Hello all, no creative name or anything, just another slow TJ build. I’ve been in the Jeep world for 20 years now. My projects so far are, 1980 CJ, 2000 WJ, 2000 TJ, 1987 XJ, 2008 WK. I sold my WK about 5 years ago when I got a company vehicle and have wanted a new project ever since. Now that my kids are older, my wife and I want a fun ride that we can take camping or to the beach. Not going to go rock crawling or anything too aggressive. My plan is to make it what I consider a modified stock build. Here is what it looks like. It’s a 2001 Sahara, with the 4.0 (obviously) and 3 speed auto trans. I was looking more for a 5 speed just for personal preference, but the auto is fine and now my wife and daughter can drive also, they can both drive manual if they had too, just not great at it. Mechanically it is in great shape. I’ve got service records from the day it was purchased locally until I bought it. The paint is very nice, not perfect but good enough that I won’t touch it. Interior is in great shape, floor pans have zero rust, but front carpet was removed for some reason. The only mods are a budget boost and the 32x11.50 mud tires.
My build plans at the moment. First I want to replace the carpet and add some dynamat or similar. Next will be the lift. I want to replace the spacers with a proper lift, maybe 3 inches. Once the tires wear out, I plan to go with an A/T tire of some kind, I don’t need such an aggressive tread. Probably in a 33. Last of the big items will be bumpers. I want a rear bumper with tire carrier and a place to mount my hi lift jack. Front, just a subtle steel bumper. For the bumpers I want them to be tough, but not an obvious aftermarket style. If that makes sense. Of course there are a bunch of little things along the way like a bikini top, stereo changes, lock box, and things like that. Anyway, as things change I’ll update it here.
My build plans at the moment. First I want to replace the carpet and add some dynamat or similar. Next will be the lift. I want to replace the spacers with a proper lift, maybe 3 inches. Once the tires wear out, I plan to go with an A/T tire of some kind, I don’t need such an aggressive tread. Probably in a 33. Last of the big items will be bumpers. I want a rear bumper with tire carrier and a place to mount my hi lift jack. Front, just a subtle steel bumper. For the bumpers I want them to be tough, but not an obvious aftermarket style. If that makes sense. Of course there are a bunch of little things along the way like a bikini top, stereo changes, lock box, and things like that. Anyway, as things change I’ll update it here.
