My Not So New, Not So Beater Winter Vehicle
 

I've had this beast since Feb. and finally have time to post pics. It's replacing my 400,000+KM Accord that I've had for 2.5 yrs. Best $450.00 car I ever bought, but time to move on.

Really I hope to keep this on the road during the summer for camping trips, work horse and fun in the mud.

First if it's going to the scappers, abuse it!! Block the rears and see if the ol' Auto tranny will hold. Oh and spray paint/hamer the ---- out of it too!
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Then show it that there is a new sherrif in town.
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And just some shots on the trail. Only gone out 2x (Other the playing around down by the river at my parnets). The only close place to me is actually a swap, so you have to stay on trail other wise you literailly won't come back!!! And thes are snowmobile trails that they close down with cement blocks but every one finds ways around. Normally I'm the only Jeep/Truck out there and it's just littered with ATVs.

The wife trying to look like she's having fun. Had to go off trail a little to get a round a fallen tree, but had to back all the way out because it go too tight.
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Just a shot on the trail.
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Came to a water crossing, ATVs have done it so why can't I?
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Got to the point where the oil pan and header was under water and the wife made me back out because she didn't want to get dirty, not winch, just good ol' come-along and Hi-Jack. The front did sink it alot, really mucky, and no rock base, just pure farmer's feild run-off mud.
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Just a fun mud hole. Trust, it's ALOT deeper then it looks. The last watery part is frame deep on the jeep, straight pedal to the floor to keep the treads clean!!
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I've loving the completely different world of a 4x4!! Plan to use it alot more, but I just can't neglect my other project/toys!!!

Jeep Specs:
91 Cherokee Limited (Fully Loaded)
4.0L HO I6
5.5" Skyjacker (3" Coil and Leaf Lift, 2.5" Poly Block and Drop shackles)
15" RockKrawler Rims with 31x10.5x15" Interco Trxus M/t (want to source a 33-35" Swamper for the Swap wheeling)
TB Spacer, 6-2-1 Tube Header, Hi-Flo Cat with 2.5 Exhaust
Ford 8.8" Rear with Detroit Locker and 4:10 Gears
JKS Discos
4x 5" Lights (for $7 a peice they add a ---- load of light for the few times I went out at my parent 6 acres or river bed)
I've Remade the front bunmper mounts out of 5/8" Plate with d-rings, and rear Spare/Hi-Jack/Shovel Carrier.

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Nice.. Jeeps are superior to all other "off road" vehicles as far as I'm concerned. Keep that unimog ---- out of here. I love the 4.0L inline-6, those things pack a serious punch.

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Hahaha the words of someone who has never tried to drive a jeep ON the road. Lol.

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Are you kidding? The first thing I ever drove was a 4.0L Cherokee.

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Poor accord :(

nice jeep though

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My jeep is fairly Civil and EXTREMEly comfortable on the inside. The seats are perfectly matched for my size. The only shitty part is my head brushes the roof, but I'm 6'6". For a 16yr old chassis, biggers tires, simi-wore balljoint(so the shop who safetied it told me) and raised up, it rides nice. I even drive it around with the sway bar disconnected and it handles alright.

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Oh it was done for, Needed Axles, Balljoints, tie-rods, tires, exhaust, windsheild. Needless to say the 450.00 car depreciated to 0.00 wasn't worth the parts

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I love it. :y Better get the sawzall out if you want to run 35's. :P
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All I am saying is that 4.0 = gutless worm on a real road due to heavy/bricklike jeep madness. It's sweet offroad though. :6

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Sweetness. I can't wait for this summer. Two weekends from now we're installing a 4 inch lift, swaybar disconnects, and 33 inch badass tires on my friends wrangler. I'm still trying to get him to buy a locker of some sort and a winch. He only has the 2.4 though. Mayber next summer on the 4.0l swap :l

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same with yoda's

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i concur... I would have loved to have one of those accords.

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If she ever blows I'm swapping a 4.3L Chev Motor.

And for 35" Ya I know. That's the only reason why I wouldn't, still want it to be a civil ride.

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God dammit! Another ------- Jeep thread and here I am trying to bank some money. You fuckers are going to make me go out and buy one so I can bet the ---- out of it :7............... :P

For some reason I'm really starting to like the off roading scene. Running over ---- looks like fun :y

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www.jeepkings.ca owns you now ;)

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Not to be rude or nothing... Well ya.. being rude...
That aint ---- for off-roading.

Those are PUDDLES!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s23HoUXjs8g

Check thsi ---- out... this is just some of the fun we have~ There wasn't too much mud cuz it was all covered in Ice in the winter... BUT... i can find some of my other videos.

My Rig is the 1999 Chevy Blazer ZR2 4x4.

WHen your rig is muddy enough that you can't tell what color it is anymore... THATS good day.

You gotta get the water over your HOOD!!! ---- man... your worried about the water on your oil pan?!?!?! Damn, quit babying that jeep!!!

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haha yeah these threads are making me want one and I used to hate the ---- outta these things. Looks fun

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Ya jeeps are fun but HARD on gas! I had a 01 Wrangler with 6" rock ready kit and 35" mud terrains and I could barely get 250km out of a tank on the highway.
Although it was a lot of fun offroad.

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yea my cherokee is sweet, but its kind of a love/hate relationship when i pull into the gas station :l :X

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my brother ran 35/12.50s on a 4.5" lift with no fender cutting. olny rubbed when the tires were really stuffed, and the lugs modified whatever metal was touching them :P

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Well it doesn't sound like it was a very nice fit if the tires had to "modify" the fenders. :P What vehicle? I'd rather not rub AT ALL when off-road and 35's WILL rub without cutting. Even if you have a 24" lift, when the tires tuck, they will rub.
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That's cause we only took the camera out with the wife. The week before snow had just melted, and every trail was boggy. Plenty of time water can over the hood when you hit it. Air box is at stock location so I'm not floating the thing. The only spot you can tell is black is the roof.

The reason I backed off the water hole is the wife. Say I'm whipped I don't care, I wasn;t going to make her drive or get wet will I winched. And this is the second time I took it out. I'm new to this.

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XJ's own. I love mine when its together!

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That's how we do it....

http://gitout.com/v-web/gallery/d/17...tevenson21.jpg

I am in the middle of finishing up my fender cuts, I'm lovin it...

http://gitout.com/v-web/gallery/d/17964-1/trim23.jpg

5/8" plate for bumper mounts?!?!?! the mounts must weigh more than the bumper and all the lights combined! What's with the overkill?

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yeah a whopping 200 whp out of a 4l engine woo...

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Finally cut my front fenders.

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They actually only put down about 140-150whp on average. But 190lb-ft of torque usually. And unlike a 1.6 honda single cam, opening up the intake and exhaust can yield actual noticeable gains.

That, and the ability to stroke them to 4.7L and make over 350lb-ft of torque is nice too.

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Nice SFA Yota!!! Lots of Lift. A Little too much for me!

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I need some better places to wheel! There's a few place a little north and south of me, but I'm caught in famer flat land territory.

5/8", I'ts called "Dad just finished converting his read mounted snowblower to a front mount (good old farmer style (15x stronger then it needs to be!) for his snowremoval business and had left over scrap" so all the materials were free except for the d-rings and Grd 8 hardware.

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meh, not a 4-door, i already have 2 4-door civics. id rather have a coupe

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newer yodas dont like fender cutting from what i've seen. this is a way around it, with a low cg truck to start with

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Yeah, if it's kept, it's getting lowered a bit and smaller tires.

Otherwise it's for sale at the moment
P.s. It's supercharged :)
For sale.

Older picture.
http://www.tribb333.com/truck/light.JPG