I just got a new battery for the jeep for 5 bucks.... Brought the old one to Napa because there was a napa sign on top of it, and pretended I didn;t know when it was bought... they replaced it with no question asked....

I am getting there guys, electrical gremmlins will not win... Looks like bad battery was the reason for the drain, but I have / and still checking all circuits one by one for shorts...

I can't wait to get to the mechanical part and actually learn something more interesting lol....

This week end I will try to tour some junkyards... any body know of one that is not too bad around ? I have heard that the one in Willard is good.

 

If you wanted to come down to tear a part on redwood just north of indian ave. They have like 10-15 clean pre 96 model XJ's!!!

 

that is a little bit too far I think.... maybe one of these week end when i know more of what i want lol (and after I learn exactly how to take them out too) then I guess this one is by you so i will definitwely invite me for coffee (oh wait it is Utah no coffee... then a beer ?)

 

I dont think any of us on this BS thread are mormon (or at lease not by the book mormons) I for 1 couldn't get my ***** outta bed with out a STRONG cup of coffee!!! So ya I'm always down to go diggin in the C4C grave yards...

 

I was just joking and I don't care what people faith is anyway lol....

 

Just got back from Moab! Great trip, we only ran a couple trails. We ran part of gold bar rim, gemini, and metal masher and fins n things on friday. Saturday we ran steel bender. where i broke a u joint and a sway bar link. Then i blew a tire, the sidewall split from being old rubber, on my parents 05 unlimited, (dont buy tires in moab.. expensive 2 33s for 500) lol

And all this was done in my xj with 3" lift and 235s lol. gotta love when people say you cant do a trail with small tires and small lift.
was only winched up one spot on steel bender.



Full flex






few more pics here
http://s279.photobucket.com/albums/k...0March%202010/

Ill get more up when i get a chance!

 

Thats awesome, great pic, a 3" lift on an XJ actually makes 'em quite capable of a lot of stuff one would'nt think possible.

 

Welcome to the site & BS thread! Glad to see more UT XJers signin up! How did you brake your sway bar links???

 

Just got twisted about like that picture. and the top of the link broke off. where it connects to the sway bar.

after that we dropped the sway bar until i could get parts the next day for the drive home. that picture is with the sway bar off

 

Sooo you were wheelin all those trail with your sway bar connected???

 

well it has been a long couple of night but i am about done with my long arm build just have to cut the old brackets off and I'm done. check out my build on xjtalk.com or i will post some pics here. now let's wheel.

 

You are right Steph74! Between trying to get the Cherokee finished and ready for Easter Jeep Safari and working 6 days a week I have had hardly any time to be on here The good news is the Jeep is basically done. The lift and SYE are installed... what a project!!! Every bolt that could have snapped did... damn new England salt Plus there were a few other small complications. I adjusted the linkage on my t case so now that shifts properly. I welded up my exhaust so that doesn't rattle like crazy anymore. I got my new wheels and the new BFG AT's go on tomorrow. I changed the oil the other day. I am in the middle of my rear seat install... hopefully I can get out of work tomorrow at a reasonable time and get that finished up. The flares are removed but I decide I am going to wait till after EJS to trim my fenders since they don't rub that bad and I want to take my time and do a nice job. Plus I have to plasma cut my front ARB bumper afterwords to match the fenders. Then I am thinking I am going to custom fit some TJ flares on so I don't get pulled over. After that its on to a new rear bumper with swing out tire carrier, rock rails and possible upgrade the axles when I get some cash. I have been meaning to post some pics and update my build thread since the lift has been on for the past couple of weeks but I just haven't had the time and probably wont till after EJS. Here are some pics right after the lift was finished.



















Christened


Test Pics...

Seven Mile Rim

 

And an infamous Moab obstacle I was bumming around on... can anyone guess where it is?







I actually made it pretty easy since it was really sandy and I am running almost bald tires at the moment. Sorry I don't have any pics of the seat install yet.

 

That's awesome! I so want to buy my own welder! Ohh by the way awesome pics 89XJ801... looks like fun!

That's really sweet alwaysxj!!! I wish I had the skills and tools to make my own long arms! I cant wait for some test pics on how those work out!

Amen!

 

yeah the first day i was, was going to take it off when i got back to camp that night but broke it so it came off early