new rig (Black Betty)

[KIXJGuy]

She's beautiful. Not sure how i feel about those wheels though

 

[XJensen]

Finished up the exhaust, tightened all the suspension bolts, wired the tail lights and hooked up the ebrake.

I was hoping to get the rockrails built but life and family comes first. Still waiting for rear shocks

 

[XJensen]

She's beautiful. Not sure how i feel about those wheels though

Thanks. Wheels are omf true headlocks, built from a Mickey Thompson classic AL wheel. I like that the ring is raw AL and won't show the scratches so much

 

[XJensen]

Anyone ever put a heat shield above the cat?

The muffler has a nice oversized one but nothing above the cat. I moved the exhaust up and it only has 1/4" to 1/2" clearance. I don't want to find out the hard way it gets to hot

 

[GordoSmasho]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002H...qid=1434398477&sr=1-3&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70#

Fasten this to the floor above the cat.

 

[cal]

I put an airbake cookie sheet over mine. Works very well.

 

[cal]

Lol what gordon said

 

[blondejoncherokee]

I might have to try one of those too!

 

[cal]

They come in two packs. One a little bigger than a cat, the other a little bigger than a muffler.


not coincidence.


http://www.amazon.com/AirBake-Natur...pebp=1434398921478&perid=CB87A565F4F543AF8244

 

[XJensen]

Haha. Never thought about a cookie sheet. I already ordered some of that self adhesive mat from heatshield products.

Is that stuff any good?

 

[cal]

Not as good as airbake.

 

[Mike1331]

I can only tell you what NOT to use...> Fatmat.
it burnt up in my racetruck and turned to a sticky resin. I was gonna do a false floor but that cookie sheet is looking like a perfect idea.

 

[cal]

You'll find airbake under my race car, and Richards before it.

 

[Mike1331]

Very cool idea.

 

[XJensen]

Cool. I'll see about canceling that order an I'll run over to Target. Easy enough. Thanks guys

 

[XJensen]

Pretty disappointed. The JKS conical spacers are the same widths of the Bilstein spacers. Wasted a bunch of cash on something I didn't really need.

 

[cal]

Shitty. Our JKS spacers fit snug.

 

[Mike1331]

Will these work?
http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com...&Product_Code=12-12SS&Category_Code=12REPARTS

I bought a few to deal with aligning my shocks in these shock brackets I made to make room for limit straps. Just ground them down to fit.

 

[XJensen]

Thanks mike. I'll take a look at those next time I go to Ruffstuff, probably Friday.

Other than the shocks the jeep is ready to roll. Just need armor before the con shake down

 

[XJensen]

Shitty. Our JKS spacers fit snug.

Any idea on the width of yours?

Also my stem brackets were 1/4" ordered some for Jon and they look like 3/16". The thinner material should bend better to fill in the gap. Not sure how much mine will give.