Jeep ZJ OEM+ build complete walk around

[@ConMdeMarcelo]

Nice job!!! Hours and hours of passion and hard work. Congrats!!! 👍

[@reigndown]

Daaayum. This is the cleanest ZJ I've ever seen. I expected things to be hacked up and stuff, but you've really tried to keep it as true to the OG parts as reasonable down to the aftermarket audio. I have a red 95 ZJ that I've owned since 2008 and I've been trying to keep as much of it as period correct as reasonably possible, because I love being able to experience vehicles as they would have been off the showroom floor in the time period that it was made. I bought Beep as my first vehicle for $2k with 123k miles and I'm currently at 308k miles. I have modified it in certain areas, but 90% of the mods are similar to what you have done, with original ZJ parts. I have swapped in an OEM AX15 manual transmission and 231 transfer case from a 94 ZJ that I bought for parts which was rusting to pieces, but I got the original build sheet for it and verified it was an original 5-speed ZJ and one of the last of the manual transmission ZJs in production. I've swapped in the overhead console, the Vehicle Information Center, coolant level sensor, Leather seats from a 5.9 ZJ, Automatic Headlights, Auto Dimming Mirror, and I'm sure other things, all from junkyard or parts ZJs along the way. The paint, however, is starting to show its age, so I'm planning on stripping it down in the next couple of years and sandblasting everything, repainting it in the original PR4 color, and doing a full restoration. I'm so glad to see someone care about the ZJ in similar ways that I do. Its getting harder to find clean examples as they've been treated as throwaway beater trail rigs for the better part of the past decade. I take mine offroad with a friend who has a TJ and to the beach for oversanding. Subscribed to keep up with this one and the brilliant work you've done 👏👏👏

[@IsaiahJohnson-vd8bo]

I have a 94 zj with the 5spd 1 of 211 never seen another has 280k and still looks nice

[@johnmedrano9782]

wow, brings back memories of working at the Jeep Dealership in Stockton. I like how you purchased the parts used and fixed up the Jeep to look new.

[@drifter905]

Right, I can appreciate this too. Lil elbow work and got it looking very nice.

[@martinrice6541]

Awesome job on this rig!! My first ZJ was a 1994 Laredo 2WD company fleet vehicle and I fell in love. Was very sad to turn it in 2 years later for an ‘Exploder’. Separated from that company in 1998 and my wife & I purchased a slightly used 1996 Laredo 4.0 4WD w factory upgrade options. We now have four of them in our family fleet and I’m in one of them every day. Have tried newer GCs but I have passed them all off to the kids and I stick w ZJs. Celebrating 30 years of very near continuous operations and I have zero plans to drive anything else until gas vehicles are outlawed and then we’ll probably still drive ‘em. One of the four is a really wild Offroad rig based on a 1997 Orvis Edition and one is a cherry stock 1998 5.2. The other two; a lightly used kick-around 1997 Laredo 4.0 at the lake place which started life as a National Park Service fleet vehicle still w the NPS sticker on the windshield. The last is a 1998 Laredo 4.0 w factory upgrade options which looks great at first glance but is rusty underneath. The last one gets most of my driving these days and it is nice not to worry about road salt or some texter hitting it.

[@rrobbins4]

Nice clean ZJ! Beautiful! Leave here that way! 👍👏

[@TrevByTheTon300]

I gotta 98 5.2 one of the BEST years for Zj Jeeps. Good Looker man mine just passed 120k, couple dents and interior flaws but still CLEAN. Same color exterior and interior, I have a little more on the audio front with 3 subs and 3 amps. Made me jelly when I saw you have straight panels. I got a few scratches and dents along driver side from previous owner. Still learning to work on it, plan to plus stock it like you!

[@JasnoGT]

Gorgeous! I have a 2004 WJ Laredo. Same color. I need to refurb my lower plastic claddings/facias too. Thinking of painting them black or at least dark gray.

[@SSPDIVING]

super clean zj. I'm blessed to have two in good condition. Both white. One with 4wd and one 2wd. Was just searching for headlight examples but glad I found this! only 100k miles, must be nice!! haha cheers

[@James3478-r4n]

Finally a jeep that's not butchered, hacked I wish more jeeps were like this. Just got a 96 zj 2wd 4l, staying stock

[@OutnBacker]

You have a gem there. Good find. I have a 95 in very good shape. Not as nice as yours, but maybe one of the best in my county. I have a 3" puck lift, tires about like your (30x9.50x15 KO2's on Ford Ranger steel rims painted silver. Tire sidewalls even with the drip line for a narrow footprint. Very utilitarian mil-spec look.

[@dgreen3135]

Great looking Jeep

[@K-Effect]

They don’t get any cleaner than this, great catch!

[@wil93zj]

One of the cleanest ZJ’s I’ve seen.

[@hunterchartrand6646]

Nice build, it kinda resembles what someone might've built when it was new. There's one like it near me that id like to have, but someone else will probably snatch it up before I scrape up the cash for it.

[@mattck92]

Beautiful jeep. Is that an upcountry?

[@curbsidecustom6148]

Definitely cleanest jeep out there. I’m slowly restoring mines as we speak. I would like to know if you have a recording of step by step on the sub box for the back and what size subs is that infinity

[@Mauser1965]

Nice Laredo. We had two 5.2 powered Magnum '97 ZJ LTD's, girlfriends was white while mine was brushed platinum. Intake and exhaust will not doing anything as there's al to more to engine building than bolting on things. Once again, very nice work in improving this rig and cleaning it up. In comparison, I really did like my '81 Fleetwood (Cadi) but my ZJ surpassed it in every aspect. Yet I prefer older models as they are simpler and far less things to go wrong. Be mindful of the viscous coupler. Girlfriend is now in a 4.0 '89 XJ Pioneer and I'm in a 4.0 '87 XJ Pioneer currently. My favorite was my 360 powered '89 SJ Grand Wagoneer that had every feature and was in mint condition until a drunk driver hit us from behind, but that's a story for another time. 😜✌

[@BobCummins]

It's beautiful!

[@99AmethystZJ]

Beautiful... Fantastic colour❤❤

[@stevemaniaci4750]

I like bit more floppy widows plenty amp to moves the woffers 💯💪

[@jacksondavid8758]

beautiful truck! But all the top tier Car Audio you do, and your using an NVX amp? Is that to say they are pretty good?

[@JeepAndBass]

I’ve always liked the NVX products I’ve used. The amp does a really great job for the price.

[@blue2fifty]

If my Jeep still looked as good as it did when I first bought it, I 100% would think this was my Jeep with a couple small differences lol

[@drifter905]

Do you ever get the sterring wobble, with the added weight in the back? Nice build.

[@RyanBassForLife]

Nice

[@MaxBobovsky]

hello, nice jeep. where i can buy this headlamps!?

[@matt6951]

Clean

[@camillerichardson3298]

Do you have links for the things you bought ?

[@justforkiks29]

Do it bump tho?

[@JeepAndBass]

Yes

[@JohnTaylor-kh1sv]

Now that's a still looks great! Who did you get your wheel spacers from

[@JeepAndBass]

They are the quadratec spacers

[@fullpeladas]

Quick question single 12 ported box get dc audio level 2 or 3 or sundown audio 12

[@michaelh.3982]

Congrats !! she's so beautiful and clean. My father bought a ZJ 5.2 Ltd 1994 in Hunter Green. Well maintained all the time. Now since the time Dad has passed away, I drive her every day. Now approx 100k mls on the clock. Everything is stock. You mentionned a sensor located on the generator which can cause problems with lean/rich - can you tell me more about this sensor? Probably the name of that sensor or part number plse? that would be very kind 🙂 rgds from Switzerland, Mike

[@CurtisCarpenter-rm2jl]

Should move the rear axle back to get s better wheel fitment and ride quality. Adjustable control arms are the way.

[@فرجابوهلال-ه8ه]

بكام السعر وفين العربيه

[@seymourcake752]

For your sound system, where were you able to run your power wire through to get it your amp?

[@JeepAndBass]

I drilled a hole where the clutch would be. There’s a block off plate for automatic vehicles.

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[@hamstermegametal]

i want one

[@trail.squatch]

Wow.

[@ACatLifeWithRyan]

Just subscribed I'm Ryan Bass For Life but this is my cat chann.

[@gureno19]

Perfect, except the exhaust tip is super out of place, needs to be an inch smaller

[@JeepAndBass]

Needs to be an inch smaller, said no one ever!

[@gureno19]

@@JeepAndBass haha fair enough!

[@Krizla4]

what's the tyre size? 235 75 15?

[@JeepAndBass]

30x9.5

[@Krizla4]

@@JeepAndBassWhat is that in European Size? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@MacsSpecialitiesMotorsports]

❤

[@lowhertzhighspl]

9:45 CAREFUL of that wrench moving around that was left up against your amp and grounding point.

[@JeepAndBass]

I just found it the other day! Didn’t even see it while recording the video haha!

[@danielj5665]

Cuando salió del concesionario estaba en peores condiciones que ahora!

[@fullpeladas]

5 channel pioneer better amp had nvx now in closet. Like the jeep

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[@llfreedom3279]

Я бы с огромным удовольствием купил такую машину...! У меня есть Jжип ГрЧер. 4л. ZJ, Лоредо, точно такой же салон...!

[@nwflboy007powell8]

There is no such item as "ceramic coating" the polish contains glass or silica with sharp edges that will actually scratch the paint off the vehicle.

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