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At the beginning of this month I purchased, as my friends have affectionately (or not so affectionately) dubbed it... The Cheerleader Jeep, for the total sum of 3500. The specs are, 91 wrangler, 4.0HO, c-clip D35, HP D30, cool swirley wheels with AT tires, and a 1.25" shackle lift. The first order of business was to remove the smittybuilt front bumper, and replace the rotted exhaust with a new flowmaster 2.25" muffler and tailpipe.
Here's what I'm starting with:
Here's the axle, wheel and tire (and other misc. parts) donor: the Turtle, version 1.something in all it's busted glory. In typical XJ fashion, the front way outflexes the rear and ends up doing all the work, and the body is falling apart around the motor, which still runs good with almost 250k miles... but then it's a 4.0, so that's a given:
Stay tuned for more updates. Once I finish the rod bearing replacement and/or motor swap in my new DD, some real progress will be made... starting with the YJ being placed on jackstands, the axles, springs and all other misc. trackbars, swaybars, and other junk getting the torch. Then the real fun begins after that: taking apart the XJ.
At the beginning of this month I purchased, as my friends have affectionately (or not so affectionately) dubbed it... The Cheerleader Jeep, for the total sum of 3500. The specs are, 91 wrangler, 4.0HO, c-clip D35, HP D30, cool swirley wheels with AT tires, and a 1.25" shackle lift. The first order of business was to remove the smittybuilt front bumper, and replace the rotted exhaust with a new flowmaster 2.25" muffler and tailpipe.
Here's what I'm starting with:
Here's the axle, wheel and tire (and other misc. parts) donor: the Turtle, version 1.something in all it's busted glory. In typical XJ fashion, the front way outflexes the rear and ends up doing all the work, and the body is falling apart around the motor, which still runs good with almost 250k miles... but then it's a 4.0, so that's a given:
Stay tuned for more updates. Once I finish the rod bearing replacement and/or motor swap in my new DD, some real progress will be made... starting with the YJ being placed on jackstands, the axles, springs and all other misc. trackbars, swaybars, and other junk getting the torch. Then the real fun begins after that: taking apart the XJ.
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matt. I think you have a MUCh better base to build off and one thats going to last a heck of alot longer...
