05 Liberty CRD rollover repair:(lots o pics)

[Sir Sam]

This is a little dated but I thought I would share it with you guys, this repair happened about two years ago now, been on the road and all is well, have about 60k on the Jeep now. So far have had to replace the thermostat, alternator, and boost hoses(got the very first ever made samco hoses still on the jeep).

We purchased the vehicle for $7100, and had to put about $1000 in parts + misc expenses to get it back on the road. All in all on the 7th day of work on the repairs we were spraying paint, on the 9th day we took it and had it inspected for roadworthlyness. 14 days after starting the repair we left my house and headed off on a 1300 mile trip to California. The Jeep was purchased not for myself but for my father to drive in Socal where it would be an excellent fuel economy Jeep. Driving on the highway going 70-75 on the way to Socal netted 29 MPG, driving into a headwind of about 45-50mph going 60-65 netted 27.33MPG running Bluesun Biodiesel B20.

The repairs of this Jeep consisted of removal of all the interior, some minor jacking near the front right A pillar, and the left rear D pillar. Then removing the roof skin, and the left rear 1/4 panel skin. Both were replaced with new OEM skins from the dealer and spot welded on with a 220V spot welder from Harbor Frieght. The spot welder worked excellent and is a wonderful tool that makes VERY strong welds quickly and easily, I cannot believe I haven't bought one sooner for these repairs. In addition to the skins replaced the front bumper, left front fender flare, and left parking and marker light were replaced. The paint that we initially sprayed was Napa Single Stage Crossfire and was a poor match. After painting and then reassembly we took the Jeep to the Napa paint guy and showed him the color match, he agreed that it was not blendable and mixed us new paint. He gave us a dual stage paint that he says should match perfectly. We will have to wait and see until some minor bodywork is completed the drivers door, fender and hood.


The pictures from our trip to Socal through Ouray can be found here:

http://www.colorado4wheel.com/images/libby/ourayjun07.html

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[Sir Sam]

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[Back-n-Black]

GOOD LORD!!!! Man that was a lot of work!! This stuff kinda scares me. lol Maybe you rebuilt it all the right way to make it strong again, but to know a car can be that bad and then look almost new again scares me.

 

[HoosierJeeper]

Glad she's back on the road!!! I like the color (wonder why???)

 

[twack]

but why did you spend 7k on a trashed liberty when you could buy a good one for the same price. i do love diving into a project though

 

[Marlon_JB2]

but why did you spend 7k on a trashed liberty when you could buy a good one for the same price. i do love diving into a project though

The diesel. Good engine. Good Jeep. Maintenance is a... (censored). It's kinda like a high maintenance woman... expensive to keep up and expensive to fix.

 

[liberty84]

X2 damn nice work
How long did all that took u man?

 

[wheeee32]

Good work. I'd never know it was a salvage repair just by looking at it now. Nice choice using Cherokee wheels.

 

[Sir Sam]

but why did you spend 7k on a trashed liberty when you could buy a good one for the same price. i do love diving into a project though

Because I couldn't have bought a good one for the same price.

Even today, 2 years after buying it, you still wont find a CRD with 30k miles for what I have in this Jeep.

Do you think you could buy a 2007 Grand Cherokee for $9,000 today? The answer is no.

X2 damn nice work
How long did all that took u man?

About a week.

Good work. I'd never know it was a salvage repair just by looking at it now. Nice choice using Cherokee wheels.

I'm a big fan of the silver stars myself, have in on my XJ as well:
(which also won 1st place in best modern domestic this weekend at the CSU carshow)

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[GA05SPORT]

Mad props... that was awesome! I still can't decide if being your next door neighbor would be a blessing or a cruel curse.

 

[Powerslave]

Yeah, I don't think I could pay 7100.00 for a wreck like that, then put TLC into something like that. Oh, TLC - Time & Lots of Cash...

 

[Ry' N Jen]

Yeah, I don't think I could pay 7100.00 for a wreck like that, then put TLC into something like that. Oh, TLC - Time & Lots of Cash...

I've seen people start with far worse and build far less for more money!

 

[liberty84]

damn a week!! u musta been ON it!!!
bue hey, awesome work!!

 

[wheeee32]

I remember seeing your XJ one day recently. The pitbull sticker is what reminded me.

 

[Sir Sam]

I remember seeing your XJ one day recently. The pitbull sticker is what reminded me.

I figured the big yellow jeep would be reminder enough.

 

[dr_love2112]

what size tires are those???

 

[Sir Sam]

what size tires are those???

245/75/16 bfg radial long trail

 

[dogran999]

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Love the pics. Just rolled my 2006 today with a little more front roof damage and have taken it to the shop to be repaired. Was worried about the middle roof beam bwing bent but looks like its replaceable. How about the windscreen top beam. can that be replaced?

 

[mightybeet]

cripes! you can take the roof off??? how come no one makes a soft top conversion kit?

 

[Shoey]

Great work!