Clifford the Big Red Jeep

#1
Well, not yet..... This little guy followed me home last week. I've wanted an LJ for a lot of years and finally pulled the trigger. 190k on the motor 7k on a Jasper auto transmission. The driver's side clear coat has issues. I'm not sure how much repair I'm going to do to that.
The big picture plan is to take most if not all of the Rubicon bits off my TJ, reuse the tires & wheels, and reuse front bumper & winch. New lift, rear bumper with separate spare tire carrier, rock rails, radio, speakers, other interior goodies. Still deciding on some other bits, but that's the general idea.

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#4
I was open to different colors but have always kinda wanted a red Jeep. I just got lucky finding this one. This may strike some as heresy but I wanted an automatic. I'm happy enough with the acceleration and highway speed. He'll need some tall gears but that was already in the cards for the TJ. I just may be going 5.13 instead of 4.88.
 
#5
Been doing a few items to him. This happened 5 days after I got him. With the key off. Speedo and tach were actively bouncing when I snapped this.
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The wisdom of the internet suggested a faulty ignition switch. It was but it killed the battery which was old anyway. So new switch, new battery and that's taken care of. More to come.
 
#7
Been doing a few items to him. This happened 5 days after I got him. With the key off. Speedo and tach were actively bouncing when I snapped this.
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The wisdom of the internet suggested a faulty ignition switch. It was but it killed the battery which was old anyway. So new switch, new battery and that's taken care of. More to come.
Did the ignition switch fix yours? I had to put in a new cluster.

 
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