Operation Overcompensation

[cracker]

Dang cracker, what did you do, Win the Lotto ??? Looking at your parts list you either hit it good, broke the bank or both. Was that your truck on the Trailer in the back of Ron's shop Sat night? If so, it's looking good.

No Lotto here (unfortunately). My wife is out of town

That was Ron's black XJ on the trailer. Mine is here at the house. It is green and ugly with two doors smashed in I am still working on it frantically getting as much as I can done on it before the 8th.

Tonight I placed 3 new MTRs on the beadlocks so I now have a complete new set of 4 on the rig and two used spares. I cannot believe how much easier it was to put these three tires on. The first new one I (and Remi) installed took longer than these three put together. I was shocked. I was expecting a late night in the garage but all worked out quite well.

Tomorrow I will place one of my spare steering boxes on and get it in driving condition since I sent the leaking one on my rig to PSC as a core.

:wave:

 

[Captain Ron]

Damn sheetmetal.

No comment.

--ron

 

[Goatman]

Do you have a template for those so they can be semi-mass produced?

Nice.




But, only one thing is important............will it be ready.

 

[cracker]

Do you have a template for those so they can be semi-mass produced?

Nice.




But, only one thing is important............will it be ready.

We'll be back on it this weekend. :repair:

We have been busting our asses loosing many nights sleep doing it PLUS we need to get Ron't shit done too!!! Right now on Ron's we are holding on a couple of parts to link the rear and some front axle shafts to assemble the front axle.

HOPEFULLY it'll be ready.

 

[Captain Ron]

Do you have a template for those so they can be semi-mass produced?

Better.

O1111(825516A6 REV B)
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G72X60.000Y48.400
G66I48.800J-90.00P-2.500Q-0.250T219
M00
G98X1.000Y4.000I0.000P0J8.125K4
U1
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G28I3.500J180.00K6
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G28I3.500J0.00K6
X50.909Y3.041
G28I3.500J180.00K9
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G28I3.500J180.00K5
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G28I3.500J0.00K5
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G28I7.000J0.00K2
X48.931Y1.102
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V1
G76W1Q3
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G72X20.000Y1.200
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G72X47.625Y0.000
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G50
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SET-UP SHEET

NC FILE NAME : U:\PROGRAMS\1111
SHEET FILE NAME : FRAME STIFFENER
PROGRAM NUMBER : O1111

PART FILE NAME : 825516A6 REV B
PART SIZE : 57.125 X 7.375
OFFSET : 1.000 X 4.000
SPACE BETWEEN : 0 X 0.750
YIELD PER BLANK : 5 PARTS

THICKNESS : 0.135
BLANK SIZE : 60.000 X 48.000
SHEET USAGE : 60.66%

TOOL LIST

STATION TYPE ANGLE SIZE HITS

T201 RECTANGLE 0.00 0.200 X 4.000 120
T107 ROUND 0.346 315
T315 ROUND 0.750 10
T219 RECTANGLE 90.00 0.250 X 2.500 45
T256 RECTANGLE 0.00 0.250 X 1.000 245

CLAMPS : 15.00 45.00
ESTIMATED TIME : 12 MIN. 30 SEC.


Your on your own with the press brake.

My good deed for the day.

--ron

 

[Goatman]

OK, a program works better than a template.

 

[JohnX]

OK, a program works better than a template.

It would if I had a machine to input the program in, oh well, back to the hammer and torch.

VERY nice work Ron!

 

[Mr.OverKill]

It would if I had a machine to input the program in, oh well, back to the hammer and torch.

VERY nice work Ron!

how do you think ron started his buisness??




a BFH a TORCH and a Dream.........



and good credit for the rest of the cool equipment he has:laugh3: :laugh3:

 

[cracker]

Picked up the XJ tonight

The Jeep drove great all the way home from Ventura. I had the tiniest wobble @ 55-58 mph before and now it is non-existent The new steering box is a sh!tload more powerful and it is probably too much for freeway use. I could breath wrong and the box will turn. I haven't even put the new pump and crazy ass resevoir in yet so it may get worse. We'll see.

I will try to post some pics tomorrow.

I have a laundry list of little piddly sh!t I need to do to get it trail worthy but I think it would be a long nights work worth. I am hoping to have it done by Friday night so we'll see. I think all I have to do is install the PSC pump and resevoir, new air intake, a new air compressor when I get it, push my rear axle out one inch (so I'll have a 103" wheelbase), re-install my transfer case skid, and install a new bleeder line for my new front axle. If Remi gets off his ass and gets his final project done, I am hoping to also get the Novak shifter installed which should make my transfercase shifting a lot smoother.

:wave:

 

[rpraterxj]

Congrats! I can wait to see this thing in action. Let m eknow how that air compressor project works out for you.

 

[FELIX]

Wow, Very nice Ron. What do I have to do to get a set .

Rob

 

[cracker]

Well, no pics as of yet (BTW it is looking pretty ugly now with the missing fenders and holes in it) but I got a chance to flex it out and it flexes out great. Infact a lot better than before. I crawled up a flite of 5 stairs at the office and the other 3 tires stayed on the ground and it looks like I could have gone higher.

Going to wrench on it tonight and hopefully get it in a wheeling condition by Friday.

 

[cracker]

Well, it looks like hammered sh!t (more than normal).

Started doing a little prep work to cover the 'Bushwacker' holes.

Here is a pic of some of the plating:

Thanks to my front fenders being off, I found the door hinge like this:

Tonight I got my TC skid back on and also moved my rear axle out for a 103" wheelbase

I have to do these tomorrow:

 

[cracker]

Well, got more junk done on the XJ. Actually it is trail ready right now. Didn't think this day would ever happen. Got the beadlock bolts re-torqued, installed new front axle bleeder hose, and installed the biggest piece of sh!t air intake ever made. The only reason I got it is that I need the room in the corner for an air compressor and a ridiculously large PSC power steering reservoir that I still don't know how the fawk it is going to mount. The air tube is the only one I know of that was CARB approved and would give me the valuable real estate I wanted.

Here is the pic of the air tube:

I would have gone direct but I didn't have a hose and adapter to go from 1/2" to smaller so I used a 1/2 tube and set it up like this. I figured I could put the OEM air box in quickly if need be set up this way but......regardless it is stupid.

Valuable real estate opportunity

Let m eknow how that air compressor project works out for you.

Robert, it was a failed attempt to place a Oasis air compressor in its spot.

Since it failed I will be trying PLAN B (remember that air compressor I won )

Evidently, there is an XJ owner who now works at PSC Motorsports (don't know if he is a member though / www.pscmotorsports.com). That same guy placed the same set up I have into his XJ and I guess it is not working out as planned so PSC is working out another pump/resevoir solution.


The TO DO list for now:

1. Install PSC pump OR wait for PSC to perfect the pump/resevoir and trade this one in
2. Install Novac Shifter (waiting for Remi )
3. Repare rear quarter panels (both wide opening and all the small holes) and eventually get a cheap paint job
4. Find a temporary home for the CB antenna
5. Cage hopefully to be completed in May
6. Install PIAA Fog Lights (off the Expedition) and some front rock lights
7. Eventually get a tough crossmember
8. Make a spare LCA
9. Weld up the door hinges
10. Install new doors on passenger side (before paint job)
11. Install Sound bar
12. Install air compressor upon arrival
13. Make rear bump stops
14. Shorten the rear seats to make room for only one passenger and creat a storage bin in its place


All I can think of right now. Don't have too too much to go.

:wave:

 

[rpraterxj]

Valuable real estate opportunity [/COLOR]

Robert, it was a failed attempt to place a Oasis air compressor in its spot.

WOW! I was hoping it would work for you. That Oasis is huge. There is another compressor out there (outback or something). I believe Eddie G has one. It may be a little smaller.

Maybe you can rig up 2 of the smaller compressors and get an air tank mounted somewhere? I have a small tank you can use for mock-up if you want.

Now, when am I gonna get my compressor back? LOL...

 

[cracker]

Valuable real estate opportunity [/color]

Robert, it was a failed attempt to place a Oasis air compressor in its spot.

WOW! I was hoping it would work for you. That Oasis is huge. There is another compressor out there (outback or something). I believe Eddie G has one. It may be a little smaller.

Maybe you can rig up 2 of the smaller compressors and get an air tank mounted somewhere? I have a small tank you can use for mock-up if you want.

Now, when am I gonna get my compressor back? LOL...

Robert,

I will get the 'parts train' running to get it down to you ASAP.

PLAN B:

Tech Specs:

- Continuous duty cycle
- 3/4 horsepower motor
- 30-amp draw at 35psi
- 40-amp draw at 150psi
- 4 cfm free flow rate
- 150psi max working pressure
- Can be mounted upside down
- 14" long, 6" wide, 9", tall


It is a bit smaller than the Oasis with it only being 9" high verses 14" high on the OASIS.

 

[Mike L]

Avery,

How long are your lower links. It looks like you are still running the upper in the factory location? Got any more pics of your 3-link?

-Mike

 

[cracker]

Mike,

I am not running a 3-link. They are 21" lowers but I don't know how long my uppers (that is until I go out there and measure them).

-Avery

 

[Mike L]

Mike,

I am not running a 3-link. They are 21" lowers but I don't know how long my uppers (that is until I go out there and measure them).

-Avery

Oh, I thought since you went to a midarm setup you must have gone 3-link midarm. My honest mistake.:shocked: Are the uppers still in the factory mounts? If so, are you gonna change that? :confused1

-Mike

 

[cracker]

Oh, I thought since you went to a midarm setup you must have gone 3-link midarm. My honest mistake.:shocked: Are the uppers still in the factory mounts? If so, are you gonna change that? :confused1

-Mike

Well, when Ron and I were evaluating things, we had to either modify my prior long arm brackets which also hold the crossmember or make new mounts for two 21" mid arms sitting on the floor that we didn't end up using on the MJ. We decided to just use the 21" ones since it was a LOT easier to get going.

The uppers are in the factory mounts which have major reinforcement ever since I ripped one off out at Moab last year. :shocked: FYI my uppers are Tera adjustable UCAs that have been lengthened by 2.5" and on the axle, the UCA mount on to Johnny Joints.

Am I going to change it?

Dunno yet. All preliminary tests have given me no reason to need to. I seem to have a lot better articulation that I did with my long arms and I don't feel any particular reason to change anything. It seems to street ride great and on a set of 'test' stairs I have at work I can go higher (on the stairs) than I ever could with the long arms.

Time will tell.

-Avery