look’n good Eric!
Not done yet? geez lol jk Looks like you are getting there.
Front axle is out. It fought me every last millimeter but torches and sawzall finally won the battle. This axle has already been SOLD for $150 to benefit the OSJ land acquisition fund!
More good progress yesterday. Nothing photo worthy. Mostly shit work with welder, grinder, sanding discs, and wire wheel. I looked like a coal miner by the end of the day.
Finished welding in the front suspension brackets, cut off the factory control arm brackets, pulled the old track bar bracket and motor mount bracket, pulled most of the brake system. Started painting all of the above. I ordered some poly motor mounts which I hope arrive today because now is the time to install them with everything removed.
I’m hoping to fishing up the painting tonight and then roll the front axle under tomorrow. If anybody wants to stop by to watch then feel free.
i can swing by after work if your still wrenching
Axle install is postponed until Wednesday evening. Still a little bit more prep work to do.
i would offer to help out but i have my hands full putting the 8.8 in jamies jeep and fixing mine before the trip.
nice clean work Eric
sounds like fun, however i am goin to the tipsy seagull via water vessel
Translation: You are going to get shit faced when you should be working on your Jeep.
All systems are green for tomorrow. Just need to pick up some fresh 10.9 hardware during the day and the motor mounts are supposed to arrive in the mail. Throw the motor mounts and track bar bracket in then roll the axle under and attach with 3 bolts. After that I just need to swap in the new t-case and plumb the brake lines to be driveable. Still lots of details before its wheelable though. . .
So much for installing the front axle today.
I have a roller!!!
I’ve broken a couple OEM engine mounts over the past 3 seasons and both times the fan blade shattered the shroud which in turn sheared the fan blade clean off. Hopefully these poly engine mounts from Ironman 4x4 will solve the problem.
I’m starting to feel confident that my rig will be ready to wheel in time for Gretchens. The goals for tomorrow are to swap in the t-case and rear driveshaft, install steering box, plumb the brake system, install exhaust and intake. If I get all this done it will be almost ready for a test drive.
sorry man, i would have stopped by if i knew you were working on your rig. if your around tomorrow i’ll swing by.
looks good. i envy the motivation
What are you talking about? Don’t even think about screwing off and not having your rig ready.
I’ll be working on it all day tomorrow. Except for the t-case linkage most of the bullshit work is behind me now.
i know, i hate working in my driveway. it gets so f’in hot.
however, i did pick up the d30 today, still waiting on mounts from more…they seem to take forever to ship, horse and buggy i guess. i will be messing around withit tomorrow after work though. give me call
Old t-case is out! As expected it did not come easy. Three of the studs were frozen into the transmission housing. Extraction was a very delicate operation due to aluminum liking to fracture. Studs on the replacement t-case are already generously slathered with Never-Seez.
looks like you made some good progress over the last couple days. sorry i couldn’t make it over. i spent the day changing motor mounts, oil and checking out what the hell is up with the ARB.
More progress. Added some street credibility:
And a shiny exhaust tip:
Pulled off the center console in order to replace the t-case shifter. Found a mummified mouse wedged in next to the body control module:
Swapped in the built NP231 from my old rig:
Steering box, pitman arm, and linkage is all bolted up:
Brakes are mostly done. Proportioning valve and lines to the rear and drivers front are in. Still need to run the line to the passenger front (which is a NIGHTMARE):
Exhaust is in. Still need to add a hanger in front of the rear axle. The factory setup does not have one but its absolutely necessary for off-road use:
So close to being able to drive it now. Just need to run the passenger front brake line and bleed the system, fill the diffs with gear oil, bolt in the rear driveshaft, install the intake, and hook up the battery. Still holding out hope I can get the rocker sliders done before the camp-n-wheel.
Great work eric looks like you’ve been working as hard as we have trying to get everything done before gretchen