97 TJ Heep to Zombie Killing Jeep Build by north50

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Got the front axle out of Jeep1 and ready to install in Jeep2. Absolute breeze removing this axle without the engine in the way. It will sit like this for a while mostly because I'm not sure what I want to do with axles yet.

Will be listing these on craigslist, I want to buy 15" steel wheels and more aggressive 33's

Still have some work to do tomm. getting the axles completely installed and need to flush the brake system and add new fluid. Then time to take it for the first drive. Won't be far though because then I'll start getting it prepped for paint next week.

Off to get some sleep, working on the jeep everyday after work has me beat.

1-14-2012

Thanks, it seems like I've been spinning my wheels and still have a very long list of things to do to make my end of January dead line.

Today I spent most of my time cleaning up and getting rid of things that are just in the way at this point. Took a load to the scrap yard which consist of the no good hood, axles, shocks and springs old sway bar etc.. Junk I had no use for and they gave me $130 win.

Also ground down the sway bar completely and removed all the rust now it looks like new. No way I'm selling this jeep right away, I'm really doing it right and fixing it up like I'm keeping it.

1-19-2012

I have the axles all hooked up in the jeep and they work great. Problem arose when bleeding the brakes. Seems I have a bad line that runs from the master cylinder down along the frame to the rear. It is sucking air where it meets up the line going to the rear axle. So tomm I will get in a new fuel line and finish the brakes.

I've been cleaning alot of misc. items like these visors. You can really see how filthy the interior was in comparison to the one I've cleaned. I had every intention of using the spice interior, but with thoughts of keeping this jeep now in my head and wanting to paint it GM Cyber Grey Metallic it maybe black. The Cyber Greyis the dark charcoal grey used on the new camaro's and vets. 

Also have an employee at work who is buying the old wheels and tires off this Jeep for $300 to put toward a hood, tail gate which I've been having issues finding for a reasonable price.

Well sold the wheels and tires and helped put them on a coworkers ford ranger. Look pretty good and the cash in hand means I can buy the tail gate and grille and still only have my initial investment in this Jeep. 

Working on getting the interior pieces straightened out while they are disassembled for paint. I'll have the spice interior unless I can find some really good deals on a center console and door panels in agate color. Which has me rethinking my cyber grey paint job as the black would go better with the spice. Also if I sell it, it looks like a very clean stock jeep.

What I started with

One painted using SEM Camel spray paint, goes on very thin and dries nice but the color is a tint more orange.

Sorting out the dashes

painting one dark slate just because it's extra and I have the paint.

The one that came out of this jeep is in very good condition after a serious cleaning

The passenger airbag cover is also painted with SEM Camel

The instrument cluster surround had a few scratches so I coated the inner ring in bed liner and it looks like new.

The center bezel that surrounds the radio and A/C had some scuffs as well so now it matches and is in bedliner. 

Back to work freshening up the small misc pieces and having it ready to reassemble once back from the body shop.