shes back on the road! needs a better alignment but got it wrapped up last night. didnt snag a pic yet but i did add a steering slabilizer. need to paint the rear axle and drag link as well















needs bigger taars!








ended up needing shorter shocks out back. i think im going to redo the lower mounts so i can run a longer shock. these are for an 80s toyota van. momroe 31000. only 7.5" of travel, but for dd duty and the light wheeling itll see (mostly forest roads) theyll work for now




next on the list is re-gear the front, and hopefully a locker, when i get the funds . not sure if i want to lock the front or rear first though

 

added a steering stabilizer and painted the drag link. hopefully it'll actually get to see the dirt this weekend

 

got some more work done on my bumper













then decided to test fit it. was a bit snug, but i got er on. all grade 8 hardware in 3/8,7/16, and 1/2 inch flavors


















not sure if i want to cap ends or add the side pieces i already cut... ill decide when i yank it off for some more bracing and paint

 

new fan clutch cause the old one seized up solid





NORDLOCKS, the ONLY lock washer that ACTUALLY works!!!








also did a few things to the bumper

 

installed some rigid duallys



packed up some gear (just for the jeep, camp/hunt gear added too)



headed off to deer camp! fueling up in payson with my buddy and his dad in thier wj






didnt get many pics of the jeep on the hunt, wasnt much to be seen other than forest roads. tagged out on tuesday after getting smoked out all weekend. sucks the forest decided to do prescribed burns during hunting season!!! but got a lil fork, should be good eatin




and back to work

 

havent done much but daily this lately. changed out my throttle cable since the old one had a bad kink in it making the pedal super stiff. much smoother now. one thing about the cable i bought, it was SLIGHTLY to short so i had to massage the cable bracket to allow the throttle to close completely. also got reminded that the NSS is bypassed... need to dig into that soon








dirty engine bay makes that new cable pop lol





mounted a flashlight to the center console






bumper got nice and rusty, need to make time to pull it off for paint. picked up these shackles from qudratec (also where i got the cable) to complete the mall crawler status

 

ugly bettys headgasket s##t the bed...

started running warm on me the other day. i had already replaced the sticking tstat so thought maybe the water pump was the culprit as it would only get warm at idle. threw a new pump at it, drove it to work. same thing . driving home temp hit 245-250ish and never came down (only 3.5 mile drive)

side of the block is coated in rusty looking coolant. know what im doing this weekend...