Build project: an 88 story, anti bolt on build
12-26-2012, 09:15 PM
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Year: 88
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
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Thanks bro,it's been a bit tough,but IM on my way back up again.
Lots of plans for the Jeep though, maybe the job thing was a blessing,a the new job is a much better company, and much better pay too.
I would like to say I wish I lived somewhere else though.it's just too expensive to live here! I figured out I could buy front and rear air lockers, compressor and alloy shafts and one air bump a month for what my mortgage cost me a month!
Lots of plans for the Jeep though, maybe the job thing was a blessing,a the new job is a much better company, and much better pay too.
I would like to say I wish I lived somewhere else though.it's just too expensive to live here! I figured out I could buy front and rear air lockers, compressor and alloy shafts and one air bump a month for what my mortgage cost me a month!
01-19-2013, 11:01 PM
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Year: 88
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small update, got most of the paint work done, finished all the underside welding. gotta install the sye so i can build the bely skid, then install the 8.8. decided to keep the leafs for now, but gonna build a rear traction bar. hopefully get the front bumper and mini dove nose finished tomorrow?
01-19-2013, 11:24 PM
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small update, got most of the paint work done, finished all the underside welding. gotta install the sye so i can build the bely skid, then install the 8.8. decided to keep the leafs for now, but gonna build a rear traction bar. hopefully get the front bumper and mini dove nose finished tomorrow?
01-19-2013, 11:50 PM
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yeah , but its not a "true" dove nose, just narrowed the corners of the top header panel, and removed the sheet metal from the fender mounts, rputing the upper tube along the hood. so maybe about 5 inches narrower than stock. i live in california, laws and regs suck, and since it is streeted, this is as far as i wanna take it, the rig is a bust as a whole, but what can you do?(windshield bars are illegal here) no mud flaps, tires stick out past the fenders..ect.
01-26-2013, 07:42 PM
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X2 on the bender, or maybe just the dim. On the ram and what kinda pump you're running. I did the cheap air/hydro conversion in my JD2, it worked well ( bent 1 3/4" .180 wall chromoly) it's just slow and has no return.
02-17-2013, 12:52 PM
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build not dead! lol
got a ton of parts ordered today,
sye, 8.8 install kit(perches, u bolts, flange adapter, ect) rear HD cover, alloy usa axle end seals for the front, transfer case cain(alloy usa) rear gears and intall kit, front locker and install kit with gears, tons of various wiring supplies and relays for the lighting and LED light bars, adjustable fan controller, and a few other tid bits if forgeting.
still need to source the parts for my rear anti wrap bar, but i will hold off on that till i finish the axle install! im stoked, finally go see some progress!
also gonna try and source some wheels and tires real soon.
:edit: forgot about about my new 4 foot fire stick and wiring for the CB, new clevisis for the recovery kit too!
got a ton of parts ordered today,
sye, 8.8 install kit(perches, u bolts, flange adapter, ect) rear HD cover, alloy usa axle end seals for the front, transfer case cain(alloy usa) rear gears and intall kit, front locker and install kit with gears, tons of various wiring supplies and relays for the lighting and LED light bars, adjustable fan controller, and a few other tid bits if forgeting.
still need to source the parts for my rear anti wrap bar, but i will hold off on that till i finish the axle install! im stoked, finally go see some progress!
also gonna try and source some wheels and tires real soon.
:edit: forgot about about my new 4 foot fire stick and wiring for the CB, new clevisis for the recovery kit too!
02-24-2013, 11:55 PM
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Year: 88
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got a tiny bit done this weekend, just wish i had more time to work on it. 8.8 mocked up, but still need to install the SYE to set oinion angle. might have some time this week to install it.
would like to say that the Ruff Stuff swap kit is HUGE! pure beef.
would like to say that the Ruff Stuff swap kit is HUGE! pure beef.