Project Brooke: 1999 XJ

[bldeagle10]

my new and to the point thread. (picture intensive...)
NAXJA- http://www.naxja.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1068833

1999 Jeep XJ Cherokee SE
4.0l 6cyl mods include TB spacer, Bosch injectors
AW4
NP231
High Pinion Dana 30, 27 spline, open differential
Chrysler/Corp. 8.25, 29 spline, Trac-Lok
16" factory "Icon" rims wrapped in 235/70R16 Kumho's
pictures of when I got her




















odometer says 307k, I started driving her around 280k they offered her to me for $1,000 at this time. Later the offer changed and she was mine for free.
the sticker on the rear window was eventually removed, the dvd player and bracket for the dvd deal (it was put on in 99 so its old technology...) were taken out, stock dome light put in place, need a new headliner and wiring for stock dome light bulbs, potential over head console down the line. under the hood light was removed, kept falling and draining the battery. the old ford starter solenoid on the firewall (passenger side) is for the spot lights.

[bldeagle10]

heated the flares and end caps with a heat gun.



lasted about a week in the AZ sun IMO its cheap, don't do it, it draws out the oils in the plastic thus drying it out, to much and you will turn your plastics brittle.
here is a list of stuff I had done in the first few months of owning her..
2 front hubs
2 front u-joints
all drive shaft u-joints front and rear
rotors, pads
drums, shoes
injectors
many, many, many oil changes
2 sets of spark plugs
4 cans of seafoam
2 distributor caps
2 distributor rotors
1 set of spark plug wires
3 bottles of PS fluid (damn leaks)
4 bottles of diff fluid
tranny filter (my effing dad the great mechanic he is never knew it had a tranny filter...so i did the first change of that...)
A/C compressor
A/C hose assembly
Headlights
Fan clutch
Thermostat
Radiator
countless air filters...
Starter
Starter solenoid
rear diff fluid plug
turn signal "flasher"
driver and passenger side motor mounts
krylon fusion'ed the flares, endcaps, grille, headlight bezels, ash trays, bedlined center console, cargo area plastic panels etc...
lots of my blood, and sweat... there may be more but it has been a long tough year.



old one came out easy. not really much to taking a starter off. two bolts a wire and a clip. the hardest part was getting the clip undone. it was one of the ones with the little red deal you slide out to unclip and the red deal was jammed in and as i suspected i broke it.

thats the clip. i unscrewed it and pulled it apart with needle nose. then it was simple to put it all together and voila!


random XJ i saw that night at the movies with my sister

parked in the very back of the parking lot so i could park next to this xj hilift jack on the front. stock bumper end caps and flares taken off.


and right before it rained.

[bldeagle10]

bout to load up some wood for an xmas bon fire out at my dads.

she needs a bath.


these got added to the wish list

Vision X tantrum LED rock lights..

small mod to the air vents, they had become worn down, so i took off the bezel, took the vents out of the bezel and added metal HVAC tape into the part it clips into to stiffen it up so the vents quit falling when I hit a bump. worked great.

installed front driveshaft, rebuilt the rear with my niece and dad

she loves working on the jeep with me and crawls under a chair or something on her back and goes look mommy im working like uncle cole! and, she told me she wants a jeep like mine when shes big like me we have ourselves a future jeep girl
she even got under there to help me install the rear (she just held the little ratchet while laying on the creeper...


lift note, ZJ OME coils instead of XJ ones. same thing, save 50 bucks and end up at about 3" of lift up front...

sorry these posts are kind of random, just bits of info I'm pulling from other threads

[bldeagle10]

got a build sheet from jeep. here we go...

Dear Colton:

Thank you for contacting the Jeep Customer Assistance Center in regards
to your 1999 Cherokee Sport.

We are pleased to provide vehicle build information per your request.

According to our records, your vehicle was equipped from the factory
with the following:

Sales Code Description
*M5 Cloth High-Back Bucket Seats
-AZ Agate
ADA Light Group
AHT Trailer Tow Group
APAS Monotone Paint
ARUP SE Decor Group
A20P 4.0L Engine(ERH)/4Sp Auto Trans(DGS
BASS 124 Amp Alternator
BCDS 500 Amp Maintenance Free Battery
BGAS Power Front Disc/Rear Drum Brakes
CADP High Back Bucket Seats
CBWP Highline Door Trim Panel
CDBS Reclining Front Seats
CFMS Rear Folding Seat
CGGS Traveling Inboard Seat Belt Buckle
CGWS Next Generation Front Air Bags**
CKAS Carpets - Floor and Cargo Area
CKNS Cargo Compartment Carpet
CKTS Cargo Tie Down Loops
CKXS Rear Back Panel Cut Away
CSRS Passenger Assist Handles
CSSS Illuminated Rear Assist Handles
CUFS Full Length Floor Console
DGB All 4-Speed Automatic Transmissions
DGSS 4-Speed Automatic AW4 Transmission
DHAP Lock-Up Torque Converter
DHNS Command-Trac Part Time 4WD System
DHSP Floor Mount Automatic Shift Lever
DJHS Dana M30/181MM Front Axle
DMDP 3.55 Rear Axle Ratio
DRAS Corporate 8.25 Rear Axle
DSA Anti-Spin Differential Rear Axle
EAAC All Engines
ERH 4.0L I6 Power Tech Engine
GBBS Tinted Windshield Glass
GCBS Front Door Tinted Glass
GEDS Tinted Rr Drs/Qtr/Liftgate Glass
GFAS Rear Window Defroster
GNAS Rear View Day/Night Mirror
GNCP Sun Visors w/Illum Vanity Mirrors
GTZP Manual Remote Mirrors
GVBC All Vehicles W/Power Mirrors
HAAP Air Conditioning
HGDS Deluxe Insulation Group
JAZP Analog Instrument Cluster
JBFP Instrument Panel Black Bezel
JCDS 100 MPH Primary Speedometer
JHAS Var Intermittent Windshield Wipers
JHBP Rear Window Wiper/Washer
JJBS Dual Note Electric Horns
JJJS 12V Auxiliary Power Outlet
KDPS STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING COLOR
KGPS STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING/COLOR
KRPS STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING COLOR
KTPS STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING/COLOR
KYPP STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING/COLOR
K3ZS STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING/COLOR
LAJS Headlamps On Warning Chimes
LBBP Courtesy Lamps
LCDP Map/Dome Reading Lamps
LDAP Underhood Lamp
LDBP Cargo Compartment Lamp
LHDP Headlamp Off Time Delay
LMAS Halogen Headlamps
LPSS CHMSL Lamp
MBJP Black Front Bumper
MBKP Black Front Bumper End Caps
MBNP Black Rear Bumper
MBSP Black Rear Bumper End Caps
MCAS Front Bumper Guards
MFAP Black Headlamp Bezels
MFFP Black Grille
MHAS Black Windshield Moldings
MMCS Upper Door Frame Moldings
MMGS Belt Moldings
MMKS Body Color Drip Trough Molding
MNAS Black Door Handles
MNJP Black License Plate Brow
MUKS MOPAR Chrome Bodyside Molding
NAA Federal Emissions
NBKS EVAP Control System
NFAS 20 Gallon Fuel Tank
NHBP Auxiliary Transmission Oil Cooler
NHM Speed Control
NMCP Heavy Duty Engine Cooling
PEA Chili Pepper Red Pearl Coat
QEAS Chili Pepper Red
RAAC All Radio Equipped Vehicles
RAS AM/FM Cassette Radio
RCRP 4 Speakers
RDDP Fixed Long Mast Antenna
SBAS Power Rack and Pinion Steering
SCG Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel
SDAS Normal Duty Suspension
SHAS Front Stabilizer Bar
SHCS Front and Rear Stabilizer Bars
SUA Tilt Steering Column
TBB Full Size Spare Tire
TBLS Inside Mounted Spare Tire
TRL P225/75R15 Wrangler RT/S AT Tires
TZAP Goodyear Brand Tires
WJDP 15X7.0 Styled Steel Wheels
WKBP Matching Spare Wheel
WLYC All Steel Wheels
XCYS Delete Remote Start System
XJFS Tethered Fuel Filler Cap
XPFS Protective Coating and Remover
YAAS Build To U.S. Mkt. Specifications
YEP Manuf Statement of Origin

Thanks again for your email, Colton.

Sincerely,

Jeff

Customer Service Representative
Jeep Customer Assistance Center


few things to point out, it says sport, but mines an SE?
rear illuminated passanger assist handles? wth, i didnt know they had illuminated oh **** handles? how does that work, does anyone have pix of them?
also this reminded me. the icon rims i have are off of another jeep. as well as the radio. mine came with cassette only so my dad got the one with a cd player from my uncles 2000 xj, (rims too)

[bldeagle10]

at this point i posted a TON of pics of the fender flare painting process but I will just pose results...
this first picture has been edited...i wanted to see what the front would look like if i was to send the bumpers out and get them powdercoated. will end up bed lining instead.

no bueno, looks like ill have to paint the grille and headlight bezels as well..
non-edited photos




pretty much that is most of what i have done up till now. from here I have a lot I need to do, I need to rebuild the motor, and suspension completely. I may hold off on the motor and continue to take preventative measures to prolong the life as much as I can and just replace sensors and such to keep it running well. It still runs strong it just has a few hiccups here and there, I may still pull the head and port match and polish it though. rear main seal needs replacing still as well. steering box needs to be rebuilt. front brake job. and I may end up lifting it finally just because I need to do a suspension overhaul anyways.

[Black Dog]

Man, your dash looks so...sparse...without all the gauges. It sure does look a lot prettier with the freshened up plastic pieces.

[bldeagle10]

I hate having the dummy gauges, so I will be getting Dash Command so I can monitor everything. It does look prettier with the freshened up flares, I will be bed lining them in the future though. along with the bumpers, grille and headlight bezels.

[Black Dog]

On your bumpers are you looking to keep them totally stock or are you interested in an upgrade? Olympic makes a nice low profile front bumper with a receiver hitch built in, then you could get a carrier for a winch and have one winch to run both front and back (referring to your wheel winch thread). Then for a rear bumper Detours offroad makes a kit to adapt a swing out tire carrier to it. Thats actually on my wish list for my XJ. When I get mine I'm wanting to weld a little bit on it and add a jerry can holder and place to bolt on my hi lift.

[bldeagle10]

I was thinking the same thing with the detours tailbone system. except I want two jerry cans on it and i can throw a hi lift on a cargo basket, I was thinking about the Detours Backbone for the front with their winch plate but I will take a looksie at the Olympic one, I want a front receiver hitch as well because A. the cargo options are greatly expanded and B. they really help tie the front end together.

does anyone know where I can look at specific TSB information for the 99 Cherokee? there are a few that seem like they would fit my issues with a random misfire and sticky throttle but I dont want to pay to view them. and sometimes dealerships give you a hassle with them...

[bldeagle10]

these get thrown on hopefully tomorrow before class.