Good progress man! I'll bet you're glad to be getting back to it. Love those wheels... Black Rock?

 

American Racing AR23

 

ordered:
np231 seal/ gasket kit
plug ends for welding extension cord and adapter for 240v power
oil pan and valve cover gaskets, rear main seal since i'm in there
boostwerks shift linkage. hoping I don't have buyers remorse since really, I could make it myself.
h.d. offroad no lift relocation brackets

debating the WJ steering swap since I need new hubs anyway, and better brakes and steering would be nice with 33's. but so much $$$ in one shot, especially when I do stuff like whats in the pictures below.

Picked this up yesterday.


black jeep got some audio upgrades
new to the jeep old to me sub (way too loud for me, I usually leave it off)


new Pioneer bluetooth/ hands free radio, I like it quite a bit. Will probably end up putting it in my red 98 as well.


pretty sure I just found my welder table top.

 

Turned on the welder for a few minutes to start on my welding table/ mig cart. Here are a couple pictures of my first ever welds ever with the new machine. I know I need more practice.

first weld


couple welds later


more progress tomorrow

 

crank that welder up you need sum more heat

 

Interesting, that's what my welder buddy said via text. I'll try it out today when I get some time in the shop. thanks

 

Here is a quick upside down mock-up of the welding table/ mig cart I am building. It will be pretty simple. I am only about 1/3 done. Hope to finish it this week.

 

Got some parts in the mail today. Few more on the way. Work keeps me busy.

 

got the H.D. engineering no lift shackle relocation boxes and a new clock spring yesterday(black jeep stole the other one). Will probably order the JKS shackles to go with the boxes.

 

spent all morning at a junk yard and then ordered a bunch of stuff online. wallet is hurting.

 

Dang man, you've been busy too. What's all the parts on the table?

 

Lug nuts, valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket, rear main seal(just in case), oil pan gasket, np231 seal kit, boostwerks shifter linkage for ax15, I think that is all that is pictured. I have some more interesting parts in the garage/ on order that I'll post up when I get some garage time.

 

Nice. I thought those were black lug nuts I saw... guess my eyes aren't as bad as I thought.

 

No time for the garage but here are a couple pictures of some stuff I've been working on. Still need to order some stuff.

front skid and gas tank skid, near perfect condition, WJ knuckles that need a good cleaning.



junk yard brakes for cores, new calipers and rotors for the front, ruffstuff 1 ton steering, 01 xj hub bearings, zj rear brake backing plates (I have everything for the rear now i think) not shown are the spicer ball joints that are around somewhere. also ruff stuff offset bracket for track bar. still thinking about the track bar set up. hate to cut up my brand new Clayton Offroad track bar, might build one with heims.

 

couple more parts


and a before pic mostly for my own record keeping