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Old 04-05-2010, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Puertorricancherokee
How do u plan to do the snorkel???
its going to run through the top of the firewall and come out in a custom made air box under the dash. my boss has a similar setup in his CJ that works great.
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id like to see pics if ya got em
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Originally Posted by N20jeep
goin to the shop tomorrow to try and start fixing the rust problems on the passenger floorboard so i can prepare to bedline the interior.
I just fixed my rust problems and undercoated the inside. It was 3 days of hell. Make sure you wear a respirator or face mask if you're doing it yourself. Yesterday, I coughed up some phlegm that was black with rust and paint debris. I also blew out some rusty boogers. I guess after grinding all the rust and paint away, I inhaled it through my nose when I was breathing. Just a safety warning, though. Next weekend, I'm gonna try to spray some bedliner over the undercoating. The undercoat is a little too soft and it's been drying for over 24 hours. When my buddy bedlined his brushguard, it was was rock hard in less than 12 hours. Be sure to take some pictures of your rust, so I can see if it was as bad as mine
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Originally Posted by projectmayhem
id like to see pics if ya got em
of the snorkel?
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Originally Posted by 96Cherokee113
I just fixed my rust problems and undercoated the inside. It was 3 days of hell. Make sure you wear a respirator or face mask if you're doing it yourself. Yesterday, I coughed up some phlegm that was black with rust and paint debris. I also blew out some rusty boogers. I guess after grinding all the rust and paint away, I inhaled it through my nose when I was breathing. Just a safety warning, though. Next weekend, I'm gonna try to spray some bedliner over the undercoating. The undercoat is a little too soft and it's been drying for over 24 hours. When my buddy bedlined his brushguard, it was was rock hard in less than 12 hours. Be sure to take some pictures of your rust, so I can see if it was as bad as mine
Will do... I had to do the same thing to my last xj, and it had way worse floor rust than this one
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so, got a few things done while at the shop today....
-replaced the brakes
-checked the extent of the rust damage (not to bad, maybe a 1 square foot section ill need to patch
-and finished making my doors removable.


also decided to take some flex pics while i was there. my main issue now is i still have stock lca's and they are completely topped out, i have no droop in the front because of this and its really limiting how far i can drive up the ramp before the back tire lifts. but hopefully this week ill get a chance to make some new LCA's and fix that issue.




front spring completely compressed




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Good luck on your rust repair. Here's what mine looked like before I took care of the problem.





You could see my stone driveway right though it. I hope I don't have to do that again in the near future.

Jeep looks good without the doors. Mine are coming off summertime because I have to weld on a new hinge anyway. Do you plan on going with tube doors or just leaving it completely open?
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Originally Posted by 96Cherokee113
Good luck on your rust repair. Here's what mine looked like before I took care of the problem.


You could see my stone driveway right though it. I hope I don't have to do that again in the near future.

Jeep looks good without the doors. Mine are coming off summertime because I have to weld on a new hinge anyway. Do you plan on going with tube doors or just leaving it completely open?
i will more than likely leave it completely open. unless i stumble across some cheap tube doors. but i dont mind having it open
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I don't mind completely open, but I'd like a little bit of protection for when I'm wheeling. Natural reaction is to stick your leg out the door and use it as a kickstand when your rolling over and I don't want that to happen. With some modification, S10 tire carriers can be converted into tube doors. To make them fit a 2-door I'll just need to weld on a little extra tubing. Just a suggestion though, nothing wrong with being completely doorless.
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just picked up some YJ steering....so that should be going on soon
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Little update...
Trying to get the jeep ready for jeep Beach next weekend. So I did some work to the factory crossmember so I could get rid of the drop spacers. And it turned out pretty good, I got a 1.5" drop without lowering the cropsmember.

Also did some trimming on The front end. And I'm picking up some spacers so I can run my 16" 31's with the 5 w 5 bolt pattern
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Little update...
Trying to get the jeep ready for jeep Beach next weekend. So I did some work to the factory crossmember so I could get rid of the drop spacers. And it turned out pretty good, I got a 1.5" drop without lowering the cropsmember.

Also did some trimming on The front end. And I'm picking up some spacers so I can run my 16" 31's with the 5 w 5 bolt pattern
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So, today I installed my yj steering and also installed some jk lower control arms.
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Sounds good b/c the pictures didnt work for me. So when are u going out with it. I live here in jax too. Lets go play.
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Originally Posted by 89whiteXJ
Sounds good b/c the pictures didnt work for me. So when are u going out with it. I live here in jax too. Lets go play.
im up for beating on it whenever...just got it back from Jeep Beach...

heres how it currently sits...


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