MiNi Beast

Well we better get pics when it's all said and done :brows:

:teehee:

http://www.jeepin.com/features/ez/index.asp try this :D

huh.......what kind of locker? And do you know what your doing?

That's alot of reading...... maybe later....... :D

MJ of the Month Pete M Year/model: ex-2wd 1988 Jeep Comanche Pioneer shortbed Owner: Pete Montie Location: Riverview, MI Engine: 200k mile 4.0L Trans: swapped in a ‘99’ TJ ax-15 T-case: np-231 t-case from the same ‘99’ TJ Front axle: Upgraded the 2wd cross beam to a '78 full-size ford bronco D44 with a mini-spool locking it up and Warn premium hubs to unlock for that pavement pounding. Rear axle: Matching '78 full-size ford 9" with the factory posi which replaced the MJ Dana 44 (that replaced the original broken D35). Lift: Spring-over conversion in the rear (with 2wd MJ leafs) and 3” lift coils on top of a 2” taller ford axle (compared to the common stock D30) netting about 5” of lift. He used the Ford radius-arms and then built his own cross member, draglink and track bar to bring it all together. Gears: Running the factory installed 4.10’s Tires: With a 5” lift there is enough room to run 33x12.50x 15 TrXus MTs wrapped around a set of Schmuck 15x8 ARs. For trails demanding a bot more tire, a pair of 33x14 Boggers go on the rear. Extras: Amongst custom suspension set up for his front 44, he has 3x5 tube steel bumpers, carries a custom tow bar in case something fails out on the trail, a custom roll bar that is made from two inch diameter, .120" wall DOM tube (which is welded/bolted to the frame), along with rocker guards built to be stronger than anything he has seen. The truck used to have a full-on custom stereo system, but most of it got moved to the new daily driver. Immediate plans: Give it a new look with a desert tan paint job, finish swapping in the new 9" (4.10s, full spool, and disk brakes), swap the front minispool with a locker, and replace his tired 4.0 with the fresh rebuilt one sitting in the half-an-XJ in the garage. Far future plans: An external cage (that is mostly hidden by the sheetmetal), fixing the A/C.... and eventually starting over with a rust-free MJ body rescued from a southern junkyard. Dreams: An atlas 4-speed t-case, Super Swamper Irocs and a Tru Hi-9 rear diff. Check out his build at... (well, due to apparent laziness Pete hasn't put together much of a build thread here at CC, but you can check out all of his pics at: http://www.picturetrail.com/petermontie ) Favorite Mod: "The 4x4 conversion would be too obvious, so I'd say the rocker guards. I'm very pleased with how they turned out. Too bad I didn't do them before the rockers got smashed." Least favorite mod: "I both love and loath that front mini-spool, followed by the poly Ford C-bushings (replaced them with the old rubber ones)" How he got the truck: "I wanted a truck, but I wanted a Jeep. Then I found out I didn't have to decide. No 4x4s in my area were within my price range but I found a nice stickshift/4.0L with A/C and it was love at first drive." Favorite moment with the truck: "A tie. A couple years after the initial buildup I drove the ol' girl 3500 miles from Detroit to Moab and back, just me, my dog and the open road, meeting and wheeling with fellow MJ owners along the way. Then a couple years later, my baby was chosen to be featured in the XJ builders guide book. And yes, I own several copies." A favorite quote: "Sure it'd be cheaper and easier to just go buy a new truck, but where's the fun in that?" Favorite motto: "Don't just fix it, upgrade it!" Other vehicles: '00 Dakota R/T, an 86 MJ Big Ton, and a 90 MJ now fitted with awd.

can you handle all that power between your legs? :D

I talk alot of BS you better double check. :roll: That is correct. I just checked my LWB and SWB. I know I just wanted him to take a walk :laughin:

see I had my spare tire up top yet from my trail run so it kept the rear from smashing. :D Sell the bucketts...............shoot wheeling it yet this sunday. :brows: Will see if I get a new body or not.

at least i can control my powerslides :D :roll: :shake:

I talk alot of BS you better double check. :roll:

I'm bored and was told to haul away my XJ before it is towed because it is not street legal so it has to go. I think she looks better. Feels good driving it around. :D

every pic posted is disqualified! 8)

Is there wiring already run for the knee panel speakers? I just spliced into the door speakers wire.

Glad I could help! :D

the bigger X is the LWB and the smaller x is the SWB 8)

the bigger the better, well that's what she always told me.. :laughin:

See that was what I thought about before but not so much in the water holes I play in. But I often thought of a vent through the passenger side firewall out the wipercowl then theres aplace for the water to go and heat can escape from under the hood.

Yeah the RK kit has those same joints, I like them.

Who's has that ugly red jeep next to yours? :teehee:

cowl induction hood

bad float in the tank, wouldn't worry about it unless you want to redo everything with everthying apart.

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Don't mind me, I just like giving everyone a hard time, all in good fun unless your name is jt... :D Souunds like a bad line to me as well. You have the bleeders on top of the caliper right? No joking see them put on upside down and this will cause air in your lines and well not work like there suppose to.

The only place they will fit is in the center due to the metal reinforcements. It can be done with those, but was meaning like those slim line vents that are usally added to the edges of the hood.