Project Low and Lean Rustbucket ( LLR )

sarge · 03-21-2011, 04:01 PM

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

speed holes right?

Houston We Have a PROBLEM

And the cutting begins :

more to come !!!!!

yellowjacket · 03-21-2011, 04:16 PM

Big tires and no lift... Likin that!

itbrokeagain · 03-21-2011, 04:41 PM

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

sarge · 03-21-2011, 04:48 PM

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 · 03-21-2011, 11:07 PM

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

sarge · 03-23-2011, 10:01 AM

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.

RuffedUpXJ · 03-23-2011, 10:16 AM

Looking good Mike, you keeping the Jimmy?

sarge · 04-06-2011, 11:13 AM

dovetail complete minus final body work.

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 · 04-06-2011, 06:59 PM

I like it!!

sarge · 04-07-2011, 12:01 PM

Got a fair amount of work done last evening , nobody bothered me all night

, 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

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

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.

sarge · 04-07-2011, 12:07 PM

just to compare , highline vs. tube :

RuffedUpXJ · 04-07-2011, 01:49 PM

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

sarge · 04-07-2011, 01:57 PM

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 · 04-07-2011, 10:21 PM

looks good cant wait to see it done

sarge · 04-14-2011, 10:19 AM

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

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 .....

sarge · 05-06-2011, 10:46 AM

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

yellowjacket · 09-07-2011, 12:33 PM

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 · 09-07-2011, 12:43 PM

Should be a nice stance, low and wide.

03-21-2011, 04:01 PM	#1
sarge Pure Bacon Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trenton, Oh Posts: 1,098	Project Low and Lean Rustbucket ( LLR ) 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 speed holes right? Houston We Have a PROBLEM And the cutting begins : more to come !!!!!

03-21-2011, 04:16 PM	#2
yellowjacket barely breathing Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: alexandria, ky Posts: 889	Big tires and no lift... Likin that! __________________ my next rig will be on the trail before zuk 2.0 will

03-21-2011, 04:41 PM	#3
itbrokeagain Just Empty Every Pocket - CORE Member - Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Amelia Posts: 1,435	Why am I seeing all these rotted out Yjs? My frame is still perfect. I dont get it. __________________ 91 fj 80 on 37 Nitto Muds with a 10k winch. Cage and sliders coming soon.

03-21-2011, 11:07 PM	#5
cincygman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Pleasant Run Farms (near Fairfield) Posts: 378	was looking at Wranglers before I found my XJ, most were rusted pretty bad underneath???? __________________ Romans 7-8

03-23-2011, 10:01 AM	#6
sarge Pure Bacon Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trenton, Oh Posts: 1,098	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 SHT !!!!! 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. Last edited by sarge; 03-23-2011 at 10:09 AM.*

03-21-2011, 04:48 PM	#4
sarge Pure Bacon Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trenton, Oh Posts: 1,098	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 ?????

03-23-2011, 10:16 AM	#7
RuffedUpXJ On XJ 2 Now Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fairfield Twp. Posts: 314	Looking good Mike, you keeping the Jimmy? __________________ 88 XJ - 5" lift - 35" BFG's - Bumpers - Rock Rails - Homebrewed OBA - Roof Rack - Tube Doors - Trimmed - Dented 87 XJ - D44 - Disco D30 - 235's - 231TC - Stock for now

04-06-2011, 11:13 AM	#8
sarge Pure Bacon Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trenton, Oh Posts: 1,098	dovetail complete minus final body work. 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.

04-06-2011, 06:59 PM	#9
BIGRAM Ready to Wheel!!!!!!! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Stanton, KY Posts: 263	I like it!! __________________ 1994 Dodge Ram 5.9L SWB 3/4 axles, 39.5 IROKS, HYDRO assist

04-07-2011, 12:01 PM	#10
sarge Pure Bacon Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trenton, Oh Posts: 1,098	Got a fair amount of work done last evening , nobody bothered me all night , 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 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 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.

04-07-2011, 12:07 PM	#11
sarge Pure Bacon Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trenton, Oh Posts: 1,098	just to compare , highline vs. tube :

04-07-2011, 01:49 PM	#12
RuffedUpXJ On XJ 2 Now Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fairfield Twp. Posts: 314	Looks good Sarge, you going to put the 30 under the Jimmy? __________________ 88 XJ - 5" lift - 35" BFG's - Bumpers - Rock Rails - Homebrewed OBA - Roof Rack - Tube Doors - Trimmed - Dented 87 XJ - D44 - Disco D30 - 235's - 231TC - Stock for now

04-07-2011, 01:57 PM	#13
sarge Pure Bacon Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trenton, Oh Posts: 1,098	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 ????

04-07-2011, 10:21 PM	#14
tom tom tommy Join Date: May 2010 Location: Franklin Oh Posts: 69	looks good cant wait to see it done __________________ 08 jeep Sahara soon to be with 33s

04-14-2011, 10:19 AM	#15
sarge Pure Bacon Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trenton, Oh Posts: 1,098	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 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 .....

05-06-2011, 10:46 AM	#16
sarge Pure Bacon Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trenton, Oh Posts: 1,098	just for fun , some pic's from start date ( 3/21/11) to last night .

09-07-2011, 12:33 PM	#17
yellowjacket barely breathing Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: alexandria, ky Posts: 889	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 Sent from my LS670 using Tapatalk __________________ my next rig will be on the trail before zuk 2.0 will

09-07-2011, 12:43 PM	#18
BadHabit Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 40	Should be a nice stance, low and wide.