project silver bullet
12-29-2013, 08:09 PM
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project silver bullet
well back in september i picked up another xj this one is my third one its a 2000 sport 180k all stock 8.25 rear axle 3:55 gears 231 tcase picked it up for 1500 bucks future plans include a rough country 4.5 x series lift and 33x12.5x15 bfg km2's on soft 8s
here it is when i brought it home
then my side molding was falling off so i went ahead and ripped them off then used duplicolor bed armor on my rockers turned out pretty good imo
then i tried testing out the stock flex on my back porch lol
here is a few more in my front yard
then took a pic with my buddies lowered eclipse which is also silver
then i installed a couple off road lights on the bumper and used a kc wiring kit that i had from when i bought lights for my old TJ i installed everything and it came out good i really like the way the rocker switch turned out
then unfortunately the xj started leaking coolant really bad and it was odd becuase it was leaking off the back of the head and down on to the tranny and such so it was time to pull the head here are some picks
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took the head to the machine shop to have it checked out he said it wasnt in that bad of shape but there was a hole in the freeze plug in the back of the head so replaced that and took .008 off the surface and pressure tested it and vacuum checked it i ordered the head gasket kit and head bolts and lifters hopefully in the next week or so i can start putting it back together its killing me having it torn apart right now i wanna drive her so bad!!! lmk what you guys think
and just for kicks here is a few pics of my old TJ
much much more to come stay tuned!!!!!!!
here it is when i brought it home
then my side molding was falling off so i went ahead and ripped them off then used duplicolor bed armor on my rockers turned out pretty good imo
then i tried testing out the stock flex on my back porch lol
here is a few more in my front yard
then took a pic with my buddies lowered eclipse which is also silver
then i installed a couple off road lights on the bumper and used a kc wiring kit that i had from when i bought lights for my old TJ i installed everything and it came out good i really like the way the rocker switch turned out
then unfortunately the xj started leaking coolant really bad and it was odd becuase it was leaking off the back of the head and down on to the tranny and such so it was time to pull the head here are some picks
[URL=http://s841.photobucket.com/user/Schwab777/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20131211_104010_zpsbdsek0an.jpg.html]
took the head to the machine shop to have it checked out he said it wasnt in that bad of shape but there was a hole in the freeze plug in the back of the head so replaced that and took .008 off the surface and pressure tested it and vacuum checked it i ordered the head gasket kit and head bolts and lifters hopefully in the next week or so i can start putting it back together its killing me having it torn apart right now i wanna drive her so bad!!! lmk what you guys think
and just for kicks here is a few pics of my old TJ
much much more to come stay tuned!!!!!!!
01-13-2014, 10:43 AM
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Awesome man! Little update I got everything back together and she is purring like a kitten can't wait to take her for a spin tonight next month I will be ordering a rough country x series 4.5" lift getting 33x12.5x15 bfg km2 on soft 8s i've got a few pics i'll post later of the head install
01-17-2014, 08:19 PM
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started snowing the other day and there was a snow mound calling my name didnt get far but hey not bad for stock! lol
02-05-2014, 05:31 PM
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update ordered my lift tires and wheels today ordered a zone 4.5 short arm lift with full spring pack and upgraded shocks and steering stabalizer ordered a IRO adjustable double sheer track bar and a set of 4 bfg km2's on cragger soft 8 15x10s tires should be here tomorrow and hopefully lift and wheels will be here by friday havent heard when the track bar will be shipping
02-06-2014, 04:21 PM
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look what brown santa brought me i wasnt even expecting the wheels till tomorrow!!! cant wait for my lift to get here tomorrow!!! still no word on when the track bar will arrive tho 
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02-07-2014, 10:56 PM
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my lift showed up today! just waiting on the track bar so i can get started installing stuff taking the tires and wheels to work tomorrow to mount them up!
02-09-2014, 12:27 AM
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got the tires mounted and balanced today and started installing the lift the biggest pain was that the PO welded the track bar bolt to the bracket so i had to grind the weld down then used a socket to break the weld the rest of the way luckily it came right out!
hopefully ill get the back finished up tomorrow then my adjustable track bar should be here monday so i should be able to get it all buttoned up really soon!
hopefully ill get the back finished up tomorrow then my adjustable track bar should be here monday so i should be able to get it all buttoned up really soon!
02-09-2014, 10:40 PM
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got the drivers side rear all taken apart had to cut 3 of the leaf spring bolts out they were seized in the bushing
the passanger side i got the back shackle bolt out far enough where i can cut it out but the front bolt the head twisted off so now i gotta figure out how im gonna get it out since the other end is still threaded in the hole..... stay tuned!
the passanger side i got the back shackle bolt out far enough where i can cut it out but the front bolt the head twisted off so now i gotta figure out how im gonna get it out since the other end is still threaded in the hole..... stay tuned!
02-14-2014, 10:20 PM
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ok so ended up cutting a pocket under the front bracket and took a air chisel to the nut to break the welds got it out then the back shackle bolt nut welds broke so i ended up having to cut my rear bumper off to get to the area where the broken nut was got that all taken care of got the new springs on and went to do my tcase drop and both the bolts broke off and the studs wont turn out....other than that just gotta get my IRO adjustable track bar on and get the bolts in for the rear shocks! here is a pic of it on all four wheels
02-17-2014, 09:48 PM
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well everything is done except the tcase drop! took her out on her maiden voyage tonight! let me know what you guys think
