Morningwood: The tale of a woody waggy...

[shortxjdoug]

So as the bumblebee reached the end of its life i had been planning on three linking it and buggy'ing what was left of it but i still wanted a driveable all weather rig.... then this came up, the parting of the bumble bee paid for this, a waggy woody that with an hour or two of work was running and converted to an open cooling system.

the night i pulled it in the driveway

As she sits now

the rear is gonna sit down significantly its pulling the suspension up because of the way its supperted. im running the equivalent of 4 inch springs and a 2 inch shackle.

Sye and new 231 case to replace the busted 242 (note the daytona yellow, bumblebee lives on )

Hdoffroad engineering frame stiffeys (not welded on yet) mated to 1/4 inch LCA brackets from ballistic fab

pass side showing upper

 

[JeepAddict85]

nice...lookin good doug. now you need a sticker that says 'Do YOU have a Woody?'

 

[shortxjdoug]

bumblebee cage reworked with some fresh paint

yes im 6'1 and can still sit in the back

pimpin

sweet woodgrain

 

[shortxjdoug]

front 44 bracketed and waiting (still needs a panhard mount)

now i have this .......

..... and with time and money it will find a home in this .....

 

[shortxjdoug]

so thats where i am now.... links are getting built this week it should be driveable by weeks end.... btw if anyones got an old stock jeep radio theres a void in my dash that needs filled

 

[YJ-GENRAL]

please tell me your keeping the wood on the exterior?? please please that would be awesome... paint i can understand if you wanted to update it but ... the wood... gootta stay

 

[muddyrocks]

Nice find, good work.

 

[shortxjdoug]

please tell me your keeping the wood on the exterior?? please please that would be awesome... paint i can understand if you wanted to update it but ... the wood... gootta stay

the wood is staying fo sho.... i thought about swapping for some manual doors but id rather solder plugs in the door harness than lose the wood

 

[WTF]

Sweet! It's good to see a new waggy build-up; 'it's the wood that makes it good'.

What's the goal for this build? (~6in, 35's, 44/44 locked, and street-able, I gather?)

One note; if you decide to swap in a gauge cluster with a tach, make sure you get the ~8 inch pigtail of the speedo cable with the new one (that cluster has some kind of f'ed up proprietary setup that I've never seen on any other XJ from 84-95).


P.S. The wood grain also does a great job at not showing trail rash/ pinstriping.

 

[shortxjdoug]

What's the goal for this build? (~6in, 35's, 44/44 locked, and street-able, I gather?)

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the goal is exactly that, around 6 inches and streetable, both 44's are already geared and locked from my last jeep (82 waggy front, 94 isuzu rodeo rear with factory disk brakes,5.13's and spools) im excited to see how well the axles do hooked up to a well performing suspension, they did great on leafsprings all around but this should be worlds ahead of that

 

[bigalpha]

I just now realized that you've named this build Morningwood. I just now got it. :looser:

 

[Timmy2XJS]

wood wood wood morning wood hes a man and he loves his morning wood

 

[Mr.Shrek]

wood wood wood morning wood hes a man and he loves his morning wood

Thanks Rodney!

 

[MELKORsXJ]

nicely done doug!

the cage looks much better now than the last time i saw it! i guess i cut it out of bumble bee good 'nuf.

i think i can scrounge up my stock radio from my XJ... will a 00 model be too modern for ya? if i find it, i'll get it to matt saturday...

 

[shortxjdoug]

nicely done doug!

the cage looks much better now than the last time i saw it! i guess i cut it out of bumble bee good 'nuf.

i think i can scrounge up my stock radio from my XJ... will a 00 model be too modern for ya? if i find it, i'll get it to matt saturday...

lil toomodern actually, it wont fit in the dash..... well things arent goin so hot as usual :/ anybody nterested in finishing this beast? it'll be a roller in a day or two....

 

[YJ-GENRAL]

what went wrong?? engine fail?

 

[Mr.Shrek]

lil toomodern actually, it wont fit in the dash..... well things arent goin so hot as usual :/ anybody nterested in finishing this beast? it'll be a roller in a day or two....

Wow this thread was very well named. The title and this project have something in common: start off fun and don't last for long

 

[shortxjdoug]

what went wrong?? engine fail?

engine runs excellent my concerns are more financial.... who knows itll probably get finished anyway

 

[bigalpha]

Wow this thread was very well named. The title and this project have something in common: start off fun and don't last for long

:roflmao:

 

[YJ-GENRAL]

engine runs excellent my concerns are more financial.... who knows itll probably get finished anyway

well money does always play a part in these things... otherwise i would be on 1tons 40's and have efi and a stroker