2000 4.0 5spd 4x4

got it as a $300 beater, was gonna get scrapped. bed was rotted out so that went, had a chunk of 4" exhaust tubing so made a stack, cranked the tortion bars 3 turns and welded the rear diff. scored some 33's on wheels for $150, pretty much spanked but for the price I wasn't complaing. took it out for a wheelin trip on a mild local trail. It did well except the IFS hitting everything. and I forgot I was wheeling a rig with glass again.(also got a Cherokee buggy on 42's)


Plans are
D30 swap
Frt tube bumper using The FLop Shop's XJ winch bumper kit as a base
moving the gas tank above the frame
moving the rear axle forward 12-14"
reusing the bedsides as skins for the rear
maybe some sort of exo cage
maybe 4.0/AX15 out of my XJ when that gets a V8

Building it as cheap as possible using used parts and stuff from my scrap bin.