Jeep
This is my 1995 Jeep Cherokee. I bought it to build for Drag Week. The basic idea is to build something cheap, light, and fast. Ugly is optional. I was able to find a 2 door for a reasonable price. I'll convert it to two wheel drive.
This car is equipped with few options. The orignal engine was the 2.5 four cylinder, with a 5 speed manual transmission. It did come with four wheel drive and air conditioning, as well as power steering, aluminum wheels, and a casette player. I'm working on removing all that stuff, getting it back to bare basics, to save weight.
The car has a lot of miles. I didn't drive it with the original engine, because it had been overheated, lost compression, and would not run.
Two months later, it's all together and running. Still needs tuning, and a roll bar, and a few other things. It's quick, and relatively mild mannered in normal driving.
Specs: 1995 Jeep Cherokee XJ
2002 Chevy LQ4 6.0 liter 364 ci engine, with 1841P cam, Pac springs, new gaskets and seals
1969 Chevy Motorhome TH400 transmission with AFI manual forward valve body, no Park pawl
Summit 3000-3200 stall 10 inch converter, with plate and billet front
1999 Ford Explorer 8.8 3.73 track loc disc brake rear end with home made traction bars
VS Racing 7875 turbo on iron manifold with 3 inch intercooler
Truck cooling system including long water pump, clutch fan, radiator, and surge tank
Holley Terminator X control system and harness
Transfer case shifter adapted to work with the transmission, Zigzag gate, reverse lockout, NSS
Aftermarket oil pressure gauge, manifold pressure/vacuum gauge, volt meter, Autometer tach
AC and heater removed, interior stripped, converted to manual steering
2000 Camaro engine mounts on modified frame brackets, and modified rear crossmember
4 inch exhaust stack with spring cutout, tied to original 2 inch tailpipe and muffler
1989 2 wd front axle with the early brakes
This is the first turbo and EFI build I've done. It all went pretty smoothly, and I learned a lot.
Total cost to build including vehicle purchase is around $12,000
A few more pictures, two months after buying it
