NAUJK
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Been looking around and reading about other peoples builds, and so I decided that I should catalog my rig as well. Sadly I do not have pictures of when every mod went on but still have a fair amount of pictures.
I got my JK in March of 2009 it's a beautiful blue 2 door X!
Here it is 2 weeks after getting it off the lot. I wasn't able to drive it for 2 weeks because the morning after I got it we went to Ireland, then got back and then drove to Phoenix... so had a Brand new JK and not able to drive it.
We got it from the dealer under the condition that it come with the Rubicon wheels and tires and not the X's and they agreed.
The first mod that was done was a relocation of the side mirrors. Quick and easy mod... only problem is now with the doors on I can not see the passenger side mirror very well. Meh o well just look over out the window not hard.
In April of 2010 i was able to get a Lift, Got a 2.5 BB ( just a poor student cant afford a whole lot). But I like the look and still do. The dent in the bumper is from a tree when I was wheeling up near Boulder CO.
Next I got Windshield mounted KC Daylighters, and the RC poor mans stubby bumper caps
Then at the end of that summer I also got that Rugged Ridge light bar and 1.5" wheel spacers. (Light-less for a long time!).
BUT over winter break just this last December, I was able to get 2 more KC Daylighters and a friend of mine got me some O s**t handles for the front, also some TeraFlex Quicker Disconnects, that required.. some "adjusting" to get to work properly but they do now thanks to a bench grinder. (not seen Also not seen is a new Bilstien steering stabilizer to replace the trashed stock one). ... Sadly that Bilstien is also been trashed, its still workin but there is a good sized dent in it too. Need relocation brackets...:hmm:might be my next mod.
And finally how it looks today after I was able to get rid of those stock tires that desperately needed replacing. I got new tires. They are 285/70 Hankoon Dynapro ATMs, the funds for 35s came up a bit short sadly but I am ok with this because I believe I have the lowly 3.2 gears and 35s just would have been bad then. Plus it looks good with the uncut fenders at least in my eyes.
Today I was going to go down to visit my brother just south of me to finish making the rock sliders we've been working on for my build. But some bad (snowy) weather got in the way of that. Using his Welder we have been making some Sliders to go on my rig and I CANNOT wait to get them put on. Here is how they looked last night as he had them clamped to his friends JK to model. For $150 compared to vendors sliders I like them a lot!
Of course they will be bed-lined black.
This is my Build so far, its not much but it is mine. Any comments are welcome I want to know and hear what people think or suggest what I should do next!
Just remember I am just a poor College student so little short on the funds :broke: specially after paying for the steel for the sliders last week.
Love my Jeep and its Way of Life! Ill try and keep up the pictures as I do more, specially when the sliders get put on (maybe tomorrow?!?).
Hope these pictures worked too been having some issues with them lately.
I got my JK in March of 2009 it's a beautiful blue 2 door X!
Here it is 2 weeks after getting it off the lot. I wasn't able to drive it for 2 weeks because the morning after I got it we went to Ireland, then got back and then drove to Phoenix... so had a Brand new JK and not able to drive it.
We got it from the dealer under the condition that it come with the Rubicon wheels and tires and not the X's and they agreed.
The first mod that was done was a relocation of the side mirrors. Quick and easy mod... only problem is now with the doors on I can not see the passenger side mirror very well. Meh o well just look over out the window not hard.
In April of 2010 i was able to get a Lift, Got a 2.5 BB ( just a poor student cant afford a whole lot). But I like the look and still do. The dent in the bumper is from a tree when I was wheeling up near Boulder CO.
Next I got Windshield mounted KC Daylighters, and the RC poor mans stubby bumper caps
Then at the end of that summer I also got that Rugged Ridge light bar and 1.5" wheel spacers. (Light-less for a long time!).
BUT over winter break just this last December, I was able to get 2 more KC Daylighters and a friend of mine got me some O s**t handles for the front, also some TeraFlex Quicker Disconnects, that required.. some "adjusting" to get to work properly but they do now thanks to a bench grinder. (not seen Also not seen is a new Bilstien steering stabilizer to replace the trashed stock one). ... Sadly that Bilstien is also been trashed, its still workin but there is a good sized dent in it too. Need relocation brackets...:hmm:might be my next mod.
And finally how it looks today after I was able to get rid of those stock tires that desperately needed replacing. I got new tires. They are 285/70 Hankoon Dynapro ATMs, the funds for 35s came up a bit short sadly but I am ok with this because I believe I have the lowly 3.2 gears and 35s just would have been bad then. Plus it looks good with the uncut fenders at least in my eyes.
Today I was going to go down to visit my brother just south of me to finish making the rock sliders we've been working on for my build. But some bad (snowy) weather got in the way of that. Using his Welder we have been making some Sliders to go on my rig and I CANNOT wait to get them put on. Here is how they looked last night as he had them clamped to his friends JK to model. For $150 compared to vendors sliders I like them a lot!
Of course they will be bed-lined black.
This is my Build so far, its not much but it is mine. Any comments are welcome I want to know and hear what people think or suggest what I should do next!
Just remember I am just a poor College student so little short on the funds :broke: specially after paying for the steel for the sliders last week.
Love my Jeep and its Way of Life! Ill try and keep up the pictures as I do more, specially when the sliders get put on (maybe tomorrow?!?).
Hope these pictures worked too been having some issues with them lately.
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