nothin yet

I went to the jy and picked up a 01 intake and 703 injectors. nice console and some interior pieces I needed. just need to go back with a puller and get the steering wheel. oh and order an obx long tube.

 

Finally quit being lazy and finished up my gas tank relocation, except I still need to come up with a way to mount it more securely.



And a new pic since i swapped shackles

 

That may be the least safe mod I've ever seen.

Inb4andyandbrandon

 

X2 those little hooks on the floor will break eventuality.

 

Well he did say he has to find a secure way to secure it still. I know with my ny driving that **** will never hold

 

I've only got one strap on those hooks. Making some steel straps to bolt it down with now, just ran out of gas in the welder though.
And I'm going to make something to cover it out of sheetmetal.

I don't think its unsafe really. I'd rather have it mounted there than underneath where I'll knock a hole in it again first time I go wheeling.

 

Is that filler neck just chilling or it plumbed to the gas cap?

Thats not even set in the floor some like Jimmy's was.

 

Its got the gas cap on it. Once I cut the floor out and get it lowered down some, I'll run new hoses over to the stock filler location.
Like I said, its not completely done yet, I'll finish it up by next weekend, just needed to get the Jeep driveable again for now, which is why its not set in the floor yet.

 

Sheet metal is only gonna be shrapnel if this project goes south. Think plate steel.
It's also a Comanche gas tank, so it wouldn't fit like Jimmy's did.

 

You really think I'll need steel plate over it? I mean, I don't think it would ever explode or anything. In the factory location there's only sheetmetal between the top of the tank and the inside of the Jeep, which is why I thought sheetmetal would be fine, braced up with some DOM.

Yeah, it won't fit exactly like his did, but I am going to mount it similarly to his. Just ran out of time to finish it exactly like I want to, needed to be able to drive the Jeep.

 

In the factory location, the gas tank is only separated from the interior by sheet metal. This is true. However, if the gas tank detonates under the Jeep, the majority of the force will go outwards because there is no resistance.
If it were to detonate in the vehicle, the back hatch would be functioning like the floor in the first example, and the majority of the blast would go to the front of the vehicle where the open space is.

Granted, it isn't a pretty scenario either way, but there's a reason gas tanks are generally on the outside. Besides all that, you also have fumes to contend with.

 

Took the new tires out for a test run on the trails.





Then the hail came....

 

Got back to the de-chroming work, and added a couple small lights to the front for camping season

 

Got some stuff done on barney
Flushed brakes
New coil islators
New double shear upgrade
New 8.25 rear
Manuel seats
H4 headlights
New tps
Oil change
Hood vents
Zj fan clutch and a fan shroud
Still working in the cowl intake
still have death wobble, I've neglected to check my ball joints so I'm gunna do that.

 

Makes sense. Guess I'll go get some steel plate.