89 budget build

[sneakyjap96]

Jon ordered the same one for his 89 and had no issues with smog

 

[sneakyjap96]

Specs on it I really hope I don't have an issue lol

 

[sneakyjap96]

Got the cat welded up waiting on 02 sensor

Wired up the gauge and put the jeep back together ran her to test the gauge and this is the coolest running xj I've owned ran to under 210 fan kicked dropped her back to like 195 ish and stayed there

 

[sneakyjap96]

Plated the center frame need to finish the welding
Also started my Trans mount just need to make a center support and finish welding it then I'm moving on to my long arms!

 

[sneakyjap96]

Started out with all this material!! Lower arms and sliders being made out of 2x2 1/4 square going to be beefy!

 

[XJensen]

Were you at s&k last week. Truck looks familiar

 

[sneakyjap96]

No truck hasn't been in sacramento for couple months now this was modesto steel yesterday

 

[sneakyjap96]

Christmas in june!! Iro steering plate!! Just another thing to add to my long ass list of need to do's

 

[sneakyjap96]

Finished welding the frame plates and finished up my Trans mount next to add a t case skid to the mount! Tomorrow's agenda get the jeep in the air front end torn apart and ready for custom control arms and 5.5 in re coils!

 

[sneakyjap96]

Got some work done today!! Sliders built and welded on!! Pulled apart the front end found a broken stock coil. Have it sitting on jack stands ready to mock up my lowers tomorrow. Also pulled the rear turdy5 out now going to use my jeep to mock up my buddys 8.8 to weld the perches on tomorrow to get his rig back together!! Chugging along got a lot of work done in the last couple days!!

Going to add tube to sliders later on

 

[GordoSmasho]

Actually kinda scary. Never seen a broken coil before. Looks like you hummin right along man. Keep it up.

 

[sneakyjap96]

Yea I measured all four corners so I could calculate actual lift was wondering why I was half inch different driver to pass then on tear down I find that. Good thing I'm lifting haha. Not to much longer and I'll be back on the trail I can feel it haha!

 

[sneakyjap96]

02 sensor and track bar bracket on order be here this weekend!!

 

[sneakyjap96]

Lowers fab up now to make uppers and cut off the old mounts man I wish I had a plasma

 

[BigKintheXJ]

What did you do for the trans/tcase mount? Is there any rubber up there or did you just bolt it to the crossmember. It's all lookin good man, but couldn't you have sucked up that tube a little more? looks like you lost a bit of ground clearance with that cross member.

 

[sneakyjap96]

It has ruffstuff bushings on the inside of the frame rails and It's a up a lil higher then stock but I'm building a tcase skid off it so I let it hang down a lil

 

[sneakyjap96]

Got the front end sitting on her own 2 feet again! With the "5.5" coils I picked up off xjensen which lifted the front end 6.5 inches! Finished my arms she flexed out no problem without coils I'll try again once the 44 is in the rear! Ran outta welding wire so I called it a day got alot done can't wait to finish her!!

 

[sneakyjap96]

She's on all 4s again relocation brackets and new shackles in just need brake lines hook up shocks and drive line one over all my front end bolts and I'll be ready for smog

 

[XJensen]

Ah i know that is a good feeling.

 

[831_xj]

Looks great man! You've been bustin knuckles