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Princess the 97 XJ...
- Thread starter Greg Galbo
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I'd imagine! The stance is perfect as well as the tire fitment. I had wanted another Cherokee when it came time for another smallish SUV but it'd be cramped with three kids so I went with the Xterra! looking forward to your progress though!
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Thanks man I really appreciate it! And ya anymore than 2 people the Cherokee gets pretty small!
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lol... Tell me about it. I have 2 kids in car seats and wife and I are trying for a 3rd. This will get interesting. Luckily we have my wife's van but I hate driving it. lol
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Nice RTT, btw. I plan on buying one soon. It will go on the trailer I am building.
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Haha ya it's just me, myself and I and it gets small sometimes! Couldn't imagine with 4 or 5 people! And thank you I'm excited to see your progress on your trailer!
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Weekend Accomplishments:
1. Locking gas cap for road trip safety
2. New oil pressure sending unit
3. Oil Change
4. New Distributor because the old one decided to seize
5. New cap and rotor
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1. Locking gas cap for road trip safety
2. New oil pressure sending unit
3. Oil Change
4. New Distributor because the old one decided to seize
5. New cap and rotor
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About time you did something productive :) lol (i kid i kid)
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With 14 days until we set off for Maine there is going to be a lot of upgrades to the jeep in a short time. I will try to keep this updated as I go! I started off yesterday installing a B&M trans cooler due to the amount of hill climbs we are looking at doing in Maine. I chose the 70268 model. It is 13,000 BTU so right in the middle of cooling power. Also, the reason why I went with B&M Racing is because it is a built in bypass so it will not over-cool the fluid which was a concern of mine. If you have any questions about mounting or splicing into the lines let me know! And yes, before anyone asks... that is a loud speaker hooked up to my CB because I'm a child.
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"Yes that is a loud speaker because I'm a child" lol
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Well back from an amazing 12 day trip around New England figured I would try to get caught up on my upgrades! Starting with a steering upgrade I did for cheap! A new tie rod from a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee! I put a new MOOG HD end on it and replaced the boot on the opposite side because only one end is actually removable. The ZJ tie rod is about an 1/8 wider than the factory tie rod as well as being completely solid where the factory XJ tie rod is hollow.
View attachment 25010 View attachment 25011Next up was adding a 50 inch curved light bar and flooring to the front half of my roof rack because you know...light bars before lockers right?View attachment 25012 View attachment 25013
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Next up on the list of upgrades was finishing and installing my aux fuse/relay box I have been working on for ages! It is a factory fuse box pulled from a junkyard that has been gutted and rewired to have 12 fuses and relays pre-wired. at the moment they are pre-wired into the cab via a internet CAT-5 cable and a separate thicker gauge power and ground wire. With this system all I need to do when I add an accessory is run a power wire to my quick connect on the side of the fuse box and ground the accessory anywhere I like! At the moment i have two lights ran to the fuse box and the function great! Please don't hesitate to ask questions about this system!View attachment 25256 View attachment 25257
Here is the cat 5 cable and power wire ran through my headliner to meet the switches.
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and finally the switch wiring... as you can see I grabbed a factory connector from my parts Cherokee so my overhead console remains removable!
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If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask!
Here is the cat 5 cable and power wire ran through my headliner to meet the switches.
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and finally the switch wiring... as you can see I grabbed a factory connector from my parts Cherokee so my overhead console remains removable!
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If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask!
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@Greg Galbo I have a question! When are you coming to do my headliner???? lol
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I was happy to receive a pair of Truck Lite LED headlights for my birthday right before the trip! They are amazing compared to the stock lights of a Cherokee.
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Next I decided to tackle a big project right before the trip. For about a month I had been hearing what I believed was an exhaust leak out of my engine bay despite me changing the manifold 8 months before this! Well I dug into it and realized that my worst fear had been realized and that the welds on my relatively new manifold had failed. So one cannonball run to Summit for a performance header and the problem was solved.
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Next I decided to tackle a big project right before the trip. For about a month I had been hearing what I believed was an exhaust leak out of my engine bay despite me changing the manifold 8 months before this! Well I dug into it and realized that my worst fear had been realized and that the welds on my relatively new manifold had failed. So one cannonball run to Summit for a performance header and the problem was solved.
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