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biggn235's XJ Sport build II

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#1 ·
Alright guys here it is, I finally started another build. I actually really missed having a thread to update haha. So anyway in case you did not follow my other build I used to have a '99 XJ with a 4.5" lift and 33s with a lot of accessories. Well for several reasons I decided to sell that Jeep, immediately get another, and start over. This Jeep will be more focused towards daily driving than trail riding, and I will do my best to restrain myself from buying a bunch of crap that I don't need haha. That being said this Jeep will still be built up although not quite as big as my last one.

Ok so enough with the typing and history lesson, here is the new Jeep the day I got it home (April 3, 2012) along with some basic specs:

Jeep specs-
'98 XJ Sport
Emerald Green
4.0
AW4
NP242
D30/C8.25
155k miles



Just a basic Jeep, and despite the fact that it has spent its entire life in the mountains, there is very little rust and looks fantastic compared to my last XJ. This one has been well taken care of; the leaf springs aren't even sagging.

The only modification inside is a Kenwood CD player with USB/Aux and a full set of Kenwood speakers.





The dude gave me a ton of extra parts and fluids, including the FSM and RM (and a crap Haynes manual), it filled up the entire cargo area.





Not sure if you can see in this picture but he changed out all of the battery wires with heavy duty cables. Apparently it is a kit you can buy off of NAXJA, he gave me the printed information and receipt for it but I can't remember what it is called exactly. Either way that is a good bonus for a Jeep that is going to be used in the cold mountain winter.

 
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#94 ·
Hahahahahha I am addicted to this thread. Plus, I read through your entire first build. On most forums you typically read about people wanting something or brainstorming. I like the fact that you talk about it, buy it, do it and than use it :)

4-5 years ago a bunch of my friends were finishing up at App. State and going to Caldwell. I'll never forget being stuck on a Mountain with four flat tires in an overloaded Subaru. We headed past Grandfather Mountain in hopes of finding Harpers Ferry.

After that incident, I own an XJ, my Fiance' is going on her second XJ, my twin brother bought one I have plans to pick up a Waggy (Wagonner) and go nuts with trail mods.

Love this thread, keep up the good work!
 
#96 ·
While driving to Uwharrie my exhaust fell off. It separated where the cat meets the pipe on the muffler side. I was immediately pissed but I was able to use my GPS to find a local auto shop and they welded everything back together for me for $25. Apart from that the only carnage I suffered is a split power steering line, it was spraying power steering fluid all over the exhaust manifold when I would turn to full lock and smoking pretty bad. But still, not that bad.
 
#98 ·
I don't have any pictures of me going up Daniel, but Stephen's little brother has some video of me crawling up. I only got hung up once on each ledge and all I had to do was back up about a foot and give it a little bump. I was very happy with my little XJ.





 
#99 ·
Between the two ledges we ran across this guy, he had rolled his four wheeler backwards and it had tumbled off the trail. One of the guys winched him back up and after a few minutes it started up and he drove off.







 
#116 ·
She cleans up pretty good





Came home from Uwharrie with some rock rash



I still haven't scraped the super heavy duty window marker off of my new window. That stuff is REALLY on there, but it's always down anyway



Uwharrie sticker



 
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