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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 08:10 PM
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My new steering I made...

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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 08:11 PM
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I have tubing for a new trac bar too, but that will be next week sometime. I have a wheeling trip this weekend. So its good for the trip lol.
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Old Nov 18, 2011 | 09:25 AM
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Added some extra beef and a front crossmember. We are going to the Mounds tomorrow for some wheeling. Here are some pics of the XJ now...

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Old Nov 18, 2011 | 11:56 AM
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This rig is getting ridiculous! Keep up the good work!
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Old Nov 19, 2011 | 07:54 AM
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Is the crossmember for holding the steerbox in place? I would have thought that beef front bumper would be a good enough crossmember for unibody flex.
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Old Nov 19, 2011 | 08:52 PM
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Thanks guys. I actually cracked the unibody in half. So I welded 1/4" plate to the side and bottom of the driver and pass side then put the crossmember in to connect the two together. No matter what I do, its still a unibody. And a paper plate is thicker then the metal used for the unibody lol.
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Old Nov 20, 2011 | 06:18 AM
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Went to the Mounds:

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Old Nov 20, 2011 | 06:25 AM
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Old Nov 21, 2011 | 12:26 PM
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I was there two weeks ago, congrats on the slab.
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Old Nov 21, 2011 | 07:39 PM
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Thanks man! Yeah, pics don't do the slab justice. I was suprised tho, it drove right up it with no issues at all. Didn't hardly even spin.
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Old Nov 21, 2011 | 09:38 PM
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Nice pics! Glad you had fun.
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Old Nov 28, 2011 | 06:59 PM
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Well my junk needs some new motor mounts. Guess that trail gear sticker gave it too much power. haha
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Old Dec 3, 2011 | 05:52 PM
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Well I put my new motor mounts in. Here is a pic of what they looked like:

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Old Dec 3, 2011 | 08:32 PM
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Looks like they still have a little life left in them.
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Old Dec 3, 2011 | 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 90XJkid
Looks like they still have a little life left in them.
haha, they were so bad that the fan was hitting the shroud.
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