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jeep number 4, Ugly Betty
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picked this up for $1200 today. 96, aw4, 231, and 218k on the clock. everything works but the ac (needs condenser) the steering box and OFA leak. all the steering components are stock and beyond worn out, otherwise its pretty solid and runs great. interior is a lil rough but its all there. outside, well, shes UGLY BETTY :laughing:
lift consists of a smorgasbord of parts from what i can tell: pro comp lowers, rear leafs and i think front shocks with extenders? rancho stabilizer, no name rear shocks with BPEs, and 2 inch coil spacers. got it like this Attachment 307427 Attachment 307428 20 min later. took off the trashed tires and put on my 31s i had laying around Attachment 307429 Attachment 307430 Attachment 307431 Attachment 307432 Attachment 307433 random lift pics Attachment 307434 Attachment 307435 Attachment 307436 Attachment 307437 its going to see a lot of dd duty but i plan on using it for hunting/camping/ weekend warrior type stuff as well. nothing hardcore. ive already got an 8.8, just needs the perches and shock mounts welded on. i have some rubicon 3.5 springs ill swap in along with a re track bar. for steering im looking into ruff stuffs y link kit with 1ton TREs and keep it UTK. for now ill probably throw the front bumper from my comanche on it and either try trading some stuff for 33s or just save the pennys |
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did a few things to ol ugly betty. first off 3 of the shocks were blown and i had like 10 rubicon express ones laying around so i ended up using shocks fro ma 5.5" lift up front, adn 4.5" in the rear. both sets were bout 11" travel if i remeber right. lots more droop now lol
then swapped out the front coil and spacer combo for re 3.5s, added a re 1600 trac bar, daystar extended bump stops, hdoffroad shackle relocators, and a rear bumper that i got in a trade some time ago (still need to pull the mj bumper or fab one for the front) i already had all these parts which was nice. it rides much better now. the ruffstuff steering kit showed up yesterday so ill get to fabing that soon too installed a junk yard ac condenser but had to buy a new compressor discharge line. i had a factory electric fan so installed that as well. still need to pull a vacuum on the system to get any debris out/check for leaks then charge it. currently have most of the interior torn out to install a new stereo pre condenser, forgot to snap an after Attachment 307360 new coils, shocks, and bumps Attachment 307361 Attachment 307362 quick bumper shots Attachment 307363 Attachment 307364 when i swap in the 8.8 i want to lower the rear an inch or 2, its got some rake and id like it to sit flatter. there is a degree shim in there now that will get tossed and im going to ditch the overload spring too and see what happens |
Ugly Betty"s gettin stroked?!?!
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did some routine maintenance, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, and OFA o rings. oh and i took out the over load spring to see how much it would drop the rear. i like it so far
Attachment 307020 Attachment 307021 OFA removal tool Attachment 307022 Attachment 307023 then took ugly betty on her first road trip. went scouting for my deer hunt and she did HORRIBLE! could barely climb mountain passes unless i had the pedal almost to the floor and under part throttle cruising kept back/misfiring unless you mashed the go pedal, the rear main seal now leaks after i did the OFA o roings, and im thinking the auto is slipping? so since i need a reliable daily, have hardly any extra cash right now, and have a solid stroker in the mj sitting at my disposal, looks like ugly betty"s getting stroked!!! at least temporarily till i rebuild the motor lol but im considering piecing together another stoker since it needs rebuilt anyway. stay tuned as i plan to have this accomplished within the next week or so |
also have some 6" c channel im going to use to make a simple recovery bumper for the front
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Ordered some parts for the 8.8 swap. First one showed up today
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did a lil investigating before i swapped the motors and found this
Attachment 306605 so the stroker is staying in the mj minus an o2 sensor lol ugly betty runs like a top again got some work done on the bumper. a crappy shot of how itll look from the front Attachment 306606 cutting brackets on the band saw at work Attachment 306607 i used a scrap piece of the c channel to trace a pattern onto the brackets Attachment 306608 fits like a glove Attachment 306609 got to welding. the horizontal welds turned out nice but i tried the outer ones uphill and things got weird. still pretty new to the welding world though... Attachment 306610 8.8 getting ready Attachment 306611 d35 out. its an lsd but the cutch packs are worn to nothing Attachment 306612 Attachment 306613 thats as far as i got. still need calipers, brake lines, upper shock mounts, and im going to replace all the leaf spring and shackle bushing while im in here |
Cool. Looks good man.
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Got the rear drive shaft done minus the u joint retainers. It's a stock front shaft with the flange adapter.
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...d748cdcb1e.jpg Got the bushing pressed out of the pro comp springs only to find out they're smaller than the stock ones... So I'm going to make a bastard pack out of these and stock main springs from my first xj with urethane bushings. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...6899e47b29.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...ad04387b35.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...5632fa1fee.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...72eb40a136.jpg |
Last post got me motivated. Bastard packs made. The procomps had 8.25" of free arch, stockers had 7" and the bastards have 9". We'll see how they sit when loaded. Decided against doing the bushing for now since the stock ones are still in good shape and I'm trying to get ugly Betty back on the road ASAP
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got the perches burned, i mean boogered in the 8.8 last night. pics suck cause i lost my phone a couple weeks ago and am using the old iphone4 backup for now. welds still aint purdy. shot some paint on the bare metal. gonna hit the junkyard sunday for calipers and a zj prop valve. working 72 hours this week so progress isnt what id hoped
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ordered some more parts from ruffstuff. gonna make my own hd shackles and a rear shock crossmember since someone boogered in this mess:
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definitely dont like using this flux core wire, prefer gmaw, but got shock mounts welded. the axle ends came out pretty nice but the uppers werent fun... i couldnt find the shock bushing sleeves or id have the shocks mounted. the pitman arm gave me hell gettin it off too! but ill be drilling it for an insert and welding that tomorrow along with the drag link and ugly betty will be back on the road! hopefully ill get myself some gears for my birthday as well lol
shock mounts. re-purposed the stock mounts on the axle end. i know how bad the upper mount look. i hit em with a 4lb sledge and they didnt budge though... Attachment 306420 Attachment 306421 Attachment 306422 Attachment 306423 tie rod. plenty of clearance Attachment 306424 Attachment 306425 random pics Attachment 306426 Attachment 306427 my cousin got me a new sign for the garage lol Attachment 306428 |
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no more flux core! lol got rid of my 55cu/ft bottle and went with a 120 till i build a cart to handle a bigger one. this lil horbart sheetmetal ones seen better days
Attachment 306402 drilled out the pitman arm to 1" for an insert Attachment 306403 Attachment 306404 insert welded Attachment 306405 i think i burned through one of the tube inserts on my drag link. just enough to not allow the tie rod end to thread in more than the length of the threaded portion. so im trying to source a 7/8-18 left hand tap to see if i can chase the threads and cut through what ever its catching on. or if i cant find one, i already have a replacement insert on order |
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