What have you done to your rig today?

Replaced the bilstiens yesterday
The rears took 30 mins.lying on the grass.The fronts took bout 3 hrs and were a bitch. Sprayed all the bolts/nuts w Aero Kroil the night before.The upper bolts were a pain to remove and install getting maybe an 1/8 of a stiff turn w the rachet and bout 2" of threads to snug.Had to take the wheels off in the yard and my old floor jack is about shot.Standing on a cooler and bending over to reach the upper mounts and align the shocks to the mount holes got my back all jacked up.
Suprised the 21 yo oem bils. were still charged but they were bout 1/2 softer than the new ones. The ride is much better w the new shocks and I purposely drove over all the potholes/broken pavement I saw going and coming home from work today just for fun!
 
Went full Carolina squat status. Ready for cruising down town Winston Salem.
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Still working on fixing my Cowl on the Heep. Pictures to follow, but keep in mind, There are not done by a professional body man. And just in case I forget to say it later. Welding thin stuff sucks!
3/16 plate on the side CNC plasma cut, ~ 1/8 plate wrapped around the cowl, double thick, and plate also welded to the corners where the windshield hinges once were. May not be Berit Jackson pretty, but, it will hold up to the rubbing that tends to get that section of every CJ, YJ or TJ that is wheeled hard. Other than fixing the gapping hole that was there, making it stronger was also one of the goals. Passenger side is done, drivers side is almost done. Also, while all of this was taking place. The heater box was removed. Found that the TBI computer was just kinda wedged in, so now it has a mount. The wiring under the hood had became a mess with add on's and such, so that was all cleaned up. Also made a battery mount to hold both batteries down. Before it had a ratchet strap. It worked, give no issue, just didn't like how it looked. I cut a pile of wiring out, to clean it all up. It's getting close. More pics to follow as soon as it's completed.

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upnover said:
Welding thin stuff sucks!
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But thankfully @josh$$ is good at welding thin as well as thick, and also can weld decorative penis' in places you may never find :huggy:
 
CasterTroy said:
But thankfully @josh$$ is good at welding thin as well as thick, and also can weld decorative penis' in places you may never find :huggy:
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Even he has cussed this project because of the thin shit LOL
I tried my hand at it, and gladly handed the torch back off to him!
 
NCJeeplover said:
I've often wondered why there's not a commercially available piece of armor for that area.
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There used to be several companies that provided for the flat side, above the aftermarket rocker armor, but I wasn't able to find any. So had a friend to cut it for me. He also did the squared off triangle part above the flat, since it was in the same plane as the side. The Curved part, AFAIK, no one has ever made a piece for that. That's why I used 2 thinner pieces (doubled) so we could get most of the curve bent around it.
 
1stgenxxx said:
Did you just weld the tube to the floor? If so it wont take long for the twist to remove it.
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Just temporary. Gonna be tied to cage and poly mounted when all done
 
rodney eppes said:
Are the wooden blocks holding anything? Do I see welding spark burns, on the seat backs?
[Damn! Where's that fire extinguisher]
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lol nope. those are that rubber floor covering crap that doesn't come off worth a darn all over the seats and inside and my face lol..and the slightest bit of it gets anywhere near the weld puddle and holy cow, it's like the california wildfire
 
got the doubler all done, driveshafts made and well, pretty sweet test drive with a 5.08:1 equivalent T-case gear reduction. Daiuuum it's awesome. That 3:73 with one case was pretty weak on 40s but now it feels right. Can't wait to get this thing back on the trail and take on some obstacles
 
jk front axle brake job: new pads and turned the rotors.

i had ebc yellow stuff up front to help with towing a pontoon....they were dustier than a picture frame in a motel room. replaced those pads with ceramics. now my kids can be happy that squeal tab is not singing when i pick them up from school.

foreshadowing: while the jk was on jackstands waiting for the rotors to be turned and waiting for me to stay up late to reassemble, i was putting miles on the zj. the cold weather was too much for the power steering and it has decided to mark its territory in the driveway. i opted for the rock auto $14 steering box rebuild kit. that should be a joy. more to come.... i did use the discount offered here on the parts. thanks!!!
 
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