Knucklehead's blog

[Johnnie Walker]

Where is that located, Tim?

 

[knucklehead 61]

Where is that located, Tim?

Cottage Grove, Oregon.
about a 1/4 mile from one I bought last November.

 

[knucklehead 61]

got that last house painted & new carpets. fixed a bunch of other small stuff & it's already rented out. bam!
made an offer on a house with a triplex on the same lot today. hope i get it!

finally fixed the green heep. replaced the ps pump that i fried (o'reilly lifetime warranty, third pump i've killed!) and replaced the bad red optima battery. it was just 3 months out of warranty. should have pulled it sooner as it has been giving me fits for about 6 months. oh well, i was busy with other stuff.
still packing up our shit getting ready to move. hauled out tons of scrap lumber, about 10,000 lbs. of metal roofing panels, & literally tons of other parts, materials, books, & stuff. seems like i am always busy, no wonder i am always tired.

 

[knucklehead 61]

so i bought this for Diane today from a good friend.
'98 xj, 4.5" rubicon lift, 4.56's, 33's, f&r cromos, rear detroit, front ox, currie steering, sliders, 10k winch with rope, bumpers, gas & t-case skids, diff covers, thumpin' tunes, lots of spare parts & all paperwork.

 

[hiimmred]

So you bought Rich's? Good for you, Diane & him, it's a solid rig. I know he's been trying to find a home for it for some time now.

 

[831_xj]

Very nice buy! Holy hell those warn bumpers are practically snow plow

 

[Rob D]

Nice buy...Now, are you going to get Diane out there to wheel it?

 

[knucklehead 61]

Nice buy...Now, are you going to get Diane out there to wheel it?

the plan is to lower this down from 4.5" to 3" of lift & keep it in my shop in Oregon.

 

[Rob D]

the plan is to lower this down from 4.5" to 3" of lift & keep it in my shop in Oregon.

Nice. I like the looks of those rails too. Looks like it would be easy to walk from the rear tires to the front without stepping down. It would make it easier to pack stuff in a roof rack if you ever had the need.

 

[the_weirdo]

the plan is to lower this down from 4.5" to 3" of lift & keep it in my shop in Oregon.

...and then to wheel the living piss out of it, trash all the sheetmetal, blow up both diff's, rebuilt it all on one-tons, 4-link the rear, toss on 40" meats, back-half it after he rolls it, and wonder why the frame creaks.

You've seen this story before from Tim. :kissyou:

 

[knucklehead 61]

...and then to wheel the living piss out of it, trash all the sheetmetal, blow up both diff's, rebuilt it all on one-tons, 4-link the rear, toss on 40" meats, back-half it after he rolls it, and wonder why the frame creaks.

You've seen this story before from Tim. :kissyou:

you know me all too well Josh. :explosion

 

[#S194]

That's a nice, clean rig. Great buy Tim.

 

[knucklehead 61]

got Diane's new xj registered in Oregon today.
total cost $194 for 2 years.
no need to smog in Oregon either.
did i mention no sales tax up here!

 

[XJensen]

Hey tim where did you end up installing the third stick for the atlas? Any pics

 

[knucklehead 61]

Hey tim where did you end up installing the third stick for the atlas? Any pics

i mounted it on the right side of the tranny tunnel.

 

[XJensen]

thanks

 

[knucklehead 61]

i clocked the t-case up pretty high also. i was aiming to get it above the bottom of the frame rail. the corner of it just hangs below but i had to add a pop out on my belly pan with some clearance so it would not touch under a hard load.

 

[MikeMc]

Just saw this and we all know how much you love Taco Bell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYpKwt4Za_4

 

[Ben H]

Tim, that belly pan is very nicely done...I cant tell from the pics, but is the top side laterally braced? Is it 1/4" or thicker? It looks like thicker than quarter.

 

[knucklehead 61]

Just saw this and we all know how much you love Taco Bell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYpKwt4Za_4

im quitting my day job so i can work as a tester for Taco Bell! :clap: