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1990 XJ, rough body, no engine.

Five new 31" BFG ATs -- $750
ARB Bullbar bumper -- $900
Warn M8000 Winch -- $960
Kennessaw tire carrier -- $800
Safari Snorkel kit -- $400
Rusty's flares -- $350

And the kickers:
3.5" Rubicon Express full leaf lift kit w/shocks, new in box -- $1000
Advance Auto 4.0 crate engine, new in the box -- $2000

Better than seven grand total in it, plus whatever I can get parting out the XJ itself.










Purchase price?




$1325
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=110423203034

Pick it all up next weekend! :D :D :D

Robert

Nice... You gotta warn winch..:beers:

Dibs on the 31's :D :D :D :D

Nick

Let me know if your selling the snorkel kit ..

Very interested
Nick

Most certainly selling it, but honestly, I'm not sure I'm gonna keep the one I've got: Bugger hangs up on everything!

I'll talk to ya!

Later

wanna sell the motor or winch?

so what are yout plans with all this

The engine's going into my 89, the lift under my brother-in-law's 2000.

(He's the one that first got me into wheeling years ago. Then he sold his lifted '94 and bought the cushy 00, with the plan to lift it, too. Other priorities got in the way, and it never happened. Now it will!)

I think I'm gonna keep the winch (Sorry, Scott, oh-fer-two!), and he'll probably get the tire carrier. Totin' all my sister's kids, he's got no room inside for the spare!

The rest I'll sell off to recoup some (most?) of my money.

I hope it works out... It does have a whiff of too-good-to-be-true to it, but I got my fingers crossed!

I'll post up progress...

Robert

i deff keep that winch

Nice find.......

West bound and down, eighteen wheels a'rollin'
I'm gonna do what they say can't be done...

Well, eight wheels anyway. And there's no beer in Texarkana, either.

But there is one hell of a nice parts rig in Peoria, so Illinois here I come!

See ya!

Robert

Well, home again.

Sure didn't set any time records, but the drive went well, and the jeep does seem to be as-advertised.

More detail to come...

Robert

Glad to hear it Robert!!!

good find bro...if ya need any help wit your engine swap give me a holler i help ya

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I've started the teardown this week: My old friend Tim wants both front doors, seats, and center console for his 'manche project.

Updates to come...

Robert

can i have the windshield sticker

That would explain why you've been really quiet....:D Keep us posted

i got a guys cherokee in the shop right now who wants a snorkel and i know you said something about getting rid of yours also cuz nick said he wanted one or something like that. pm me if one is available.

thanks scott

why is it only the xj guys like snorkels? lack of anything else to throw at their rigs, or what?

i would say the same thing always looks like the first thing to get ripped off but this guy loves mud/water and i told him if you get that deep he wont be able to breath so it wont mater

Better seal up the auto trans. or you could loose it also :o

I like the look of them.. (Guess It's a Jeep Cherokee Thang) Yeah they will hang up on things...Robert has removed the top of his several times on the trail to keep from breaking it.

Robert, happy to hear everything worked out.. Let me know if ya need any help. The snorkel looks in great condition,very interested..

I'll give you a call this weekend.

Nick

I like the peeps that run a snorkel, yet do nothing to waterproof distributor caps, etc... it's hilarious. I recall seeing a go on the trail, with a bad ass snorkel, but no diff vents above axle line, just hoses hanging down the side of the diff. Can't imagine they had their trans or tcase vent above water line either. Submerging your **** without waterproofing properly is retarded. I don't have anything vented on my rig below the top of the air cleaner and distributer. If it gets that high, I'm screwed, as my rig is a big tall *****.

Some of it's necessity: The factory air intake is actually under the driver's headlight. Nosing down into even a fairly shallow water crossing can turn the 4.0 into a wetvac.

And sure, some of it is cosmetic: I do think the XJ snorkel compliments the vehicle lines better than most.

And you know all us XJ guys are posers, we gotta look good at Macy's!

Nick: It is about mint (not like mine!), and you're first in line for it. I'll pm ya...

Robert

Thankfully the AW4 is a lot more durable & water resistant than the wrangler auto tranny. Also, I would be interested in a snorkle for one of my cherokees if you go to sell one.

And, yes, a snorkle really helps; hydrolocked an XJ a few months ago doing through a hole with the intake on the deep side.

- jason

Hey what are you doing with the body? I need another one..