hahahaha oh well, what can i say

thanks bro beadlocks, eh, dont really need them never lost a bead on the trail except for the time i blew out a sidewall on my 33 but that doesnt count lol. the 35s are decent with stock gears. significant onroad power loss as to be expected but still does just fine in 4lo on the trails.

as for the engineering stuff oh i know man haha it will be a challenge especially with my ADHD but i feel like its the only thing i will be able to do happily for a job.

got my new tank in today, everything works great but my gas gauge says its empty even after i filled up..hmm..it worked for a little bit when i turned it on before i had the tank fully up so im thinking its just in the connector over the rear axle..ill see on sat after work. need to get it figured out before i put the skid on haha.

heres just a couple pics

 

OTK is in and the jeep is alligned..drives great! the wheel is straight for the first time since gilbert..

ill get pics tomorrow rims should be here tomorrow too

 

Sorry? Just kiddin
Sweet! Can't wait!

 

haha its all good i have a girlfriend so i cant be gay right? or is it a cover up? hmm.. got you thinking now dont i?

up to gilbert for the crawl 4 the cure! were leaving thursday morning, getting the jeep inspected and registered when we get there, posting up for the night at the cabin, then leaving early friday im my friend's blazer to go to duluth and meet up with my girl's dad. he works at cirrus and they are having a big lunch and we get to watch the practice airshow runs!

then he is coming up saturday and riding along with us. he has a ****** he is restoring.

anyways, promised pics!



rims arrived!



originally i had a new set of 10,000 airsoft BBs and i put 10oz into each tire. was going down the freeway and between 40 and 55 it would shake like mad. so i took them all out and did a regular static clip balance, no more issues!

pics









last time you will see short arms on my jeep!



these rims are so sexy! and to all the chrome haters, you can have your opinion but theres nothing wrong with some shiny rims

 

O man so so sick. Word of warning on the rims though keep em clean cause they rust real fast. Steel wool and naval jelly get rid of it nicely though

 

Hmmmm....gay gay gay gay gay! Just kidding, they actually don't look half bad...but can you say mall crawler?? jk

Dude your girl's dad sounds bad ***!!!!

 

haha oh well im one of thos guys that can still appreciate a clean rig

yeah funny part is her mom and dad divorced like 10 years ago and she hadnt talked to him until she graduated college last month and now he is giving us all these hook ups haha hes an awesome guy too.

and to keep on topic, got the crossmember in last night, was a ***** with the bent frame rail, long arms go in tonight



also gotta mess around with the exhaust a little more, rattles like mad on the crossmember

 

I can appreciate a clean rig too!!! That's why I said they don't look half bad

Thats awesome man! He sounds like a cool dude.

 

long arms in! wasnt to bad at all, worst part of the project was my door latch breaking LOL. it rides pretty good now! with the OTK and long arms, its like a whole new ride! its actually nice to drive now!

also today we did the brake lines and i fixed my gas gauge, heres the gauge fix, this little guy just popped off the pump



for SNLs



all back together



start of the long arms, pat pulling off the stock arms





oh yeah!



TOOL



haha corey





wow this arm is longer!



ratchet strap to put the new arms in



everything in! yes i know about the oil leak, next on the list hahaha



moved the axle forward a good couple of inches



next to pats zj on 9" and 37s



little flex, stock brackets and shorter shocks limiting me





waking up in 4 hours to drive down to stpaul and finish up on the bumper, then come home and throw the skids on, thermostat in, clean out the jeep, drill out the box spacer, paint the bumper and throw it on, pull studs through, mount spare and go to work and throw the 31s on to get me up there. got a lot of crap to do tomorrow but we will get it done!

 

wow!!!!

that looks amazing!!!! i am jealous.....

 

Love your rig man, looks great, I just started on mine, and hope someday I can get mine that decked out.
I just read your entire thread and I know this question goes back aways, but how did you paint your rims black? I have those same stock rims, are in decent shape, but has some surface rust around the edges. any tricks? Just prime and paint? powdercoat?

 

thanks guys! finishing her up right now, putting in skids, drilling out holes, gotta trim the tank skid, rubs on the IRO exhaust..but the bumper should be done tonight as well, i just got back from IRO, they plasmaed off my stock LCA brackets, swingout should be done tonight too, picking it up, primering it tonight and painting it before i leave tomorrow. im leaving at noon for a 4 hour trip to gilbert, mn for my first wheeling trip since last september! im excited!!

for the rims, i sanded them down getting finer, three different grits, then cleaned them, then i used a deck of playing cards between the tire bead and wheel all around to protect over spray. then i did 3 coats of primer then 5 coats of paint, then a coat of clear coat.

 

one day when my jeep grows up to be big it wants to be big like yours

 

hahah i was the same way 4 years ago hahah thanks man learning to do things on your own makes it grow alot faster

 

iv been following this build since the beginning!!
its inspired me for sure

and being a fellow 2door helps!

iv done everything to my jeep myself from welding custom exhaust to the lift and roof rack plans now are saving for a 4.5 inch lift full packs and custom bumpers front and rear and then 35s