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PAFirefighter11 · 01-18-2009, 09:25 PM

1997, 4.0L, 5 speed TJ.. just picked it up a few hours ago. This is my 5th Jeep (YJ, XJ, YJ, XJ in that order). I left my tripod in the Camaro so pardon the blurry photo and flash

I have Hella E-code headlights, 100/170 IPF bulbs, custom upgraded 12 gauge wiring harness with relays, fuse, and ground. Those will be installed shortly. I need to do the typical tune up stuff (oil, filter, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, etc.).

Future mods will be: 3" Teraflex lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's or Wrangler MTR's, new rims (not sure what yet), front & rear Smittybilt bumpers, Smittbilt rocker guards, Smittybilt 10k lb winch, Tuffy security console, box, and glove box, hood lock, Bestop sailcloth top, new seats, Bestop summer combo (bikini top, windjammer, duster deck cover), Bushwacker 6" flares, etc..

Here's my fav Jeep I had in the past, and it will be built similar to it:

I'm not doing flat fenders this time around. Trying to make this a bolt on build with products that my company sells

Stillen GLE · 01-18-2009, 09:29 PM

nice pick up man.

coleycole · 01-18-2009, 09:35 PM

Nice!! I have always wanted a wrangler in my garage

Eclipse GSX 61 · 01-18-2009, 10:13 PM

I will never own a Jeep in my life although I bet they are a blast offroading. I just despise them.

Semprini · 01-18-2009, 10:28 PM

nice, I love my XJ.

Khellen · 01-18-2009, 10:28 PM

Must be a blast, I need to get myself a Jeep.

JDMTyler3326 · 01-18-2009, 11:06 PM

Nice Jeep man! How much?

PAFirefighter11 · 01-18-2009, 11:10 PM

Thanks all. I paid a LOT less than KBB value lol... which is $4800. :-D

nitroracer · 01-22-2009, 02:09 AM

Nice Jeep!

Did you get around to installing the e-codes yet? I am thinking of a set for my miata. I can't strike a good balance been a well lit road surface and good distance/width for dark back roads.

Sr20.SES · 01-22-2009, 02:58 AM

Nice. Jeeps are so fun to ride around/off road with. I wish I had some extra cash to pick one up.

jpa3000gt · 01-22-2009, 03:57 AM

I picked up a 95 ZJ from a guy on here about a year ago. Truck has barely seen the road. I think the only time it does is to get somewhere to go offroad. wheeling is now my new favorite thing to do

lownslow95 · 01-22-2009, 08:45 AM

Nice jeep man. I wanted one of these for the longest time.

PAFirefighter11 · 01-22-2009, 11:51 AM

Thanks again guys.

The E-codes come today from Susquehanna Motorsports. I'll be installing them tonight most likely right after work. I'll try to get some comparison shots between factory and the E-codes. I have the upgraded wiring harness in already, so the factory lights are quite a bit brighter than on the factory harness.

Wheeling is an addiction. Just be warned any of you who want to get a Jeep. It'll be worse than your car! ;-)

Vtecepidemic · 01-23-2009, 12:34 AM

good start off for a build.... looks clean. Just take off all those stickers on the back.

Your flares look like my dads, all faded and ****. I tried using the restorer but theyre too far gone. He ended up just painting them black.

you only have one jeep now? or do you still own one or more of the other ones you mentioned.???

Heres our Driveway... you might like my dads yellow tj.... the one you cant see real well is a yj i think it is...w/e a 89 is.

no-zoom2002 · 01-23-2009, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vtecepidemic

good start off for a build.... looks clean. Just take off all those stickers on the back.

Your flares look like my dads, all faded and ****. I tried using the restorer but theyre too far gone. He ended up just painting them black.

you only have one jeep now? or do you still own one or more of the other ones you mentioned.???

Heres our Driveway... you might like my dads yellow tj.... the one you cant see real well is a yj i think it is...w/e a 89 is.

nice lude,
and nice buy on the jeep.

jjm4life · 01-23-2009, 10:27 AM

awesome jeep. makes me miss mine.i had a tj xj and a wj, and my father had 5

lownslow95 · 01-23-2009, 10:29 AM

I want to get a Wrangler like you wouldn't believe.

ricky2i5 · 01-23-2009, 11:19 AM

lets go off-roading now!

PAFirefighter11 · 01-23-2009, 02:55 PM

Hey Vtecepidemic: Nice driveway ;-) Yes, 87-95 Wrangler's are YJ's. I work for Quadratec so this is going to be my 5th Jeep build. I can't wait. I already have my list of parts shipping in from our vendors :-D

Everyone here needs to buy some beater Jeeps and we can start the TriState Tuners Jeep Association lol.

93EGY8 · 01-23-2009, 03:22 PM

i just picked up my 96 Cherokee country, obviously an xj, and that thing is probably the funnest suv i have ever driven... it has 180k on it and the 4.0 still runs like a champ, makes less noise then my D16y8 did in my EG lol. i always hated jeeps... hated the whole, its a jeep thing you wouldnt understand..but god damn.. after owning one.. that saying is correct, i dont know what it is about my jeep, but i love it <3

01-18-2009, 09:35 PM	#3
coleycole Tri-State Addict Join Date: May 2008 Member #7902 My Ride: 2004 Nissan 350Z Roadster 6m/t iTrader: (0)	Nice!! I have always wanted a wrangler in my garage __________________ "As you sow, so shall you reap."

01-18-2009, 10:13 PM	#4
Eclipse GSX 61 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Perkasie, PA Member #7996 My Ride: 14' Mercedes C300 iTrader: (2)	I will never own a Jeep in my life although I bet they are a blast offroading. I just despise them. __________________ 97 GSX (sold) 05 SRT 4 ACR (sold) 02 RSX

01-23-2009, 12:34 AM	#14
Vtecepidemic Tri-State Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Shaw AFB, SC Member #7619 My Ride: 91 Honda Prelude Si 4WS----- 97 Honda Prelude SH ATTS iTrader: (1)	good start off for a build.... looks clean. Just take off all those stickers on the back. Your flares look like my dads, all faded and **. I tried using the restorer but theyre too far gone. He ended up just painting them black. you only have one jeep now? or do you still own one or more of the other ones you mentioned.??? Heres our Driveway... you might like my dads yellow tj.... the one you cant see real well is a yj i think it is...w/e a 89 is. __________________ '91 Prelude Si 4ws. / '97 Prelude SH** the '91 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. the '97 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

01-23-2009, 10:27 AM	#16
jjm4life Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: boston Member #4443 My Ride: jew canoe iTrader: (0)	awesome jeep. makes me miss mine.i had a tj xj and a wj, and my father had 5 __________________ current: triumph, abarth gone:RS4 evo lotus(s) noble and a bunch of jeeps

01-23-2009, 03:22 PM	#20
93EGY8 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Member #6337 iTrader: (2)	i just picked up my 96 Cherokee country, obviously an xj, and that thing is probably the funnest suv i have ever driven... it has 180k on it and the 4.0 still runs like a champ, makes less noise then my D16y8 did in my EG lol. i always hated jeeps... hated the whole, its a jeep thing you wouldnt understand..but god damn.. after owning one.. that saying is correct, i dont know what it is about my jeep, but i love it <3 __________________ -2006 Chevy Silverado 5.3 Vortec Z71, leveling kit and k&n intake - my daily -1982 Chevy Camaro Z-28.. Muncie M22 fine spline, Richmond 4:10's, Flowmaster super 40's, 350 4 bolt, lunati cam, fuelie heads, weiand intake, Barry Grant Demon 750cfm double pumper. +6 on jets ..My one true love lol -1990 bayliner 21ft 5.0 H.O v8 - the floating party

01-18-2009, 10:28 PM	#5
Semprini Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Emmaus, Pa Member #7116 My Ride: 1997 GST, 1990 Cherokee Laredo iTrader: (1)	nice, I love my XJ.

01-18-2009, 10:28 PM	#6
Khellen Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Saylorsburg, PA Member #5720 My Ride: 05 STi 30R Brotated 400awhp iTrader: (7)	Must be a blast, I need to get myself a Jeep.

01-18-2009, 11:06 PM	#7
JDMTyler3326 TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Around Member #9917 My Ride: ^ iTrader: (0)	Nice Jeep man! How much?

01-22-2009, 02:09 AM	#9
nitroracer Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Nottingham, Pa Member #3617 My Ride: 1998 Z/28 iTrader: (0)	Nice Jeep! Did you get around to installing the e-codes yet? I am thinking of a set for my miata. I can't strike a good balance been a well lit road surface and good distance/width for dark back roads.

01-22-2009, 02:58 AM	#10
Sr20.SES Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: Oct 2007 Member #6108 My Ride: 2001 Sentra SE w/PP iTrader: (0)	Nice. Jeeps are so fun to ride around/off road with. I wish I had some extra cash to pick one up.

01-22-2009, 03:57 AM	#11
jpa3000gt Noob-Jersey Join Date: May 2008 Member #7861 iTrader: (0)	I picked up a 95 ZJ from a guy on here about a year ago. Truck has barely seen the road. I think the only time it does is to get somewhere to go offroad. wheeling is now my new favorite thing to do

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