red LED back lit grille, AirRam power wire, Fastman Throttle Body, Airaid CAI, Flowmaster 40 series
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02-29-2012, 09:16 PM
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Great build... Subscribed.
Good idea's for my stock @$$ jeep. btw, where did you get the OEM hitch assembly? I'll be looking to add that to mine as well, since I will be needing the Jeep to tow my buddys Bass Boat this coming season.
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[B]'05 Grand Cherokee (WK)[/B]
~ 3.7L V6
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[B]Modifications[/B]
~ AirDam Gone [Check]
~ 2'' Rough Country (RC) Lift [Pending...]
~ Bilstein Shocks & Struts [Pending...]
~ 265/70/17 Tires [Pending...]
~ Recovery Shackles [Pending...]
~ Front Bumper Light Bar [Pending...]
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02-29-2012, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Tamerin
Great build... Subscribed.
Good idea's for my stock @$$ jeep. btw, where did you get the OEM hitch assembly? I'll be looking to add that to mine as well, since I will be needing the Jeep to tow my buddys Bass Boat this coming season.
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thanks man i tried to mod on a budget... but its adding up quicklylol
http://www.justforjeeps.com/hitchreceivers2.html
thats the hitch its self and then youll need...
http://www.justforjeeps.com/hireinbe.html
its a little bit costly ... but WELL worth it to go oem then to get a hang below the bumper hitch...
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[CENTER][B]06' WK, 3.7l, 2 inch Rough Country lift, HyperTech Max Energy 52001, Expanded Metal Grille Mod, Smittybilt rear recovery point, S4XC front recovery shackles with smittybilt 3/4 d-rings, Red Daystar d-ring isolators, Custom shorty antenna, cb radio, S4XC antenna mount, Firestik antenna & coax, 17 inch Moabs w/ 265/70/17 Falken Wild Peaks, Hella 500ff driving lights, Monroe Load Levelers 58643, Rola Roof Rack, Custom painted headlights with Red LEDs, Red LED back lit grille, AirRam power wire, Fastman Throttle Body, Airaid CAI, Flowmaster 40 series
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02-29-2012, 11:26 PM
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Nice job matty, bout time you get a build thread going!
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[B]'05 Limited 5.7L Hemi | QDII | 17" Moabs With 255/75/17 BFG KM1 | 1.5" RC Spacers | OME HD Lift | Smittybilt 29312 Rear Hitch Shackle | Yakima Big Powderhound Ski Racks | Superchips Flashpaq 3875 Programmer | Modified Superlift In The Works |[/B]
[URL="http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f67/camps-build-thread-1313261/"]http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f67/camps-build-thread-1313261/[/URL]
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03-01-2012, 12:51 AM
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Looking good Matty!
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Hey, Matt - welcome to the build club! Lookin good so far - and yeah, budget or not, the mod bug will eventually trump $'s to where it becomes a matter of saving up instead of making due.
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