New Pics of My first JEEP PROJECT

[Jeepm@n]

looking good stryker. I was thinking about having Brian make me some rockers like that. mine are starting to get bad. Luckily the only rust is on the rockers

Man how did you luck out and only get rust on the rockers and not have holes the size of volleyballs in your floor board like mine. :gee: . Should have seen my Dad when I made a right turn and his seat flipped toward me. That's when I knew I had problems with the floor.

XJstryker looks real good. Wish I was able to help you out. Just a wee bit too far for me though.

 

[XJ Stryker]

Man how did you luck out and only get rust on the rockers and not have holes the size of volleyballs in your floor board like mine. :gee: . Should have seen my Dad when I made a right turn and his seat flipped toward me. That's when I knew I had problems with the floor.

XJstryker looks real good. Wish I was able to help you out. Just a wee bit too far for me though.

Read the first few pages of this thread :doh: i had big holes in the floor. Just patched them all up.

 

[XJ Stryker]

When Mcnamaag was here also got my Rear Tow Point on the Waggy.

Had a lil problems with the nut strips but the Hitch looks great. Now just have to get my bumper put back on.

 

[hubs97xj]

I had a heckuva time last summer putting my hitch on- I bought one new nut strip, and reused the passenger side. Punched myself in the face with a 1/2" ratchet- cut me wide open, nearly swelled the eye shut, and I had a wicked shiner for a few weeks. Feel better?

btw, is that an antitank round in the corner?

 

[XJ Stryker]

Good Eye yes it is but it is a trainer round made out of aluminum

 

[PacificEd]

Any after pics of the completed lift? I was wondering how it looks now with the 30" tires, white spokes and 3" of lift.

 

[XJ Stryker]

Any after pics of the completed lift? I was wondering how it looks now with the 30" tires, white spokes and 3" of lift.

In physical therapy for my hand now. I have done a lil on it but it still isn't finished :doh: Been hot and havn't had the motivation. All I really got left is bleeding the front brakes and attaching the sway bar for a test drive. But my sway bar is for a 4 1/2 lift and i got 3 in so i have to mod it a lil bit. I will post up when I finally find a lil motivation.

The lift is complete, having a lil problem with getting the front brakes to bleed good. Every time i get them bled i put the tires back on lower it down hit the brakes and it starts leaking.

 

[XJ Stryker]

Finally got a lil work done

Ok Last night I was finally able to mount most of my Bumper till the squito's ran me off. This morning I finished buttoning it up and got a picture.

I got a Rear Tow Point and a Bumper now! She is coming along

Okay I pulled both bolts out of the steering box today and attached this strap to the top to support it if it did fall. It didnt Budge finally something going right.

Finished up the Front tow points and here it is. The new front of my Jeep!

Cleaned the rust off my sway bar ends today. I have to take the disco's to work tomorrow since i have better tools for modding them there (Chop saw, drill press).

 

[XJ Stryker]

Who is ready to wheel now.

I drove it today party1:

OKay I finished up everything today.

Installed Sway bar with Disco's I cut two inches off of the 4in rough country Discos. Still looks like it is too High but I will try them here

And Finally a completed 3in RC lift

Test drove great

 

[XJ Stryker]

Got a lil bored today and decided to see what it would take to put on my front engine skid. Due to the Hi-country shackles I had to modify the skid a lil. Had to notch out a 1x1 piece on each corner so it would seat

I am thinking I need to update my avatar pic

Finally got a updated picture of the Dana 44. Take a good look at this for when you go to the JY's.

So when is the next trip to Hillz & Hollarz. Brianho??

 

[beraad44]

its come a really long way man. what kind of tires are those

 

[XJ Stryker]

Hankook dynapro mt 30x9.5

Ok I think I got that right lol. I bought them used from a user on here for 250. They have served me well.

 

[PacificEd]

Looking really good.

How do you like the Rough Country lift (ride, shocks, ease of install, etc.)?

 

[XJ Stryker]

Rough Country well I really have no Idea what other rides feel like but it feels the same as stock only higher. I am not feeling any roughness out of it. Thanks for the comment... Drove the Jeep to louisville, airport last week well on my way back today I stopped the truck and an explosion of green came pouring out of the surge bottle. I guess my cap blew. What would be a cuase of this just time and the bottle getting old or something else.

 

[deepjeeep94]

nice job man its really looking good

 

[hubs97xj]

Okay, I give. Where are y'all getting the cooler stickers?

Jeep's looking good- who makes those front hook assemblies? Those are pretty serious looking.

 

[FlexdXJ]

Okay, I give. Where are y'all getting the cooler stickers?

Jeep's looking good- who makes those front hook assemblies? Those are pretty serious looking.

Yeah i want a vinyl decal too

 

[XJ Stryker]

Stickers: IDK I think it is Kudzu in the South east Chpater. I found a thread in the members forum section. Hi-country makes the shackles for the front same price as new tow hooks and IMO make better recovery points.

 

[lancey3]

Andy makes them too. PM Lowrange2

 

[XJ Stryker]

OK, I woke up a lil motivated today. Last week I went and bought some thin sheet metal to finish patching up some exterior holes. Jeeps been running great so time to make her look a lil better also.

This is the hole. Ugly right...

Got some poster paper and sketched out my piece.

Transferred it to some Sheet metal from Home Depot. That sheet was 8 bucks...

Didn't measure the angles to well just kinda Eyeballed it but it worked fine. Banged out some crease on a block of wood.

Then stuck her in place. I had to take it back off a few times a bang it a lil more but eventually she fit good. Rubbed some RTV around the edge to seal it in.

Riveted it down

Put a coat of Primer on it till I decide what to do next.

Also did a hole in the front that look like crap.