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My Build-up

47gmhracer

NAXJA Forum User
Location
Santa Clarita
I figured I would start one over here since I have one going on Dezertrangers.

Here is what I got so far. I copied this from my other build up so hopefully I got it all. SORRY FOR ALL THE PICS!!

I bought this Jeep after I sold my truck. I bought it mostly so I can carry more people and because I missed my first Jeep.

Here's when I bought it.

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Then the same weekend I purchased the Rubicon Express 5.5" Extreme Duty Short arm kit with the drop brackets. Along with the kit I got the Rubicon Express mono tube shocks, a Tom Woods custom driveshaft, and a Slip-Yoke eliminator kit.

and I picked up the tires from a buddy, and the rims off craigslist.

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Then I found a Dana 44 at pick a part for $100 :cool: Put in all new bearings and cleaned up everything.

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Then I put it all together

stock and New springs

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new brakes for the front.
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the kit going on

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Braided brake lines.

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The front end done!

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then we cut the front fenders.

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then onto the rear.

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stock and new springs.

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then we put in the slip yoke eliminator kit and got a new chain and other little parts for the transfercase.

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new
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transfercase
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old head pipe
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new exhaust system with bigger piping and a Spintech muffler

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ran the pipe out the back and it looks kinda cool how I decided to do it.

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then some random pictures of it.

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then I bought a L.E.D. amber light and mounted it in the back window, it is really bright at night!!

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my light switch.

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and the light from the outside.

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I then bought some hood pins and put those on.

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then I just got the jeep tinted with limo on all the windows except the driver and passenger I got 35%

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and they cut out the tint so my amber still shines through with out going through the tint.

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and my last update for now. my cat died today so I bought a high flow cat and had it put on.

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did some updates.

Put in a full stereo. Headunit, speakers, 10" sub, amp, box.

Got these for graduation. T&J Frame Stiffeners.
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and got these from a friend. They are made by Rustys

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I cleaned them up and took truck bed liner in a can and put it on the underside so when I paint the tops soon they wont crack from rocks hitting them. I put on 3 coats.

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Did some upholstery work and wrapped the speaker bar in some black material instead of the tan it had. It is a material on top of a little layer of foam. And I added a little switch so the lights inside can be turned off when the back door is open so we can sit there and not have the lights burning away.

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and I got some Fox 2.0 x 4" bumps. I need to get cans for them, and gonna put some new delrin pads on them and ditch the aluminum ones.

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re-geared my rearend today and took out the front driveshaft.


now it has 4.10's! and feels quicker.


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new ! Mastercraft Padded 5pt. Harnesses I got 2 of them.

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Would like to thank T&J Performance products, their shop is really cool and everyone there was really nice and helped out with any questions!! I will definitely go back to them soon for some more stuff.

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I will be getting some more material this week for more tubes and gussets to be added.
 
Couple questions.

What's the time frame this has taken place over?
How old are you (you mentioned graduation)?

VERY nice build. You have picked all quality products. Should be reliable and safe when you are done.
 
Awesome build-up, I'm also curious how much time this took. Looks like you are doing everything right and not taking any shortcuts.

First time I've seen anyone mention Spintech mufflers. Best sounding mufflers I've ever heard, I'm surprised they aren't more popular.

Keep up the great work, I see you got the Fox air bumps, are you planning on running some bigger shocks as well?
 
Couple questions.

What's the time frame this has taken place over?
How old are you (you mentioned graduation)?

VERY nice build. You have picked all quality products. Should be reliable and safe when you are done.

I got the Jeep completely stock in February and started on it right away. Just got my cage I posted last weekend, and I just got back from getting a couple more sticks of material. The cage will start this week.

And I am 19.

Awesome build-up, I'm also curious how much time this took. Looks like you are doing everything right and not taking any shortcuts.

First time I've seen anyone mention Spintech mufflers. Best sounding mufflers I've ever heard, I'm surprised they aren't more popular.

Keep up the great work, I see you got the Fox air bumps, are you planning on running some bigger shocks as well?

I love my muffler, it sounds amazing and a good amount of people I know also run them.

I will also eventually be getting bigger shocks, and 2 more bumps for the front end.
 
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