I'm a JK owner, but I love the XJ's too! I think you should put some black plastic fender flairs on there to break up all the red a bit and provide some needed muck protection.
Thank you for saving her and keeping her on the road Brad! Jaime looks great! That light bar turned out stellar and looks fantastic! Definitely motivates me to get my Goldilocks under the knife and start wrenching on her! Keep up the quality content!
Nice...Sorry Brad I liked the blue better,the red is just too much for me...Put on some flat style flares and she would look better.Just my opinion....
@@paulbrowning1758 Many companies make them and they are used alot. You can get the rustys offroad or affordable offroad metal flat flairs with armour. They also have the bushwacker plastic flat flairs. Those are used the most i think.
The classic look is so clean to this jeep. It's very tastefully done and any guy around in the 80s and 90s can definitely appreciate the look of the chrome rims with no fender flares or anything like that. Even tho I think it would also look good with some black contrast I also think this would be fine as is to go play with and daily drive as well. Glad nobody was hurt in the crash too badly.
Great looking truck and great work on paint and body. I am glad you resurrected the Cherokee and I am sure your son is going to love it even more. Cheers 🍻
This red really brings back memories of not only the red XJ my parents had when I was younger, but also the red XJ I bought when I got my license. Really would've liked to see a KC Pro6 light bar on the XJ just like the JK but what's on there now still looks great. As far as a roof rack goes, I'd highly recommend the front runner slimline. It mounts to the gutters and is very versatile. I had it on my XJ and would gladly buy it again when the time for another XJ comes around.
Aw man I loved the old color...I guess red isn't just my color. Either way though I love this jeep I'd want an identical one. Too bad up here in Canada they are all rotted
I live in BC and there is tons of super clean XJ we don’t get snow in the lower mainland rarely so no salt mine has absolute no rust just a bit on floorboard from the notorious passenger side leak from blower motor
I run my xj naked which in returns gives me an amazing wide stance, the only downside is having tiny rock chips all over the front 2 doors! Great looking XJ
Like the look as well. One other thing is you can get pulled over and ticketed for not having the wheels covered as the rock fling off at speed. Most cops won't care, but you get that one stickler and it's ticket time.
He did an absolutely fantastic job! Imperfections are what makes a jeep a jeep. As far as the styling, i think it looks so unique with that clean body line.
Brad, all I can say is WOW ! I can not believe that is the same XJ that survived the earlier roll-over, and the new color change looks great. You were fortunate to have found a good body shop in Mexico to do the work. Since the XJ was "saved" by a Mexican body shop, and your previous great adventures in Baja, along with the new color("Chili"), maybe the XJ should be named after a Senorita ?
Thanks for the update! Please keep these videos coming! We just got an XJ a few months ago and we are working on turning it into a overlander as well and we (my husband and I) really enjoy these videos!
When we first came out here from pa someone ran a sign and tboned us. Totaled the xj. I was depressed for sure but here in Nevada there all rust free so we bought 2 more 92s lol. One limitied one Laredo. Love the xj, been driving them since high school.
I agree, I think the Blue looked a lot better than the red, I'm planning to change the color of mine from silver to a bluish grey or just flat black...
Wow, love the new look! She looks just like my 1989 XJ Limited that was in the exact same red. I drove that XJ for 10-12 years and 200K+ miles without a single major problem. I hope you guys have the same goodluck with Jamie now that she's back on the road. Looking forward to seeing more videos of her out on the trail!
I have a '99 in the blue/teal color and hated it at first because I wanted the classic red. Now the blue has grown on me... but I don't blame you for the repaint. Red is classic and it looks great! I like fenders for the extra (if only slight) protection and splash guard when going through mud.
Body work looks decent. I liked the blue better but red still looks good. Wish you kept the flares, door moulding and rack. Too much red going on needs the black contrast to break it up.
The front fenders on mine kept getting hit when wheeling so went with Rustys off-road fender flares, but yes looks cleaner without them if you can get your bumpstops dialed in for your tire size, you can order Rustys flares raw and have them paint matched to your new color, that would look sick! He did a good job on the body too!
Looks great! Accidents happen, I hit ice with my Jk and the passenger side was damaged pretty badly but is being repaired now! Sucks at the time but life goes on! Fantastic jeep brother!
Love the red! Now you've got a silver and red Jeep to match your silver and red logo. I had a 97' 5spd XJ black but wanted a red. I think they look the best with no fender flares! A black rock rail and roof rack would accent it so well.
Thank for posting about the XJ. I have one and I am trying to decide whether to pull off the factory flares for more ground clearance. I like the look of your's without the flares.
Love chili pepper red on an XJ. Glad you were able to save her, Brad! The work looks great. I think a set of Bushwhacker flat flares would look great on there.
Wow, I love the colour it just brings out the whole Jeep now!! I would keep a black and red theme, the red & black combination really looks great. I would go for a clean look approach. It's great to see the Jeep save turned out even better than it was originally. Keep the new JX videos coming!!
Wow! The XJ is looking great. My vote is for color matched flares, either the flat bushwackers or notch customs. Rear storage videos would be cool to see on this thing, and of course wheeling videos. Keep up the great content!
Thank you for resurrecting “Jamie.” I’m sure she’s a “10 at 20” (looks like a 10 at 20 feet) which means she perfect So Cal! Seriously though, so glad she’s back on the road. Congrats!
So glad to see the xj back in action, congrats! I have to agree with everyone else who said put some black fender flares on her, it will look fantastic against the red. Cheers
what a great looking XJ! Love the color and plates! The long, rectangular look of the front end and the straight lines of the old Cherokees are so classic. After my Wrangler gets here, and when my Suzuki Wagon R finally kicks the bucket, I'm gonna look into importing a Cherokee. (JAPAN)
Congrats Brad and sons! I'm so happy that you were able to put her back together and keep another XJ on the road and trails. Personally I would do the aftermarket flares. I have the naked flares on our XJ and its really a pain with the larger tires flinging mud and water everywhere. And now that you have that amazing new paint, you're going to want to protect it. I just bought a set of flares for my XJ, though my paint is no where near what yours is now. The contrast of the flares will set off the color nicely. Of course you will have to cut into that body and paint to get the flares on. But the end product will look great!
wow he did a really awesome job! That is one clean cherokee! I think you need some black on the sides with no trim or anything the sides just look like there is too much red. Thats just my opinion
I think the red looks way better, especially with the chrome wheels, gives it an old school look. And I vote for no fender flares, it looks great without them
Love the red. My XJ I’m building for trail jam is a 98 that’s red going longarm 4.5 31’s rock sliders front and rear bumpers winch and roof rack. Undecided on the a pillar pod mounts not sure if I want to punch holes in my Jeep just for lighting yet.. keep up the work love the vids y’all keep it up!!!
The red looks like my dad's old 88 Cherokee Chief's color. Also, I've loved the look of your KC light bar on your JK, but didn't know how it would translate to my XJ. It looks great, and it'll be something I put on my XJ. Jamie looks perfect. I think it needs fender flares - check out Napier's. They have the same angles as stock.
Looks great Brad! Nice choice with the red and really liking the no flares actually but I think maybe some color matched flat flares would set Jamie off. I drive an 06 TJ but started following your channel when I had my 01 XJ and just love your adventures, passion for Jeeps and the time and effort you take with the videos. Keep it up!
Just watched every video of Project XJ Overland, while I loved the blue, the red looks good too, but Jamie looks naked without fenders and a roof rack. My vote is either stock black fenders, or the flat bushwackers.
Dang! Jamie looks amazing! As a 2001 XJ owner, I’m looking forward to more videos with dirty Jamie. Always loved chili 🌶 Jeeps. Great videos on your channel Sir! Even the ones with the JK😜
I say black flares and black wheels!
Yes, add fender flares. The contrast will look good.
Loved the blue paint and the black wheels...the red with polished wheels not so much...but it's all about personal preferance.
I'm a JK owner, but I love the XJ's too! I think you should put some black plastic fender flairs on there to break up all the red a bit and provide some needed muck protection.
Some fenders are now on the top of the to-do list. Thanks!
I need that body guys number incredible work. Especially dealing with that roof
Same!!!
Looks great 👍🏻 I prefer the blue color tho
Happy to see the XJ back in action, and very glad no one was seriously injured. Nice choice on the color, it looks great.
Glad it turned out well. Marco is a good friend for helping you find that guy.
Marco is a great friend and always super helpful!
miss the old wheel/tire combo and the blue color. Glad to hear it all turned out for you though.
Thank you for saving her and keeping her on the road Brad! Jaime looks great! That light bar turned out stellar and looks fantastic! Definitely motivates me to get my Goldilocks under the knife and start wrenching on her! Keep up the quality content!
Nice...Sorry Brad I liked the blue better,the red is just too much for me...Put on some flat style flares and she would look better.Just my opinion....
All good man, that's what we have so many colors to choose from to suit each of our tastes.
I agree, blue was better. So many red Jeeps.
Not sure that I've seen an XJ with flat flares before.
@@paulbrowning1758 Many companies make them and they are used alot. You can get the rustys offroad or affordable offroad metal flat flairs with armour. They also have the bushwacker plastic flat flairs. Those are used the most i think.
Gotta agree with ya Dan. Only because ever single dang red bike, car or 4 wheeler I've ever had gave me a ticket, then left me for another man!
Thanks for keepin another xj out there👍
He did a tremendous job…paint application is impressive!
That color is excellent. Nothing else to say
Enough said!
The original blue is one of my favorite OEM colors, so I was a bit disappointed to see the change. But at least the new color isn't TOO red. ;)
The classic look is so clean to this jeep. It's very tastefully done and any guy around in the 80s and 90s can definitely appreciate the look of the chrome rims with no fender flares or anything like that. Even tho I think it would also look good with some black contrast I also think this would be fine as is to go play with and daily drive as well. Glad nobody was hurt in the crash too badly.
Wow! Jamie looks fantastic! Suitable name for the old XJ. Admittedly, I'm old enough to remember the show too!
I watched way too much Bionic Woman when I was a kid... no cable TV back or Netflix back then, you had to pay attention to that TV guide!
I agree! Flat Fender Flares look awesome and protect the side of the Jeep, especially with that new paint job.
Great looking truck and great work on paint and body.
I am glad you resurrected the Cherokee and I am sure your son is going to love it even more.
Cheers 🍻
My opinion, I love the color and I love the flair delete. Excellent work. Easily a $5000+ paint job in the states. Marco is the man. What a hookup!
This red really brings back memories of not only the red XJ my parents had when I was younger, but also the red XJ I bought when I got my license. Really would've liked to see a KC Pro6 light bar on the XJ just like the JK but what's on there now still looks great. As far as a roof rack goes, I'd highly recommend the front runner slimline. It mounts to the gutters and is very versatile. I had it on my XJ and would gladly buy it again when the time for another XJ comes around.
She looks fantastic!! Glad to see the her back in her new glory!! Looks good without the flares and all the trim removed!
Aw man I loved the old color...I guess red isn't just my color. Either way though I love this jeep I'd want an identical one. Too bad up here in Canada they are all rotted
Nathan Pinto plenty of rust free XJs in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
You need to look online
@@alteredstateskustom I live in Ontario...willing to make the drive though! Whatre you using kijiji?
Kijiji or Letgo
lots of clean Jeeps that never go off-road
@@alteredstateskustom Thanks I'll check it out
I live in BC and there is tons of super clean XJ we don’t get snow in the lower mainland rarely so no salt mine has absolute no rust just a bit on floorboard from the notorious passenger side leak from blower motor
She looks awesome! He did an amazing job!!!
I run my xj naked which in returns gives me an amazing wide stance, the only downside is having tiny rock chips all over the front 2 doors! Great looking XJ
Flinging rocks and mud is our concern as well. Thanks!
Like the look as well. One other thing is you can get pulled over and ticketed for not having the wheels covered as the rock fling off at speed. Most cops won't care, but you get that one stickler and it's ticket time.
He did an absolutely fantastic job! Imperfections are what makes a jeep a jeep. As far as the styling, i think it looks so unique with that clean body line.
Great color I own my self a red XJ, loved the wheels! What a great work he did, bravo,..,!
I love the no fender look on this XJ. But I think it’d look good with or without them. Super tough call haha
Brad, all I can say is WOW ! I can not believe that is the same XJ that survived the earlier roll-over, and the new color change looks great. You were fortunate to have found a good body shop in Mexico to do the work.
Since the XJ was "saved" by a Mexican body shop, and your previous great adventures in Baja, along with the new color("Chili"), maybe the XJ should be named after a Senorita ?
She turned out great and while we love Baja, we all love the name Jaime.
Thanks for the update! Please keep these videos coming! We just got an XJ a few months ago and we are working on turning it into a overlander as well and we (my husband and I) really enjoy these videos!
Now Jorge, that's the ticket! Great job mi amigo. And, red is good for it.
Great work and attention to detail deserves many more customers. Hope that guy gets lots of business.
I like the no fender look. Of course I am bias because my JKU has no fenders. The color looks amazing!
When we first came out here from pa someone ran a sign and tboned us. Totaled the xj. I was depressed for sure but here in Nevada there all rust free so we bought 2 more 92s lol. One limitied one Laredo. Love the xj, been driving them since high school.
I agree, I think the Blue looked a lot better than the red, I'm planning to change the color of mine from silver to a bluish grey or just flat black...
Wow Brad , Jamie looks awesome !!! I kinda like her without the flares .
Thank you! We are in love with Jamie!
Wow, love the new look! She looks just like my 1989 XJ Limited that was in the exact same red. I drove that XJ for 10-12 years and 200K+ miles without a single major problem. I hope you guys have the same goodluck with Jamie now that she's back on the road. Looking forward to seeing more videos of her out on the trail!
That's what I love about the 4.0 motor... you can get so many miles out of it! Thanks!
I loooove the new look of the lights!
I have a '99 in the blue/teal color and hated it at first because I wanted the classic red. Now the blue has grown on me... but I don't blame you for the repaint. Red is classic and it looks great! I like fenders for the extra (if only slight) protection and splash guard when going through mud.
Body work looks decent. I liked the blue better but red still looks good.
Wish you kept the flares, door moulding and rack. Too much red going on needs the black contrast to break it up.
I'm a no flares kind of guy. I took them off my 4runner. Just made some mud flaps to keep rocks and mud from flinging up
Thank God ! it’s about time Brad!
More to come!
The front fenders on mine kept getting hit when wheeling so went with Rustys off-road fender flares, but yes looks cleaner without them if you can get your bumpstops dialed in for your tire size, you can order Rustys flares raw and have them paint matched to your new color, that would look sick! He did a good job on the body too!
Ironically, I was never into XJs until I bought my JK. Looks awesome, Brad.
Looks great! Accidents happen, I hit ice with my Jk and the passenger side was damaged pretty badly but is being repaired now! Sucks at the time but life goes on! Fantastic jeep brother!
Sorry to hear about your JK! Hope you are back on the trail soon.
so sweet a another good girl back on road ready to hit the trails again!!! Love it!!
A few times the way the light bounces off the body lines it looks like it has some cool pin striping!
Love the red! Now you've got a silver and red Jeep to match your silver and red logo. I had a 97' 5spd XJ black but wanted a red. I think they look the best with no fender flares! A black rock rail and roof rack would accent it so well.
Wow! He did an awesome job!!! It looks really cool without all the trim pieces!
Thank for posting about the XJ. I have one and I am trying to decide whether to pull off the factory flares for more ground clearance. I like the look of your's without the flares.
Ensenada is beautiful. Used to go down there all the time to visit my grandma.
Awesome to see a variety of vehicles being shown on the channel!
Looks good. Any Jeep lover would be proud of her.
PLEASE MORE XJS!!!!!! The XJ looks great
Love chili pepper red on an XJ. Glad you were able to save her, Brad! The work looks great. I think a set of Bushwhacker flat flares would look great on there.
Nicely done! Beautiful color choice so many folks don't like the red! I think it stands out and goes with the theme going on there!
Looks SO GOOD! So glad you guys and Jamie are safe and back on the road!
Wow, I love the colour it just brings out the whole Jeep now!! I would keep a black and red theme, the red & black combination really looks great.
I would go for a clean look approach. It's great to see the Jeep save turned out even better than it was originally. Keep the new JX videos coming!!
You don't miss this thing coming down the trail anymore, that's for sure! Thanks!
Flares, definitely. The black will contrast nicely.
I actually really like the red, also love the body without the flairs imo
glad she's up and running!!
Looks Great. He did a great job. The black flares would look good and help keep her looking that way.👍
Wow! The XJ is looking great. My vote is for color matched flares, either the flat bushwackers or notch customs. Rear storage videos would be cool to see on this thing, and of course wheeling videos. Keep up the great content!
Thank you! We have already begun discussing some rear storage ideas, that something we'll be working on this coming year.
Looks good cant wait to see what you do next to her.
Thank you for resurrecting “Jamie.” I’m sure she’s a “10 at 20” (looks like a 10 at 20 feet) which means she perfect So Cal! Seriously though, so glad she’s back on the road. Congrats!
So glad to see the xj back in action, congrats! I have to agree with everyone else who said put some black fender flares on her, it will look fantastic against the red. Cheers
Jorge did a great job
I need new paint pretty badly. I love my color and definitely want to keep it. I am glad to see the XJ back!
It's amazing how some fresh paint can transform a vehicle! More to come on the XJ!
@@TrailRecon I am looking forward to it! How much did you pay for the paint job?
I definitely put some flares on front and back , it will give it a more aggressive look specially with red color . Nice jeep Brad Good job .
I really liked the blue it was before but it did turn out nice.
AWESOME! I had three XJs over the years and they were all red. Sad they are no longer in production.
I'd love to have a few more in the driveway! Great vehicles!
what a great looking XJ! Love the color and plates! The long, rectangular look of the front end and the straight lines of the old Cherokees are so classic. After my Wrangler gets here, and when my Suzuki Wagon R finally kicks the bucket, I'm gonna look into importing a Cherokee. (JAPAN)
Same color as my 98 TJ. Love it.
I've got a '99 2-door in Chili Pepper Red with some nice patina. Love how it isn't quite "red". Yours looks A LOT shinier... haha Nicely done!
Congrats Brad and sons! I'm so happy that you were able to put her back together and keep another XJ on the road and trails.
Personally I would do the aftermarket flares. I have the naked flares on our XJ and its really a pain with the larger tires flinging mud and water everywhere. And now that you have that amazing new paint, you're going to want to protect it.
I just bought a set of flares for my XJ, though my paint is no where near what yours is now. The contrast of the flares will set off the color nicely. Of course you will have to cut into that body and paint to get the flares on. But the end product will look great!
We love the naked look, but are worried about flinging rocks and mud, thanks!
wow he did a really awesome job! That is one clean cherokee! I think you need some black on the sides with no trim or anything the sides just look like there is too much red. Thats just my opinion
Great to see it back! Looking forward to the next episode in the series
Love it! Put a red jeep "Trail Rated" badge on the front fender... that would look sweeet on that red paint job!
I think the red looks way better, especially with the chrome wheels, gives it an old school look. And I vote for no fender flares, it looks great without them
wow looks brand new! very nice
Love the red. My XJ I’m building for trail jam is a 98 that’s red going longarm 4.5 31’s rock sliders front and rear bumpers winch and roof rack. Undecided on the a pillar pod mounts not sure if I want to punch holes in my Jeep just for lighting yet.. keep up the work love the vids y’all keep it up!!!
It looks really looks nice an sounds like u got a awesome deal. Here in Montana that's 10 grand job. Looks good.
The red looks like my dad's old 88 Cherokee Chief's color. Also, I've loved the look of your KC light bar on your JK, but didn't know how it would translate to my XJ. It looks great, and it'll be something I put on my XJ. Jamie looks perfect. I think it needs fender flares - check out Napier's. They have the same angles as stock.
Black Bushwacker flat fender flares
Dylan Owens I second this!
Looks great Brad! Nice choice with the red and really liking the no flares actually but I think maybe some color matched flat flares would set Jamie off. I drive an 06 TJ but started following your channel when I had my 01 XJ and just love your adventures, passion for Jeeps and the time and effort you take with the videos. Keep it up!
Thank you!
I can't wait to see her out on the trails. Nice job!
That's one badass rig
Just watched every video of Project XJ Overland, while I loved the blue, the red looks good too, but Jamie looks naked without fenders and a roof rack.
My vote is either stock black fenders, or the flat bushwackers.
Thanks for checking out the XJ series!
Some black trim flares would go awesome with the red and flares are always a great option for aesthetics!! Love the Jeep man 👍🏽
I would put factory flairs back on it so your paint doesn't get bitched up from stone chips
She looks amazing in red!
Dammm the blue was so sexy. Not a fan of red but im glad it was saved!
Also black rock sliders...Looks fantastic though...
Gotta go with the fender flares for sure
I'd add fender flares. They really keep the mud off of the sides and windows.
love the color. I vote for the no fender flare I like that look alot
I knew it could be fixed and it looks great. Just needs some black on it. Flares and rock guards would do it.
Dang! Jamie looks amazing! As a 2001 XJ owner, I’m looking forward to more videos with dirty Jamie. Always loved chili 🌶 Jeeps. Great videos on your channel Sir! Even the ones with the JK😜
That XJ looks very good!! The body guy did an awesome job with all the details, the roof alone must have been a pain, great looking Cherokee!👍🏼
Thanks! We are so very happy to have found a great guy to do the work for us!
Very nice clean Xj