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Ideas? (16th Apr 10 at 2:25pm UTC)
So I know its not the ideal rig, but through financial curcumstances I ahve found my self with a 1989 XJ. Currently its sitting on a RE 3.5 or so lift, 32inch mud rover tires, 4.56 gears, and I picked up a rear locker for 100 bucks to put in, slip yoke illiminator, Bad A$$ roof rack.haha. So, lets hear some ideas, what would you guys build with it? I dont have a ton of money but I do have a job now and I'm trying to sell a 1965 T-Bird so that will help fund.
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Re: Ideas? (16th Apr 10 at 4:04pm UTC)
sell it.
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Re: Ideas? (16th Apr 10 at 4:35pm UTC)
HAHA. Thanks. Although that is good advice I'm afraid I cant afford to get anything much better seeing how its only worth $2500 or so. I paid $1000 so I just ahve to rock it for a while till I can get something else. Its the life of a poor college student wanna be rock crawler.haha
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Re: Ideas? (16th Apr 10 at 5:58pm UTC)
Take off those sweet chrome lights up top... u paid $1000 for it.... omfg
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Re: Ideas? (16th Apr 10 at 9:17pm UTC)
Buy the frame stiffener kit, then just have fun wheelin it... The frame kit is cheap... takes a couple hours to weld in, and is the best thing you can possibly do if you want to wheel a station wagon... But before that, resize that pic to a decent size so you don't have to scroll sidways to view this thread.
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Re: Ideas? (16th Apr 10 at 10:19pm UTC)
Posted By VERTIGO on 16th Apr 10 at 10:58am Take off those sweet chrome lights up top... u paid $1000 for it.... omfg Yes I paid $1000 for it. You may not like XJ's (I'm not a big fan either). But with only 140xxx miles and a new trany and the few upgrades it does have, that was a killer deal and definatly the most capeable 4x4 you'll find for $1000 bucks.
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Re: Ideas? (16th Apr 10 at 10:21pm UTC)
Posted By 1uglyranger on 16th Apr 10 at 2:17pm Buy the frame stiffener kit, then just have fun wheelin it... The frame kit is cheap... takes a couple hours to weld in, and is the best thing you can possibly do if you want to wheel a station wagon... But before that, resize that pic to a decent size so you don't have to scroll sidways to view this thread. I've heard of those, but I'm new to the whole inibody thing. Do you know of a particular company that makes one you would recomend? I'll research it and see what I find.
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Re: Ideas? (16th Apr 10 at 10:23pm UTC)
I'm planning on making armor/ fender flares like this for it soon.
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Re: Ideas? (16th Apr 10 at 11:07pm UTC)
Yes definitely do something about the unibody frame. Don't know much about the stiffiner kit but it sounds like it should help. Otherwise wheel the crap out of it and don't sink a bunch of money into it!
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Re: Ideas? (18th Apr 10 at 5:01am UTC)
I dont know which kit to get. I have helped install two now, and they both looked about the same, and worked about the same. I just googled xj frame stiffiner kit, and got 10 options...pick one....buy a ton of flapper discs for your grinder (cause you have to clean all that crap ass undercoat off the body first, then weld the new pieces on.. Both kits took some "work" to fit properly, but they came out badass... Dont worry about the gay ass fenders either... just stiffen the frame, and add some rocker protection...you will be fine.
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Re: Ideas? (18th Apr 10 at 6:21am UTC)
Ya, rought stuff specialties has a kit for $179. Looks like its basicaly just 3/16 steel that boxes the inibody. Some owner before me welded on some rock sliders and they welded 3/16 steel all the way down the outside of the uni-body so I figure I just need to get some more 3/16 and run it on the bottom and then weld it to what already there right? Cause it looks like the way the stiffener kits go, they cover the botton and the outside edge so the welded on sliders would be in the way so I can just use the 3/16 thats already welded on and add to it to make it stiffer? Does that sound right or am I missing somthing?
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Re: Ideas? (19th Apr 10 at 2:27pm UTC)
I picked up a 90 cherokee for $400. It over heated the entire 2 years I owned it. Then I sold it for $3500 at the seirra college auto fair.... fun donut truck! I even drove it to mexico!
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Re: Ideas? (19th Apr 10 at 3:11pm UTC)
I didn't know xj's cost more than 400 these days did it smog? if not prepare for pure hell. that old renix engine management is a pita. when they're running good and not overheating it's a great rig. you'll like it and will have fun with it for the money. don't dump too much into it that's not removable. get some 33's or 35's on it and don't bother swapping axles. build some long arms for the front. rubi express springs. get some long rear shacles going. lock the rear leave the front open you'll be surprised where it will go and stay together if you don't get too crazy.
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Re: Ideas? (19th Apr 10 at 4:00pm UTC)
Posted By Sillyneck on 19th Apr 10 at 8:11am I didn't know xj's cost more than 400 these days did it smog? if not prepare for pure hell. that old renix engine management is a pita. when they're running good and not overheating it's a great rig. you'll like it and will have fun with it for the money. don't dump too much into it that's not removable. get some 33's or 35's on it and don't bother swapping axles. build some long arms for the front. rubi express springs. get some long rear shacles going. lock the rear leave the front open you'll be surprised where it will go and stay together if you don't get too crazy. Phil I thought you were in Mexico Go drink some beer!!!
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