Heres the clear turn signals & H4 headlights installed...

BEFORE:


AFTER:







A much cleaner look with the white body!! Cant wait for the LEDs to arrive!!

 

Front axle removed:




Spring compressors i borrowed from a friend made this a bit easier to remove



What do u mean it wont fit??? Again...



Had to fit it in the garage cause i didnt have enough time to pull the stock front axle, PLUS i want to finish up the welding on it while i can move it around & get good welds in. Next update on wed.

 

Had to cut out the rear shock hoop by Cross Enteprises, & the rear bump stops before i dropped it to the ground. Not sure if im gonna re-use the shock hoop, as i may mount new shocks thru the floor "if its worth doing." Backup option is bolt em in the upper stock mounts that are in good condition & get a set of pre-load mounts from JKS. Also gonna extend those bump stops so that they work this time & i dont chew up my tires.

 

This is an awesome build, sad story behind it but everything happens for a reason. I hope Jr gets his wii when dada fix's his jeep! I look forward to watching you piece it back together though, learning a lot already about these just from this forums.

 

Yes Junior got his Wii & also has an Xbox 360 at his mothers house. Altho its actually her boyfriends who uses it the most, but its there for us to use as well.

 

Looks really good man! I have a 2 year old daughter and cant wait unti she is old enough to hang out with me in the garage!

 

Ok so no build thread is complete without some pics of fab work pics & welding pics, so i took the day to finish welding up the d30 & fix some odds & ends on it.

First is the front plate for the passenger side upper control arm, made a template, made one pass welding it to the bracket & a second pass attaching it to the truss...







Some of the welds are a bit boogerish as i just need to steady my hand a bit more, but there in there solid & i trust my welds 100%!! Practice makes perfect!!

 

Next was to finish up the upper inner knuckle gussets & get the LCA skids on...





Then the gussets...

 

Now to fix the rear of the truss & attach the pass UCA to the panhard bars axle bracket for added strength...






Grinded down some of the boogers & inspected everything & alls good to go!!

 

Ok so today i pulled the front axle, front bumper, & pretty much anything in the way of installing the winch bumper & plating the front end. I figured id plate it while everythings out of the way & since im gonna run a PSC steering gear box, the steering couldnt get done till the winch bumpers fully mounted anyway since it uses those 3 bolts.




Here the winch bumper & looks as if im gonna need a helper to get it on, lol:

 

Nice build! Sorry about the other jeep! On a nother note that bumper is sweet! Where is it from?

 

L&L fab, hes a vendor on this forum! I bought both front & rear bumpers from him.

Im still tossed on whether or not to powder coat them white, OR go with the original plan of painting them with chassis saver of which i bought a gallon of to coat the WHOLE undercarrage in!!

 

Ok so after a week of not working on the jeep due to new scheduling as my son joined Jiu Jitsu classes taking after his old man & im back in the gym untill i can afford to go back & join myself.

First thing i attacked is plating the front end making it much beefier for the winch bumper. The new winch bumper re-uses the 3 bolts that held on the stock bumper & the 1st 2 bolts had these cheezy threaded metal clips & theres not much material there to support bigger bolts...



So i cut out a template of 3/16 steel & welded it to the inside, grinded it smooth, & ditched the cheezy threaded clips & making way for bigger bolts that now have somethin to hold on to...






Next i mocked up a plate of 3/16ths & drilled holes for rosette welds & welded it all up...





Next i have a bunch of these 3/8ths solid rod that are perfect for filling gaps, spaces, or just adding in some connecting strength & so i cut a piece & completed the front plating...

 

Next came wrestling into place the winch bumper all by my lonesome. Due to the added thickness on those front two bolts, i had to make notches in the bumper for it to fit right...



With the floor jack & the hi-lift i finally got it on...




And now for the brand new 10,000lb winch sitting pretty on the bumper. Its not fully mounted yet so gettin that on 100% & then ill move onto plating the front clip & welding on the Ruff Stuff frame stiffeners...

 

Nice build keep up the good work