89 YJ upgrades

loose cannon said:
If you will hurry up you can ccome to the flat's and test it out this weekend. I'll be there about 9 chop chop:beer:
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Won't make that. My Dshafts will not be back til Tues:rolleyes:
 
Had a delay on Sat. :shaking: daughter was up town and brakes went out on her car( while she was backing out of a parking space thank goodness). Had to load up trailer and go pick her up, then had to replace the rear brake cly and brake shoes. So now I am behind again.

Front end is complete except for diff cover
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Cut off the back part of the exo. need to cut fenders since I moved the rear back another 3"
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Got all the 4 link brackets welded
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coilover mounts on
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Frame notched
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peek a boo
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Man, there are just not enough hours in a day or I am getting slower with old age :shaking:
Cut the back fenders and installed the rear exo
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Frame boxed in
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Rear brake line
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Rear suck down winch
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Finally rolled out of the shop under it's own power
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Note to self....Check fuel level before attempting test drive :rolleyes:
After adding gas, the test drive went extremly well. I guess I was exspecting sopmething to go wrong?
front 60
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Yard posing
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Need to wire the rear winch and get exhaust next week then finally ready for a trail test run! Also need to find some 17" wheel to mount the 42's on. Didn't realize they were a scarce item.
 
everything has a price. If you have the money, I have the time :lol:
 
Im still collecting parts. but it looks like I will be running leafs for awhile.
 
I am at 108" now
 
looks good. how are you going to reinforce the frame where the coilovers went through? or did I just miss that?
 
BrianG954 said:
Looks good. I think I sold you that front 60?? What kind of 17in wheels are you looking for?
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Yup you did when you stole the one you bought out from under me :flipoff2: Actually I just procrastinated way too long. I need some 17" beadlocks. I am looking for some steel wheels so I can do the weld on thing since I have soo much invested in the axle:lol:

95yjjeep said:
looks good. how are you going to reinforce the frame where the coilovers went through? or did I just miss that?
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I welded in 1/4" plate to box it in and added a 1 3/4" cross member in between the frame rails.

Thanks Chip!
 
I don't have any 17" steel wheels but I do have a set of Beadlock Specialties 17" aluminum beadlocks I would sell if you are interested. Just let me know.
 
89wrangler said:
I welded in 1/4" plate to box it in and added a 1 3/4" cross member in between the frame rails.
Thanks Chip!
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Very nice. do you have a picture of that?
 
95yjjeep said:
Very nice. do you have a picture of that?
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Test run at Mnt City went well. No issues besides the loud exhast which will be taken care of this week.
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Figured I would wrap this up. Found some 17" beadlock specialties wheels. Have 5/8" thich rock rings on them and after adjusting the color from blue to the red, got them mounted up.
Thanks to 4WP in Charlotte forputting the tires on the wheel for me
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ready for the rings
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ready to go thru the painfull game of "ring aroung the wheel"
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Final result with 14/42/17 Iroks installed
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More updates on the never ending project. Decided to swap in a 700R4 in place of the NV4500. This is going behind a AMC360 so I got an adapter from Novak.
removed 4500, installed TC adapter
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Adapter, shield and flex plate installed
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tranny going in
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had to swap to an old style starter
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had to make a new Tcase shiter
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fab another tunnel cover
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tunnel cover complete
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mount for shifter
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shiter mount installed
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Art Carr shifter installed
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Still have to hook up the TV cable and button up a few more items. hopefully a test drive tonight or tomorrow!
 
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