A trip through time.....

[Martyp]

Hey guys!

Well, I figured Marlin's idea for a gallary thread was an awesome idea, so here goes...

I bought this Jeep in September 2007 and it was a very, very clean example. No scraches, dents etc, but it did have a couple of stone chips on the hood (which were touched up easily - thanks to Dr. Color Chip!).

Here she is after the Winter prep:

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q226/bigpunter/Beginning1.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q226/bigpunter/Beginning2.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q226/bigpunter/EngineOld.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q226/bigpunter/InsideOld.jpg

I believe one of my first mods was to buy a Laredo grille, you can see this in the engine pic - I kept this for a while but I went back to a Limited/Overland one.

SRT Reps fitted (April '09):

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q226/bigpunter/Night1.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q226/bigpunter/Night2.jpg

And as she sits now:

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q226/bigpunter/EngineNow.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q226/bigpunter/InsideNow.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q226/bigpunter/FrontNew.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q226/bigpunter/BackSideNew.jpg

Here's a couple of pics from the sub-station. There were taken with my iPhone, got to site and realized the memory card wasn't in the camera - I was gutted.... :mad: Need to plan another road-trip now! :lol:

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q226/bigpunter/sub-stn2.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q226/bigpunter/sub-stn1.jpg

[B.P.O.D]

very nice marty!!! as usual very mint and clean:)

[White WK Swagga]

Nice!!! I love overseas plates for some reason... LOL

[NHWK05]

Ohhh RHD, I love it!

Are those stock shifters and ebrake? i have never seen them before.

[Martyp]

very nice marty!!! as usual very mint and clean:)

Thanks Irfan! :)

Nice!!! I love overseas plates for some reason... LOL

I did get the flags customized with the USA flag tho! :thumbsup:

Ohhh RHD, I love it!

Are those stock shifters and ebrake? i have never seen them before.

The shifters and e-brake aren't stock no, they are made by a German company called Startech.
I've added the original interior photo to the first post. :)

Thanks for the kind words guys! I might take the Jeep on a road trip on Thursday (work related, in a sub-station) so should get some better pics then! :cool:

[Scottina06]

Very nice Marty! Thanks for the pics! Nice transformation

[Megatron]

Very sexified!

[psycojeep]

Very nice clean example of that body style

[robpp]

looking great Martyp. its amazing just how clean the WJ is :thumbsup:

[NHWK05]

Do you use those tires year round? How are they in the snow and bad weather?

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Ive been looking at them but still unsure.

[Marlin]

Great stuff Marty!
Lovely clean Jeep man, and I really dig that colour, it's a very "modern" colour if you know what I mean?
5 stars! :)

[Martyp]

Thanks again for all the kind words guys - much appricated, as always! :thumbsup:

I'll try and get some better pics tomorrow though!

Do you use those tires year round? How are they in the snow and bad weather?

I will be putting on the old wheels for Winter - wearing Wrangler F1s. I would happily use those tires in the Winter though (snows not much of a problem TBH), but I think the salt would ruin the wheels.

I am thinking of getting the power coated/painted silver next year for all year useage though. :D

[NHWK05]

I looked them up on line and not only are they super expensive but it says that they should not be used for more then light snow travel.

[Martyp]

Suppose it all depends on how bad your Winters are...

About 1 > 2" of the stuff and everything comes to a stand still here LOL! I wouldn't say the Wrangler F1s are great in the snow/slush, but that's all part of the fun IMO...

[NHWK05]

We get 1 to 2' before life comes to a stand still, id say we have winters that usually reach the 120"+ snow totals before spring.

I was hoping they would be good in snow but guess not. Oh well. i am going to stick with what i choose originally.

[Martyp]

My dad got them on his car, so I can report back in Spring - but that's obviously a little late.

I'd say you'd be better going for something more suited to snow/ice though since you get (a lot) more than us!

[Dylans3960ccs]

new radio I see, did you have to do much to get it to wrok properly???

[Martyp]

The radio unit was kinda plug 'n' play.
I had to remove the instrument cluster to mount the GPS antenna and install a different CD-Changer cable.

Its the RB-3, basically the Euro version of the RB-4.

[Dylans3960ccs]

it looks really nice.

I was thinking about doing this to mine, but when I saw the price tag in the mopar or jeeps unlimited (idk which one) I quickly stoped thinking about it. (the price was toping 2G! :eek:)

[Martyp]

Thanks Dylan! :)

It does sound better than the old one and I like how displays a 'Jeep' logo when it turns on! :D

I wouldn't mind upgrading the speakers one day though and will probably get an aftermarket unit for optimum iPod compatibility to save messing around with CDs. That's a bit further down the list though....

[JETLIFE]

Look's great marty!

I ran a set of General grabber UHP's on my old durango for a season, I loved them!

And I even got caught out in the snow with them, I was shocked how well they did compared to proxy S/T's!

[Martyp]

Thanks Joel! :thumbsup:

Good to hear they were better than Proxys - I had Proxy Rs on my last car and weren't bad at all in snow.

Think I'm gonna get the wheels painted to use all year round - plus people keep asking me what kinda drugs I sell with the chrome wheels! :lol: :lol: