Hey everyone!
Bought my wife a 98 Wrangler SE (2.5L 5spd manual) for Mother's Day last month. It's the first jeep either of us have owned and we're both loving the experience so far (the kids think it's a rollercoaster and call it the "Sheep"). She wanted a fun ride for summertime and I talked her into a Jeep over a golf cart. She's glad I was right for once! haha
Little backstory of what I know about the jeep. The original owner drove it around 47k miles before hitting a deer and parking it for good. My friend purchased the Jeep for his wife in 2020 and put a TON of work into restoring it for her, but she never learned how to drive a stick. He barely put 500 miles on it. He mentioned selling it and I told him I was serious about buying it if he ever did. Fast forward to May 2021 and we bought it for just over $7k on Mother's Day. It looks great, runs great, and my buddy is just happy to see it being enjoyed the way it should've been. I know he did me a huge favor with the asking price!
Here's everything my friend put into the Jeep:
Everything rubber under the hood was replaced
All fluids flushed
All new filters
New paint job and second set of full doors painted to match
Tub interior sprayed with bedliner
Spare tire delete
New clutch, brakes, shocks, fuel pump, exhaust, seats, top, grille, headlights, marker lights, fender flares, battery, windows, plugs and wires, oil pan, u joints, and wheel bearings
Everything I've done so far:
Replaced all missing or broken bulbs - dash lights, dome light, and tail light
Replaced the broken aftermarket radio with a new bluetooth radio
Repaired the broken passenger door latch
Replaced the broken multifunction switch (I hated driving without turn signals)
Replaced the broken A/C vents
Everything currently on my honey-do list (in no particular order):
Replace the speedo gear to correct for 31" BFG KO2s
Replace all 4 wheels and tires
Undo the spare tire delete (maybe upgrade to HD tailgate parts)
Replace windshield
Replace A/C condenser
Front/Rear bumpers
Side rails
Speakers
Repair the gas gauge
We both agreed to keep a fairly stock look (with the oversized tires being the one exception) since we'll mostly be driving on the road and a few light trails. Not sure if y'all needed this much info in my intro, but I've never joined a forum before so I went whole hog just in case!
Bought my wife a 98 Wrangler SE (2.5L 5spd manual) for Mother's Day last month. It's the first jeep either of us have owned and we're both loving the experience so far (the kids think it's a rollercoaster and call it the "Sheep"). She wanted a fun ride for summertime and I talked her into a Jeep over a golf cart. She's glad I was right for once! haha
Little backstory of what I know about the jeep. The original owner drove it around 47k miles before hitting a deer and parking it for good. My friend purchased the Jeep for his wife in 2020 and put a TON of work into restoring it for her, but she never learned how to drive a stick. He barely put 500 miles on it. He mentioned selling it and I told him I was serious about buying it if he ever did. Fast forward to May 2021 and we bought it for just over $7k on Mother's Day. It looks great, runs great, and my buddy is just happy to see it being enjoyed the way it should've been. I know he did me a huge favor with the asking price!
Here's everything my friend put into the Jeep:
Everything rubber under the hood was replaced
All fluids flushed
All new filters
New paint job and second set of full doors painted to match
Tub interior sprayed with bedliner
Spare tire delete
New clutch, brakes, shocks, fuel pump, exhaust, seats, top, grille, headlights, marker lights, fender flares, battery, windows, plugs and wires, oil pan, u joints, and wheel bearings
Everything I've done so far:
Replaced all missing or broken bulbs - dash lights, dome light, and tail light
Replaced the broken aftermarket radio with a new bluetooth radio
Repaired the broken passenger door latch
Replaced the broken multifunction switch (I hated driving without turn signals)
Replaced the broken A/C vents
Everything currently on my honey-do list (in no particular order):
Replace the speedo gear to correct for 31" BFG KO2s
Replace all 4 wheels and tires
Undo the spare tire delete (maybe upgrade to HD tailgate parts)
Replace windshield
Replace A/C condenser
Front/Rear bumpers
Side rails
Speakers
Repair the gas gauge
We both agreed to keep a fairly stock look (with the oversized tires being the one exception) since we'll mostly be driving on the road and a few light trails. Not sure if y'all needed this much info in my intro, but I've never joined a forum before so I went whole hog just in case!
