87 Olive drab 2dr slow budget build
03-24-2013, 09:30 PM
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87 Olive drab 2dr slow budget build
Ok so this is gunna be slow but i figured id put everything ill be doin in the appropriate place instead of the intros haha.
Stock Specs:
87 Renix 4.0 with the puegot 5spd trans, np231,d30,d35 with ORIGINAL TIRES!
128k on the clock, and the usual leaks.
in the pic it has an unbranded 2" lift (spacers and shackles) but the shackles are greasable! lol
so a few days into owning it i decided i wanted the jeep to be different than all the others in my town so i tinted the rear windows %5 and am waiting to do the front till i get new weather stripping and also bought 10 or so cans of olive drab
then yesterday i got the front lifted ( not sure the amount im guessing about 3 an a half or so using tbird coils i got the medium hardness off the v8. just had to drill out the tbird topp plate to 2.5 inches with the mag drill and it all fit right up and even used the stock retainer clips. cost 30 bucks time 3 hours
more pics soon
Stock Specs:
87 Renix 4.0 with the puegot 5spd trans, np231,d30,d35 with ORIGINAL TIRES!
128k on the clock, and the usual leaks.
in the pic it has an unbranded 2" lift (spacers and shackles) but the shackles are greasable! lol
so a few days into owning it i decided i wanted the jeep to be different than all the others in my town so i tinted the rear windows %5 and am waiting to do the front till i get new weather stripping and also bought 10 or so cans of olive drab
then yesterday i got the front lifted ( not sure the amount im guessing about 3 an a half or so using tbird coils i got the medium hardness off the v8. just had to drill out the tbird topp plate to 2.5 inches with the mag drill and it all fit right up and even used the stock retainer clips. cost 30 bucks time 3 hours
more pics soon
Last edited by OD2DR87; 03-24-2013 at 11:02 PM.
03-26-2013, 10:18 AM
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Oh then i'm not sure, I have rusty's shocks and love them but I've heard that RC shocks at least their cheap ones that come with the lift kits are horribly rough
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03-26-2013, 09:14 PM
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i havent checked out the rustys shocks at all, going to right now lol anyone that has long arms feel like measuring them for me? i wanna just fab them up myself to save some dough lol
03-27-2013, 11:20 PM
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yeah wash it real good then sand it till all the scratches are gone and theres no gloss left. it has to be atleast sanded till its all "flat" then spray away
04-04-2013, 10:30 PM
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quick small update, i cut the lower part of the bumper off and trimmed the fender flares a little, oh and added a few stickers
and heres a pic of my welds this is using .045 flux core (mig) i weld hundreds of galvanized tubes together all day at work.
and heres a pic of my welds this is using .045 flux core (mig) i weld hundreds of galvanized tubes together all day at work.