I bought my Jeep in 2015 with 151k miles on the clock. I bought it as my first vehicle as a new driver. 1997 sport, so 4.0 with the 32rh with Dana 30/35 and 3.07 gears, soft top, which I would quickly learn was worn out, and a light bar for old round lights. It also had steel bumpers, swing out tire carrier and a winch.
At the point of posting this my Jeep is almost at 220k miles.
My goal since I got it the goal was a daily vehicle that I could take offroad and still drive to work the next day. I always had this idea that a jeep could go anywhere. It could do some crazy rock crawling after driving hundreds of miles there. My goal has, and will, always be a vehicle that's street legal and competent off road.
On of the first things I did was get rid of that light bar for an outer rack/cage for carrying surfboards and such. But move the lights onto the outer cage.
And finally, new tires in preparation for a 3k mile road trip. I'm pretty sure this road trip with a worn out soft top is why my hearing isn't so great any more.
Those 33s were really stuffed in there for 4 years before I finally got my 4" lift kit installed. And immediately had to install an sye. I have no garage and no real space to do a transfer case swap so I put in an iron rock offroad hack-n-tap sye. It has held up to daily use the last 2 years.
Finally, the gf and I were prepping for our 3k mile road trip through all season, we saw desert snow and everywhere in between, we purchased, painted and installed a hard top.
We painted it with rust-oleum bedliner pro. It goes on glossy and bubbles to create a matte sandpaper texture. It's not rubbery and it hasn't come off in over a year and a half of california sun.
Also before that trip I had a super 35 like kit with an oz locker installed. Maybe one day I'll run the line for the electronic actuation, but for now I am just using the bolt in lock/unlock setup as the type of trips I take rarely require locking. I also had a trutrack up front. Both with 4.10 gears. What a difference to be able to maintain speed uphill!
In the last year, no photos, I've installed jks track bars front and rear. A correctlync steering setup. A 3rd brake light(after getting rear-ended 3 times I decided idiot needed more warnings). Replaced the lights in the footwells(what a difference!). Installed a stereo and amp setup to drive 2x6.5 and 2x5.25 speakers as well as a 10" sub. I installed acoustic and insulating padding. New exhaust from the manifold back. Adjustable upper control arms. And I have a built up np231 ready to install. (hmu if you're in the bay area and are looking for one to build)
My current goals are: replace the outer cage with an aluminum one to reduce weight but keep the function and look. Anti rock up front. Install my new transfer case(with a super short sye[it's a 1997 so I have to also adjust the wiring connector]). New driver side seat. Paint the flairs dark grey. I have a new TV cable in the mail to fix shifting issues. Eventually rebuild or replace my engine.
Obligatory random cool shots. I'm usually the one behind the camera in my group so I don't get many action shots.
At the point of posting this my Jeep is almost at 220k miles.
My goal since I got it the goal was a daily vehicle that I could take offroad and still drive to work the next day. I always had this idea that a jeep could go anywhere. It could do some crazy rock crawling after driving hundreds of miles there. My goal has, and will, always be a vehicle that's street legal and competent off road.
On of the first things I did was get rid of that light bar for an outer rack/cage for carrying surfboards and such. But move the lights onto the outer cage.
And finally, new tires in preparation for a 3k mile road trip. I'm pretty sure this road trip with a worn out soft top is why my hearing isn't so great any more.
Those 33s were really stuffed in there for 4 years before I finally got my 4" lift kit installed. And immediately had to install an sye. I have no garage and no real space to do a transfer case swap so I put in an iron rock offroad hack-n-tap sye. It has held up to daily use the last 2 years.
Finally, the gf and I were prepping for our 3k mile road trip through all season, we saw desert snow and everywhere in between, we purchased, painted and installed a hard top.
We painted it with rust-oleum bedliner pro. It goes on glossy and bubbles to create a matte sandpaper texture. It's not rubbery and it hasn't come off in over a year and a half of california sun.
Also before that trip I had a super 35 like kit with an oz locker installed. Maybe one day I'll run the line for the electronic actuation, but for now I am just using the bolt in lock/unlock setup as the type of trips I take rarely require locking. I also had a trutrack up front. Both with 4.10 gears. What a difference to be able to maintain speed uphill!
In the last year, no photos, I've installed jks track bars front and rear. A correctlync steering setup. A 3rd brake light(after getting rear-ended 3 times I decided idiot needed more warnings). Replaced the lights in the footwells(what a difference!). Installed a stereo and amp setup to drive 2x6.5 and 2x5.25 speakers as well as a 10" sub. I installed acoustic and insulating padding. New exhaust from the manifold back. Adjustable upper control arms. And I have a built up np231 ready to install. (hmu if you're in the bay area and are looking for one to build)
My current goals are: replace the outer cage with an aluminum one to reduce weight but keep the function and look. Anti rock up front. Install my new transfer case(with a super short sye[it's a 1997 so I have to also adjust the wiring connector]). New driver side seat. Paint the flairs dark grey. I have a new TV cable in the mail to fix shifting issues. Eventually rebuild or replace my engine.
Obligatory random cool shots. I'm usually the one behind the camera in my group so I don't get many action shots.
