**NEWEST UPDATE**

Last summer, (2008) I had an accident with the Jeep. I was out in the country clearing the engine of the seafoam I just put in. It was late (about 11pm), and I pulled into a 3 way "T" road and proceeded to reverse out to turn back around and head home. As I was backing out, I felt the rear passenger tire dip down slightly, but then, come back up. I thought I had just went slightly into the ditch and came out of it. I continued to back out, thinking I had cleared the ditch, which at the time I though was just a small grass one to evac water. That's about the time when I felt the Jeep start to tip. I hit the brakes, and slowly, the Jeep tipped into not the small ditch I thought it was, but one that easily fit the whole Jeep into (about a 5 foot deep one on the roadside, 8 foot on the ditchside). The passenger side door, Rocker, and mirror collided with the corner of the ditch, and my Jeep was now sitting at a 45 degree angle on the passenger side door only.

Pushing a door with your feet to get out when gravity is trying to force the door back down is quite hard to do, as is getting out of it. Luckily I came out unscathed, and the only damage it got was right down the passenger side door and rocker, and the mirror was fine. I had to have it towed out sideways, so that the culpit didn't rip my front end off.

That being said, I replaced the passenger side door with a junker. It looks good, but doesn't fit right because some idiot stick welded the bottom hinge and blew holes all in that area.

I still need a good passenger side door, and a rocker panel (in red). If anyone has a Parts Jeep out there that's red, I really need those parts. The door can be plain Jane, that is, it can have no interior panel, motor, windows. wires, etc. All I need is the door in good condition. No rust. Rocker just needs to be red and no rust. Please Email me if you have one.

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Well this is my ride. It's my first one too. It's the total opposite I was shooting for, but well.. sometimes these strange phenomenons happen. well for $2000 I couldn't pass it up. When I got it I needed a serious oil change... bad. The past owners didn't change the oil for 7000 miles and there was no oil on the dipstick.
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Outside left
Outside rear
Laredo and Cherokee badges

The gauges all work, but you used to have to wait for the battery meter to stop going up before turning it on or else it has trouble, I fixed that. The thermostat needed changed but they provided the parts for that, the new thermostat is in and is working great. I recently got a K&N air filter to improve mileage and help my engine a bit with power.

I also changed out the stock HU for a Kenwood eXcelon, X-491. I've now got all of my stuff in. I've in the 2 12" Kenwood's each rated according to the boxes and @ www.crutchfield.com at a rated power 400wRMS for max SQ and can go up to a maximum power rating of 800wRMS if you want to sacrifice Sound quality for max SPL, Peak power is 1200w each. I'm running an ideal 600wRMS to each sub, with a 1200wRMS 2ohm, 2400w peak amp, and a huge, Massive dual side 12" vented box. The thing That I haven't gotten yet is new tints(ones put on are peeling off). This car will be my daily driver and cruising car. So no real performance is going in it. Why make a bulky thing like this with 100 lbs of subs in it race around anyway?

Wheel and tire. Original Laredo Tires

Tires are getting worn with each passing day. I'm gonna have to replace them soon.

K&N Decal

Exhaust will be next and new tints probably beforehand (ones put on are peeling off) These are more pictures of the exterior. I got a white one from K&N but haven't put it on the front windshield yet.

gas release handle
Gas tank open
Reminds me of an elephant

More of the rear

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