I've done a few. And I'm in the process of completing a few more, like a 2000w power inverter hard wired in that big empty pocket in the rear (you'll notice the cut interior panel, I'm going to make a beauty plate to cover the hole and hide the inverter)Any interior mods done?
Here's some more on the gobi ladderAlso, how do you like your Gobi ladder? I have been looking at them for nearly a year and have yet to pull the trigger and buy one.
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Yea buddy I'm always glad to go on adventures with you guys :) can't wait till the next oneI have some time so I'll start by telling you a little about myself. Four years ago I was driving my dad's old four door ford focus station-wagon. I was working in a local cheese shredding plant making some decent money and with my younger brother coming up on 16 I knew it was time for me to get my own vehicle. During the time that I was fortunate to be borrowing my dad's second car I had worked hard and saved enough cash to get something of my own. I knew I wanted a four wheel drive vehicle. All my friends had one and because I lived in a rural area I wanted one to keep up with them when they went off the paved path! So enters a mostly stock 1999 Jeep Cherokee! By the small scratches down the side and the small stock sized mud tires I could tell that someone had previously had this off road but it had no rust, ran great, cost only 3 grand, had just 131,000 miles! I was in love! At the time I didn't have any experience with mechanical work but early on I decided that I wouldn't take my jeep to the shop unless it was something "serious." I started with basic maintenance, things like oil changes, brakes and spark plugs became easy, I soon became capable of doing slightly more advanced things like wheel hubs. Eventually I started doing small modifications. After awhile I decided that this is what I wanted to do with my life. I quit my job, took the money I had saved and went to school for automotive technology. Now, a few years after I graduated I've got a job with a company professionally outfitting four wheel drive vehicles for overland travel! I'm obsessed, I work it, I day dream about it, and above all else I live it! I am more of an off-roader but recently I started getting into overland and it has inspired several more modifications to my jeep! But this is a build thread not a bio! So I'll end this rant with a photo and hopefully the next post will be about my modifications . If you want to know about any of the mods I listed in detail please ask and I'll take pictures and post photos or give reviews! Just let me know!
(Pouring over a map on the hood of my brothers jeep at the last gas station before we left society, we tried to pick our landing spot for the night! From left to right: fellow adventurers Aaron Milz, myself, my brother Greg Galbo and his Girlfriend Kayla, taking the photo and always by my side is another fellow adventure and my girlfriend Carrie)
Yea they are custom. Me and him did that when he first got the jeep. It's very simple and looks coolAre those headlight guards custom? I need some.
Thanks Aaron I somehow missed this comment! I just removed the headlight bezels, took some expanded metal, traced out the shape I wanted and used tiny hardware with washers to hold on the expanded metal. I used tin snips to cut it out. The hard part is finding small enough hardware to where the nuts can fit in the back of the bezel. I'll grab pics in a second!Any info or guide you followed? I definitely need to do that. Looks pretty simple I should be able to make something similar.
Here are the pictures I promised! I also went back and fixed my previous post, my grammar was terrible!Any info or guide you followed? I definitely need to do that. Looks pretty simple I should be able to make something similar.
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Thanks Elan! I think I used around 4-5 yards of fabric around 54" wide. My brother did the project as well on his 97. Both of us had fabric to spare after doing our headliners and visors. BleepinJeep also has a video on how to do the upholstery on he early model Xj visors, they are different than the ones on my 99 or my brothers 97!How much fabric did it take to do your head liner, I want to re do my head liner on my 91 XJ. Your rig is awesome.
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