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I finally got some pics on photobucket,so.........
these seem to be the only stock pics i can still find

my first mods were under hood. the required HEMI orange paint, and I built my own (not-so-cold) air intake. I built it out of pvc parts from lowes

I used a "street" elbow and a larger size pipe to give it a smoother look, but I didnt want the big lip on the inside to mess with airflow so I tappered it smooth.
before:

after:

I used a coupler (same size as the elbow) to mount the filter on,and smoothed the inside of it as well. heres how it looked before,cant find the after shot

I painted the elbow with black wrinkle paint, and had the tubing covered in chrome vinyl.I used a T clamp and a bracket to mount/support it behind the headlight, and the stock coupler @ the TB. I drilled a hole in the tube to put the IAT sensor in(snug fit no grommet) and just put a vent filter on the other side for the pcv system.http://www.jeepgarage.org/showthread.php?t=15393

 

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The next mods were to debadge & drop it I used wk bilsteins and wk eibachs..
I also blacked out the pillars

next I color matched the trim then I got a mopar front lip.It was silver,so i decided to plastidip it black to see how it looked

I was kicking around some ideas with the window trim:
white:

and black:

put havent decided yet.also I whited out my 3rd brake light.I LOVED the look, but during the day it was VERY hard to see when applied.

but was ok @ night!

sorry for the crackberry pics.

 

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I did the grille mesh mod as well. i ran out of time the 1st day and didnt paint it...these are better shots of the front lip also

I liked the look ok, but the bare mesh wasnt gonna stay that way,so I went ahead and painted it.. grey mesh and,for now white plastidip, just in case

cant forget my JG sticker! Had a sign shop make a bigger one. It's SUPPOSED to look like etched glass(and the samples on clear did) but my tint changed the look

Then my exhaust Cherry bomb vortex muffler and dual challenger tips :thumbsup:http://www.jeepgarage.org/showthread.php?t=27865&highlight=duals

well, I did a few things fairly quick,so i didnt get lots of in between pics
I put my stock rear springs back in to keep from bouncing off the stops with stuff in the back,plastidiped the mopar lip& then the sides white,and got new,bigger tires 245-70-17 goodyear silent armour's

 

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I painted the calipers awhile back

also put in a catch can

and an ADDCO rear swaybar

much beefier

I've heard people say the included bushings/brackets were no good to use, mine were ok,however i did have to open up the bolt holes. I used a diegrinder to make them fit,only took a few min.

also the holes in the sway were a bit tight for the stock end links-more with the grinder, but not bad.

 

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The chrome vinyl i used on the intake didnt like the heat this summer and got all out of shape, so I got rid of it, painted the whole thing silver,and added a heat sheild, so now it IS a CAI :slapfight:I switched the little spectre filter i had for a bigger AFE as well

I made the sheild out of a piece of corregated plastic- no heat soak. havent gotten the weatherstriping for the top yet though

 

[JeepCoop]

Very nice work brother!! Keep it up! White looks classy lowered!! :thumbsup:

 

[nyc_medic]

You do nice work. Looks good.

 

[4.whoa]

Very nice work brother!! Keep it up! White looks classy lowered!! :thumbsup:

Thanks,wasn't sure if I'd like the bottom white,but it gets plenty of complements :thumbsup:

You do nice work. Looks good.

Thanks bro!

 

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I need to update this thread!
A while back i tinted my tails. store was out of vht, so i got rustoleum. mask,tint,dry,wetsand,clear,dry,wetsand,polish! Also blended my 3rd brake light

The pressure washer removed theJG stickers i had, so i had a shop make me some new ones out of the vinal they use for wraps- one piece VERY tuff!

My water pump started leaking a while back,but i like to do more than one thing at a time. I was thinking about advancing the stock cam, but after discussing it with Ryan,decided not to.( I like high rpms too much) However, for the sake of keeping it together at my beloved rpm's I got a 6.1 tensioner for it.The dealer had it for like $30,got a new timing cover seal for insurance NOTE:
my local dealer only has the 5.7 gasket listed WITH the whole cover!!
I got the 6.1-sans cover. dont understand the thinking,but if you need one....

5.7 tensioner

6.1

 

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my upper rad hose was getting poked by some nubbs sticking out of the fan shroud, so i smoothed it down

before

after

Yay for new stuff!

I wanted to make it more spiffy, so i got a stainless hose from summit, but the ends only go up to 1-1/2" thats the top rad size,but the t-stat housing was bigger... so after hasseling the local autozone guys for a long time, I got a housing for a '77 360. as is, the tstat set into the groove,and wouldn't push to seal it, so out came the sander.

TA DA!

for good measure i cleaned up the jagged edge inside as well (sorry forgot pics)
then i got this bad boy!

it's sfi rated & 20% underdriven

needs a smaller belt

fits pretty good

under construction

 

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had some issues with the damper bolt, but finally got it!

bad part was i had to pull the rad & fan to do it dumped alot of steering fluid

some water too, but most was from the steering/fan system. If you are going to change ,flush this out, get it first.my dealer only had 2 qts! had to order more- takes a lot. and it aint cheep! $35 for 2 qts!
after changing the tensioner,water pump,hoses,and oil i took a short trip-2 hrs. last time evic showed 15.4 this time was 15.8, and i stomped it a little more :thumbsup:I still need to change plugs soon, but almost 1/2 mpg (75 on hwy + some in town) and a much quicker revving engine to boot!

 

[Gojeep]

Good to know about the thermostat housing in case I go the same route later on.

 

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Baby finally got some new (to her) shoes
Thanks vdub18t !

285/30/22 toyo proxes on Status Dynasty wheels

It's unreal how much the handeling improved from just this swap!
she really needs a bath, but its supposed to storm,so....

 

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Got some toys for fathers day! presents that are also mods WIN-WIN!

The i-simple ,really is.just plug it in between the radio and the harness,it has 2 small harnesses and they connect to each other as well. there is one small plug thats not used,so i taped it off

there is a small 12v output that i also didnt use-taped it off also

I also am not using the rca's,so.....

I used velcro to hold the main module out of the way

and a small piece for the 12v+ fuse

in order to keep the rca's from making noise/rattling,i taped them to the ipod cord with foam insulation tape

i put the main module above the radio- it's out of the way and so light its not goin anywhere

then i put the little fuse against the back wall above where the radio will be

I ran the cable behind the glovebox, under the console up next to the seat until i decide on a more permenant spot.I looped the extra out of the way behind the box

 

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Changed the plugs. not quite 30k on them and they had opened up to .050 !
doesnt sound like much, but it was a big plus on the butt dyno

got her cleaned up a bit.

here's some good shots of the stainless upper hose,I like shiney stuff!

the ziptie is only TEMPORARY till i find the bracket i want :thumbsup:

 

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Well, i cant find the stainless bracket i want, so I used what i could get. I didnt want to chance it since I'm driving to MI tomorrow then on to NJ. This way its sure to be supported. I got a piece of hose to use as a sleeve and cut it in such a way it wont slip apart

then i put the support clamp around it and screwed it into a small hole i drilled in a fan support

Its not shiney, like i wanted,but still looks pretty good IMO

 

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these tires are really low-pro so my wk eibachs were leavin to much gap

so I pulled the fronts

and cut a coil off each stock front spring-1/2 @ a time as to not go too far

blacked out the knuckles while I was at it :thumbsup:

Much better

 

[JeepCoop]

Damn looks nice!!! You got balls cutting them springs! haha

 

[jrjeep]

Really nice.. Me like white.

How did you cut your springs?

 

[4.whoa]

Damn looks nice!!! You got balls cutting them springs! haha

Really nice.. Me like white.

How did you cut your springs?

Thanks!

DISCLAIMER : I only cut the fronts, the rears you cant because the top/bottom coils are tighter for mounting purposes.

I used a circular saw with a metal cutting blade. I have cut the front springs on my xj/mj's before with good luck - i know some people frown apon it, but i just had to

i even got some rake back

I've been lookin for a stocker to do a side-by-side with, but no luck yet. It only measured 1/2" drop from the wk eibachs, but sure seems like more.