...sorry...another build thread...

[Rammin97]

Hey Jon, check out these welds. I didn't want to destroy the Golden Waggy with my ghetto welds so i paid a fellow jeeper to burn it in.

 

[blondejoncherokee]

those are sexy welds. im jealous. i need gas ....
got the front chromos in tonight.
lost some braking though, weird, gonna bleed the brakes tomorrow and check the calipers out to make sure all is well.


next things in line:
weld driver side d30 tube to housing
weld up pass side lca skid
mount and wire winch
plate all wallowed out shackle box holes with fresh steel with proper holes( finished driver side)
truss d30
snorkel
hybrid cage
zj rear seat 60/40 split

when thats done ill be focusing more on the willys:
install warn overdrive, cd player
paint interior exterior

buy a used t18 with granny low( ford 2wd and a scout 4wd)
3.15 gears for the dana 18
lockers
and 4 wheel discs some way or another
belly pan
roofrack and more cage
rear cargo rack

 

[Mike1331]

Do you wan't me to come over tonight to help you out with anything? Do you have a place i can park my car for the weekend without having to rotate spots to avoid ticket Nazi’s?

 

[blondejoncherokee]

mike i have a visitor parking permit you can use,
and we have the driveway as well. youll be able to park at joshs house too.
im sure he wouldnt mind. although i didnt ask him...
hey josh is that cool if mike doesnt feel like parking at my place?

 

[Mike1331]

sorry lets do this over the phone so we don't clutter your build thread.

 

[XJensen]

mike i have a visitor parking permit you can use,
and we have the driveway as well. youll be able to park at joshs house too.
im sure he wouldnt mind. although i didnt ask him...
hey josh is that cool if mike doesnt feel like parking at my place?

Yeah it's fine. There is plenty of street parking here.

 

[REVROK]

Hey Jon, check out these welds. I didn't want to destroy the Golden Waggy with my ghetto welds so i paid a fellow jeeper to burn it in.

Nice! Have to admit I am just too cheap to pay... mine will look more ghetto, but will be plenty strong. That thing is coming right along! Can't wait til Brown Santa brings my truss!

 

[blondejoncherokee]

my welds are getting alot better too. in the beginning i had no idea what i was doing.

 

[Rammin97]

Join the club, i went through an entire grinding wheel cleaning up my shackle boxes and sliders. Still looks crappy but holding strong so far.. I'm coming over to bring you that axle too. Damm thing still had gear oil in it and it's all over the bed of my truck now.

 

[REVROK]

my welds are getting alot better too. in the beginning i had no idea what i was doing.

Jon- What did you do with your old sliders? Remember I had dibs?

 

[blondejoncherokee]

yah you have dibs . im not sure on the price though.

today i grabbed a ZJ rear seat 60/40 split. best part was that it was only 60$ and its grey leather to match my current gray leather seats...

 

[REVROK]

yah you have dibs . im not sure on the price though.

Think about and let me know...

 

[blondejoncherokee]

the zj seat swap is a little more involved than i thought. still working on it.
mocking it all up with self tappers and i will drill it all out when im done and bolt it in...

 

[blondejoncherokee]

so the reno run i got to test out:
newly rebuilt spare t case with HD SYE
currie hi9
2x6 rockers
rear bumper with quarter panel sliders
lca skid
front bumper from littleleonard on cherokee forum

and it all worked great
i finished the zj rear sear except the fact that the guy forgot to give me a bracket, so im going to drive up there tomorrow and grab it and buy the front seats as well...

 

[blondejoncherokee]

 

[blondejoncherokee]

i think the 60/40 split is the only way to bring 3-4 people and all the gear(cooler , etc) in an XJ for wheeling and camping
i was thinking if there are two smaller people you can fit two in the back with the 40 down, and if they are bigger you can just pull the back part of the 40 out completely and keep the seat part normal and that way you could carry like 4 adults or a family of 5 if 2-3 were smaller kids, as long as you made sure the 35" spare was secure.
this will make things interesting when i start building the C pillar part of the cage and the rear cargo rack.
but this way i can easily bring 3 people and all the gear without having to put too much weight onthe roof or off the rear bumper like a rear tire carrier bumper.

 

[Forceful Llama]

Looks good, I was considering doing this sometime during the summer to get some more room and be able to carry my nieces. What are your plans to secure the tire?

 

[blondejoncherokee]

300 doubler now 300 doubler and 4:1 just 4:1
tranny first gear 3 3 3 3
axles 4.88 4.88 4.88 4.88
first t case 2.72 2.72 2.72 4
second t case 2.6 1 4 1
overall crawl 103.5 39.8 159.2 58.56
cost 1100 0 1400 1100


running some simple numbers on cases
im currently looking for a dana 300 after running these numbers...

 

[blondejoncherokee]

still need to get the new dana 30 front axle together on the willys .
i dont really want to buy an air compressor. i am considering selling the ARB and buying a spartan/open carrier/master install kit. i figure it would cost alot less once you factor in the compressor to the arb.
i dunno im up in the fence on this one. the gears in the 30 are super tight when i put the bearing caps on .
not used to that. most XJ axles i mess around with still spin pretty freely when i just have the bearing cap bolts on

 

[XJensen]

Take it down to a gear shop and have them check it out. Paying them to set it up and then buying a compressor will be much better in the end and cost less I would think.