i have a couple times in my zr2. just got this jeep a month ago so i'm just gettin all the bugs worked out and built up a lil before i get it on the street

not recently though. i bet its badd now lol

 

I hear you man. Jeep looks good on fb. I'll be home in december if you want some help. I've had some fun with mine. I wanted a zr2 BAD before i got my xj though

 

eh..they look good but the ifs gets old lol. you got some good work into your jeep i like it. but yeah man..mid december is when i plan to get my jeep on the road and maybe we can do some wheelin.

 

I hear you man. let me know and I'd love to help/wheel

 

Bought this puppy off the forum for $85 shipped



Got it installed the other day and its great! No more bump steer!

 

You ever get that zj handle on? I just grabbed one out of a junkyard and when i put it on doesn't engage, I went to the link someone posted, is it really as simple as just pushing it down further? lol

 

That's what I read too but I never have gotten around to getting it on

 

Got mine on today Looks and feels awesome, also not hard to engage 4Lo like someone said. I ended up cutting it down to about the same as the stock on (the part that sticks down, its like 3" long, cut it down to about an inch?) and then giving a lot of whacks with a mallet. I was afraid of hitting it too hard, thats why it took so many whacks lol

 

That's what I'm afraid of too haha any pictures?

 

Well as the saying goes I haven't updated this thing in forever...so here goes

I ended up with a couple new goodies after christmas!



My hatch stays up all by itself!

Also split the cost of this puppy with dad



Fresh out of the box



Mocked up to get my motivation going



I think she looks so much taller without her bumper!



Old bumper off. Got to love a quality 3 sided paint job (previous owner) Also wish he would have got the longer mounts.



Freshly repainted



Winch bolted down and half wired



Fully wired and 3/4ths spooled. Some genius spooled it up that far without cranking the Jeep. Hence the battery charger.

Finally got her fully spooled and found my own level of the parking deck

 

I also built a receiver mounted spare tire carrier. It started from a receiver mounted bike rack and a spare tire holder for a trailer.

This bike rack (which I got for cheaper)
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...7631_200437631

And the tire holder
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...4722_200414722

I took the extra 2 bike extension and slid it into the vertical tube to start



Then cut the threaded rod off the face bolted the trailer carrier to the plate and bolted the tire to it



I then shortened the vertical tube to the length shown



Then I bolted the tire back on to check the height



Once I got the tire as low as I could, I zip tied my license plate on and called it good to go!



After living with it for a few months, I realized that a higher quality bike rack, the carrier would have turned out better. If I knew how to weld it would also be a lot more solid. Until that point, the plan is to build a rack and sell the carrier or keep it and fix it later

 

Took a picture with my dads baby and my own



Also took her out wheelin





Got her close to rolling but with some spotting I got her out and didn't even have to pull winch line



Tried to box in adamk at work but he got lucky he was doorless that day and got in



And finally got around to getting my Hellas remounted on my bumper and wired up



Th-th-th-thats all folks!

 

Looking good, I want a winch soo bad, but I cant justify getting one yet. Lemme know when you guys go wheeling I wanna join! lol

 

Go to the next customer appreciation day at 4wheelparts. I know a guy who won his winch that way. I will man.

 

Recently worked my butt off replacing my entire front end. I replaced Ball joints, axle u-joints, drag link, zj v-8 tie rod, and the associated TREs, and lower control arms (RE Superflex)I didn't get too many pictures, I was too busy swearing.

The boxes


And Installed (I did get the lower links more parallel)


I also replaced my slightly damaged (read toast) stock exhaust manifold with an APN header. This time I took better pictures

My set-up, write-up, radio, and refreshment


Shiny new header in the box, sprung for the $11 hardware kit which turned out to be a complete waste of money, I only was able to use a few of the fasteners


Painted it with 2000 degree Rustoleum


First I took out airbox


Then I disconnected and labeled the vacuum and electrical connections from the intake manifold


After that I removed the fuel rail


And pulled off the manifold


Then out came the header


And here's the culprit. It's cracked all the way around this side


After that I put the header in, and reversed the steps to reassemble. It sounds a little different and gas mileage is a little better