After years of lurking on this site, I've finally decided to create my build thread. Sadly, I'm not as thorough as some of you, so bare with me... I picked up a 1997 Limited with factory E-locker in 2014 for $5,000 with 200k on the clock. I got it off of an old family friend in Florida who has owned it since it was practically new and has meticulously taken care of it since, he also had a mound of maintenance records to show for it so I felt comfortable purchasing it with such high mileage. I had just moved to Boston for a new job when I purchased it, and didn't really have any plans for it other than using it to get around and into the mountains from time to time... Until I found this site...
Here is what she looked liked when I picked her up from Florida and drove it back up to Boston.
And this is how she sits now.
General Maintenance
-Replaced Lower ball joints
-Replaced leaky valve cover gaskets
-Greased drive shaft
-Replaced front brakes
-Replaced rack and pinion
-Transmission fluid flush and change
-New spark plugs and wires
-K&N air filter
-Oil change and oil filter
-Replaced keyless entry
Mods
Interior:
-Had the seats reupholstered in vinyl($1,000 cheaper than leather)
-JBL CP100 apple car play radio
-Cobra 75WXST CB radio
-30% window tint on front windows
Exterior:
-Repainted fender flairs and clading
-Removed pinstriping
-Removed runningboards
-Satoshi grill mod
Suspension:
-3" Toytec Ultimate lift kit with 5100 Bilstein struts
-Sonroan Steel adjustable pan hard bar
Wheels & Tires:
-16" Stealth Custom Series F5 wheels in matte gunmetal with 4.5 backspacing
-265/75 r16 BFG KO2
Lighting:
-SRQ Fabrications retrofit projector headlights
-Auxbeam floodlights mounted on CBI ditch light brackets
-IPF 100W spot lights mounted on bumper
Armor:
-Addicted Offroad front hybrid bumper
Racks n stuff:
-Gobi rear ladder
-Rola rack
-ARB 2000 awning with Fourtreks mounts
-Hi-Lift Jack mounts
-Amazon Hilux snorkel
Future Mods...Maybe...
-Shrockworks bolt-on sliders
-9000 winch
-CBI rear hybrid bumper with tire carrier
-B&M Transmission cooler
-ARB diff breather
-LED tail lights
-Skids