CWLONGSHOT Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 YEA!!! POOP PIPE RULZ!!!! :brows: ;) CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feerocknok Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 The closest mout will be beefed up a little. That was the first one I made, and decided to do it differently the second time, and added that diagonal part. Some angle iron on the outer edges of the mounts would help a Ton. I like that you're making some sort of bed protection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warf90 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 How hot does your tunnel get with having no carpet? I had to rip the carpet out of mine because it was so smelly. After I ripped it out, I found out why, the floor was gone on the drivers side and the carpet was the floor. I woild like to get a rubber mat for the inside but have not found one cheap enough yet. I like the wheel and tire combination on your MJ. Looks good and keep posting the updates and pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisty Posted June 7, 2007 Author Share Posted June 7, 2007 To date, the fartest I've gone is about 4 miles :roll: . After that, the tunnel was warm to the touch, but not scorching hot. I can get a better report after this weekend. Thanks for the complements. I'm working on a gas tank skid plate now...hopefully it will be done today! I have a trail run with my club that I am trying to make this Saturda. Things are looking pretty good so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warf90 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Are those stock Jeep wheels? I have been looking for a set of plain steel wheels 15 X 8 for my MJ. The only place that I found was Stockton wheel and man are they expensive! They basically make them after you order them. I guess I will settle for the black american racing wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 How hot does your tunnel get with having no carpet? I had to rip the carpet out of mine because it was so smelly. After I ripped it out, I found out why, the floor was gone on the drivers side and the carpet was the floor. I woild like to get a rubber mat for the inside but have not found one cheap enough yet. I like the wheel and tire combination on your MJ. Looks good and keep posting the updates and pics! it will get uncomfortably warm during a day of summer trail riding. last year in uwharrie my feet felt like they were on fire, and it was about 100* in the cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 It's nice to not worry about your floors rusting by not having a carpet, but I'd never drive something that was gonna bake my feet....get some protective heat foil or something along those lines, and lay it in then either throw your carpet back in with none of the factory insulation. I don't like to hear loud noises the truck makes on-road, so having a headliner and carpet is a must for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisty Posted June 7, 2007 Author Share Posted June 7, 2007 Are those stock Jeep wheels? I have been looking for a set of plain steel wheels 15 X 8 for my MJ. The only place that I found was Stockton wheel and man are they expensive! They basically make them after you order them. I guess I will settle for the black american racing wheel. They are actualy stock CJ 15x7 rims with a 5x4.5 to 5x5.5 adapter thats 1.25" thick. They don't rub at all, but the best part is, I LOVE the rims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisty Posted June 8, 2007 Author Share Posted June 8, 2007 Well I'm on the home strech! Here is the gas tank skid plate. I still have to install the transfer case skid, do some touch up on the bumper, put in a new D30 pinion yoke, and put breather lines on the axles. Tomorrow is the day of the trail run! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 ooh nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisty Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 Well I ordered Aussie lockers for the front and rear today. I also began a new paint job. here's a few shots of the new paint... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisty Posted July 7, 2007 Author Share Posted July 7, 2007 Lockers will be here Tuesday. In a junkyard, I found an MJ with a sunrrof, and a bed liner. I took both. My paint job is almost done. I just have to do part of the roof, and the part dirrectly below the windshield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 The bumper came out really good!! Couldn't tell from the build pix. It fits great, nice job!!! I like the side protection as well...I need this!! BTW, how was the run, and where did ya go? OH yea...what no pix.... CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisty Posted July 8, 2007 Author Share Posted July 8, 2007 I only have a few pics.. We went to Carnage. Run was pretty good. I bent a tie-rod and my spare was FUBAR'd, so I had to leave the truck over night. I went up the next morning with another tie-rod. The trail is less than 25 miles from my house, so it wasnt too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisty Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 Well I am now locked front and rear. I'll get some pics of the almost completed paint job. :brows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 pull some ZJ steering... its a little beefier and a bolt on mod IIRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhardzj Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 pull some ZJ steering... its a little beefier and a bolt on mod IIRCYup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisty Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 Already done that! I got a tie rod off of a 5.2L ZJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisty Posted July 13, 2007 Author Share Posted July 13, 2007 Well there's no turning back now! If I installed the lockers incorrectly..its too late. I tried them out, and they both work perfectly. Before the lockers, I couldnt get on that rock...now its a piece of cake! :D Oh, and now I have a 5.2L ZJ tie-rod up front. MUCH beefier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisty Posted July 25, 2007 Author Share Posted July 25, 2007 My CB location. And I trimmed some metal off of the bottom of the bed...it was rusty, and bent anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisty Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 I got my T&T tracbar today. Its really nice!! I just need to get some rustoleum...then its going in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisty Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 I figured I'd update this with some new pics. The only major changes to the truck conisist of an extra main leaf added to the pack for a little boost. I mainly wanted some weight capacity without any sag...which it was doing with my spares, tools, and gas. It works well now...and as you can see, flexes great! I managed to re-work the sheet metal on both sides of the truck, and pop the bead on 2 of my tires. Full-sized spare, and 12v air compressor FTW!! These were taken this past sunday (Nov. 18th) at the Rhode Island Off Highway Vehicle Association (RIOHVA) anual meeting/ride. I had the only MJ, and there were ~40 4x4s there and ~150 ATVs/Offroad Motorcycles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feerocknok Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Are those 34x9.5s or 34x10.5s? What width rim? Looks good on the trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comancheap Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 34x9.50s, the 10.50s would be LTBs, they don't look quite the same. Guessing 6" rim width? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisty Posted November 20, 2007 Author Share Posted November 20, 2007 You are correct! It is a 34x9.5 TSL. I don't know what the rim width is, but I will measure when I get home. I'm always asked that, and I honestly don't know the answer. I suppose that now the tire is off the rim...its a good time to check that!! I have another wheeling day on Dec 1st in NH. This time its only 30 miles from my house. But it is also the same place that I had to leave the MJ over night in June! :popcorn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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