Blacked Out 94 ZJ
08-01-2015, 08:22 PM
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I actually have a HP Dana 30 sitting in my garage now I've been building a truss for! I'll be hearing them both to 4.56 gears this winter when college starts back up.
08-04-2015, 02:22 PM
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The build is gonna speed slow for a while .. Just got a new box for work. Got an $8000 box for $3500 brand new!
08-23-2015, 12:32 PM
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Well living in MN there is some rust on her. Today I decided to take care of the hatch door that's starting to rust. Here is what I'm starting with
08-23-2015, 12:34 PM
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After some cleaning with wire wheels and a abrasive sponge pad on an angle grinder I've got it pretty much clean. I used some rust reformer and here is where it is now. Much cleaner.
08-26-2015, 12:37 PM
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Well college started back up and they had a ford 8.8 sitting in the shop so of course I had to ask what they're doing with it.... The only answer I got was "do ya want it? It's yours!" They were going to use it in a rat rod but went a different direction, so I got it for free! Probably going this route on the ZJ instead
08-26-2015, 12:50 PM
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Well college started back up and they had a ford 8.8 sitting in the shop so of course I had to ask what they're doing with it.... The only answer I got was "do ya want it? It's yours!" They were going to use it in a rat rod but went a different direction, so I got it for free! Probably going this route on the ZJ instead
08-29-2015, 04:41 PM
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Well just finished up the exhaust, when I bought it there was no tailpipe. Just a cat and glass pack. I went with a high flow cat and a straight pipe with stock size pipe. My XJ is loud, I wanted this to have a deeper and throat tone under acceleration. Sounds perfect!
09-06-2015, 01:20 PM
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Well the steering was getting pretty loose so I decided to go with aresfab 1 ton steering. And I have got a 3" lift coming. Going to go with 3" lift and 32s with trimmed fenders.
09-20-2015, 01:44 PM
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Well the ZJ now sits 3" taller! I've got 3" on 32s, very little clearance so I am about to start trimming the front fenders today! I'll post pictures of fenders after they're all cleaned up!
