- Location
- bourbonnais IL
Project "Constructive Deconstruction"
- Thread starter VAhasnoWAVES
- Start date
- Location
- Michigan
Re: Project "Something Awesome"
I have not. Ive heard it has a different aroma. :dunno:
I have not. Ive heard it has a different aroma. :dunno:
- Location
- Michigan
Re: Project "Something Awesome"
Walt, consider this an official derail.
Fore 'you started it' Wheeler
Walt, consider this an official derail.
Fore 'you started it' Wheeler
VAhasnoWAVES
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lake City, Mi
Re: Project "Something Awesome"
:new: LATEST UPDATE:
8.8 = gone
4.10s = gone
what i got out of it all:
- D30 with 3.55s
- low mileage 29 spline 8.25 with 3.55s
- CB radio and antenna
- H&T (essentially got it free through all the bartering)
new plan... new shoes, hardware, my good drums, diff fluid, and then its just a matter of bleeding the brakes and ill have 3.55s in the rear. the front D30 will get new BJs, UCA bushings, and ZJ steering. all of which i was planning to do regardless. then its just a matter of putting new my shafts and unit bearings in it, fluid, my rotors and calipers to get it under the jeep. thatll wait though, ill be waiting until i get the CA drop brackets, doing one big install, and getting it professionally aligned. some time around the end of july me thinks. SYE will be somewhere in the middle.
seems like a dumb move, i know. but the 3.55s will go in a LOT sooner than the 4.10s would have. and i feel these axle are more than strong enough for my wheeling. ill also have an extra set of axle to give the works without regards to time. something like these guys:http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1049987&highlight=turd+polish
i guess ill throw a picture in here...
i litterally LOLed at this.
its all pink on the ins.... you get the idea.
you may have derailed my thread, but not my complete lack of sticking to a plan! "1 step forward, some dumb broad will come chop your legs off" i always say. or was it "2 steps back"? i cant remember exactly. :anon:
:new: LATEST UPDATE:
8.8 = gone
4.10s = gone
what i got out of it all:
- D30 with 3.55s
- low mileage 29 spline 8.25 with 3.55s
- CB radio and antenna
- H&T (essentially got it free through all the bartering)
new plan... new shoes, hardware, my good drums, diff fluid, and then its just a matter of bleeding the brakes and ill have 3.55s in the rear. the front D30 will get new BJs, UCA bushings, and ZJ steering. all of which i was planning to do regardless. then its just a matter of putting new my shafts and unit bearings in it, fluid, my rotors and calipers to get it under the jeep. thatll wait though, ill be waiting until i get the CA drop brackets, doing one big install, and getting it professionally aligned. some time around the end of july me thinks. SYE will be somewhere in the middle.
seems like a dumb move, i know. but the 3.55s will go in a LOT sooner than the 4.10s would have. and i feel these axle are more than strong enough for my wheeling. ill also have an extra set of axle to give the works without regards to time. something like these guys:http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1049987&highlight=turd+polish
i guess ill throw a picture in here...
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VAhasnoWAVES
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lake City, Mi
Re: Project "Something Awesome"
this happened over my 2 day "weekend"
i bought everything listed in my last post and went to work. for my first axle swap and no other helping hands, i did alright.
brakes feel solid now, good pressure. i accidentally fixed the E-brake, so thats a plus. speedo is about 7mph over. seems like it gets up and goes a little quicker with the 3.55s i guess. i dont know really, thats using the butt dyno, which is going to SWEAR it works. over all im content, just need about $500 to get the front done. (BJs, UCA bushings, ZJ steering, and CA drop brackets) then i can get it all aligned and get my 4wd back. i plan to pull the extra shafts some time like monday ish... not that i really need them, i wont be wheeling any time soon.
decided to take the lady to the beach with all the heat, had to take a little poser shot.
i really think i need a SYE. when i was reinstalling the DS i accidentally dropped one of the caps to the yoke side U-joint. the one i recently replaced. when i looked the needles werent just out of place but a large number of them were actually broken. WTF? got a replacement for free, but im thinking that my angles might be eating this joint. :dunno: but i dont see any cops around...
cross my fingers, hopefully tomorrows check is sizable so i can go get a DS.
this happened over my 2 day "weekend"
i bought everything listed in my last post and went to work. for my first axle swap and no other helping hands, i did alright.
brakes feel solid now, good pressure. i accidentally fixed the E-brake, so thats a plus. speedo is about 7mph over. seems like it gets up and goes a little quicker with the 3.55s i guess. i dont know really, thats using the butt dyno, which is going to SWEAR it works. over all im content, just need about $500 to get the front done. (BJs, UCA bushings, ZJ steering, and CA drop brackets) then i can get it all aligned and get my 4wd back. i plan to pull the extra shafts some time like monday ish... not that i really need them, i wont be wheeling any time soon.decided to take the lady to the beach with all the heat, had to take a little poser shot.
i really think i need a SYE. when i was reinstalling the DS i accidentally dropped one of the caps to the yoke side U-joint. the one i recently replaced. when i looked the needles werent just out of place but a large number of them were actually broken. WTF? got a replacement for free, but im thinking that my angles might be eating this joint. :dunno: but i dont see any cops around...
cross my fingers, hopefully tomorrows check is sizable so i can go get a DS.
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VAhasnoWAVES
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lake City, Mi
Re: Project "Spring Semester Of 2011"
:new:
(BOLD = have)
(GREEN = installed)
Front:
- 3.55 D30
- Ball Joints
- Unit Bearings
- Coil Spacer
- Bump Stops......................................(ACOS maybe?)
- Steering...........................................(ZJ or possibly Currie, all my TREs are shot)
- Control Arm Drop Brackets
- Control Arm Bushings
- BPEs
Rear:
- Shackle Relocation Brackets
- 3.55 C8.25
- BPEs
- SYE..................................................(hack and tap style)
- Drive Shaft
Tires:
- Moabs
- 245/75R16 MTRs
Extras:
- Exhaust
- Early Model Washer Fluid Bottle
- Mains Cable Upgrade
- Redo Bed liner
- Fog Lights
- Highlift
- Front Bumper
- Finish Rear Bumper
- Rock Sliders
- Transfer Case Skid
- Quality Tow Strap And Shackles
- CB Radio
- Finish OBA
- Fiber Glass Fenders
- Bilstein Shocks
so i havent been spending a ton of time or money on the jeep. i work 8pm-8am 5 days a week. sometimes i watch dan pull into the cadillac McDonalds. haha. im just trying to save at the moment, and it isnt woking. ive been spending a lot of time with the lady friend and enjoying some of my bigger hobbies. in this nice weather we have been having, i got to get out in the sun. check it:
ya... i rip, son. i did get some work done last night. i took a note from machspeed (mike) removed all of my AC components from under the hood in preparation for installing OBA. oil changes should be a breeze now. i had a big 'ole pile of parts but forgot to snap a pick. you should know what they look like anyway. also installed my 60mm throttle body. seems to have lost some grunt down low, but has picked up at the top end. which should be good for highway right? at least i tell myself that. its also got a nice little whistle now. also picked up a CB radio and antenna that i need to install. i think ill tackle the washer fluid relocation today. lastly, ive been talking with john D about getting my rockers replaced. that should happen at the end of july, early august before school starts.
then... its off to rocks and valleys!
my header is deffinantly cracked... also not looking forward to replacing that.
:new:
(BOLD = have)
(GREEN = installed)
Front:
- 3.55 D30
- Ball Joints
- Unit Bearings
- Coil Spacer
- Bump Stops......................................(ACOS maybe?)
- Steering...........................................(ZJ or possibly Currie, all my TREs are shot)
- Control Arm Drop Brackets
- Control Arm Bushings
- BPEs
Rear:
- Shackle Relocation Brackets
- 3.55 C8.25
- BPEs
- SYE..................................................(hack and tap style)
- Drive Shaft
Tires:
- Moabs
- 245/75R16 MTRs
Extras:
- Exhaust
- Header
- Cat
- Muffler
- Down Pipe
- Tail Pipe
- 60mm Throttle Body- Cat
- Muffler
- Down Pipe
- Tail Pipe
- Early Model Washer Fluid Bottle
- Mains Cable Upgrade
- Redo Bed liner
- Fog Lights
- Highlift
- Front Bumper
- Finish Rear Bumper
- Rock Sliders
- Transfer Case Skid
- Quality Tow Strap And Shackles
- CB Radio
- Finish OBA
- Fiber Glass Fenders
- Bilstein Shocks
so i havent been spending a ton of time or money on the jeep. i work 8pm-8am 5 days a week. sometimes i watch dan pull into the cadillac McDonalds. haha. im just trying to save at the moment, and it isnt woking. ive been spending a lot of time with the lady friend and enjoying some of my bigger hobbies. in this nice weather we have been having, i got to get out in the sun. check it:
ya... i rip, son. i did get some work done last night. i took a note from machspeed (mike) removed all of my AC components from under the hood in preparation for installing OBA. oil changes should be a breeze now. i had a big 'ole pile of parts but forgot to snap a pick. you should know what they look like anyway. also installed my 60mm throttle body. seems to have lost some grunt down low, but has picked up at the top end. which should be good for highway right? at least i tell myself that. its also got a nice little whistle now. also picked up a CB radio and antenna that i need to install. i think ill tackle the washer fluid relocation today. lastly, ive been talking with john D about getting my rockers replaced. that should happen at the end of july, early august before school starts.
then... its off to rocks and valleys!
my header is deffinantly cracked... also not looking forward to replacing that.
John D
NAXJA Member # 788
- Location
- Rockford, Mi
Re: Project "Something Awesome"
That hat should do a nice job of protecting your grape...
Went to R&V on Saturday with John B, we ran the new Hump Trail, Big Ugly and the Long Crawl a couple times forward and backward. I used my rockers a lot, along with using my bumpers, tube doors, front fenders, rear quarters and exo-cage; it was a rough go but nothing broke and it was a lot of fun. Going to need some paint work over the next winter for sure. I'll send you some pics later. On my way to the other coast today...
That hat should do a nice job of protecting your grape...
Went to R&V on Saturday with John B, we ran the new Hump Trail, Big Ugly and the Long Crawl a couple times forward and backward. I used my rockers a lot, along with using my bumpers, tube doors, front fenders, rear quarters and exo-cage; it was a rough go but nothing broke and it was a lot of fun. Going to need some paint work over the next winter for sure. I'll send you some pics later. On my way to the other coast today...
- Location
- Michigan
Re: Project "Something Awesome"
we need to get a group together and go up there during the week. If memory serves me, Ron will open the gates with 8 or more rigs.
Fore 'I don't have Lake City anymore' Wheeler
we need to get a group together and go up there during the week. If memory serves me, Ron will open the gates with 8 or more rigs.
Fore 'I don't have Lake City anymore' Wheeler
VAhasnoWAVES
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lake City, Mi
Re: Project "Something Awesome"
and im jealous. wish i could have seen you guys going at it.
and good for you. i wouldnt want to pass through here if i was you.
EDIT:
PS - washer fluid bottle has been replaced and moved inside the engine bay. looks good and works great. i just need to install a cone filter. i goofed a little and didnt think about the placement of the float (low washer fluid sensor thing) and its really close to the master cylinder. i had to clearance the air box a little. cone filter should kill both birds with one metaphorical stone.
ive invested in a nice lid. 14 vertical feet of concrete gets humbling quick... i need knees as well.
and im jealous. wish i could have seen you guys going at it.
x2, i think it was 10 or more. but what ever, the number is close enough.
and good for you. i wouldnt want to pass through here if i was you.
EDIT:
PS - washer fluid bottle has been replaced and moved inside the engine bay. looks good and works great. i just need to install a cone filter. i goofed a little and didnt think about the placement of the float (low washer fluid sensor thing) and its really close to the master cylinder. i had to clearance the air box a little. cone filter should kill both birds with one metaphorical stone.
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kmanxj5050
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Reed City Michigan
Re: Project "Something Awesome"
correct like a monday!!!!! or another, cuz i can swap my day off for another day. And i really wanna give this manche a good beating!!!!!!!
whats lake city????? :wierd:
j/k i had to go there this one time to sell this one guy some gears that he never used!!!!!!!!
correct like a monday!!!!! or another, cuz i can swap my day off for another day. And i really wanna give this manche a good beating!!!!!!!
whats lake city????? :wierd:
j/k i had to go there this one time to sell this one guy some gears that he never used!!!!!!!!
VAhasnoWAVES
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lake City, Mi
Re: Project "Something Awesome"
wait... that... wasnt me? was it?
wait... that... wasnt me? was it?
kmanxj5050
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Reed City Michigan
Re: Project "Something Awesome"
no one of the other inbreds up there. I dont even know you!!!!! :looser: :moon:
no one of the other inbreds up there. I dont even know you!!!!! :looser: :moon:
VAhasnoWAVES
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lake City, Mi
Re: Project "Something Awesome"
i bought 2 gear sets a while ago... sometime RIGHT before school started. looking at it now i should have kept the 8.25 gears. but its gone and over with. for some reason i thought it was a
member i bought from. i dont know...
i bought 2 gear sets a while ago... sometime RIGHT before school started. looking at it now i should have kept the 8.25 gears. but its gone and over with. for some reason i thought it was a
member i bought from. i dont know...
kmanxj5050
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Reed City Michigan
Re: Project "Something Awesome"
no it was me!!!!!! lol
i was kidding with ya haha!!!!!! i drove the silver bonneville up their last summer!!! ha
no it was me!!!!!! lol
i was kidding with ya haha!!!!!! i drove the silver bonneville up their last summer!!! ha
VAhasnoWAVES
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lake City, Mi
Re: Project "Something Awesome"
internet sarcasm at its finest.
the guy i traded them to had a LP 30 up front. never installed them. sold them with the jeep. lol. those gears got around.
internet sarcasm at its finest.
the guy i traded them to had a LP 30 up front. never installed them. sold them with the jeep. lol. those gears got around.
- Location
- Michigan
Re: Project "Something Awesome"
just spoke with ron and he said 6 or 7 he will open on a thursday
just spoke with ron and he said 6 or 7 he will open on a thursday
kmanxj5050
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Reed City Michigan
Re: Project "Something Awesome"
thursday!!!! who died and let you decide the day???!!!! lol jk. i put a thread for this in the staging area so we dont cram up this awesome build thread
thursday!!!! who died and let you decide the day???!!!! lol jk. i put a thread for this in the staging area so we dont cram up this awesome build thread
VAhasnoWAVES
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lake City, Mi
Re: Project "Something Awesome"
is that more sarcasm?
is that more sarcasm?
kmanxj5050
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Reed City Michigan
Re: Project "Something Awesome"
No im done with sarcasm lol.(in in a chipper mood today Haha) it really was me!
No im done with sarcasm lol.(in in a chipper mood today Haha)
it really was me!
kmanxj5050
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Reed City Michigan
Re: Project "Something Awesome"
I mean that was some more ha I'm an idiot. 2 or 3 people had those gears before me. I wonder if theyve seen an axle yet lol.
I mean that was some more ha I'm an idiot. 2 or 3 people had those gears before me. I wonder if theyve seen an axle yet lol.
