WyoCherokee
Adventurer
OK. I finally settled on a name. Project Patience. I tend to rush through projects, and not complete them exactly the way i want. But no more! MJ's are getting sparse, and i want this one done right. A purpose built DD / trail rig capable of Moab/Ouray/Mountain trails. A little background...I ran across this MJ on craigslist. the guy just had ababy, and his wife said "get something with a backseat." Well i have always wanted to get back in to a comanche, and the guy was interested in a trade. I was never really attached to my XJ, so away we traded. The biggest issue i foresee with this build is bed storage, and a secure way to haul the dogs....thinking softopper. or just have to carry dog crates.
Basic Specs:
1990 MJ Eliminator
Colorado Red
219,000 on the body
170,000 on the drivetrain
H.O block with a Renix top end
spectre intake
AX-15
NP231
8.25 rear/HPD30 front, both from a 97 xj. Open diffs with 3.55's
4" rough country AAL SUA lift
31x10.5 Yokohama AT's
The Bad:
Its a MJ Eliminator!
No rust
runs great, idles a bit rough
no major electrical gremlins
sliding rear window
nates rear bumper
decent rims
straight body
is clean running
4wd shifts fine
Still has the MJ bucket racks
brand new speakers and radio
Plans: I plan to do a resto build while still DD'ing so it will only be down a couple days at a time. Funds are tighter on this build so it will take longer.
Interim: Rusty's 4" leaves SUA/1.5 lift shackle and RE 4.5 coils and IRO fixed length arms. Install my spratan and sic brakes
Final. hell creek 3" leaves, xj shackles- SOA and 6.5" coils; Cav Fab 3-link. re-drill shackle hole if needed.
4.56's and 35's
SYE and Tom Woods Shaft,e-lockers front, tru-trac rear, TNT trusses, Cav Fab 3-link Alpha, TNT Belly pan, open cooling system, seats/ MJ buckets or swap seats, HO intake manifold,
Header, Lund Visor, Bilstein shocks, hooligan Steel fenders, napier rear flares, Roll Bar? soft topper, Exhaust electric outlets/ converter, Bed line the Bed and rockers, Cut n fold bed, jks quick discos, KrustyBawler Fab Sliders, Floor pan coating, steel brake lines, winch, H$ upgrade and putco harness, XJ wonders main wires, Alternator relocate/ZJ swap/remove A/C. Remove the weight dist valve/swap to xj. WJ booster, Softopper, Overland Storage.
Basic Specs:
1990 MJ Eliminator
Colorado Red
219,000 on the body
170,000 on the drivetrain
H.O block with a Renix top end
spectre intake
AX-15
NP231
8.25 rear/HPD30 front, both from a 97 xj. Open diffs with 3.55's
4" rough country AAL SUA lift
31x10.5 Yokohama AT's
The Bad:
The PO yanked out the Eliminator Buckets and fabbed in a wore out bench seat Along with this, they hacked up the factory center console(will have to find another
Fog light wiring scares me
Blinkers are going auwfull fast(suspect bad grounds)
Needs to be ran through Cruisers renix list
Terrible HID lights
Cutoff exhaust with a cherry bomb(terrible drone, but sounds good)
body has some dents, but it will be a DD not a show truck
needs a new headlight bucket (xj source-paint grille black)
needs new door panels(will source from a XJ. possible just new doors to eliminate the bat wings for trail visibility)
needs new headlight switch
Needs a headliner
Its a MJ Eliminator!
No rust
runs great, idles a bit rough
no major electrical gremlins
sliding rear window
nates rear bumper
decent rims
straight body
is clean running
4wd shifts fine
Still has the MJ bucket racks
brand new speakers and radio
Plans: I plan to do a resto build while still DD'ing so it will only be down a couple days at a time. Funds are tighter on this build so it will take longer.
Interim: Rusty's 4" leaves SUA/1.5 lift shackle and RE 4.5 coils and IRO fixed length arms. Install my spratan and sic brakes
Final. hell creek 3" leaves, xj shackles- SOA and 6.5" coils; Cav Fab 3-link. re-drill shackle hole if needed.
4.56's and 35's
SYE and Tom Woods Shaft,e-lockers front, tru-trac rear, TNT trusses, Cav Fab 3-link Alpha, TNT Belly pan, open cooling system, seats/ MJ buckets or swap seats, HO intake manifold,
Header, Lund Visor, Bilstein shocks, hooligan Steel fenders, napier rear flares, Roll Bar? soft topper, Exhaust electric outlets/ converter, Bed line the Bed and rockers, Cut n fold bed, jks quick discos, KrustyBawler Fab Sliders, Floor pan coating, steel brake lines, winch, H$ upgrade and putco harness, XJ wonders main wires, Alternator relocate/ZJ swap/remove A/C. Remove the weight dist valve/swap to xj. WJ booster, Softopper, Overland Storage.
