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May 2012 ROTM Submissions

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Darky

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29 Palms, CA
Sorry for the lateness folks. Thoughts of SoCal Fest have dominate my thinking the past week... Rules remain the same:
Updated rules..

Must be an XJ/MJ based vehicle.
Submissions must be placed in the official ROTM submission thread. Thread will normally open 2 weeks prior to the start of the month.
Red letter names only.
First 5 submissions will be voted on.
Must include a total of 2 pictures. Pics must be hosted by the submitter, and sized properly for forum viewing.
NOTE: High resolution versions of the winning rig's pictures submitted must be provided. A link to the ORIGINAL picture file must be included in the submission post for the submission to be valid, there is no exception to this rule. The original picture file MUST be provided, no re-sized or altered pictures will be allowed.
Pictures must be recently taken, maximum of 1 year old allowed.
No copyrighted photos will be allowed. Photo credits and compensation for their use will NOT be provided.
Winning rig must provide permission to use the pictures as :NAXJA: sees fit. If you are not the owner/photographer of the picture, their permission must be given in writing (via PM ok). FAILURE TO TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN FORFEITURE OF ROTM TITLE!
Winning rigs will be ineligible for the remainder of the calendar year.
Winner will be featured on the front page of :NAXJA:.
 
HP Dana 44, ARB, 5.13 gears, homemade truss
Crossover steering and trackbar w/ heims, homemade trackbar braket
Rock Krawler 3 link w/ Ballistic Fab heims, 4.5" lift coils, ACOS adjustable spacers
Ford 9", Detroit, 5.13 gears, disk brakes
5.5" lift springs, 1" lift TNT boomerang shackles
36x13.5 IROKS, 16x10 steel beadlocks
Rancho 9000 shocks, limit straps
SYE, heavy duty driveshafts from Adams Driveshaft
HD Offroad frame stiffeners
Homemade high clearance trans crossmember w/ poly mount
Brown Dog poly engine mounts
JCR Offroad front winch bumper, 9000 lb Superwinch
JCR Offroad tire carrier rear bumper
Homemade steal taillight boxes
Rock slider welded in place of rocker panels
On board air (converted A/C) w/ 5 gallon tank
Dual Batteries w/ disconnect switches
800W (1600W peak) power inverter
CB, 2 Meter
Removable front doors w/ CJ hinges.
Homemade dash center panel, push button start
Homemade overhead speaker bar w/ dome light
Homemade dents, custom scratch-finished rattle can paint job

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(Darky, you already have the full resolution version of the first picture)
 
91 MJ "Dirty POS"

33" TreadWright ATs on 16" wobbly Cragar V5s

Frontend:
Dana 30, 3.55s, aussie locker, RuffStuff cover
Custom hellaflush cambered by Sam (ktm racer 419)
V8 ZJ tie rod, Durango box, 96+ PS pump swapped to change to later model improved belt tensioner
unknown 4" coils, marred paint w/ cardboard upgrade
super bling YELLOW BODY $23ea shocks
Rough Country LCAs
1 stock UCA, 1 TeraFlex adjustable UCA
left side TRW balljoints, right side junkyard balljoints owned by 3 previous NAXJA members

Rearend:
Chrysler 8.25 29 spline, 3.55s, ZJ discs, MJ spring under
super bling YELLOW BODY $19ea shocks
4.5" Rustys SUA MJ leafs w/ worn out bushing 1/2" lowering feature
upgraded rear shackles (not sure what brand)
RuffStuff U-bolts and SUA perches (absolutely bombproof), home made 1/2" thick U-bolt plates
two rear bumpstops!

Armor (no)/body (some):
lightweight frame and rocker clearance upgrade courtesy of MassDOT
97+ nose
front and rear "bambi basher" bumpers, constructed Friday evening/Saturday morning NAXJA NAC 2011 RocktoberFest and NAXJA MWC 2012 WinterFest, respectively
97+ side mirrors
Awesome Sony Xplod stereo out of a '97 honda accord wagon w/ stock speakers and blown out cones
fuel gauge goes backward
Trans crossmember built from 2x6 1/4-wall box tubing, 1" iron pipe (don't worry it's not structural), and 1/4" plate
Custom wiring harness built to plug-n-play adapt AX15 reverse light switch and (future) clutch safety switch to original AW4 NSS harness connector (MJ was originally 2wd auto)
Custom wiring harness built to plug-n-play adapt stock 97+ front lighting harness to stock 96- engine compartment harness
stock bucket seats & rear slider window
paint job: combination of spraypaint found in the woods during trail cleanups, rust, PPO's bondo, duct tape, stock paint, and PPO's house paint

Drivetrain:
unknown (240k+ - 198 from junkyard 98 ZJ, 30 or so from previous owner, 10 or so from me) mileage stock 4.0L, overheated, fed road salt, sand, and Indiana swamp water, '96-98 intake manifold swapped to adapt to improved PS pump mounting and belt tensioning scheme
unknown mileage external slave AX15 out of a '94
unknown mileage NP231 out of a '99
Cherry bomb muffler so I won't destroy it in one run again
upgraded catalytic converter bracket because the old one rusted off and FactoryChryslerParts screwed me!
ZJ radiator fan clutch upgrade
NACFest '10, RuffStuff, WinterFest '12, I Survived Cash for Clunkers, NAXJA NAC, NAXJA MWC stickers for added HP
WJ MC/booster

Hauls firewood, demolition waste, cement, brick, stone, and plywood like a champ and breaks u-joints on command.

If a more worthy MJ (not a very high bar to reach, guys...) I've wheeled with from the MWC or NAC shows up and there are already 5 rigs in the running I relinquish my slot and any votes I have somehow accumulated.

click pics for bigger versions, unmodified original files (really, really big) available

Last trail run with my club, private property with permission of landowner:


Impromptu trail cleanup, dragged a few couches and a pile of bottles, tires, old tarps, etc out of the woods by the road on my way home from cutting firewood:
 
1989 Cherokee
Renix 4.0 with 7120 head port matched to Renix manifolds
Ford 19 lb/hr design III injectors
Aw4
NP231
HP Dana 30 front
Ford 8.8 rear

Parts pile/ specs
4.88s front and rear
Ruff stuff perches on 8.8
Rubicon express 5.5 coils
Rubicon express 3.5 leafs
RE 1660 HD track bar and mount
RE front crossbar for above
Chevy brake lines
RoughCountry drop brackets
Rough country adj. upper and lowers
Rough country 2in shackles
HD Offroad engineering shackle relocators
Logan's winch Bumper
1300 lumen LED work lights
JVC head unit
315/75r16 Goodyear MT/R Kevlars
Black steel wheels
Bilsetin 7100s rear shocks
Procomp front shocks
ZJ steering
ZJ fan clutch
A/C works perfect :)
Homemade rockfalls
Rear tire carrier
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By the way, May is my birthday month. ; )
 
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98 2door ax15
Push Button Start,
recently rebuilt 4.0
Atlas 4sp, RE 5.5" long arms
4.56s, Locked-30 with trashed gears (apparently Iv been wheeling them like that for a while)
44 Detroit, disks breaks,
33" KM2s, Protofab w/ 9.5k winch,
rustys show bar to trick my mom into thinking I have a cage
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currently on jack stands getting a locked HP 60/spooled 14b and 37" Iroks
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oh and may is my Bday too so :laugh3:
 
Little Jeeps can play too.

1996 XJ Country
Stock 4.0, AW4, 242
D30 open + D35 Trashlock, 3.55:1
2" budget boost
30" BFG ATs, getting a bit worn
Leather, baby!

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