Project Tj

Elroy231

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This is the first jeep I bought. 2 weeks after purchase it came into the shop for lift. At that point I discovered the frame was junk. The whole passenger side of the frame had been eaten away by rust. Some asshole filled It with expanding foam and painted it nice. It looked as tho someone cleaned the jeep up a couple years before I got it.
At this point I will admit, reluctantly, that I didnt know enough to check very closely.
I did call the guy I bought it from but you know how that goes.
So I went and bought another Tj and this one got sidelined, but not for long.
Spent 1500 on a newish frame that was truly spotless and then the fun began.......
This build was accomplished thru the help of RST8ROX and my brother. With out those 2 this jeep would still be rotting. I had zero mechanical interest prior to this. Resized_20190124_174613(9).jpg 20190124_174622.jpg 20190522_124905.jpg 20190522_124914.jpg 20190522_124934.jpg 20190522_124859.jpg 20190520_150852.jpg 20190611_141348.jpg 20190611_141350.jpg 20190611_141352.jpg 20190614_154340.jpg 20190613_151252.jpg 20190614_154301.jpg 20190621_161242.jpg 20190627_165837.jpg 20190627_165858.jpg 20190817_143051.jpg 20190627_165927.jpg

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Elroy231

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It's been done since last July
I originally intended to sell it so I never posted it and showed it off. It's a 2002 tj sport. Shitty built body armor
Which is crap to work with. RST8ROX did warn us. Lol
2.5 inch lift rough country variety.
All new lines. Custom rock guards. Custom rear bumper. Customized factory front bumper
Other wise stock.

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wjtstudios

Hooked
Looks great! Did you paint it or is that a different Jeep that you had on Drummond?


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Ddays

Hooked
Great project! Can't believe the body looked so good and the frame so shitty :shock: Nice DD for sure.
 

OverlanderJK

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When people ask me why I moved from NY to California I’m just going to show them a picture of that frame. Lol


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Elroy231

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The body had some holes too. We cut it out and welded in some new metal
Its no show jeep but we did try to make it as quality as we could. Idk where it will go from here uy. Set of 33s are in The near future.

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Elroy231

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Hard to chose which pictures to post. I made a couple videos also. Not sure about posting.
RST8ROX was a plethora of knowledge along the way and a great teacher.
Thanks ! You all know how it feels to step back and feel good about what you did.


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Abntroop

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Great work! That green and tan combo is classic! Wish they’d bring those colors back.


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Elroy231

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Thanks. I really dig the green too
We had a hell of a time painting fenders and grill. Did it a couple times. First time we sprayed the clear coat it all turned like gun blue. It looked cool, but damn sure wasnt the green we were looking for.
The tan top completed the look in my opinion.
Great work! That green and tan combo is classic! Wish they’d bring those colors back.


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