so here she stands with everything said & done. finally, some beef in the rear!

so here it is ready to go in:

 

picture of the suspension connection & brake line connection

 

all complete & installed. I need to lengthen the drive shaft now about 11/16th of an inch.

 

Coolest build I've seen in a while! I love the color scheme!

 

thanks George! been havin alotta fun buildin it

 

so i've had racks on my mind lately, been lookin at a lot to see what was good for me.

 

so here here is what i came up with to hold my tire in place, braced the existing 3/4" square tubing with some 1" square tubing where the tire will rest.

 

then i bolted down a threaded rod & put to use the oem spare tire wing nut & plastic hub to keep the tire in place

 

gears finally broken in gears and fluid checked with no abnormal wear or shavings. now i need to install my rear bumper & gas tank skid, then trim the rear wheel wells and i'll be ready for the texas spur jamboree

 

Installed a RR HD trackbar to get a little more flex and strength from the added double shear connection at the top (appologies for the crappy cell phone pics)

 

got to the rear bumper today, went on in a snap!

next up will be to change the valve cover & gasket, oilpan gasket & rear main seal to finally get rid of the oil leaks any suggestions or helpful hints on this would be appreciated as this will be my first time with the rear main seal and oil pan, but the write-ups don't make it seem too bad

 

Chex-Mex, I'm new to the forum, just bought my '01 XJ this week. Am working on design plans with my husband for the roof rack, did you build your own?

 

sure didn't, came with the 89 XJ my dad gave me about 14 years ago, I just welded on some stiffeners so that it wouldn't flex when i put my tire on it (as well as an anchor point for the tire). i am an engineer though, so any design help you all may need jus lemme know (being an engineer i have to give the disclaimer that i like to ever complicate things as well )

 

Yeah, I hear all about the engineer types from the designer /artist viewpoint in my husband. I think the two marry well it just takes a lot of Scotch, ha.

 

Is this your daily driver? Mine will be once all the mods are complete. Oh wait, that will never happen because my wish grows everyday UGH!