Poll: How Modified is Your FSJ?

[lost1]

Mine is bone stock for now. Given a few more years and no major disasters, it'll be far from stock.

[Smiff]

It'll be very modified for me, eventually. My truck was almost completely stripped inside when I bought it and needs some underhood work, so all I see is blank canvas....

[Metrohick]

Ours is a stocker '91 GW with a highly modified Roof Rack when including the Yakima Clamshell...glad to have her in the driveway with the other Jeeps representing!

[Richo360]

Guards cut, 37's, HPD60 rear, twin detriots, engine work, bar work, dual fuel, endless air, spring lift, body lift...... just as the factory REALLY intended.....

[ClovisMan]

Well, I have an SOA lift, 14bolt one ton rear, 8 lug conversion front, Hi-Steer, and TFI ignition. Where does that classify?

[framus]

Originally Posted by SEdmonds

How about modified by human hands, not by an act of nature?

Soon, soon. Hacking off the nature/man made "mods" this week.

[Mars]

If rust repair counts as modded I'm all over it. otherwise mostly stock..

[Billygoat]

I went with mildly since it is an extended cab truck now, but it is to subjective, 1 persons mild may be another radical, even "restoration" is iffy, seen people say they have a "restored" 57 cheby and it has a FI 454 in it and coild springs.....

[SEdmonds]

Originally Posted by Billygoat

I went with mildly since it is an extended cab truck now, but it is to subjective, 1 persons mild may be another radical, even "restoration" is iffy, seen people say they have a "restored" 57 cheby and it has a FI 454 in it and coild springs.....

Very true - and I thought (for about 2 seconds), about listing the various mods that would come under each category - BUT I am not really conversant in those things, so left it the way it was.

[duncanstives]

Axles swapped, tranfser case swapped and suspension pretty much all reworked. Not to mention new driveshafts, hydroboost, tires and wheels, electric fan, etc. I put moderate...

[Heavy_Metal_Thunder_81]

What if your Jeep resembles a tractor more than a Jeep?

[JPSwapMohn]

I went with moderate:
Golen Engines LT1
Headers, true dual exhaust (need to add a H or X in there..)
4L60E
4.10 gears, LDS in front, Aussie in rear (thinking that LSD needs to a change)
Rear disc brakes
BDS 4" lift with 32" Duelers
F150 fuel tank
Floor shifter (out of a blazer)
Seats - TBD...but NOT the stock ones!
Stuff stacked up in the garage waiting for me to find the time..
More to go.

[robwymer]

Right now I'd say it's mildly modified. List of current mods on my '71 Waggy includes:

- Rhino grill
- Chevy (not Buick) 350
- GM TH400
- BJ's 4-inch springs (now sold)
- BJ's 2-inch body lift
- Hummer H3 Mirrors
- '96 Ramcharger Radiator ($40)
- $5 Radiator overflow from Suzuki Samarai
- Tinted Windows

In-progress mods include:
- Frame swap - soon to be shortened 1987 3/4-ton 4X4 Suburban frame
- 1965 front fenders
- offroad lights mounted in pie-pan openings

Future Mods:
- Bushwacker pocket-style fender flares
- TH700R4, 4L80, 5-speed or 6-speed manual tranny
- wider space between rear wheel wells
- Dodge Durango 3-row seats (camel/brown)
- Air Conditioning!
- Massive square tube bumpers
- swing-out tire carrier
- custom cattle pusher
- safari-style roof rack
- custom-built rear hatch ala pre-78 Bronco or pre-73 Blazer instead of glass in tailgate
- forest green paint inside and out
- rhino-lined floor
- custom interior panels (tan/beige leather)
- custom wire harness

It would probably be classified as radically modified when I'm done.

[pineymike]

I'm lucky enough to have one of each,A stock waggy & a modified cherokee.I plan on leaving the wagoneer stock just doing the repairs needed to keep it going & patch up the body. The cherokee will always be a project in motion getting whatever makes it a better on/off road &/or makes it more apealing(to me)
Heres the list on the cherokee;
-455 buick(my favorite mod)
-dana 20 t-case
-cut down caddy radiator
-red top optima in relocated box
-daul solonoid on starter
-wide trac axles
-wide trac flares
-panel doors(most atention getting mod.)
-welded rear diff(was detroit still waitin' parts to repair!)
-classic cyclone wheels&33" tires
-gladitator front clip
-'02 chevy "work van" seats
-rear disc brakes(2nd fave mod!)
-3:07 to 3:54 gears
-after market gauges in place of ash trays
-flow master"50"& single exhaust tucked up tite
-single hoop 6 point roll bar
-satin black rattle can paint(renewable after each trail ride!)
-custom front bumper&winch mount(with 8000#china winch!)
-custom rear bumper with 1/4 panel protection&reciver hitch
-grand cherokee plastic tank& cut down f550 skid plate(gas gauge works!)
-inside snorkel(through fire wall behind dash)
-4" lift with double shackles on front

Future plans include;
-GM throttle body EFI
-center consel & floor shifter
-rebuilt ramsey winch
-wet proof inteior panels
-limited slip in front diff
-louvers punched into hood or steel cowlinduction hood
-2nd battery& HO alt

[bigun]

How about Crom is EXTREMELY modified
The frame, most of the front clip, and motor are 1976 Cherokee. The cab is from a 1975 J-20, The front fenders are M-715, the rears are 1940s Allis Chalmers tractor. The hood has been modified with a home made scoop made from a chevy truck transmission tunnel, and hood vents from a turbo La Baron. Tranny is a 727 backed up to a 203/205 doubler. Front diff is a Dana 60 out of a 78 F250, rear is a 14 bolt with disc brakes. He uses propane for fuel and rolls on Hummv 37X12.50X16.5 tires

[WWI Flying Ace]

Originally Posted by framus

If you counted rust as a modification, it would kick me into the highly modified category.

Well said! Me too...

[91G-Dub]

My 1991 Grand Wagoneer is bone stock, other than keeping it running I have done no mods at all.

The Junkyard Dog is a different story, always making some sort of mod to keep it going and make it a better trail truck.

[Tad]

3 of the 4 doors, some of the remaining body and the frame are still original.

[suzq044]

At the moment; unrestored original. But it will be modified, oh yes, it will be modified..

[Serious Johnson]

If I'd seen this poll yesterday I would have chosen "mild". After all, it's still mostly Jeep, and even looks like a Jeep. But I was working under my neighbor's stock Wag today and looked around thinking, "Dang, there's nothing under here but the frame rails that's like mine". I guess we sometimes forget over the years just how much blood, sweat & beers we've poured into these things. So, "moderate" for me.

S.J.