Vehicle Description
When the Jeep YJ showed up with its square headlights, a lot of
life-long fans were reluctant to the change at first. However, time
heals all wounds, and one glance at this extremely capable custom
1994 Jeep Wrangler Sport suggests that the truly hardcore
off-roaders got over their disappointment and set about building
some pretty impressive rock-crawling machines.
Dancing comfortably on the border of street-friendly and off-road
brutal, this Jeep's list of custom work is pretty impressive. The
body is obviously a stock Wrangler, complete with steel half-doors
that add a bit of safety without killing the open-air feel of a
true Jeep. It looks bigger than it did sitting in the showroom
floor, clearly due to the big tires, 4-inch Rough Country lift, and
custom suspension, and with modifications like the tubular bumpers,
the big Speedmaster winch up front, plus those flat fenders up
front and body armor in the rear that all give it a sturdy look
that announces it's ready to tumble in the sand with you. The
high-impact Lime Green paint is a Kevlar spray-on material that's
super durable and doesn't look like it's been scraped against rocks
or dragged through the underbrush on some backwoods trail (although
we doubt it would've left a mark anyway), so you know the guy who
owned this one was meticulous about keeping it neat. KC off-road
help light up the trails and always look incredibly cool on a Jeep
4x4, and the black louvered hood insert and removable soft top add
further contrast to the bright green finish. And, of course,
nothing looks cooler than the big matching spare tire mount out
back.
The interior is simply the basics, and in an elemental ride like
this, it's all you want anyway. Newer high-back buckets made of
durable black vinyl are a smart choice for a vehicle that's going
to be out in the sun without a top, and their split up front by a
Kevlar-coated middle console. The doors give it a more civilized
feel, as does the Kevlar-lined dash and new dash pad, which came a
long way from the flat panel of steel in the CJs. The floors are
coated in Kevlar spray too, so go have fun and just hose it out
when you're done, with no special attention required. The back seat
remains in place so you can technically still take some friends
with you, but they'd better hold on tight. A simple 3-spoke Jeep
steering wheel with a color-matched horn button provides a great
place to hang on, and the dash is full of useful instruments that
actually work as intended, including a CB radio. And as a more
modern interpretation of the venerable Jeep, this one includes such
niceties as a heater, an AM/FM/CD/AUX stereo with speakers on the
roll bar, and custom shift knobs that feel great in the hand of the
driver. Oh, and for weather protection, there's a full convertible
top and side curtains to seal things up.
The engine is the stock 2.5 liter inline-four, which is essentially
the bulletproof 258 six with two fewer cylinders. Nicely maintained
and never run ragged, it really runs great, with that traditional
Jeep grumble that even sounds like deep torque thanks to stainless
headers and a custom exhaust system. An aftermarket air intake tube
catches the eye right away, along with those red inner fenders and
firewall, but the tube and filter seems to be the lone modification
to a powerplant that prizes reliability above all else. It starts
easily and thanks to the wonders of factory fuel injection, it
idles smoothly and runs great under almost any conditions. A
5-speed manual transmission and 2-speed transfer case mean it's
still capable off-road, but the overdrive makes it a lot more
user-friendly in the real world. The undercarriage is clean and
tidy, and aside from a custom stainless exhaust system, the lift
kit, and fresh springs and bushings throughout, everything still
appears to be stock. All-new massive 31x12.5-15 off-road radials
are wrapped around a set of new bullet-hole style wheels that give
it a butch attitude and a little added flash.
Go-anywhere with this Jeep, and we mean that literally. Fully
sorted, it's a great way to have some dirty fun on a budget. Call
today!