Project Low and Lean Rustbucket ( LLR )

[sarge]

Ok , not going to be a lot of info in this thread but figured it would be a good place to keep track of photos and ......

I got a 94 YJ in trade for labor on another rig. It's a stocker with a 4.0 , stick , and it has some rust issues to say the least.

My plan is no lift , 33" tires , high line front fenders and alot of cutting and trimming, boat sides , flat belly with motor and gas tank protection and full cage. Will be a sunday woods beater and all around mall crawler....

On with the photo's

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speed holes right?

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Houston We Have a PROBLEM :eek:

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And the cutting begins :

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more to come !!!!!

[yellowjacket]

Big tires and no lift... Likin that!

[itbrokeagain]

Why am I seeing all these rotted out Yjs? My frame is still perfect. I dont get it.

[sarge]

thats what I was saying last night ! My YJ frame was in great shape, but I have fixed prolly 4 or 5 of my buddies...... This Jeep even came out of Ky ?????

[cincygman]

was looking at Wranglers before I found my XJ, most were rusted pretty bad underneath????

[sarge]

Back to the rust and wieght reduction program, Been slow moving because of other projects and work , but I did get a chance to get the passenger side boat side cut out .... I can't wait to get it filled in and then plated !!!!

I have to tell on my self ....
I went out the other day and started cutting with my plasma cutter and about three minutes in to it my plasma lost arc.... had good ground and air was coming out .... but no cut :confused:

I turned it off and spent the last few days wondering how much it was going to cost to fix it .... Then yesterday I got off work and was getting ready to take my sons car to get inspected when I noticed the front tire was low. I grab my air hose and start putting air in the tire and notice that I had very low PSI in the hose........

I don't know about all of you , but I NEVER turn my compressor off ........ well someone did . I goning to blame it on the wife :mad:

I still didn't put it together with the plasma cutter .... Later on last night I get home and start woeking on the Jeep when a buddy stops by for a beer. I start to tell him about the plasma cutter when ...... the light bulb came on .... OH SH*T !!!!! no air pressure ..... Sure enough the plasma has to have at least 70 PSI ......

OK enough talking, plasma still works I'm happy and the Jeep is lighter because of it.


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[RuffedUpXJ]

Looking good Mike, you keeping the Jimmy?

[sarge]

oh hell yes I'm keeping it . It's next in the garage .

I'm just having to much fun with my free YJ .. :D

[94Dodge Truggy]

Lookin good! Gonna put some dodge 1 tons under it?

[sarge]

the gears are turning now , I was really going to keep this one mild but the more I do to it the more I keep thinking about putting the tons under it with the 39.5's , then throwing either the Jeep axles or a set of half ton axles under the Jimmy with my 35's and sell it .

Decisions , decisions ....... the wife is going to kill me. !!!! :D

[sarge]

Boat sides are coming along , got the passenger side tacked in and the floor welded up , still have to finish the ends and fill in some of the areas inside.

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headed to Red9 Fab. this afternoon for some tube and will start on the cage soon .....

Thinking about dove tailing ....... hummmmm !

[RuffedUpXJ]

Looks good, I would sell the Jimmy. it has been a little bit of a pain.

[sarge]

Looks good, I would sell the Jimmy. it has been a little bit of a pain.

UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE YEAR !!!:beers:

[94Dodge Truggy]

UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE YEAR !!!:beers:

Jimmy Rig is just fine! Turn it into a truggy.

[dougg01]

Booo. The rust bucket is fine, but don't ditch the Jimmy. IT keeps you warm and dry when wheeling and you really could drive it any time. Not so much for the other....

[sarge]

OK I've decided that the Jimmy is staying put for now , may swap axles into the Jeep if it holds up motor wise .

Got a few things done over the week end , not as much as I would have liked but with kids sports ...... I haven't had a lot of free time .

Frame fix .... check :

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Tube fenders bent and tacked and both boat sides tacked up :

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Started on the cage , as you can see , I'm going for the low look.

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[sarge]

Still have to finish tube work , RR front pass. leaf spring , exhaust need some attention. and right now the gas tank is un hooked and sitting in the back. I'm either going to get a cell and sink it into the floor or sink the stock tank into the floor ..... decisions decisions . Should be ready for paint by the week end . :cool:

[sarge]

got a little bit done last night , in between visits from a dozen buddies wanting to see how the progress is going.

Tube fenders welded up :

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/projectlowandleanrustbucket018.jpg

cage coming along :

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Boat sides all welded up and solid as can be ,rear cross member/bumper finished , I still have to fill in a few areas of the floor , remove Family bars or modify them , dovetail , and skid plate. Scored a CJ tail gate that will replace the half rusted YJ gate.

[sarge]

Dovetail on the drivers side complete , I took 5.5" out .

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didn't get much else done over the weekend, kids sports kept me busy ...

[sarge]

Talked it over with the wife and I'm going to go ahead and start the 60 swap . An open rig is like a corvette , once you have one you either always have one or you always want another one....... I have totally lost interest in the Jimmy..... I know amazing ... me lossing interest in a rig :eek:

Still going to stay as low as I possible can with the 39.5 Iroks .

Sprung over on stock leafs ??? maybe !!!

XJ rears / Dakota rears for a stretch ?????

And if I didn't say this before , I'm going with the Military look ( the SARGE ) theme . OD Green body , ammo cans ........

[sarge]

dovetail complete minus final body work.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/projectlowandleanrustbucket002-1.jpg

Crappy pic but it was late and I really didn't feel like doing anything but clean up and go in for the night....

I also took the top section ( pad ) off the dash . going to make a filler panel with defrost vents that is part of the spreader bar on the "A" pillar. I just can't stand how the dashes stick up higher than the tub.

[BIGRAM]

I like it!!:beers:

[sarge]

Got a fair amount of work done last evening , nobody bothered me all night :D, ended up working till around 3:00am .... cough cough ... made work rough this morning but hell , I miss the all nighters wrenching in the garage.

Any how , got the exhaust ran , had to weld up the header ( typical 4.0 crack) I ran 2.5 back to a Thrush muffler and turn down , all tucked up nice and close to the floor pan.
I removed what was left of the factory skid pan :eek: I'm suprised it was even still under it ....

I had first said I was going to Highline the front and I changed my mind and went with tube fenders.... well in typical Sarge fashion I changed my mind last night about midnight :beers: Highline it is . I also did some more tube work on the cage. I will not be able to get much more done for several days with my schedule , so this is it till next week.

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[sarge]

just to compare , highline vs. tube :

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[RuffedUpXJ]

Looks good Sarge, you going to put the 30 under the Jimmy?

[sarge]

Yep the 30 and 35 are going under the Jimmy with the 33" TSL's . Going to lower it a little bit and see what I think . May sell it , May keep it . Might look at trading it for a quad or towards a side by side ????

[tom tom]

looks good cant wait to see it done

[sarge]

Well , after having to go to Newark for a three day waste of time :mad: , I finally got back to work on the rig . Got the cage final burned in , but I might add a bar or two in the back .... floors are all welded up and filled in , going to paint the cage today and then line the floor .. one more go around with filler and primer and it's paint time. Speaking of paint .... I have changed paint colors :D

cage, crusher corners, boat sides and bumpers will be hammered silver and the body will be Sub-lime green pearl .

I went to the paint store to get paint for my sons car and fell in love with the color .....

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[yellowjacket]

Like a radioactive booger goin down the trail

[94Dodge Truggy]

when are the 60's goin under it? Lime green with a yellow cage!:beers:

[sarge]

when are the 60's goin under it? Lime green with a yellow cage!:beers:

UMMM NO to the YELLOW and Green

I'm going to leave the stockers under it for a little while , I have a honey do list that needs tending to befor the swap. I woul say a month maybe less.

[RuffedUpXJ]

Cage needs more triangulation.

J/K Looks good Mike.

[T-bird]

I really like this build, but kind of wish you ran it on the 33's for a while. I would like to know what a Jeep could do if it was fully built on 33's. I feel like there are a lot of guys out there that think it takes 37's to do particular trails and it would be funny to see you roll by them on 33's.

[sarge]

I really like this build, but kind of wish you ran it on the 33's for a while. I would like to know what a Jeep could do if it was fully built on 33's. I feel like there are a lot of guys out there that think it takes 37's to do particular trails and it would be funny to see you roll by them on 33's.

I'm going to run it on 33's for a little while until my play fund recovers or I break it and then it's 60 time....

[sarge]

Got the tail gate fixed and armored up , I lost out on the CJ tail gate :mad: so I made this one work with some plate and some speed holes

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she's almost ready for some color .......

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[gothodgie]

i can't wait to see how the green looks...:thumbup:

[94Dodge Truggy]

I am tellin ya lime green and flourescent yellow with a hint of cheez-it orange would be tits! Green on the body, yellow on the cage and rims and orange on the axles! Do it. :thumbup:

[gothodgie]

I am tellin ya lime green and flourescent yellow with a hint of cheez-it orange would be tits! Green on the body, yellow on the cage and rims and orange on the axles! Do it. :thumbup:

that would be sweet... But i don't think i could drive....
:beers:

[sarge]

been a while since any photos have been posted , but all I have been doing is body work , final cage welds and other boring things , I did get one of the crusher corners roughed in :

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[kingchango]

natty light :beers:

[sarge]

a few more holes got punched last night ... just for fun !!!

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[94Dodge Truggy]

You have the rear wheel wells opened enough to clear 42" tires with the tons down the road?

[sarge]

With the full widths and dove tail ..... it shouldn't be a problem :D

[krawlin85toy]

plates look good!!!! So how did you finaly get the holes punched out?:sweatin:

[sarge]

had to resort to the drill press and a hole saw .... The knock out just wouldn't cut it .

[sarge]

Well it's been awhile since I posted any up dates and due to this wonderful weather we have been having it has been kinda rough on the garage/shade tree guy, and I tore a legament in my elbow moving a big screen out of my basement ....... makes it very painful to try and do fab work and body work.

I got everything prepped and ran into a slight problem with the windshield motor ...... it hits the cage . I have two choices , one is to notch the cross bar about .25" to allow the motor to pass or , two , just remove it and keep the windshield rainXed .

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Got it in the final primer coat last night , with the looks of the weather I'm hoping to have it in paint this week end . :thumbup:

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Seats are on there way and then the frame gets blasted and painted , still looking for harnesses , just can't decide what ones I want. Then I get to clean the dust off all the parts and put it back together.

[Flxratd]

i see the hood line has changed from the first cut and tube fenders ? new fender design or no fender now ?

as far as your arm i say stick to the 12oz curls and you wont have any trouble

[sarge]

no fenders , once I put the 60's under it it will not matter anyway :) ,

I may add a tube that follow the High line , I already added steel plate to the tub so that if I decide to add the tube I have a good attachment point.

Takeing a vacation day tomorrow so I might be spraying color :beers:

Fed Ex says seats will be at the house Sat. morning ....... once there in I can finish the cage and seat mounts and ......... maybe drive it !

And as for the 12 oz curls ...... yes doctor I will take your advise and increase my reps.

[sarge]

well it's green ....... still waiting on seats, they should be waiting for me at the house when I get off work today .

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[tom tom]

that looks nice good job sarge:beers::thumbup:

[fordman00]

That looks sweet.:beers:

[sarge]

It's coming together nicely and I may be driving it this week end , if it would ever quit raining .

I got my cage finished up and painted and added mounts for the new seats with the factory sliders on both sides . I started spraying the floor last night and ran out of bed liner. Going to finish up floor today , wait for it to dry and start the reistall on the dash and interior.

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oh .... I found out that ramming a 1/4 drill bit through your thumb really, really hurts .... :eek:

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[carwash]

um.... fawking ouch.

[SixFtUnd]

God thats gotta hurt

[blazerbrad]

I'm impressed you had enough composure to stop and take a picture of it.

[sarge]

well , I couldn't get it out of my thumb , so I had a lot of time to think about it ! It took a pair of vise grips and some force to get the 1/2 long piece out ...... it almost went all the way through. Believe it or not it's healing up just fine , not going to lose the nail and really doesn't even hurt anymore ...

this was just taken this morning , so one week out :

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/projectlowandleanrustbucket018-1.jpg

[sarge]

ok , enough about the thumb , and back on topic .... I have got it to the point that I drive it around last night , tail lights turn signals and all work as they should , I still have to put the dash back together and make some shock hoops on the front and get the shocks installed.

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momma decided the other day that she wanted me to put a back seat in it , scored one last night for next to nothing and it's even tan .... Going to replace the stock tank with a RCI cell .

For the most part It's done , Stage One complete .

Stay tuned for Stage Two .... it should get interesting from here... :thumbup:

[sarge]

just for fun , some pic's from start date ( 3/21/11) to last night .

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[93 Krawler]

I'm impressed you had enough composure to stop and take a picture of it.

Yeah, that's hardcore.

I've stabbed and smashed my fingers in many ways, but never stopped to take a picture of them. That's priceless. :thumbup:

[94Dodge Truggy]

You best soak it in peroxide and mathyolade for hours and neosporin the hell out of it. If you beat infection with that you will be one lucky sucker! DAMN!!! I have come close to doing that quite a few times. I saw a video of a fella pouring gun powder in that type of wound and setting it on fire to seal it up.

I shot a large siding staple through my finger and in between a joint and pulled it out with pliers as it had the other side stuck in the bone. My fingers hurt just thinking about running a drill in. :sweatin:

[Redriverranger]

My fingers hurt just thinking about running a drill in. :sweatin:

I did that once, only with a smaller bit. Actually it broke right before being ran through the nail and all the way through the end of the finger and then ripping out the end of my finger. It wasn't pretty, but healed up just fine. Time will heal all...

[RuffedUpXJ]

Looks good Mike, you work often in the garage with a family audience?

[sarge]

Looks good Mike, you work often in the garage with a family audience?

Thanks, and yes my man cave is a very popular spot in my house :beers::beers:

[kingchango]

Sarge the jeep looks good. I spotted ya Friday afternoon on your way into trenton right before Magnode. (that was me yelling out the window of my truck).
:beers:

[sarge]

yes I saw you , and thanks .

[fordman00]

Looks good Sarge. This is off topicbut when are the trenton yard sales?I just moved to Trenton and was wondering when they were.

[sarge]

the week end of the 21st.

[fordman00]

Awesome thanks.

[kentuckytwostep]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/projectlowandleanrustbucket015-1.jpg

I like how you have your garage organized. I'm stuck with the same small 1.5 car garage and I wish I would have taken some time to organize mine before I started my build... Nice cage by the way. I like how it slopes forward.

[sarge]

Organized is not the word I would use for my garage right now . It looks loike a bomb went off ...... I am going to pull the Jeep out here in a few days and do a complete spring cleaning and reorganize the whole thing....... that should last at least a week :D

[kentuckytwostep]

haha, yeah actually I meant I like HOW you have it organized.... not how organized it is ;)

It's inspired me and might do some rearranging this weekend.

by the way. on my last build up I smashed middle finger nail so bad that I thought about running a drill bit through it. Maybe not that big of one though.

[94Dodge Truggy]

That finger healing up alright? :sweatin:

[sarge]

amazingly well , didn't even loose the nail , still a little tender down deep but not too painful. I got lucky I guess.


Another note , Jeep is done except for inner fenders and rock lights , now I can't keep my 17 year old out of it. :)

[fordman00]

Still haven't seen this cruising around Trenton yet

[sarge]

Still haven't seen this cruising around Trenton yet

Well that sucks ! I haven't been able to keep my kid out of it ......

Got it to the woods last night : had a blast and had no issues :

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and then ....... :mad: my son was driving it today and I get a phone call " dad I don't know what happened .... but there is a big hole in the motor !! "

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/LLRa006.jpg

yep , that would be the crank !!!!

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and whats left of a con rod !!!

DOES ANYONE SEE A PATTERN HERE !!!!! oh boy here we go again !!!!

[yellowjacket]

Id rather a connecting rod come for a visit then the mother in law though:rolleyes:

Figures... soon as u get it on the road this happens.... back to the blazer project now? Lol
I would be intrested in a side shot of your line of vision vs the sloped A pillar.. but u got bigger fish to fry now sounds like.

[gothodgie]

Wow that sucks... the fun never ends...

:beers:

[fordman00]

Wow that's not good.sorry to hear that warts guess I won't be seeming it for a while

[RuffedUpXJ]

I saw you driving around today, you were following me in my wife White Pathfinder.

That sucks about the engine. Atleast I got to see it in action.

[sarge]

Id rather a connecting rod come for a visit then the mother in law though:rolleyes:

Figures... soon as u get it on the road this happens.... back to the blazer project now? Lol
I would be intrested in a side shot of your line of vision vs the sloped A pillar.. but u got bigger fish to fry now sounds like.

give me a couple days to sober up and I'll get your line of vision shot . got another motor ready to go in ..... stay tuned :evilgrin:

[sarge]

I saw you driving around today, you were following me in my wife White Pathfinder.

That sucks about the engine. Atleast I got to see it in action.

Was that u guys on Cranewood ? ..... sorry if so , was not having a good day !!!

[94Dodge Truggy]

how do you blow up a 4.0? I thought the older generations were indestructable as long as they had oil in em!

[sarge]

well , I got proof that thats not true , this thing exploded , I've got it ready to come out and I'm still amazed at how much carnage took place ....

[sarge]

Id rather a connecting rod come for a visit then the mother in law though:rolleyes:

Figures... soon as u get it on the road this happens.... back to the blazer project now? Lol
I would be intrested in a side shot of your line of vision vs the sloped A pillar.. but u got bigger fish to fry now sounds like.

Mother in Law leaves ..... this *****
stays with ya .........

I'll get you a shot soon .

[Hope Springs Hauler]

If it happens that you need it, I've still got that long block.

[fordman00]

Where are those pictures taken at sarge?

[Flxratd]

Where are those pictures taken at sarge?

i think its top seceret :sweatin:

[sarge]

i think its top seceret :sweatin:

ohio :evilgrin:

[fordman00]

Lol.only reason I ask is I didn't know if it was the trussels in Trenton?I heard about them and heard if u get caught back there you can get in some big trouble

[dan]

yep you can get in trouble for going down to the tressels but sarge would never go down there lol:D

[sarge]

Trestle ???? where is this place ???? never heard of it . :D

[sarge]

Well I got the front of the Jeep off and the front of the motor , had to share another shot of the big bang :

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/LLRA1002.jpg

Got another motor in the works , thanks H.S.H.

[fordman00]

Dang!!!that's a big ole hole.so are you making your son tear it apart since he was driving

[RuffedUpXJ]

That's a big hole. Time to through some money in it.

Yeah dang cops are all over the trestle, won't let you in to play.

[fordman00]

I've never been but I knew kids that went and they said if you get caught they'll take ur ride

[sarge]

Dang!!!that's a big ole hole.so are you making your son tear it apart since he was driving

Not a chance ! it was not his fault , I know for a fact I drove it 100x harder then he did when it let go.

That is what happened when you hydro lock one !

[fordman00]

Haha.that's funny there.:thumbup:

[fordman00]

Progress report sarge?

[sarge]

It's alive again , got her going last night .

ended up with an old 258 that came out of the CJ I'm parting out . I had to modify my H.O. head but it was a very easy swap. only had to fab up a few little things to make it all work together.
The computer is still in learn mode and the cam is giving it fits so it's not running the best , but as soon as I get off work I'm slapping the drive shafts in her so I can get it out on the street for some drive time.....
Leaving Thursday for Florida so I prolly will not make it to the woods before then.

[yellowjacket]

Is ur boy stayin home? Maybe he can drive it while ur gone....

[krawlin85toy]

Is ur boy stayin home? Maybe he can drive it while ur gone....

x2
hope he has a better time out with the family this year..just keep voice down!!:eek::evilgrin:

[sarge]

The boy is going with us :D

[krawlin85toy]

so how did the shake down on new motor go?

[sarge]

it went ok , I think the computer and the cam are having difficulty playing nice , but it seems to be learning the more I drive it .

[94Dodge Truggy]

It's alive again , got her going last night .

ended up with an old 258 that came out of the CJ I'm parting out . I had to modify my H.O. head but it was a very easy swap. only had to fab up a few little things to make it all work together.
The computer is still in learn mode and the cam is giving it fits so it's not running the best , but as soon as I get off work I'm slapping the drive shafts in her so I can get it out on the street for some drive time.....
Leaving Thursday for Florida so I prolly will not make it to the woods before then.

I will be leaving friday for florida. Wheres at?

[sarge]

going to the folks in Port Orange/ Daytona . Just got tickets to the 400 night race :beers:

[94Dodge Truggy]

going to the folks in Port Orange/ Daytona . Just got tickets to the 400 night race :beers:

You are lucky!!! I get to take it from behind from mickey. :(

[yellowjacket]

Drop that yj off at my place... ill help it " learn" while ur gone... no charge!

[carwash]

Drop that yj off at my place... ill help it " learn" while ur gone... no charge!
You gonna install some ball valves in it for him? You got any left?

[sarge]

You are lucky!!! I get to take it from behind from mickey. :(

LOL , I might see you there , I think the wife is secretly setting up a Mickey encounter for us to !!!!! I'm really happy about it but I'll have bite my tounge.

As far as the Jeep goes , I had it a tooth off , figured it out after work yesterday and the took ot to the creek and ran the piss out of , took a bunch of pictures with my phone and then dropped it in the water somewhere :mad:
So now the jeep is filthy and I'm phoneless....

[krawlin85toy]

dam, and you just replaced that phone from the last mis:eek:shap!!!

[sarge]

Well as luck would have it ( my luck anyway ) something in the transfer case in the Jimmy let go and made my mind up for me ...... it's gonna find a new home, but before it goes it's going to lose its axles.

Got the garage cleaned up and reorganized from the mass motor swapping that has been taking place over the last few months and got the YJ in and up on jack stands .....

Phase II will begin shortly ...... stay tuned :beers:

specs :
- front 60 SUA on 4" superlift YJ springs
- Rear 60 SOA on stock YJ's - possible stock Dakotas if I need to set the rear axle back for tire clearance.
- 37" tires on recenter H1's
- Hydro assist using 8" Surplus Center ram and tapped factory box
Plan is to stay as low as possibe , it's gonna be wide... 13" total over what it is right now . Headed to the lake this week-end for one last dock party and then it's starting time...

[yellowjacket]

You sure have had some dark clouds over ur build...

Its gonna get better now. I can sense it. I'm lookin forward to this phase of ur build. Keep them pics comin
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[BadHabit]

Should be a nice stance, low and wide.

[94Dodge Truggy]

Got the garage cleaned up and reorganized from the mass motor swapping that Headed to the lake this week-end for one last dock party and then it's starting time...[/QUOTE]

Last time at the lake? Say it isn't so! I hope to get out once more if it warms up. :beers:

[sarge]

Got the garage cleaned up and reorganized from the mass motor swapping that Headed to the lake this week-end for one last dock party and then it's starting time...

Last time at the lake? Say it isn't so! I hope to get out once more if it warms up. :beers:[/QUOTE]


We will get out a few more times, .
but not in my boat , in fact we are not even getting mine out of storage this weekend , just a few couples going , no need to get the whole fleet out, I'm winterizing it before I come home :beers:

[Hope Springs Hauler]

I've still got the top for you so you can winter wheel, too:beers:

[sarge]

I've still got the top for you so you can winter wheel, too:beers:

I figured you would chime in soon :thumbup: I still want it and will get with you soon I promise !!! I would have already had it If I had't had motor problems with the last one.....

[Hope Springs Hauler]

I figured you would chime in soon :thumbup: I still want it and will get with you soon I promise !!! I would have already had it If I had't had motor problems with the last one.....


Heck, I've got to see how you're gonna make this work. Dovetail, taper top. A lot of work but it should be nice

[sarge]

it has begun ! I had a few hours of free time last night so I decided it was time to jump into phase II ,

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/rigphaseII001.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/rigphaseII002.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/rigphaseII004.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/rigphaseII003.jpg

rear is sitting on it's own weight , sprung over on stock YJ's , it's alittle bit taller then I was shooting for so I may have to do something different down the road. Gotta head down to Brighton Spring and get some U-bolts after work today and then it's on to the hard part ....... the front!

[humpy]

What did u do with Jimmy Sarge?? I may know a guy that be interested if your just gonna sell body and frame

[sarge]

What did u do with Jimmy Sarge?? I may know a guy that be interested if your just gonna sell body and frame

Still have it , gonna put the Jeep axles under it and sell it as a driver/ mall crawler. It is currently sitting on timbers along side the house making momma really, really happy :beers:

[gothodgie]

Dent Spring is still around... I just got some ubolts there last week... They are in the Bob Summeral building kinda behind Fergusion plumbing off mosteller, right by 275... might be closer to you...

:beers:

[sarge]

Thanks Chris , But Brighton has a Fairfield shop on N. Gilmore really close and great guys to work with .

[gothodgie]

i did not know they had a shop in fairfield... good to know too...

[JasonCJ7]

Hey Sarge are you gonna use the Dakota springs? My Durango has begin to sag a little.....Just curious what you plan on doing with them.

Thanks,
Jason

[sarge]

Jason , I'm gonna use the dakotas in the front of the Jeep , Sorry ( you would not have wanted them anyway ...... they are really flat and flexy :thumbup:

quick update :

Haven't had a lot of time to work on Jeep but did get the rear all in and the front is laying on the garage floor under the jeep . I'm gonna have to outboard the front springs and switch gear boxes with the dakotas up front , but it should put my wheel base around 102" ..... low and wide :)

[sarge]

got a little done last night , drivers side outboarding getting tacked up , got a lot of gusset work to do and it will be ready for the 60 .

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/misc002.jpg

[sarge]

60's are in and it stands at it's new ride height it's about 7"s taller :mad: but hopefully the stock YJ springs will flat'n quickly and it will get lower.
here's a couple shots of if , sorry crappy cell pics :

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/misc006.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/misc005.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/misc007.jpg

got drive shafts , breaks and hydro assist still to do .....

[sarge]

Well, the dark clowd that follows me around has struck again , I have been showing the rig a little love with some nice new parts , such as a fuel cell, PVC inserts, wayback kit and in return I get one more blown motor. This make number 3 for this year !!!!!! :mad::mad: I'm trying really hard not to strike a match to this thing.....

I have been getting her ready for the Hang over run over the last few days and today she let me down !!!!

Earlier this fall the little 258 I built lost a piston and self destructed so I started searching for a replacement . I found a 4.0 out of a 95 XJ for free that was supposed to have been a good motor. I put it in and fired it up and soemthing was in #6 hole , it sounded bad and I figured the motor was shot. I was going to just sell it as is and forget about it but right before selling it I started it up and held it to the floor. I had to make sure it was popped :thumbup:
Well turns out it quit making noise and just had a miss , which turned out to be the # 6 spark plug ( it was smashed form whatever was in the hole) . put a plug in it and it ran great...... till today , # 6 punched out both sides of the block soooooooo , my free motor just cost me some coin ........ I would say what ever was in the hole was pressed into the top of the piston and it finally let go causing the con-rod to get slap happy !!!

Found another 258 a little bit ago and I'm going to start over !!!!!! So have fun on the New Years Run , I'll be home wrenching .

[jeepmanjeff]

WOW! Dude drop a 350 in it and be done!

I can help!

[93 Krawler]

WOW! Dude drop a 350 in it and be done!

I can help!

Yeah, or at least a 4.3. I did an 88 YJ swap using a 4.3 and a turbo 350. That kept the transfer case in the same spot. Novak has the adapter. I hated that 258 junk.

[sarge]

going to look at an 5.3 4l60e combo in the morning , back up plan is a 350 TBI , th350 and a 241C combo . I got the motor about 15 minutes from pulling , all stripped to a short block and ready for the picker. Good thing is I'm getting really good at swapping YJ motors ..... :eek:

But I really want to stay with a manual and with my drivers drop I'm limited on what I can do. I need to find an early 90's Silverado 4x4 with a stick .....

[humpy]

Get on car-part.com Sarge and buy u a nv4500 with a t case on it out of a silverado and mate it to your 350 or 5.3...

[gothodgie]

going to look at an 5.3 4l60e combo in the morning , back up plan is a 350 TBI , th350 and a 241C combo . I got the motor about 15 minutes from pulling , all stripped to a short block and ready for the picker. Good thing is I'm getting really good at swapping YJ motors ..... :eek:

But I really want to stay with a manual and with my drivers drop I'm limited on what I can do. I need to find an early 90's Silverado 4x4 with a stick .....

just put a 465 in it...:thumbup:

[race10]

I've got a 465/205 combo set up behind a ls1 so it has the right clutch and fly wheel for a 5.3. Pm me if you want to got that route and I'll make you a good deal on it.

[94Dodge Truggy]

5.3 all aluminum with a manual 400 is the best setup going currently for your application. Nice power to weight!

[sarge]

Well I passed on the 5.3 for now , I picked up another 4.0 for a couple hundred bucks , it's in and runs great just have a few things to button up and it will be 100% again........ hopefully fourth times a charm ...

[KillerKoatings]

So how much was the 5.3 and what are the details on it? I would love to put one in my jk

[sarge]

Didn't even get to the price part of the 5.3 , it's a buddies truck that he bought off co-part and it looks like a beer can thats been run through a can crusher , the front of the motor took a good hit and needs some attention, it may be toast but we are going to have to use the blue wrench to even get it out of the truck. We prob. will not mess with it till spring , if it's good and your still interested I let you know .

[sarge]

Just an update, the 5.3 was broke bad !!!!

bringing it the top so I can be found easy since she if forsale . :beers: