It's going to be a loooong week!

Going to build your own LAs?

Probably not anytime soon. But that is the plan.

Went to the Sand Dunes this past weekend. Had a great time, but didn't get many pictures. Got one good one of the Jeep.

Well, I decided to remove the Battery and intake "hump" from the inner fenders. I took the TNT customs route, but I built my own. Cost me about $30 so far for steel, bolts and paint. Still need to buy a new air filter.

So far I have finished the passenger side, just waiting for paint to dry so I can remount the battery and it will be done. I was able to remount the Fuse box/relay center, further back and rotated it 90*. Then I mounted the overflow reservoir in the stock location but turned it. I just used some self tappers to remount the Cruise Control Module to the vertical part of the inner fender (factory location). It turned out decent for only being able to bend it over the corner of my work bench.






I was able to reuse the stock battery tray with some modification and remount the Optima on an angle. This also allowed me to use the factory battery cables.



Fits great. Clears everything, even the hood.





Pics with fresh paint.






Now onto the driverside.

Finished up the driver side. I took a bunch of pictures but the SD card decided to not save any of them So you just get some finished pictures. I remounted the Computer to the new panel using the factory hardware. Also replaced the air box with a cheap-o filter from Autozone.






We've got clearance Clarence.

Ordered up some parts from Summit Racing to rebuild the exhaust. My goal is to build it small, keep it up high, and keep it quiet.
1) Universal Resonator (14" long)



2) Universal Catalytic Converter (11.5" long)



3) Weld in 02 sensor bungs



If the cat. and reso. combined don't keep it quiet enough, i'll probably switch to a regular muffler.

Also started a T-case and Trans pan skid. Will post finished pics of those hopefully tomorrow.

Built a simple and cheap T-case skid. For now it just bolts to the factory crossmember and the "frame rail". I will eventually be building a different cross member out of .25" plate, that the skid will bolt to in the same fashion. To bolt the skid to the "frame rail" I went to my local ACE Hardware and picked up a set of 3/8s GM body bolts. They have a pointed tip so I was able to just drill a slightly undersized hole and screw them in.

GM Body bolt

did u get the exhaust in?

Nope, parts won't be in until Tuesday.

Did a little wheelin' today and tested out the new the skid plate. Worked very well.




More pics. here.

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f13/mo...8/#post1183100

Well, I got the new exhaust put on, and lets say it didn't go so well. The first attempt was just the new catalytic converter, resonator, and a turn down. It sounded like a race car and was extremely loud. I attempted to fix this by putting the tail pipe back on, and that just made it sound like a busted *** Honda Civic. So I ended up getting a Thrush Glasspack muffler and it made it much quieter and sound much better. Sorry i don't have any pics of the exhaust right now.

I haven't had much time or space to work on the Jeep because I decided to remodel the garage. Here are some pictures:


Before:



New paint:



Current state (new work benches):



Hope to finish this up soon so I can get back to working on the Jeep!

There will be a desktop Windows 7 PC, small flat screen tv, and new surround sound stereo going in eventually.

Garage is nearing the finish line so I ordered some parts from RuffStuff Specailties!






*Pics borrowed from www.ruffstuffspecialties.com