"The Ice Cream Getter"

I was not overly concerned with the body work on the Jeep, there was one good size dent on the right side and one on the CJ hood, but there was no rust. I scuffed the inside and underside of the tub and rolled on Herculiner. I have used this product multiple times with success. For the exterior I decided to use Raptor Spray on liner. I purchased the tintable kit, which came with the gun. I went to the local paint supplier and had a base tint color mixed up to add to the liner before I sprayed it. It was very easy to do.
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I like it! I'll be doing a similar engine swap in a buddy's TJ Rubicon soon. 4.8 or 5.3 to an NSG370 that he already swapped in. Are you keeping the EFI or swapping to a carb setup with an MSD LS controller?

I really like the CJ front clip. Way more awesome than the YJ stuff.
 
Croatan_Kid said:
I like it! I'll be doing a similar engine swap in a buddy's TJ Rubicon soon. 4.8 or 5.3 to an NSG370 that he already swapped in. Are you keeping the EFI or swapping to a carb setup with an MSD LS controller?

I really like the CJ front clip. Way more awesome than the YJ stuff.
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I appreciate the kind words. I will be keeping it fuel injected. One of the last few things I have to do is finish the wiring harness mods. I followed your M1008 build a while back, and I used to have one. It is the only truck I have ever owned that I wish I had back.


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When running brake lines I bypassed the combination valve under the hood because from what I have read it does not supply appropriate brake pressure to the rear disc brakes. I plumbed in a proportioning valve and a hydraulic parking brake into the rear brake line where I can access it from my seat.
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I am running an AFCO radiator from Speedway Motors. I welded some flange mounts to the side tanks to make mounts to mount it to the backside of the grille. I also had to re-orient the lower spout on the radiator to get the lower radiator hose to work. I just went through the hoses at the local parts house until I found one that was as close to working as possible.
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Nice! I still have a set of the Michelin XLs, my truck currently has XZLs on it though. That must be a 6" lift or so on that truck.


Those GM engines just look so at home under the hood of just about anything! Awesome power, great fuel mileage, plenty of aftermarket support and tuning available. What's not to love? Do I smell a cam swap in the future? :D


And not only can you lay some sweet MIG beads, you can TIG too! Jealous!
 
Croatan_Kid said:
Nice! I still have a set of the Michelin XLs, my truck currently has XZLs on it though. That must be a 6" lift or so on that truck.


Those GM engines just look so at home under the hood of just about anything! Awesome power, great fuel mileage, plenty of aftermarket support and tuning available. What's not to love? Do I smell a cam swap in the future? :D


And not only can you lay some sweet MIG beads, you can TIG too! Jealous!
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It does look just right sitting in that engine bay. Yeah, I spend a good portion of my days behind a welding helmet. I was fortunate to have a fab shop in my garage growing up as a kid. Struck my first arc at 13. I TIG welded for 4 years before I ever layed down a bead with a MIG.

As far as the cam goes, that would be very cool. Just the sound of a 5.3 with a 220/220 cam at idle is enough motivation for me to do a swap.
 
I just built a 6.0 for the Silverado in my sig. 214/218, .601/.591 on a 108 LSA. Real torque monster. 317 at 5000, 351 at 3800. Has a nice idle to it, but not extremely choppy. I think we're going to throw one in my old 4.8 before it gets dropped in the TJ and I really want to build a carb'd LS style motor for my S10. I absolutely love these motors!

I want some dyno vids and a wheelie vid :driver:


A real Jeep fanatic would have to pay real close attention to notice the CJ/YJ/TJ mixup. It went together real nice.
 
So, this brings me to about where I am right now with the Jeep. The following is a short list of things I still have to do. There will be a few more that I am not thinking about right now I am sure.

- Exhaust
-Cut down Engine wiring harness and install
-Finish fuel lines
-Build a Fan Shroud
-Install Dash and Gauges
-Windshield
-Full cage
-Shocks
-Driveshafts

I know that I did not go into any real detail with this build, as I said I don't do a really good job of taking the time to do detailed pictures. If anyone does have any questions I will be glad to give you an answer if I can. I will continue to update this thread over the next few weeks as I try to finish this thing up. It is mostly money dependent, as the majority of the remaining items are kind of pricey.
 
Croatan_Kid said:
I just built a 6.0 for the Silverado in my sig. 214/218, .601/.591 on a 108 LSA. Real torque monster. 317 at 5000, 351 at 3800. Has a nice idle to it, but not extremely choppy. I think we're going to throw one in my old 4.8 before it gets dropped in the TJ and I really want to build a carb'd LS style motor for my S10. I absolutely love these motors!

I want some dyno vids and a wheelie vid :driver:


A real Jeep fanatic would have to pay real close attention to notice the CJ/YJ/TJ mixup. It went together real nice.
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It sounds like that thing will be fun to drive! I can't go really crazy with my 5.3 if I want to keep the rest of my drivetrain. I don't think the AX15 can handle a lot more than a stock running Chevy V8, probably not the 8.8 rear either. Thanks for the kind words about my build, I do appreciate it. I have had a bunch of people stop by to see the Jeep and no one has picked up on the fact that it is not a CJ. The easiset way to tell right away is to look at the rear of the frame where if goes over the axle.
 
If you decide to do it, electric fans can be run through a GM PCM with a few relays and a small wiring harness. If not, would a factory Silverado fan shroud do you any good? Figured I would mention it, I have a shroud laying around.


When I talked to Novak, the guy told me the NSG370 has been holding up behind some fairly stout 5.3s and 6.0s. May be worth a look later on if that one decides to give up. From what my buddy told me, he just pulled out his 3550 and put the 370 in it's place. I'd think the AX15 would be the same way.


Door handles and tailgate hinges are different from YJ and CJ too, right?
 
Croatan_Kid said:
If you decide to do it, electric fans can be run through a GM PCM with a few relays and a small wiring harness. If not, would a factory Silverado fan shroud do you any good? Figured I would mention it, I have a shroud laying around.


When I talked to Novak, the guy told me the NSG370 has been holding up behind some fairly stout 5.3s and 6.0s. May be worth a look later on if that one decides to give up. From what my buddy told me, he just pulled out his 3550 and put the 370 in it's place. I'd think the AX15 would be the same way.


Door handles and tailgate hinges are different from YJ and CJ too, right?
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Yeah, I had planned to run an electric fan or fans all along, but I changed my mind just last week and decided to run the mechanical for now. Mostly because I already had the mechanical fan and didn't want to buy an electric right now. If you dont spend the money on a good quality high CFM electric fan you will end up with cooling issues. I am unsure if a silverado shroud would work or not. I will have to look into that and see if I can maybe do a retro fit. If not, I can just fab an aluminum one at work.

The NSG would be really cool because having a 6 speed would be bada$$. I will look at it if I grenade the AX15. You are correct about the door handles and tailgate being different between the YJ. It really should be easy to tell it is a YJ, but for some reason no one pays very close attention.
 
I snagged a radiator and fans from an 05 Silverado, of course that wouldn't work for you though. Some of the factory car fans would work though.

If I ever built a Jeep, this is how it would be. I'd probably go a little overkill though....I tend to do that.
 
sammi_davis said:
Nice clean work , though the bedliner exterior hides a lot of what you have accomplished !
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Thanks, I am guessing you mean it covered up the body work I did. That is alright with me, I went this route because it was so cheap and I can touch it back up if it gets chipped or scraped. All that being said, I am not sure if I will do bedliner on the exterior of a vehicle again. I am on the fence about the way it looks.
 
How did you keep your garage so clean throughout your build? Awesome build and as others have said, very nice clean work! Great job!
 
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