Jacobs' Jeep Website

If you have not figure it out this website is mostly dedicated to the buildup of my 1994 jeep wrangler, from stock to total Freak...

Click My jeep above to learn a little about me and my philosophy.

Stats:

Owner: Jacob Meganck

MJ Member Name: Jeepfreak81

Location: Lennon, Mi

Vehicle year: 1994 (base vehicle),1991,1998,1985, 1984 :D

Year purchased: 1999

Engine and engine mods: 355 Chevrolet, Edelbrock intake and carb, De-emissioned, dual Exaust

Drivetrain and drivetrain mods: 700r4 with manual overrides, Np231C/J hybrid

Axles, gearing, and mods: D30 front/ford 8.8 rear Ford limited Slip, 4.10 gears

Tires & wheels: Gambler 15x8, 33x12.5 Dunlop Mud Rovers

Lift and other suspension mods: BDS suspension and Shocks, extended Shackles, Budget Q/D’s / never hooked up anyway

Interior mods:  Pioneer head unit, Pioneer Dash speakers, Kenwood 6x9 in jeep speaker pods powered by MTX 200 watt amp, 2 kenwood 10’s run by American pro 600 Watt amp, 6 disc changer to be re-installed, Radio Shack CB and firestick, Steel Horse console, “custom” dash cupholders and Yosemite Sam floor mats, 55 watt halogen dome lamp :p Sunpro Tach, 55 watt dome lamp, mud splatter dash.

Exterior mods: KC Daylighter window mounted lights, Olympic Rear tube bumper, Front stock bumper with Olympic push bar, and fogs, scratches and dents, MJ sticker Hard top for winter, Bikini/tonneu for summer (soft top was standard)  Soon to have SG-Offroad rear bumper, and “nathans” rock rails, and next year possible tire carrier.

Recovery and safety equipment: Hi-lift jack, Strap, Tree saver, and a fire extinguisher, assortment of tools and a rag

Skid plating: Gas skid, soon to have custom tranny/t-case skid

Other mods:  Various little things such as seat covers, mustang seats separate trail seat for the rear passengers, also used around the campfire

Best modification: 355 Chevy and the 4 wheel discs

Worst modification: Rear Tube bumper, bent too easy, the hitch flexes under load, feels like it would come off

Primary trails or events: Mounds, Big Rapids, and Silver lake, have done some Whitehall and would like to hit Grayling and Mio (nothing around my house other then my field)

Club/Organization affiliations: Just MJ, have looked at Two Track mind off-road

Very near future mods: Rock rails with tube step, Sg_offroad rear bumper, skid plating, and a body lift. 

Owners’ theory when building vehicle:  Upgrade what I break and do it right the first time, one mod at a time.  I always want a “streetable” jeep which means it has to at least be highway friendly at ANY point in its build, even when the day comes I have it sitting on 37” tires, but I do not want to lose ALL my comforts… It has to be reliable and get me from point A to point B whether it is on the trail or a cruise down the highway.  In the end I want a jeep that may look like a Mall queen (save for the “custom pinstripes”) but be able to show its grunt off-road. 

Other comments:   I do what I can on my very small budget, which in the 3 years I have had my rig has been a lot… people tell me things are impossible on my budget, but I have always believed that ANYTHING is possible if you put your mind to it.  Also I do not know who originally wrote it, but “where the land and my jeep meet, my spirit soars, my soul is alive, and my life has true meaning” I love that quote :D