Some of this was posted in the "Post pics of your Jeep" Thread but I'll post about the build in this thread.
The point of my build, with this Jeep, is a Practical Jeep that I can both drive to work every day while also take it camping in the Nevada outback on the same day. Overall, I'm going towards the Overland-style build I can take camping at any time. I want to use quality parts and not have an over-the-top Jeep with crazy features that make it look cheap.
This is my 3rd TJ and first LJ. I had a 98' 2.5 cylinder and an 03' Rubicon, both 5 speeds. I had them both for almost exactly 2 years. I had always wanted an LJ but being a broke college kid, a well-maintained LJ was out of the price range. I finally came across this one in late 2021 and pulled the trigger.
When I set out to buy this thing I knew I was going to have it forever and was pretty picky. The Jeep I would buy absolutely had to have these 3 things:
1. Below 100,000 miles. Preferably closer to 70,000-80,000 miles.
2. Had to have a hardtop. Where I live not only gets all 4 seasons but I do so much interstate and highway driving I wanted something more sturdy.
3. Very little, to zero frame rust.
After selling my Rubicon and being Jeep-less for nearly 3 months I finally found a suiter. It definitely was a bit of a long drive to pick it up in Oregon but it was worth it. It's a 2006 Auto and had all 3 of my requirements. When I bought it only had 59,000 on it. Given the car market was a joke in 2021, I paid a fairly high price for it by todays standards... However, given the cleanness of it and having all 3 of my requirements (And even a few other things I really wanted) I pulled the trigger and never looked back.
I already have a number of mods on this thing with (of course) more to come witch ill try and do a better job of showing on here. Everything listed and the pictures below are of everything I've done in the past 15 months:
-Interior Dash Storage
-3D Printed Center Counsel
-Hot Headliners Sound dampening kit
-Fishbone Off-road Front bumper
-Garvin Adventure Rack
-Rigid and Rough Country Pod Lights
-LED Trucker Headlights
-Metal Cloak Track Bars, Springs, and Control Arms
-Fox 2.0 Revivor Shocks
-Revolution 5.13 Gears and Chromoly Axle Shafts for my Dana 30
-Pro Comp 15in wheel wrapped in a 33x12.5x15 Milestar M/T Tire
![IMG_5351.jpg IMG_5351.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/673/673399-2acad3e5bf8c5328af1dbd6920e69be1.jpg)
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If you have any advice or ideas on mods/brands of mods feel free to let me know as I'm always trying to get new ideas and learn!
The point of my build, with this Jeep, is a Practical Jeep that I can both drive to work every day while also take it camping in the Nevada outback on the same day. Overall, I'm going towards the Overland-style build I can take camping at any time. I want to use quality parts and not have an over-the-top Jeep with crazy features that make it look cheap.
This is my 3rd TJ and first LJ. I had a 98' 2.5 cylinder and an 03' Rubicon, both 5 speeds. I had them both for almost exactly 2 years. I had always wanted an LJ but being a broke college kid, a well-maintained LJ was out of the price range. I finally came across this one in late 2021 and pulled the trigger.
When I set out to buy this thing I knew I was going to have it forever and was pretty picky. The Jeep I would buy absolutely had to have these 3 things:
1. Below 100,000 miles. Preferably closer to 70,000-80,000 miles.
2. Had to have a hardtop. Where I live not only gets all 4 seasons but I do so much interstate and highway driving I wanted something more sturdy.
3. Very little, to zero frame rust.
After selling my Rubicon and being Jeep-less for nearly 3 months I finally found a suiter. It definitely was a bit of a long drive to pick it up in Oregon but it was worth it. It's a 2006 Auto and had all 3 of my requirements. When I bought it only had 59,000 on it. Given the car market was a joke in 2021, I paid a fairly high price for it by todays standards... However, given the cleanness of it and having all 3 of my requirements (And even a few other things I really wanted) I pulled the trigger and never looked back.
I already have a number of mods on this thing with (of course) more to come witch ill try and do a better job of showing on here. Everything listed and the pictures below are of everything I've done in the past 15 months:
-Interior Dash Storage
-3D Printed Center Counsel
-Hot Headliners Sound dampening kit
-Fishbone Off-road Front bumper
-Garvin Adventure Rack
-Rigid and Rough Country Pod Lights
-LED Trucker Headlights
-Metal Cloak Track Bars, Springs, and Control Arms
-Fox 2.0 Revivor Shocks
-Revolution 5.13 Gears and Chromoly Axle Shafts for my Dana 30
-Pro Comp 15in wheel wrapped in a 33x12.5x15 Milestar M/T Tire
![IMG_5351.jpg IMG_5351.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/673/673399-2acad3e5bf8c5328af1dbd6920e69be1.jpg)
![IMG_5495.jpg IMG_5495.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/673/673400-f5154e4e803744c74326e5368f16b70f.jpg)
![IMG_5776.jpg IMG_5776.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/673/673401-c71ccfee2d443d31fbd3ee3bcf955507.jpg)
![288D7F3F-29B5-48AA-B044-E56A8E7CCC76.jpg 288D7F3F-29B5-48AA-B044-E56A8E7CCC76.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/673/673402-9a9d37c3fd155cfa1681eb89155763c1.jpg)
![0F506032-E94B-4804-B531-13BAFF09E605.jpg 0F506032-E94B-4804-B531-13BAFF09E605.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/673/673403-78958b202e9a7826e4584f774f547b95.jpg)
![IMG_6287.jpg IMG_6287.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/673/673404-0bd97f19ccd995e6bfcf4372bb68aab6.jpg)
![3309F3BA-8E78-4D2C-AE69-23DEF03CDDE0.JPG 3309F3BA-8E78-4D2C-AE69-23DEF03CDDE0.JPG](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/673/673405-8a8c1e2ac6480d5b3e80a2e5bb513628.jpg)
![84C6B161-4755-4821-9622-F294AECD13C9.jpg 84C6B161-4755-4821-9622-F294AECD13C9.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/673/673406-32331bf36ca3967d517244220c95b161.jpg)
If you have any advice or ideas on mods/brands of mods feel free to let me know as I'm always trying to get new ideas and learn!