JENSSEN Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Stay tuned folks! I know I have been off the radar for a while but I had to take some time for the house , fixing the lease return, prepping the 2002 stang for sale, deal with the RV write off (and find a new one), work things and whack of other $#it but I am baaaaack! The goal in 6 weeks is to do -weld on bead locks (ordered) -cage reinforcement -linked and coiled rear -tranny pan repair -exhaust repair -www.browndogindustries.com motor mounts (ordered) -maybe bigger tires -u joint repair, batt relocation -maybe a new winch (Kingone) -Front diff skid plate Who knows if I will get it all done but I am entered in the 2011 http://www.highriders.ca challenge and I want to come out with my Jeep in one piece. I will be calling in friends and favors on this one,... Previous years photos,.. http://video.icq.com/video/video_selected.php?vid=y6hKsIO-Efw&icid=vr_rmpn :)
JENSSEN Posted June 1, 2011 Author Posted June 1, 2011 The first of the rebuild parts arrived,.. Weld on outer beadlocks and inner bead stiffeners from SUREWAY Metals in Calgary Alberta. Oh and box one of 2 from brown dog,.. but it was only the hardware :( Tonight was supposed to be shop night but a massive multiple roll left a friend injured and his built Samari stuck 5hrs away (2.5hrs drive, 2.5hrs trail) at the bottom of a ravine. So 2 Friends from Chanda 4x4 in Calgary and I are taking tomm off to do a 2 Jeep recovery VS one Samari,.. supposedly its a bad situation. Oh and I had to borrow the Wifey's recently modded Rubicon to go so I have to be nice to it. Wish us luck
immortal Posted June 1, 2011 Posted June 1, 2011 Good luck, buddy!! Where abouts was the crash? Any news of how the driver/passenger are? You guys be safe, too!!! T
JENSSEN Posted June 3, 2011 Author Posted June 3, 2011 Everyone is OK it was a 19Hr recovery,... I will hyperlink the thread later,... Buuuut I am so excited,.. more parts today today! Motor plates and mounts from www.browndogoffroad.com ; review/build thread to follow Now I learned the hard way wheeling an 4.0 block puts your mount bosses at risk and I almost destroyed my hopped up 4.0 because the bosses pulled off the engine. Spend the money on these if its anything from a DD to a comp rig! If the product is even half of what their customer service, love for the sport/jeeps and overall knowledge is it will be one of the most beneficial mods to date! Watch out for the review!
JENSSEN Posted June 8, 2011 Author Posted June 8, 2011 Browndog mounts arein started the 4 link Start of the 4 link,.. Glenn helped me tonight and on 2.5 hrs we began,... Stock XJ coil buckets: Yes I am that "frugal" to reuse them,.. Freecycle anyone? :out: Plasma'd that stuff down to size,.. Cut some brackets to "mock" up the stock XJ front buckets I need to tack them in and test the ride height, then start the 4 link :)
mj Mike Posted June 10, 2011 Posted June 10, 2011 sounds bad a$$ ! post lots of pic's I look forward to seeing more of your build !
JENSSEN Posted June 11, 2011 Author Posted June 11, 2011 Ask and you shall receive! OK well today Stephanie reminded me the competition is 22 days away,..I guess I better get started on the 4 Link rear,... Well my jay at Chanda had these kicking around on the shop floor so I figured they would be a good start,.. and plasma! make some diff tube mounts Quick test fit made some upper mounts from shop scraps and some uni-body reinforcements to share the load of the coils, the goal os to locate them right below the rear cage tie ins :) Chassis cleaned up been going for 2 hours solid , so time for a quick break!
mj Mike Posted June 11, 2011 Posted June 11, 2011 what type of coils, shocks & bump stops are you setting up in the rear?
JENSSEN Posted June 11, 2011 Author Posted June 11, 2011 what type of coils, shocks & bump stops are you setting up in the rear? I plan on using TJ front coils in the rear, as for shocks and bump stops :dunno: let you know when I get there!
JENSSEN Posted June 11, 2011 Author Posted June 11, 2011 A few more hours a bit more progress,... Went to sit it on the TJ coils and the leafs got in the way so I cut the old tabs off:) Full weight on the TJ spring only, leafs are there for alignment only
JENSSEN Posted June 12, 2011 Author Posted June 12, 2011 I see you push that truck to its limits :D I have been trying!
JENSSEN Posted June 12, 2011 Author Posted June 12, 2011 Well more repairs today,... Exhaust and tranny pan met a few rocks last year,... New one with a splash of paint and in My poor pacesetter header,.. Had to chop a section out :( Got to keep plugging away 21 days to race day
JENSSEN Posted June 21, 2011 Author Posted June 21, 2011 working on the 4 link,.. scrapped a few ideas so far,.. a few templates A few fabbed parts don't know if I will use them Notes,.. Masking tape 4 link,..
JENSSEN Posted June 27, 2011 Author Posted June 27, 2011 A couple of guys a few days and a few beers! Thanks Everybody,.. almost ready, 5 days to race day Yes I know the springs need some adjustment ;)
JENSSEN Posted June 27, 2011 Author Posted June 27, 2011 for size,... and the pumpkin gusset isn't done
JENSSEN Posted June 28, 2011 Author Posted June 28, 2011 All the links are now in! Now to make it run and fix all the little stuff,..:crazy:
JENSSEN Posted June 8, 2012 Author Posted June 8, 2012 Seems it's been some time since I updated,.. It's home for the next few weeks,.. New (to me) trussed Dana 44 Tires and fittest testing shortly :)
JENSSEN Posted June 9, 2012 Author Posted June 9, 2012 Hour and a half,.. Test fitting 44's to see what has to go Wheel base will be stretched again,..
JENSSEN Posted June 11, 2012 Author Posted June 11, 2012 A few more updates,.. Sorry for the crappy pictures, just cycling the suspension with the lower links before we attack the upper section: More to come,.. Still waiting on my damn tires
JENSSEN Posted June 14, 2012 Author Posted June 14, 2012 Got a bit more done tonight, only spend 3 hours on it but think I figured out the illusive 3 link,.. And no matter how hard I tried the d/s was out! So here is a rough idea on how it's going to look:
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