Project: Freak of Nature

[Jeepguy91]

Well I'm still looking at doing the long arms and steering and hoping to start picking up parts soon. Gotta get the Jeep parts fund built up a little more.

I did run across one heck of a find on Craigslist the other day and just couldn't help but pick it up. Drove about an hour from home to pick up an ARB air locker for extremely dirt cheap. Gonna start saving up for 456 gears now as well.

 

[Jeepguy91]

Got to work on the Jeep a little this weekend. Didn't get much done but did get a rear storage box made. Couple little things left to do to it and get it bolted down and it's done. Think it will help keep things organized a little better.

 

[87manche]

you should talk to hobag about your 3 link problem.

 

[Jeepguy91]

Yea I'm wanting to see how his long arms turn out. They have got me intrigued to see them

 

[Fore Wheeler]

Nice box. I need to do something like that.

 

[Jeepguy91]

Yea I'm thinking it will come in handy. Gonna be a good place to mount my air tank for the oba.

 

[Jeepguy91]

Been fighting with the driver door today trying to get the door locks working. Having problems with the mechanical rod part of it. Seems like it's binding up somewhere. Anybody have any suggestions on this fix? This is the part I'm trying to get working.

 

[outlander]

Hose everything inside of there down with breakfree clp
ive been using on my guns for years and I used it on my bound up locks and they are smooth now

 

[Jeepguy91]

Thanks will give it a try

 

[whitexj98]

I ended up tweaking my drivers side door lock rod when I had the panel off doing something. Could not for the life of me get it back right and it would hang up... So I left it unhooked and I use the key now...good luck.

 

[Jeepguy91]

I'm thinking that just using the key is what we are gonna have to do. I have even swapped the rods out with ones from junk yard and it didn't help any

 

[87manche]

does the rod work independent of the door lock?

 

[Jeepguy91]

Yea I can get it to work when it's not connected to the door panel. When I go and connect it and put for panel back on it seems like it ends up binding somewhere but I can't tell where

 

[Jeepguy91]

Well had to replace a tie rod end on Jeep today. Good thing was it was still under warranty.

Also decided to change up the exhaust. Ended up going with a Thrush welded muffler with a turn down. Old muffler was starting to fall apart.

 

[Fore Wheeler]

Gonna want to turn that rear clamp around so the nuts are up

 

[Jeepguy91]

Yea I know. Have no idea why I put that one on that way

 

[Trixie03]

More unexpected parts to replace... Hub seized to the rotor... Had a spare hub, bought a new rotor. Still can't get the old hub off. But locker installed!

 

[whitexj98]

You know you don't need to take the t case out to pull front shafts right?

Haha... Apply anti seize on everything when assembling!

 

[Jeepguy91]

That's actually the new t-case that's going in next weekend.

I've never had a rotor seize to the hub as bad as this one did

 

[macgyvr]

I've had some bad ones around here...

mac 'not just jeeps either' gyvr