my neighbors called code enforcement and said i was running and chop shop and the noises were unbearable a while back. well they stopped by and said i had to get all the "junk" (jeep parts, trailers, inoperable vehicles) out of my yard, yet everything in my yard was operable and registered with tags :dunno:
so i spent last week cleaning up the yard and stuffing it all into my 10x10 shed. i put a bunch of junk in a trailer and got a nice dog kennel for the dogs(dog house had to have a permit to be there, go figure:looney
if i dont have permits for the stuff on my property i wont pass inspection. more jeep fund money spent, but at least it was for my dogs.
they came back earlier in the week BEFORE our inspection date Feb 20 and saw my jeep and said "you cant do heavy vehicle modification within city limits" so i said that its garbage you cant do any mechanic work in my own yard. he said that i can do mechanic work but it only entails changing tires, brakes and oil. there was nothing i could about the jeep because i still didnt have any steering so i just left it how it was, had tires and a current tag.
code enforcement came and the inspector was extremely excited at how the yard looked :yelclap: he said he liked the dog kennel and the jeep was big. we talked about guns and stuff for a little bit then he left.
went to the junkyard on saturday and got steering off a wagoneer, a neat lightbar/brushgaurd for the front, and newer ubolt plates for the rear. my buddy needed a speed sensor for his wrangler so he came with. at the pay counter we asked for a discount because we sell them cars(we work for a tow company) and the dude was totally cool, he only charged us for the speed sensor which was 10 bucks. so i got a deal on my junk.
got all new bolts, washers, lock washers, nuts, and spacers for the leaf springs. installed all new brakes, front and rear. had to drill out my knuckles to fit the bigger TRE of the waggy steering. need to make a new draglink, the waggy draglink is too short. build a front driveshaft, but i now need to fabricate a new crossmember because the driveshaft hits it currently.
this week is building a new crossmember and make the draglink for the steering. if i get all that done during the week, ill work on the shocks on the weekend and hopefully take it for a test drive.
ill post up some pics when i get home from work.
