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[BlueXJ]

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[matchframe]

Hello everybody! I have been a gear head all of my life, but am new to Jeeps. My daughter who is a student at Baylor has a '97 XJ. She has always loved Jeeps so when she was 15 years old, I bought her the XJ. For the last four years I have maintained her XJ and have been really impressed with the engineering that went into these Jeeps! On Friday 9 March she was involved in a multi-vehicle accident just north of Huntsville, TX. Other than being sore from the airbags, she was not hurt thanks to the solid build of her XJ. She left the road at 65 mph and went through a ditch full of water which slowed her a lot before she hit the cables dividing the freeway. A post which hold up the cables stopped her.

When she saw her Jeep for the first time after the accident she almost broke down crying and asked if I could fix it. I told her I would do my best. Since I have worked on cars all of my life, I was not real sure if it could be fixed. After I got it home I became more optimistic so I started searching the Internet for forums about Jeeps. I am a moderator at DigitalCorvettes.com so I know the value of the knowledge in these forums. I found a donor '99 XJ close to where I live and bought it. It was rolled so no body parts I can use, but the mechanical things I need are all good.

Here is a pic of her Jeep when we first saw it:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a122/matchframe/BDG/Jeep5.jpg

Here is a pic of the donor XJ I bought the other day:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a122/matchframe/BDG/Jeep23.jpg

I am looking forward to learning all about XJs from all of you! I will try to post my progress as I re-build Kermit. (My daughter calls her XJ Kermit)

If anyone is interested in my other projects, here is a link to my website: www.bigdoggarage.com (http://www.bigdoggarage.com)

[Skunkape]

Even banged up Xjs are beautiful to me!Any modifications planned?And welcome from Tn.

[matchframe]

No real plans for mods. Just a goal of getting it back on the road.

Good to be here!

[Mudderoy]

Hello everybody! I have been a gear head all of my life, but am new to Jeeps. My daughter who is a student at Baylor has a '97 XJ. She has always loved Jeeps so when she was 15 years old, I bought her the XJ. For the last four years I have maintained her XJ and have been really impressed with the engineering that went into these Jeeps! On Friday 9 March she was involved in a multi-vehicle accident just north of Huntsville, TX. Other than being sore from the airbags, she was not hurt thanks to the solid build of her XJ. She left the road at 65 mph and went through a ditch full of water which slowed her a lot before she hit the cables dividing the freeway. A post which hold up the cables stopped her.

When she saw her Jeep for the first time after the accident she almost broke down crying and asked if I could fix it. I told her I would do my best. Since I have worked on cars all of my life, I was not real sure if it could be fixed. After I got it home I became more optimistic so I started searching the Internet for forums about Jeeps. I am a moderator at DigitalCorvettes.com so I know the value of the knowledge in these forums. I found a donor '99 XJ close to where I live and bought it. It was rolled so no body parts I can use, but the mechanical things I need are all good.

Here is a pic of her Jeep when we first saw it:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a122/matchframe/BDG/Jeep5.jpg

Here is a pic of the donor XJ I bought the other day:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a122/matchframe/BDG/Jeep23.jpg

I am looking forward to learning all about XJs from all of you! I will try to post my progress as I re-build Kermit. (My daughter calls her XJ Kermit)

If anyone is interested in my other projects, here is a link to my website: www.bigdoggarage.com (http://www.bigdoggarage.com)

msmoorenburg and fellow admin is fixing a 97 with similar damage.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y299/msmoorenburg/2_imagejpeg952.jpg

:link: (http://www.xjtalk.com/showthread.php?t=10159&highlight=dark+side)

:welcome: to the xjtalk!

[matchframe]

msmoorenburg and fellow admin is fixing a 97 with similar damage.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y299/msmoorenburg/2_imagejpeg952.jpg

:link: (http://www.xjtalk.com/showthread.php?t=10159&highlight=dark+side)

:welcome: to the xjtalk!

Do you have a link to a thread?

I need to find out more about the unibody that supports the fender.

[Mudderoy]

Do you have a link to a thread?

I need to find out more about the unibody that supports the fender.

Just click the icon that says LINK. :poke:

In case you don't see that icon from some reason... http://www.xjtalk.com/showthread.php?t=10159&highlight=dark+side

[bluedragon436]

Sorry to see what happened to Kermit.. but glad to hear that overall your daughter was ok after the crash... Look forward to seeing the progress as you work to get Kermit back on the road... And :welcome: to xjtalk from Delaware/Maryland!!

[matchframe]

Just click the icon that says LINK. :poke:

In case you don't see that icon from some reason... http://www.xjtalk.com/showthread.php?t=10159&highlight=dark+side

I figured it out. :)

Thanks!