this thread is an inspiration, I wish i had the tools and the know how to buld something like this. i would do the same wheel well flares that are on the back on the front that would make it look bad ***.

 

I thought I read earlier that you were thinking about changing rear leafs to accomidate more flex. Thats what I was refering too. I love the build!

 

whos disk brake setup did you but on the rear and if you dont mind me asking what did it cost?

 

A run through of the finished (for now) mods made inside and out, maybe?

Thanks!

 

man bro, with fab skills like that how do you punch someone elses clock!

lovin' it, BIG TIME man!

those fenders are madness

 

WOW this thing is amazing....I was supposed to leave like a hour ago to go do laundry, my wife's gonna kill me for not doing laundry now....I'll just tell her it was time well spent dreaming.....

 

i love your jeep man.

 

Wow love your jeep Man keep it up

 

I completely forgot to update this thread after our Good Friday wheeling trip.

Here are some photos...

Yes, my PS coil spring fell out on Yellow Jacket... I forgot to install the lower retainer. (Coincidentally the retainer was assumed lost, then found UNDER the battery in the XJ a month later when the alternator died, and I removed the battery to service the alternator. )

I ended up getting sick halfway through the day, and felt like absolute **** for the rest of Easter weekend.

Haven't gone wheeling since.

 

A few other pics from Good Friday:

 

What front end is on that XJ?

 

yeeeahhh... he built that himself.

It uses CJ headlights.

I'm not in love with it, but I don't hate it either.

 

it almost reminded me of the old jeep truck front ends.

 

So, Thanks to Timmay @ Liquid Iron, I finally have a tire carrier:



And I finally manged to get out in the rocks again...

Here are a few pics.











Drove it almost 200 miles round trip, averaged 15 miles per gallon, and was only denied on three obstacles... Mostly due to my lack of a rear locker.

The PSC power steering worked REALLY well, even without the ram hooked up (LONG story) and was really predictable at speed. True one finger steering at 75MPH.

I'll be doing some cage work in the near future, along with getting the hydro assist hooked up, installing some deeper gears , and some "real" skids on the bottom.

All in all, I'm very happy with the performance thus far.



Look for more updates.

 

We took our daughter on her first real wheeling trip today. She did really well.



Video 1


Video 2

I really need to address that accessory drive squeak...




-Chris