Dirteatr717 Posted October 28, 2012 Author Posted October 28, 2012 Why thank you sir, I believe my skills are improving and my drunken level is increasing! :BEERSMASH:
Backdraft Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 Stinger and welds look good dude! And thanks a lot by the way. Y'all have really got the gears turning in my head about a Moab trip next year! Time to turn the couches over and look for loose change!
Dirteatr717 Posted October 28, 2012 Author Posted October 28, 2012 Thanks man! And you're welcome hahah I'm hoping to have my fullwidths and 37s on by then and have enough saved up for the trip, it'll be around 2k in gas alone!!!!
89Comanche4x4 Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 battle of the mjs now between friends haha. just noticed i have the same tires as you too
Dirteatr717 Posted October 29, 2012 Author Posted October 29, 2012 He has a longbed 35s Beadlocks and a 3 link and he's automatic with 3.55s, I'm a shortbed on 33s radius arms and stick with 3.07s lol we basically go the same places, although he gets hungup underneath sometimes because of the wheelbase. And for the tires I LOVE them, I'm getting them in 37/12.5/16.5 here http://www.militaryoffroadtires.net/product-p/t-37125165dw.htm
89Comanche4x4 Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 He has a longbed 35s Beadlocks and a 3 link and he's automatic with 3.55s, I'm a shortbed on 33s radius arms and stick with 3.07s lol we basically go the same places, although he gets hungup underneath sometimes because of the wheelbase. And for the tires I LOVE them, I'm getting them in 37/12.5/16.5 here http://www.militaryo...-37125165dw.htm He must be choosing the wrong routes cause I'm long bed on 33s and also stuck with 3.07s but i rarely get hung up under neath... weird. and the link doesnt work :P but my front tires are almost bald and they still rip up the trail! love em too.
Dirteatr717 Posted October 29, 2012 Author Posted October 29, 2012 The link works for me? A lot of the Local wheeling we do around here is all small dirt hills with barely any rocks but theyre kind of steep so the bed catches or just under the gastank touches. The tires aren't so great in sand as they just dig in and you sink, most of this island is made up of sand too haha but for rocks they work awesome!
89Comanche4x4 Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 nvm it works. looks sweet! you have 16.5 inch rims? mine are 15s. oh yeah haha i definetly hit my bed on stuff but I'm fairly carefull. a lot of ditches to go thourgh where people try and keep you out. bumpers on the back work good for that, just drag it haha. oh yeah no sand here just hard dirt rocks and mud :P lots of rocks!
Comanche County Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 My Lincoln 125 stinks, it will not lay a weld like that. The welds fills up with flux resulting in porous welds. What wire and settings do you use? Also, hope you and the MJ survived the storm.
SW86 Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Got my friends truck mostly finished in 3 days of work! His username on here is Cherokee_Chief, gotta get him to make a build thread but here's our trucks from the other day :) more pictures of the blue one. er, the one on the right
Dirteatr717 Posted November 1, 2012 Author Posted November 1, 2012 My Lincoln 125 stinks, it will not lay a weld like that. The welds fills up with flux resulting in porous welds. What wire and settings do you use? Also, hope you and the MJ survived the storm. thanks for kind words! Both of us are safe! Ive been putting her to work with loads of cut up trees and pulling logs. As for some of my friends, I cannot say the same. Some lost their houses and there's nothing left of them. Cherokee_chief has a 45' boat in his neighbors swimming pool!!! As for the welds I'm using .30 flux wire and had the little Lincoln on a 1.5 wire peed and cranked the heat to E which is the highest setting
89Comanche4x4 Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 thanks for kind words! Both of us are safe! Ive been putting her to work with loads of cut up trees and pulling logs. As for some of my friends, I cannot say the same. Some lost their houses and there's nothing left of them. Cherokee_chief has a 45' boat in his neighbors swimming pool!!! As for the welds I'm using .30 flux wire and had the little Lincoln on a 1.5 wire peed and cranked the heat to E which is the highest setting i wouldnt mind seeing a pic of the boat in your neighbors pool! and your mj at work cleaning debris !
Dirteatr717 Posted November 1, 2012 Author Posted November 1, 2012 Picked up a 3/4 ton 44 today for $100 bucks!!!! Came with everything except calipers, I've been reading on pirate4x4 that you can put JK 44 gears in them and they have a 8.9" ring gear which is the same size as a dana60 ring gear! I think 5.13s and 37/38s will work well for my driving style. As for the 45' boat pic I'll see if my friend can send one to me.
huck731 Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 hey man, just wondering what kind of mpg's your getting on that rig. from the few pages I had time to read it looks like a nice build.
Dirteatr717 Posted November 2, 2012 Author Posted November 2, 2012 Why thank you sir! Depending on how heavy my foot is, I get 16ish around town and as much as 20 highway with the cap on. That's with 3.07s and 33s hahah
89Comanche4x4 Posted November 3, 2012 Posted November 3, 2012 Why thank you sir! Depending on how heavy my foot is, I get 16ish around town and as much as 20 highway with the cap on. That's with 3.07s and 33s hahah whats wrong with my truck! i get like 14.... All the time! hwy and town
cherokee_chief Posted November 3, 2012 Posted November 3, 2012 ill try and snap a pic today of the boat if they didint hoist it out yet, but man it was a funny sight! as much as i love my mj nicks "dirteatr717" mj has always made me want an mj
Dirteatr717 Posted November 4, 2012 Author Posted November 4, 2012 Here's a list of things I need or need to fix! Brown dog poly motor mounts Full tuneup Windshield, it's been cracke pretty bad dice my accident :/ Master cylinder/brake booster New exhaust manifold, found a few cracks :( CB ground And the list of things I want hahah Ballistic fab XJ/TJ coil bucket mounts Ruff stuff 7/8 hiems for wonton steering 5.13s for both axles Spool for the 60 and still can't decide what locker I'd like for the 44 37/12.5/16.5 old style MT/R with Kevlar Ballistic beadlocks Ruffstuff D60 diff cover Need to find out where to order the 1310-1350 for the rear axle yoke and the 1310-1330 for the front 44. SHEESH I need another job...
NC919.4x4_MJ Posted November 8, 2012 Posted November 8, 2012 lol this picture is on the facebook page "I hate when i take my doors off my cherokee and the unibody folds in half" and it has a caption as "IT'LL BUFF OUT" Which i thought was hilarious seeing this photo under some one else's thread!! Btw, i love the build man, it's so awesome! I am extremely jealous, and i wish my comanche was running so i could join the awesome MJ club!!
Dirteatr717 Posted November 8, 2012 Author Posted November 8, 2012 Thanks man! Get to work and join the awesome MJ club! Hahah Unfortunately it wouldn't buff out and that shell is already crushed and probably on a boat to china lol -In other news ordered the ballistic XJ/TJ coil perches - Bought a new Strange Spool and 4.88s for the 44 for $250 Couldn't pass up the price! -Picked up a set of aluminum 8lug 16.5 wheels that I'll run until I have money for a new/newish set of steelies and beadlocks
cherokee_chief Posted November 8, 2012 Posted November 8, 2012 thats my old 2dr... unfortunatly it was unfixable but i guess its time for bigger and better!
camjeep3 Posted November 9, 2012 Posted November 9, 2012 thanks for kind words! Both of us are safe! Ive been putting her to work with loads of cut up trees and pulling logs. As for some of my friends, I cannot say the same. Some lost their houses and there's nothing left of them. Cherokee_chief has a 45' boat in his neighbors swimming pool!!! As for the welds I'm using .30 flux wire and had the little Lincoln on a 1.5 wire peed and cranked the heat to E which is the highest setting check your polarity of the welder. running flux core wire is different then solid wire. should be straight plarity
SW86 Posted November 9, 2012 Posted November 9, 2012 thats my old 2dr... unfortunatly it was unfixable but i guess its time for bigger and better! okay. so where are the MJ pics!!! :driving:
cherokee_chief Posted November 9, 2012 Posted November 9, 2012 okay. so where are the MJ pics!!! :driving: I'm getting to it! Lmao
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