Decided to start a build thread for my 2008 Jeep Green 4 door X I bought bone stock in May of 2014. The mods below have been done steadily since then. I'll eventually take some time and add dates for each mod, but for now just pics.

The day I picked it up



Had to cut the huge stock bumper right away with some rough country end caps. Plastidipped the jeep emblem, keyholes, and antenna. Also got 20% tints, replaced the stock steps with some sliders, and replaced the plastic air dam with a skid row front skid



Finally got the doors off after having to replace one of the front driver side hinges that had a seized pin



Plastidipped the stock wheels and tinted the signal and side marker lenses with VHT Niteshade



Hard top off



Soft top from craigslist on



Got some parts in the mail, we'll get to those later



Took the carpets out



Used some bungee balls for rod holders



Got some new wheels and tires



Cut the flares



Sprayed the wheel wells



Finished result



Grill mesh mod



There's those parts again



After the lift, 3in Teraflex with Bilstein 5100s



Put the Teraflex decal on for some more hp



Hit the mountains



More decals, more hp



Installed some diy led rock lights



Installed a diy hilift mount



1.25 Teraflex body lift and cheapo harbor freight fogs



Put on the new rear bumper with tire carrier and some back-up lights



Got the tuffy conceal carry drawer for christmas



And some trekarmor seat covers



Lil flex action

 

Grade 8 hardware for the front trackbar



Installed the Rockhard license plate relocation bracket with oro platelite last weekend



Ace pro series stinger with 20" double row led light bar ready to go, just waiting on the Engo 12k winch to install



For now, this is how it stands




Tomorrow I plan to wash off all the nasty salt and grime from winter, replace the interior lights with leds, and throw in some Sylvania SilverStars.

 

Switched out the hard top for the soft top yesterday.



Added a DIY hi lift jack mount to my tire carrier today.

Engo 12k should be here by this weekend so I should be able to get the new bumper and winch installed on Saturday. I threw together a homemade wiring harness complete with relay and in-line fuse for the LED bar and will use the existing factory fog switch.



I ordered the winch with steel cable and plan to sell the cable and roller fairlead. I have 85' of black 3/8" Amsteel-Blue synthetic line on its way to me as well as an Ace hawse fairlead. Figured I would order the line and fairlead to my specs rather than ordering the synthetic version of the winch.

Once I have the new bumper and winch installed I'm going to start planning an install of in-cab winch controls. Stay tuned.