Project: "Rigor Mortis"
Hello all,
I thought I would start a thread detailing my new project. First a little back ground. I had my first XJ given to me, a 92 limited and started building it up and wheeling it, well it was pretty much rusted right out so I bought a 95 named Ginger, swapped all the leather and entire interior over and continued wheeling. well after a few trips following some of my friends with much bigger rigs Ginger was getting really worn out. So I started buying parts for a new build on a 2 door that I bought from Jenssen. Well this quickly got out of hand :rolleye0012:so here are the details:
body: 92 2 door laredo, I am a bigger guy @ 6'2" so I wanted a 2 door as it is much easier to get into than the 4 door. Here is Mortis on the day I brought him home parked beside Ginger.
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I happened to get a great deal on a 4.6 short block and I already had ordered a full Borla 2" stainless steel exhaust system, so now all I have to do is order a Hesco aluminum head and I have a great power plant for my build!
I did not like the OBD1 wiring in Mortis so I bought a 96 to steal the wiring harness from, also this will be a better system to run the stroker off of. also did not like the stock gas tank as after wheeling for 2 years it has been crushed and I could only fill it 3/4 full, so I ordered a Genright enduring tank.
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Now I have been drooling over a clayton lift kit ever since I got an XJ so naturally I had to have one! I ended up ordering the pro series 6.5" 3-link front with 4-link rear coil conversion. It was just so sexy.
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For boots I have chosen 33"x13.5x15" toyo open countries, I know lots of people that run them and they wear extreamly well. Heavy though! 1 toyo without the rim weighs more than 1 of my 31" dick cepek mud countries with the rim! I have decided to wrap the toyo's around a set of walker evens bead locks and they should be arriving before X-mas.
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yes that is a pic of the tires in my living room! where else would you keep them?:rolleyes:
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lets see what else is going to be happening with mortis? oh ya! just ordered slightly over a grand in led lighting that will be attached via a custom light bar, have the old front winch bumper and rear winch bumper from ginger. I have to finish building the rear swing out, install all the power windows and locks, headlight loom upgrade, stereo install and a ton of other goodies that are going into mortis.
I will keep updating this post as I continue to finish. Please feel free to ask me questions about my build, or ask me to post up any pics that you would like to see.
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So that is where i am at with my build at the moment.
here are a couple other goodies for you, the carpet was quite dirty and i decided to pick the french fry off and pressure wash the carpets.
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The floor pans were in very good condition considering the year of jeep and that it came from BC.
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Looks good, can't wait to see the progress.
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Yep, this is definately a "build"!! ('scribed):popcorn:
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OOOOOOOO, a four link rear. ON my list of things to do. Thanks for those pics. Just gave me some ideas.
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nice ...will be watching ......
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That is a nice XJ collection you have!! The new XJ is taking shape nicely... can't wait to see it as it progresses!!
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MORE MORE I like what you have done. I always wanted a 2 door with a stick. I will be following your build.
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Any updates man??
I will be over to see the progress for myself soon!