Hi!
I'm starting a new build for this 97 TJ. I currently live in NYC for work, so I have some specific things in mind for this Jeep. It's has to fufill being a occasional work vehicle which includes hauling equipment (film business) with the ability to go long distances on the highway and be helpful for solo self-recovery and survival when I go on adventures.
I am prepping it to be able to go offroad, but mostly for light off-road and tons of sand and whoops on desert dunes. It also has to have a bit of rough-edged elegance for the days I go trolling for girls as a single guy in NYC.
Starting with one beat up 97 TJ! There is tons wrong here - no driveshaft, coolant not flowing, seats are jacked, one is bent to the side, electrical issues galore, no lights in dash, scratches, dings from falling rocks in the mountains, flat spare just to name a few.
Here are the first pics:
Drivers seat - food - coins - tickets - girls hair - dog hair, everything in this bent seat that has messed up my back a bit.
Missing lens covers, tired tires, milk jugs - which you actually need in the city - a jeep bumper is deadly to fiberglass!
Bushwhacker Fender Flares that are mostly in good shape,
Under the hood: one working HID light, brown backed up coolant
Steering wheel covered in Grip cloth tape from work. Disgusting looking I know
I think homeless cats smoking cigarettes were using my jeep at night as a place to party
The short list for first round mods are for this month:
new windowshield
bedliner Raptor
2" or 2.5" lift with new springs
New Tires / 32 or 33
New Rims Black / Or Sandblast and paint sock rims
Fox 2.0 Shocks with res and controller
Battery Box
New spark plugs/wires
New Fluids!
new seats / twisted stitch!
underbody lighting systems
audio system/ in dash-linux based mp3 player
OBD computer reader tied to linux box.
new wipers
new glovebox/tuffy
two Garmin GPS walkie talkies 530cx (build one in dash!) or SMS/GPS device to track jeep if stolen or lost from it.
LED Lights all lights!
Rocker Switches
Molle System
Net cage
I was thinking of naming her Tess - short for Tesseract, and a ton of other names from Stuntjumper to Ranger, but not quite sure yet. Open to ideas.
Whew - that's a lot to do but I am open to suggestions and I'm checking everyone elses builds out for ideas. Please feel free to let me know what I am doing right or wrong!
I'm starting a new build for this 97 TJ. I currently live in NYC for work, so I have some specific things in mind for this Jeep. It's has to fufill being a occasional work vehicle which includes hauling equipment (film business) with the ability to go long distances on the highway and be helpful for solo self-recovery and survival when I go on adventures.
I am prepping it to be able to go offroad, but mostly for light off-road and tons of sand and whoops on desert dunes. It also has to have a bit of rough-edged elegance for the days I go trolling for girls as a single guy in NYC.
Starting with one beat up 97 TJ! There is tons wrong here - no driveshaft, coolant not flowing, seats are jacked, one is bent to the side, electrical issues galore, no lights in dash, scratches, dings from falling rocks in the mountains, flat spare just to name a few.
Here are the first pics:
Drivers seat - food - coins - tickets - girls hair - dog hair, everything in this bent seat that has messed up my back a bit.
Missing lens covers, tired tires, milk jugs - which you actually need in the city - a jeep bumper is deadly to fiberglass!
Bushwhacker Fender Flares that are mostly in good shape,
Under the hood: one working HID light, brown backed up coolant
Steering wheel covered in Grip cloth tape from work. Disgusting looking I know
I think homeless cats smoking cigarettes were using my jeep at night as a place to party
The short list for first round mods are for this month:
new windowshield
bedliner Raptor
2" or 2.5" lift with new springs
New Tires / 32 or 33
New Rims Black / Or Sandblast and paint sock rims
Fox 2.0 Shocks with res and controller
Battery Box
New spark plugs/wires
New Fluids!
new seats / twisted stitch!
underbody lighting systems
audio system/ in dash-linux based mp3 player
OBD computer reader tied to linux box.
new wipers
new glovebox/tuffy
two Garmin GPS walkie talkies 530cx (build one in dash!) or SMS/GPS device to track jeep if stolen or lost from it.
LED Lights all lights!
Rocker Switches
Molle System
Net cage
I was thinking of naming her Tess - short for Tesseract, and a ton of other names from Stuntjumper to Ranger, but not quite sure yet. Open to ideas.
Whew - that's a lot to do but I am open to suggestions and I'm checking everyone elses builds out for ideas. Please feel free to let me know what I am doing right or wrong!