Thanks man. I just put this 242 in after the original busted on me so ive been kinda procrastinating on the 231 swap until I can afford a SYE too.

 

Just wanna add that shes NO WHERE close to being done tho!!!

I left the frame stiffeners, rock rails, skid plates, & undercoating out till the weather breaks & i can do more work here at my place rather then driving the 1 1/2 hr round trip to my moms garage!!

Still have to install the rear bumper & tie it into the unibody, paint & mount the roof rack & light bar, wire in the lights & locker switches, & dial in the rear shocks better.

Had to send the 5 yr old rear driveshaft back to Twoods for a re-build tho. Such great customer service even if its that old!!

 

Got my rear driveshaft back from Tom Woods, had to have the center of the double cardan rebuilt & while it was there, figured id have em put all new ujoints in it. Got it back painted, with a new rubber boot & was also rebalanced at no extra charge!!

 

Also got in ALL of the interior stereo stuff that is sure to put any stereo system ive built in the past to rest!! Sound quality & concert like sound is the goal & to complete this goal, heres a list of the components:

-Up front: JBL MS-62c 2-way components
-Rear fill: JBL P662 2-way coaxials
-4-channel old-school Lanzar amp
-KnuKonceptz 80mil sound deadener & Boom-Mat sound deadening spray.
-True 4-guage amp install kit with all OFC wiring (oxygen free copper), 12-guage to the speakers & tripple insulated krystal KnuKonceptz RCA cables, fuse blocks & Marine battery terminals!!

 

sweet build, nice to see another NY jeep

 

More work has been done as i have taken all of my tools including my welder back home since the weather has broken!! Now instead of a 1.5 hour round trip i can roll out of bed & get to work & so i did. First, the roof rack, light bar, & spare tire have all been mounted up..



Next ive started to tackle work that shoulda been done before it was put on the road as underneath the winch bumper & its mountng plates got rusted up & so i broke out the chassis saver & went to town..







Also gave the front axle a fresh coat & repainted the steering, panard bar, & diff cover..



More to come as it started raining & ill take & post better pics when the sun is out!

 

Email me some more pic of the front bumper you have one sweet jeep littleleonard2008@yahoo.com

 

that thing looks soo clean

 

Let me get a few new pics after a few touch ups that it needs.

I never did tell ur story on ur thread, guess ill PM ya & talk about it all since i do have a question for ya.

Tks!

 

did you ever put LEDs in your turn signals? if so id be interested in seeing them...nice jeep btw!

 

Finally got around to makin her look even cleaner as i took the rusted roof rack, cleaned it up with the wire wheel, mounted it, masked off the jeep & painted it with Chassis Saver!!






This time i got smart & bought some rubber/latex gloves... Scalpull please!!



Ant the final results:






NO MORE RUST EVER!!!

 

Had some Chassis Saver left over in my cup & so i hit the rear wheel wells. Didnt take any before pics so im addding in a pic at the end that shows the difference of what it used to look like, seen on the unibody rals, & the painted wheel well!!!





And the difference from what it looked like before the Chassis Saver...

 

Took care of some odds & ends running the axle vent lines using clear tube so i can see if mud or debree ever get in them:

Front:




Rear:




More to come...

 

Gave the front & rear axles a fresh coat of Chassis Saver.

Front:



Rear:

 

So now its time to start upgrading the stereo system & get those high end components in. This is the install on the drivers door, its deadened with 80mil Resonance Control sound deadener on the outter door skin, (high end deadener), & a cheaper 50 mil for the front door as the good deadener is expensive!

First things first, door de-construction. Note that the stock 5 1/4" speakers had gaps in them creating some horrible sound & are being replaced with a set of 6.5" JBL MS-62c!!!







Now comes the high end sound deadener to coat the outter door skin. Boy was this fun working with limited space & then having to take a heat gun to press it down firmly!!!







And now the outter skin goes on, filling in all holes using the cheaper deadener but still as effective & this door is officialy Sound Deadened!!!