Project: Rebuilt

[Bigbike]

Ya I was actually just thinking that about mine when I pout my hoops inbut you cant just cut them off at the frame rails. If you go the swap route justmake sure you do unibody stiffeners and shit first. The swap is also nice because you learn so much from your 2 door you know what to do like the stiffners and shit. do it right and nice.

[HeavyMetal]

i hope this is the end and you now never return

[Zullock Holmes]

just put the hemi in it

[CumminsJeep]

i hope this is the end and you now never return

see you at KOH pumpkin

[lilnapsak]

maybe its just me.. but i dont care if my jeep rolls off the top of the grand canyon, gets hit with a meteor, or burns to the ground. i will always have it and keep rebuilding it. ive had way to many good memories with it to ever let it go.


keep the XJs alive

[HeavyMetal]

my thoughts exactly

[Ruepart Hoaxley]

maybe its just me.. but i dont care if my jeep rolls off the top of the grand canyon, gets hit with a meteor, or burns to the ground. i will always have it and keep rebuilding it. ive had way to many good memories with it to ever let it go.


keep the XJs alive

This. I put my entire front end back together after eating a telephone pole.

[crosbike]

I can understand wanting to keep the same jeep because of memories and I use to think that way but its just a vehicle. I can look back at the fun times in my old grey jeep but I don't regret the swap to my current jeep and if I ever feel I need to swap to another body I wont be very sad.

[96jeepman]

Keep it alive!!!

[DizzDizz]

As much as I love two doors 4 doors are nice for functionality purposes. But I have always liked your two door.

[Burton58]

I vote swap it. It'll be easier in the long run. You wont have rot, sagged doors etc. Def do stiffeners first like caleb said. I didn't but that's cause I don't care

[clean4drxj]

swap it, rust free never wheeled jeep is the way to go!

[CumminsJeep]

I vote swap it. It'll be easier in the long run. You wont have rot, sagged doors etc. Def do stiffeners first like caleb said. I didn't but that's cause I don't care

swap it, rust free never wheeled jeep is the way to go!

I can understand wanting to keep the same jeep because of memories and I use to think that way but its just a vehicle. I can look back at the fun times in my old grey jeep but I don't regret the swap to my current jeep and if I ever feel I need to swap to another body I wont be very sad.

my thoughts exactly. my jeep has too many little quirks llike alex said...(fuel pump check valve, broken/sagging doors, rotted fenders and rockers, etc etc). If i start new, it will give me a chance to fix all the components im swapping over too. (axle seals, front uca bushings, long arm bushings/joints need replacement, etc etc.) I also potentially want a front locker.

What im thinking is that im going to buy a CLEAN stock one and drive it for a few months and strip out the old one. With the axles and everything sitting, i can start a parts pile of stuff i want to fix or add to the new one (seats, front locker, joints, new leafs, driveshafts, bolt in or custom sliders, etc etc). God knows i wont be wheeling until march or april anyway. that way i can build it exactly the way i want when i have all the parts ready to go and i wont have to deal with having 2 jeeps.

and yes, i will be sad seeing this one go. but its nothing that another (better) one wont be able to fix. And I think i want to get a 4 door as well. The doors on a 2 door are heavy and annoying to put back on and are sagging more and more each day. (you can only weld them back together so many times.)

[Bigbike]

Best idea man, do it up!

[CumminsJeep]

Keeping it. Im gonna nut up and pay for two cars on insurance. Just going to get the most basic thing I can get on the XJ. Getting a new whip in the next few weeks. Im buying an 02 Grand (V8 Laredo with a 2wd option, you heard that right) from my father. Oh yes, its patriot blue as well to match the XJ. Im excited to have a nice comfy DD but I am still going to drive the XJ on occasion. As for plans with the WJ, if it does get anything it wont be over a budget boost and might even become a tow rig (air bags, load levelers, etc) and if anyone has any input on towing with one let me know.

Now that the XJ isnt going to be on the road much, and due to the fact that my falkens are already being installed on someone elses wrangler, I decided to treat myself to some new rubber. Just ordered a new set of 35" kevlars that should fit the XJ nicely.