I'm new to this forum but have used it for about a year. I'm a freshman in college so funds are low but whatever isn't used on food and school is used on my jeep. Her name is Rooster because when I got her she didn't have a working horn which turned out being the relay. I bought a relay, she worked. Then at 6am one morning she decided to ground herself and put out a constant blare that woke up all my neighbors. I as angry as everyone else, went outside to see what the noise was to realize it was my own vehicle. Very mad, I yanked out the relay and her name became rooster as everyone kept calling her that. I got her March 2017 for $3700 dollars because she had absolutely no rust but was cosmetically rough. I think she may have had an engine rebuild as the engine is powder coated but i'm not sure. She's a 1997 Jeep Wrangler se (4 banger) with about 230,000 miles on it. When I got her I had zero knowledge on cars but have learned and done everything on it myself minus the transmission rebuild and new clutch. She has stock suspension and 4.10 Dana 30/35 with rear yukon axle shafts
As she sits now:
31" wrangler all terrains on 15x8 wheels
Smittybilt stinger
$280 dollar hard top find on CL (I basically stole it)
Banks cat back exhaust
Flowmaster muffler
4.0 throttle body and spacer
Full center console (came with shorty console)
Painted the whole dash and trim, bezels, console, doors, everything
2 10" Kicker compr subs
Door hinge locks
Bilstein 5100 shocks
Bedlined the back seat area of the tub (still gotta do the front)
Monstalined the entire outside of the tub and hard top
Cut the rear render flares
Cut the front fenders to be flat
Cut CJ style turn signals in the front
Repainted certain parts of the frame
Replaced the fuel pump with a Bosch one
Got new 31" tires
Custom decals
Rustys off road tie rod/draglink
New rotors and pads
New steering wheel
New rear driveshaft U joints
Transmission rebuild and new clutch
Near plans:
Custom tool box for the back
Save for the new Cummins R2.8 turbodiesel engine
New speakers for the sound bar
New wheels
New front driveshaft U joints
New trackbar
Ford 8.8 rear
Warn winch
2" suspension lift (until engine swap)
1.25 body lift
Future plans:
Save some more for the Cummins R2.8 turbodiesel engine
New seats
roll cage
rear bumper
CAI
metalcloak fenders
hood louver
CB radio
Cummins R2.8 turbodiesel engine swap
and much much more
Here are some pics of how she looked when I bought her, I know, she was rough. No interior pics but it was rough as well. And what she looked like a month ago. She now has a matching hard top.
As she sits now:
31" wrangler all terrains on 15x8 wheels
Smittybilt stinger
$280 dollar hard top find on CL (I basically stole it)
Banks cat back exhaust
Flowmaster muffler
4.0 throttle body and spacer
Full center console (came with shorty console)
Painted the whole dash and trim, bezels, console, doors, everything
2 10" Kicker compr subs
Door hinge locks
Bilstein 5100 shocks
Bedlined the back seat area of the tub (still gotta do the front)
Monstalined the entire outside of the tub and hard top
Cut the rear render flares
Cut the front fenders to be flat
Cut CJ style turn signals in the front
Repainted certain parts of the frame
Replaced the fuel pump with a Bosch one
Got new 31" tires
Custom decals
Rustys off road tie rod/draglink
New rotors and pads
New steering wheel
New rear driveshaft U joints
Transmission rebuild and new clutch
Near plans:
Custom tool box for the back
Save for the new Cummins R2.8 turbodiesel engine
New speakers for the sound bar
New wheels
New front driveshaft U joints
New trackbar
Ford 8.8 rear
Warn winch
2" suspension lift (until engine swap)
1.25 body lift
Future plans:
Save some more for the Cummins R2.8 turbodiesel engine
New seats
roll cage
rear bumper
CAI
metalcloak fenders
hood louver
CB radio
Cummins R2.8 turbodiesel engine swap
and much much more
Here are some pics of how she looked when I bought her, I know, she was rough. No interior pics but it was rough as well. And what she looked like a month ago. She now has a matching hard top.