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Thread: The XJRunner. 87 wagoneer prerunner build

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    Icon7 The XJRunner. 87 wagoneer prerunner build

    I bought this when I was 15 by working for my parents and everyone else to save money. Broke it when I was 16 and just got it back on the road a few months ago so some of these pics are really old. I'm gonna post them in a timeline order.


    Here it is when I first bought it. 3 inch ranco lift and dry rotted 31 BFG ats. It had a 4.0 with 175K on it, Dana30HP and a factory() Dana44 rear end with a limited slip.



    First thing I did was paint the ugly chrome grill black and swapped in some 4.5 Rustys coils



    Found some used 32 BFG muds on black steelies on craigslist and took my front bumper off


    Started fabbing a prerunner bumper for the front and put in a RE1600 trac bar




    Then I drove the piss out of it till this happened



    Notice how far back the drive side of the axle is

    Ripped the lower mount off the frame. So thus started the build


    out with the old







    frame plates

    fiberglass


    cut the rear fenders




    Then got s mokin deal on an 89 4.0 from my friends dad. 30k on an .060 over bore and a borla header

    cleaned up

    so out with the old


    in with the new

    Then started fabbin a 3 link front end with heims and poly bushings

    Also trussed the Dana30(it has a locker too)

    The day I drove her for the first time in 3 years

    And now how it is currently







    Then last friday my cam rounded off and two lifters went flat so this went in






    Future plans:
    Race cage(next month)
    rear leafs and shocks through the floor
    shackles
    race radio
    3rd seat
    carpet(sitting in my room)
    tons of insulation(i want it like a caddy)
    Caddy emblems
    repaint factory color and put the wood back on
    fiberglass front fenders
    front coil overs



    Little features I like:
    Blue LED dome and kick panel bulbs
    12 inch Type R sub in custom hardfloor box(same wood thats in my house lol)
    Pioneer 6x9s in hatch
    6in speakers in doors


    im sure im forgetting things but whatever. thats my build!
    Last edited by XJRunner; 10-24-2010 at 01:51 AM.

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    Default Re: The XJRunner. 87 wagoneer prerunner build

    Looks like a good build... Can't wait to see it as it continues to progress!!

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