cody4359 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 if it was a diesel id say keep it lol have you used the pacesetter header before? i bout a banks torque tube, spendy but lifetime warranty. thinking i coulda been just as happy with a cheaper one tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 No i never had one before. I went with the pasesetter since i could easly order it thrugh Summit Racing. It just came in the mail cupple days ago. That and it has all the pipe included to where the stock cat would go under the pass side floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Got back in the garage today. yeeeeee :wrench: After a cupple long hours i rolled this out.... All front lift done an my 90 disco dana 30 in. an got her flipped around an started to rip out the small dana 35 rear. Dana 44 an SOA will be done tomaro. :clapping: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Spent yet another nice day at the garage. Been a long time since i was able to work outside an with the door open! :jump: Got the rear ripped out an stole the over load leafs. Yeeeee factory dana 44 just about rust free! After an cupples hours, 2 ice coffees an a large cheese pizza later.... Rolled this out. Evean has working e-break still! And hears another pic with my red MJ sporting the stock dana 35 an suspention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody4359 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 coming along nice and quick :wrench: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Me an my freind whos garage its at, are both layed off. Been going up every day to work on it an still collect a pay check hahaha. I love workin for a major paving company in New England. Get at least 1 month paid vaca every late winter. haha :cheers: But will be back to 8 days a week this summer haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 Finaly got my engine tranny an t case back installed. Gota love tow trucks! Did it in all 1 shot! As of now its all bolted in, my brand new long tube header installed. I still have to get a new set of injectors an finnish the cooling system to get it running. Only drive shafts, an install break an clutch master an shuld be driving! Latly been a little side tracted.... Had a cupple beers an took my 2500HD wheeling (after just having new engine installed...) And I finaly towed home my car to start wrenching on that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyluvv Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Lemme get that SS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 haha thats my mullet wagon! That was my fall an early winter project... kinda lost intrest untill it just started getting warmer... Now getting it ready for the 100ft drags at my local Circle track. Only has a small 412ci small block an a bulit th400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody4359 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 only 412 ci :nuts: lol like thats small :USAflag: how did you pull the motor out of the mj? i looks like you just riggrd up to the motor and pulled, following the tcase with a jack so you could lower it? i recently put motor/tranny/tcase in my truck with a pretty painted engine compartment and it was a pain.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 only 412 ci :nuts: lol like thats small :USAflag: how did you pull the motor out of the mj? i looks like you just riggrd up to the motor and pulled, following the tcase with a jack so you could lower it? i recently put motor/tranny/tcase in my truck with a pretty painted engine compartment and it was a pain.. well the 412ci is still a small block.... only 450-500hp with just a 750 holly on top no power adders. lol And for the MJ I did put the engine in from crank pully to t case output shaft. But as you can see in the pic i had the use of a towtruck with a exstended boom. I had it lifted pointing streight up in the air untill the t case cleared the front bumper of the MJ. Then rolled the truck under an slowly lowerd the engine combo in the engine compartment till i could get a jack under the t case. Then slowly lowerd the engine as a freind guided the tranny an tcase underneath. I did have the intake an exhaust manufold off when i installed it. And not really shure if it made for more room but the break master an booster is also out of the truck. It was a lot easer an went smother than exspected. I don't beleave i bumped the inside of the engine compartment much at all, but didnt realy notist since its not cleaned up at all haha :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 Figgerd i play musical hopties today... Towed both my MJs home. Figgerd its warmming up an gas is a little steep to travel 35min to go work on it. Any way funds are getting low so I just wanted them home. Now sitting at home i tryed to get it fired up for the first time. But after another used injector install i still have major fuel leaks! wtf! now all my junks are sitting at home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted March 31, 2011 Author Share Posted March 31, 2011 Spent some time an got all my fuel leaks fixed. Now has all new O rings an 97 XJ injectors. Have to work on bypassing the netrual saftey swich. I don't have any of the auto tranny harness an its not reading the netural safty swich. Just got all the peddles installed. Have to finnish plumbing the clutch lines an master cly. Got the noes all bolted on an my new (old ) rims an tires installed with spacer/adaptors. Now has 5 on 5 bolt pattern. Also in my travels today i helped my buddy get his trailer race whip. A 1993 GMC burban. Thinking i may rob the TBI 350 an auto for a swap for my MJ next winter...... But for now have to get it ready to race around Thompson speedway durring this years trailer race! Gota love people... dam it sucks on gas an the batt died take it FO FREE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody4359 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 i like thoes rims. whats your total lift up front? 6-6.5"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted March 31, 2011 Author Share Posted March 31, 2011 i like thoes rims. whats your total lift up front? 6-6.5"? Thanx on the rims.. haha kinda funny was doing scrap at a freinds an saw them. There for a F150. Then rememberd i had adaptors off my old 99 XJ ive had around for past 3 years. Got the rims for free, had the adaptors, an tires were free old 31s haha And for the lift the front is a rustys 4.5 spring an rustys 1.75in spacer. The rear is stock 2wd springs with 1 over load leaf off my Pioneer SOA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 i really have to finnish my MJ soon! haha an stop doing this.... :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 Been slowly tinkering with my jeep some more. Finaly gettin the dash back together. I found a big section of wiring chewed thrugh from mice under the heater control. I rewired it all. Hoping i don't come across any more..... I started swapping in dash parts from my Pioneer. Swaped in the gages but kept my spedo to keep the miles right. It looks a lil diff but in mot making a show truck, but a truck to use! Swaped in the spedo cable from my other tuck. Found the 2wd cable is too short. I scored my cig lighter (so i can charge my phone haha) Hears a pic of what my dash looks like now. Notist the diff color gages.... And i know i still have 2 shifters...... :dunce: Also i mounted my Posi-loc in a diff spot. In the spot under the dash above the gas pettle it hist my knee. I mounted it here above the e break release. I still evean have the speaker there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 I desided to take my jeep for its first ride off road today. Just went out in my back fields. Took it easy still don't have rear shocks or drive shaft... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted May 7, 2011 Author Share Posted May 7, 2011 Today i just put my front break line exstentions on. But at full flex thers still tention on my lines. Is there any cheap longer rubbor break hoes? Ive herd stock YJ will work??? But i still played around in my yard a lil bit.. Not bad for just front wheel drive haha.. Climbing the same rock with my long bed got tippy an this truck just flexes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rymanrph Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 I put YJ lines on my TJ with long travel shocks and it was never a problem. All that tells you though is that YJ lines are longer than TJ lines. I'm not sure how they compare to the XJ/MJ lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 Been out putting some miles on my truck now. Trying to work the bugs out. I beleave i got my MAJOR death wobble fixed with a better alignment... I took out on a small wheeling adventure... Other than still no rear shocks (lil bouncy..), She did very good. The only prolblem i had is it would run hot, 240+ wile going slow. I'm only running the engine driven fan and no eletric fan. That is all my old manche had since it was a non AC truck. I since put in a 160 thermostat and a factory eletric fan to a switch an realy. I havent been in the woods yet but around town runs ice cold! Out wheeling had to pull out my buddys 96 XJ with 3in lift burried to the rockers haha And for a added touch i hooked up this Power/ comfort switch for my fan. on power an light on my fan is running. This switch is no longer needed with my AX15 swap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Got my over heating prolblem all fixed. Went out for a entire day of wheeling with my MJ an 2 buddys wranglers. A 91 YJ on 35s and a 01 TJ on 33s I evan got some vids on facespace lol http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 5438720216 http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 3528720407 The only prolblems i had was my Y pipe on my pase setter header came off on me in the trail, and now my track bar is waisted. I been looking around at hevy duty track bars and mounts but not shure what to get just yet.. I'm leanning torweds a Rough Country bar. I do plan on long arms soon an want somthing that will hold up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share Posted June 2, 2011 Got my track bar fixed with a Rustys offroad HD upgrade an frame mount. Seems to be a lot better now. Tooke back out for some more fun. My buddys 97 gutted XJ was the first carnage of the day. Snaping a rear axle But then i ended up burring mine in a swamp logging trail..... Getting pulled out by my freinmds Claton long arm XJ My freind an i b4 compleaty coverd in mud haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted June 7, 2011 Author Share Posted June 7, 2011 After compleatly burrning off my 31s. I now finaly put on my 33 BFG ATs. Had to remove front flairs an to some fender mods with a hammer... haha. My buddy just put a clutch in his beater f150 an tryed climbing a hill i can walk my MJ up haha. Got stuck lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 After a hard day of wheeling... my lil MJ didnt fare too well.... Endded up tacoing both my front upper control arms, an taking out the front drive shaft ujoint. Gess it didnt like a rocky hill climb holding rev limmitor 2nd gear, lots of flexing, and jumping some other small hill climbs... I drove it home after the front drive shaft came off the front diff. Found the control arms destroyed when i went to fix the u joint. my Mj to the right an my buddys XJ with a Claton 8in long arm front an rear to the left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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