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***PART 2 - Return of The Low Buck Big Bang Build***
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  1. 02-23-2009, 12:15 PM #1
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    ***PART 2 - Return of The Low Buck Big Bang Build***

    Yesterday I purchased another 95 Jeep Cherokee Sport for $170. The price was a little steep but I still think I did alright. Got it off a friend up here in Rochester. This weekend it's coming home on the trailer.

    4.0L with 167k
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    You really have to fight the 231 to get it into 4wd and in 2wd when coasting it sounds like its completely dry and makes a shitload of noise. I already stripped the interior and the floor is going to need a "few" road-sign patches before I'm going to wheel it.

    The old buggy is going to be stripped - tires, suspension, drivetrain, gas tank, etc...and then taken for scrap so I can get my investment in it back.

    The plan for this jeep is to leave a few more things on. I'm going to run half-doors I made awhile ago on the front and then keep the back doors and hatch on. Also I will leave on the front fenders and just trim them for the 33's. I want to stay a little dryer in the jeep this time and I'm sure everyone will feel I'm safer haha. Wheeling a naked jeep was the most fun I've ever had though.

    Pictures coming soon.

    If you're interested in any parts, I'm not sure at all what I'm keeping an what I won't need. This time next week I should know.
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  2. 02-23-2009, 01:56 PM #2
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    can I has stock bumper?
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  3. 02-23-2009, 10:03 PM #3
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    haha sure
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  4. 02-24-2009, 08:27 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by joshs1ofakindxj View Post
    You really have to fight the 231 to get it into 4wd
    I betcha it has a body lift. My TJ did that when I first did the BL
    -Brandon

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  5. 02-24-2009, 08:45 PM #5
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    Kinda hard to put a body lift on an XJ. Durrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
    You should know this, you know, being a king and all.

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  6. 02-24-2009, 08:49 PM #6
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    Sorry, I thought the smiley conveyed the joking / sarcasm
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  7. 02-24-2009, 08:58 PM #7
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    Ahhhhhh gotcha!
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  8. 02-27-2009, 09:23 PM #8
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    Got a lot of teardown done today. I almost like working on stuff more than I do wheeling...almost...

    Steering still broke so ole Olivar had to lend a hand...



    The "structural straps" aka ratchet straps are holding it together.









    Should have the motor out on Monday.







    The Lowe's snorkle...





    Got a lot done today, front axle almost out, should be able to finish it on Monday when I get back home with the replacement jeep.
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  9. 02-27-2009, 11:21 PM #9
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    Lookin good. Keep the pics coming.
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  10. 03-04-2009, 12:26 AM #10
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    Got the other jeep home this weekend and got the motor pulled today then crushed the best $100 I ever spent for scrap.

























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  11. 03-04-2009, 12:45 AM #11
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    100 bucks for an XJ, where the hell did you find a deal like that?
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  12. 03-04-2009, 09:46 AM #12
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    LMAO!!! "structural straps"!!! LOL!!!!!
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    nice shifter knob
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  14. 03-05-2009, 04:49 PM #14
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    enjoy - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJfsQ9FGPQI
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  15. 03-05-2009, 06:48 PM #15
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    Got a little done to the new jeep. Fenders trimmed and snorkel put on. Needs the t-case swapped and the lift put on next time I'm home. Until then, it sits and waits.



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  16. 03-05-2009, 10:54 PM #16
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    Damn, that was fast! After seeing this thread I'm seriously looking for a sub-$500 4wd.
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  17. 03-06-2009, 12:04 AM #17
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    Ya, it's nice being able to have cheap jeeps when you have a truck and trailer to move them and equipment to work on them. Just keep that in mind before you go getting yourself in over your head ya know? It's hard to keep my kind of builds streetlegal. Thats most of the fun of it. But anyways, by all means, be cheap!
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  18. 03-06-2009, 12:42 AM #18
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    The truck part is semi-covered (if you can call a 4 banger S10 a truck) the trailer part, not so much. How much is insurance on your average sized car trailer?
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    You know you crushed the body for fun, it was worth the same either way for scrap
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  20. 03-06-2009, 01:21 AM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gibson View Post
    The truck part is semi-covered (if you can call a 4 banger S10 a truck) the trailer part, not so much. How much is insurance on your average sized car trailer?
    youd have to ask my parents, and an S10 can't pull a trailer that is properly sized to haul a vehicle and a vehicles. your towing truck needs to weight the same or more, or else you need some damn good trailer brakes.
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  21. 03-06-2009, 01:22 AM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by OverkillZJ View Post
    You know you crushed the body for fun, it was worth the same either way for scrap
    damn it feels good to be a gangsta.
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  22. 03-06-2009, 02:33 AM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gibson View Post
    The truck part is semi-covered (if you can call a 4 banger S10 a truck) the trailer part, not so much. How much is insurance on your average sized car trailer?
    ummmmmmmmmmm you have a chevy cavalier with a bed dude.

    i'm just giving you a hard time. But in all seriousness. i woudln't plan on driving a sub 500 rig on the road.
    taking unsafe rigs to a whole other level
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  23. 07-07-2009, 10:01 PM #23
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    PROGRESS

    I've got vacation this week from work so I'm home and the weather is perfect for wrenching.



    Swapped in a good trasfercase and did some other things. Got gas tank moved into the back and working on the tow points. Today I got the rear springs on and welded the shock mounts to the top of the axle.





    I got the springs in the front tonight and tomorow it should be driving around if all works well.
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  24. 07-08-2009, 01:44 PM #24
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    why do you weld the shock mounts on top of the axle housing?
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  25. 07-08-2009, 02:09 PM #25
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    I'm gonna guess ground clearance.
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