ilovemybike Posted February 17, 2013 Author Share Posted February 17, 2013 Alright, cooling system question. I am running a Cherokee radiator which does not have a fill on it. I am using the factory overflow/fill container from the same year Cherokee. For simplicity's sake I ran the heater hoses directly to the overflow. I need to figure out a new way to route coolant to the overflow/fill because the thermostat doesn't like the way it is setup now. I also need to look into why the fans aren't cycling on when they should, do some PCM output diag. I have been doing other things though, got the front shaft in and bought a tailgate off of a guy who stopped by the shop. He came to drop a friend off to pick up a car and I asked if he wanted to sell the gate off his truck. I showed him mine and he sold me it for $30. I took the mounting brackets as well as mine were long gone. I also swapped an adjustable proportioning valve in, which helped my brake bias greatly. My pedal is softer due to the larger piston size on the calipers, but it stops well and locks up all four at once instead of just the rears. Some more bling as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ilovemybike Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 3656lbs and 62/38 bias. So after obtaining some info on weights I talked to some shock people. Because I live in the Northeast there aren't areas where I can cycle the suspension rapidly through its full travel so I opted to save some money for more dimple dies and ordered up some emulsion coilovers. From what I heard from Poly Performance and Dirt Fab Racing I shouldn't see any shock fade with the type of wheeling that I am doing. I wish I could say that I am going to be smashing through whoops at 60 MPH for 30 minutes but there just isn't that kind of terrain around here. They didn't have any 14" travel bodies in stock so after talking about it I went with a 16" Fox 2.0 coilover with some springs that were spec'd for my weight and intended purpose. I know I won't be able to use all of the shock, but this way I can have the coilover hoops pop out of the hood just a little bit, which is something that I have had in the back of my mind on this build. I will be limit strapping and using Fox 4" air bumps to limit up travel, thus using getting about 13" of useable travel. I'm running 12" Fox shocks in the rear as the leaf springs won't be providing much more travel than that. In comparison JEEPspeed rigs are limited to 12" front and 10" rear shocks and they jump awesome! I doubt I will be able to get my suspension dialed in that well, but it should be a huge improvement from my last setup. Can't wait until Friday when the big box comes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bitemybag Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 RAD . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirteatr717 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Drooled a little :thumbsup: can't wait to see it skydriving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ilovemybike Posted April 6, 2013 Author Share Posted April 6, 2013 Time for an update, sorry this is actual work. :(In order to keep the jeep as low as possible and still have uptravel I redesigned my track bar. It needed a bend to fit between the drag link, oil pan, diff and tie rod. Threw some 1.5" solid stock in toeachtheirown's tubing bender and ended up with a cute little axle centering piece.In preparation for the coilover hoops I plated the front unibody rails. Just cut some 14 gauge, threw some holes in it and welded her on. Oh then I started on the roll cage. Toeachtheirown lent me his notcher and I put the thing to use.I have never done tube work before, any tips, suggestions or downright hate is welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGHEEP Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I love the taillight boxes/plates. Were you able to match the radius on the rear of the bed. Alright, cooling system question. I am running a Cherokee radiator which does not have a fill on it. I am using the factory overflow/fill container from the same year Cherokee. For simplicity's sake I ran the heater hoses directly to the overflow. I need to figure out a new way to route coolant to the overflow/fill because the thermostat doesn't like the way it is setup now. I also need to look into why the fans aren't cycling on when they should, do some PCM output diag. I have been doing other things though, got the front shaft in and bought a tailgate off of a guy who stopped by the shop. He came to drop a friend off to pick up a car and I asked if he wanted to sell the gate off his truck. I showed him mine and he sold me it for $30. I took the mounting brackets as well as mine were long gone. I also swapped an adjustable proportioning valve in, which helped my brake bias greatly. My pedal is softer due to the larger piston size on the calipers, but it stops well and locks up all four at once instead of just the rears.Some more bling as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovemybike Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 I love the taillight boxes/plates. Were you able to match the radius on the rear of the bed. Alright, cooling system question. I am running a Cherokee radiator which does not have a fill on it. I am using the factory overflow/fill container from the same year Cherokee. For simplicity's sake I ran the heater hoses directly to the overflow. I need to figure out a new way to route coolant to the overflow/fill because the thermostat doesn't like the way it is setup now. I also need to look into why the fans aren't cycling on when they should, do some PCM output diag. I have been doing other things though, got the front shaft in and bought a tailgate off of a guy who stopped by the shop. He came to drop a friend off to pick up a car and I asked if he wanted to sell the gate off his truck. I showed him mine and he sold me it for $30. I took the mounting brackets as well as mine were long gone. I also swapped an adjustable proportioning valve in, which helped my brake bias greatly. My pedal is softer due to the larger piston size on the calipers, but it stops well and locks up all four at once instead of just the rears. Some more bling as well. Haha, mega quote. I was able to get the radius pretty damn close. I put a piece of tube in my press brake and it came out pretty sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovemybike Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 My brother's Lincoln was having problems so I bought a blue welder.And I have to say, watercooled and powerful is pretty convenient.Welded on my bumper plates so I can remove the damn thing when I need to pull the radiator or whatnot.Plated the passenger side as well. I was very close to TIGing that on but ended up using the glue gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovemybike Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 Jason came up and helped out with more of them tubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crosbike Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 looks amazing. Keep up the great work and the updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovemybike Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 Dimple plates are just sitting there, need to be fitted. Did some more tube work.Made the track bar brackets and threw it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dscowell Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 This manche is already a beast I can't wait to see the finished product! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovemybike Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 I guess I take forever to build things. But here are some long overdue updated photos. Finishing up the cage and then on to the coilover mounting. Sorry for the photo quality, all I had was an etch-a-sketch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dscowell Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Cage came together great! Are you keeping the bench seat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny quest Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 been following this build on IG too. that cage is beautiful. if you were closer, id love to take a look, and take some measurements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgarXJ Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Here's some nice 5.3 projects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovemybike Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 I haven't been slacking I swear.I put the tailgate on after I powdercoated it, it barely fit in the oven and it made the worst smelling smoke pour out of the oven but it's done now. Then with the help of some great friends I managed to stuff some coilover hoops in the b*@$£. I use that term based on my own faults, the truck has been great. So it's sitting on coilovers with tacks and temporary top mounts. It's a bit high, but I'm sure there are ways to remedy that without changing the mounting locations. I flexed it out and I don't have any clearance issues!! It's a miracle, it's so damn tight yet doesn't hit. I hastily shot photos, don't hate.I'm aware the windshield is broken, if I had a dime...What up node?Prerunner stance. Is stance a naughty word now?Rexy chillin in the shadows.I mocked up the TJ flares a bit more permanently. Not entirely sold on them but it's pretty legal. I wonder if I should paint dolphins on the hoops as if they were jumping out....I am not building this thing for max flex but it has some.Halfass plastidip test. Do I go white or black on the flares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirteatr717 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 You have the ability to make some pretty rad stuff and you put on ugly plastic tj flares?! Don't flake out dude keep going with the fab! Everything else looks pretty sweet :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovemybike Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 I'm not sold on the flares, especially the front ones. Maybe I could go fiberglass front fenders, but they are easy to crack in the tight wooded trails near my home. I had an exo/tube fender setup on my XJ, but I didn't want to do that to this rig. What do you think would look good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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