Nice, that is definitely what Im going with. I was worried about cleaning my brackets but from your pics and a couple others it looks like it should work great.

A little progress...

Trying to get the carrier in and out around the Artec ram mount didn't look like fun... so decided to get the locker and gears done before welding up the Artec mount...

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Then I got side tracked.... bought this 86 Toyota for my oldest son who is about to get his drivers permit...

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Finished up the ram mount... decided to add the third ram clamp.
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And my ORI's showed up 3 weeks early!

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New axle side mounts as the ORI's are about one inch shorter...

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:cool2:

wowed yet again. Great work and nice Yota.

Thanks!

Busy... just not so much on the Jeep!


High Angle provided the rear CV shaft to 1410 yoke on the 14 bolt...


The Shaft...
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Crossmember....
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Not too enthused with the pinion guard... could be much tighter! Looking to change...
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Good time to put in the lower frame mounts onto the crossmember... leafs are eventually scrap for the four link.
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Was able to get some test fitting of some fender well tubing...
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And finally sealed up the rear...
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X2 on this

So since you're doing metal tube fenders, am i correct in assuming an exo is in the plans?

An exo is in the plan....

:cheers:

Always enjoy the updates on the rig. Like you,wish I had more time.mines been done,req and insured for months,made it out of the garage once..lol

Sweeeet!

Great build man, great Fab work. Did you have any issues with the cast on the 14B when welding to it? I'm planning on a shave kit as well so I'm looking for good tips on welding to it. I guess pre-heating and cover with heat blanket for a slow cool down will do the trick.

Mean build

That's pretty much it.... and some nickel rod will do the trick!

when do we get to see this thing terrorizing small downs and large forests

I picked up a YJ in 2016 and between that and driving my kid around to wrestling tournaments kinda took up a lot of time. So 6 years later I'm back on the XJ build.

YJ at top of Cadillac....

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Starting with getting the engine wiring completed. This is all part of shortening the harness, eliminating the C101 connector, removing some other misc connectors and relocating the ECU.

ECU relocation.... yes I removed all the heater core, ducting and controls, don't need such luxuries.
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Removed C101 and a handful of other connectors...
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Plan is to locate all relays and power/ground bus in this location...
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Just about complete. Need to wire up the electric fan speed controller....
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Ordered up a complete new HP super 60 with RCV's and 10 degrees of pinion and 14 degrees of caster to compliment full hydro steering. Factory photo....

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Just read through this, glad to see your back to it.
How come you ditch the D60 you had already?

Well it started with wanting to build a 14 bolt to match the rear housing, but when it became go time, I didn't think the 14 bolt housing would clear the oil pan and frame at full bump. I still needed more caster (14-15 degrees) for streetable full hydro set up and there were other items that I wanted to change such as gearing (back ro 5.38's), ARB (instead of Yukon locker), RCV's and inner C's..... so I sold the old setup and just went built as delivered.

It feels good to be back on this project....

8 years~ that is a bit of a gap but never the less good to see some more attention this way. You do some very clean and thorough work, very inspiring! keep it up!!