Replace & Upgrade - MJ Build
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Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
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Well to show that I have my priorities in order, I just spent some money on Amazon. External speaker for my CB, MTX Thunderdome 6.5s for the soundbar I'll soon be installing (thanks, kuzican), and new Monroe Sensa-Tracs for the rear since my original shocks haven't dampened anything in 15 years. I'm planning to buy Bilstein 5100s all the way around when I lift, but I need shocks for when I pick up the bike. Mine don't even have bushings anymore, and I got the pair of Sensa-Tracs for $60.
Yay!
Yay!
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Year: 1998
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no problem. I'm curious as to how you plan on finishing the soundbar. I have one that I'm going to sand down. I want to give it a different texture though. I'm not sure what to do with it exactly.
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I haven't picked it up yet cause I was trying not to put extra miles on the XJ. As for finishing, I'll probably just sand and rattlecan it. I'm more curious about how I'll mount it since I don't have a headliner. Probably gonna use scrap metal to make brackets, and run a support across the top side of it.
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I haven't picked it up yet cause I was trying not to put extra miles on the XJ. As for finishing, I'll probably just sand and rattlecan it. I'm more curious about how I'll mount it since I don't have a headliner. Probably gonna use scrap metal to make brackets, and run a support across the top side of it.
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I haven't picked it up yet cause I was trying not to put extra miles on the XJ. As for finishing, I'll probably just sand and rattlecan it. I'm more curious about how I'll mount it since I don't have a headliner. Probably gonna use scrap metal to make brackets, and run a support across the top side of it.
but it's a Jeep....
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Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
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I don't have the back of a Cherokee. As I said, though, I'm gonna run a metal or wood brace across the length of the bar on the top side.
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Engine: 4.6L I6 Stroker with port matched +99 intake and 62mm TB
Just went through some of your build thread. You've had your MJ for a little over a year now... Man time flies.
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Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
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Yes, sirs, and in that time I've managed to remove skid plates, replace a gas tank, put good wheels and tires on it, break an axle, cause my engine to run poorly, and not lift it. I'm actually a bit frustrated with this milestone
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But i hear ya, sometimes it SUCKS being a "gearhead....i HATE that i love cars sometimes....
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Well, when you put it like THAT!! see, the way i see it, you had a tailgate bedlined, installed a CB and switch panel, did a front axle upgrade, did doorless mod and followed Dukie (and others) through some rather rugged looking trails a few times in a stock MJ!
But i hear ya, sometimes it SUCKS being a "gearhead....i HATE that i love cars sometimes....
Just not happy with how little has been done in a year's time.
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Hard to believe it's been well over a year since you rolled the "newest XJ on this forum". later to be the "second newest XJ on this forum" though.... lol