Let me know if you want a passenger. Would be nice to finally snag my LCAs.

Sucks about the disability man, sorry to hear that. It's getting really ridiculous what they're taking from vets.

 

It's life man. Joys of being hurt while deployed. But I'll definitely let you know if I'm able to make my trip down there. I would love a passenger to share on her maiden voyage.

 

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I still have a hefty amount of work left before next weekend but starting after class today I'm going to work on her as much as physical possible. Tomorrow will be the fab day. Doing all the welding I need to do, painting of random parts, hood vents possibly.

Saturday is loose ends, home brew alignment, cut and fold and fender trimming getting sealed, wiring set up, maybe driveshaft and measuring for shims if the driveshaft makes it here by then. Brakes are in serious need a proper bleeding. I have air trapped somewhere in the system. I can put the pedal all the way to the floor and stopping is a taxing effort as even when creeping around the yard with just a front DS for movement.

Sunday is putting everything back together, checking clearances, double checking all nuts and bolts, an anything in the engine bay that may be loose, sealing all the holes in the engine bay that go through the firewall.

I'm still searching for cargo net type device I want for the open part of the rear. I've been thinking a lightweight metal with some type of d-ring connector.

Taillights will be getting removed so I can finish up closing in the rear. I'm thinking of just adding LED's for both brake and turn signals. Also to do with lighting I must find a good spot to mount the license plate. I'll have to fab up a holder and new light but that's easy, just deciding on the location is the hard part.

 

So as you can see my tire gave out because I bent my rim. My steering came, but drilling that pitman arm is proving to be a daunting task

 

Just say no to crack.

 

I'm buying new rims in June so it's all good and I'm getting another car around August.

Now for the XJ I'm picking up a new 5/8 drill bit and paint for the new steering.

 

So I picked up the steering from my moms house, and headed out to the jeep. Now for a little backstory I have a plethora amount of tools at the "shop" but nothing that's really brand new. So yesterday I tried attempting to pull my pitman arm and broke 2 pullers(one old one brand new). I removed the whole steering box to make my job easier... Well on to drilling. I have a 5/8 bit but after a good 30 mins of drilling I threw in the towl. Went by Home Depot today and grabbed a new 5/8 drill bit for 20 bucks. Holy Christ Jesus *****!!! Within 5 mins of drilling I had the pitman arm. It took another 15 to removed the tires and drill the knuckles. I wasn't 100% sure on where the safety washers were supposed to go so I put them against the knuckle as it made the most sense to me.

Now the only binding I had was the drag link hitting the passenger side swaybar mount axle side. I'm going to just weld on longer mounts once I truss the D30.

I love how beefy this kit is!! B. Lee Offroad doesn't only have great prices, but amazing customer service, American made products, and fast shipping. I'd highly recommend this to anyone upgrading their steering

 

That looks great! Really like how simple it is too. Did you get the .125 or .25 OD? The comparison shows just how much better the new steering will be, less connections and a more straight forward steering.

 

.250 bombproof set up. It's worth the upgrade for the price difference.

 

The "safty washers" go to the outside of the heim so if the ball comes out of the socket the washer stops it from coming apart completely.

 

Yea it's only $50 more, not bad at all.

 

Now if only I could get my driveshaft in and get her back on the road. I still need to tie up a lot of loose ends.

 

Really glad you are happy with it and thanks for the compliments!
Means a lot that we hear good things about what we love doing

 

I already got a buddy with a ZJ wanting the kit.