North4x4 Posted December 14, 2012 Posted December 14, 2012 Are those stock Jeep center caps you have on those rims? That looks good, I might have to try something similar with my cragars.
xjtrailrider Posted December 15, 2012 Author Posted December 15, 2012 Are those stock Jeep center caps you have on those rims? That looks good, I might have to try something similar with my cragars. Yes, I made a fixture or "jig" to drill out the rims to accept the Jeep caps. i despise the Crager center caps. I'm working on some different caps for the Turbine rims as well. i love the Turbines but hate the dated stock caps. I found some wrangler caps that will look good on the Turbines its just going to take some machine work to make them work right. I just hope they come in the 5 on 4.5 pattern. the ones shown are 5 on 5 Picture these caps on the Turbine wheels;
xjtrailrider Posted December 16, 2012 Author Posted December 16, 2012 The "new to us" hood is primed and ready to fit to the truck!
xjtrailrider Posted December 22, 2012 Author Posted December 22, 2012 No hood New hood. This is a aftermarket hood that I picked up for $20 in Mt Airy NC. Ron filled in a couple of low spots and I primed with some Omni high build primer We had to get a new windshield as well. The one we had installed leaked badly so the windshield place put another one on and we used a gasket in place of the tin trim that came from the factory
xjtrailrider Posted April 6, 2013 Author Posted April 6, 2013 Wow! Time for an update! My son has driven the truck trouble free for 5 months now. We still haven't gotten it painted or even completely primed yet. The only things I have done to since putting it on the road is to lock the disconnect axle by shimming the fork over and a couple of oil changes. He is an avid kayak fisherman so I'm fabbing some custom kayak/canoe racks for it. I will post pics when done.
SW86 Posted April 6, 2013 Posted April 6, 2013 ive always wanted to get into kayak fishing. seems really fun. post up some pics!
xjtrailrider Posted April 13, 2013 Author Posted April 13, 2013 I built the head-ache rack/canoe/kayak/ladder rack for the MJ today. My son is an avid kayak fisherman and a 13' yak will not fit in a 7" bed very well!I made it out of steel and pipe, all bought at Lowes by my son for less than $100. I had the expanded steel laying around but the rest was all purchased.He is going to paint it tomorrow and I will mount it on Sunday. Note: Comanche beds are not the same width front to back! The front of the bed is wider than the rear by 1"(glad I measured)
relyt120 Posted April 13, 2013 Posted April 13, 2013 Remote start installed tonight! Thanks Drew! (trailreadyMJ) How'd that go?
xjtrailrider Posted April 13, 2013 Author Posted April 13, 2013 Remote start installed tonight! Thanks Drew! (trailreadyMJ) How'd that go? Works perfect! We have remote starts(Viper) on all 4 of the XJ's and the MJ. Its all in the install and Drew knows his stuff! major applause man way to keep it alive! Thank You!
xjtrailrider Posted April 15, 2013 Author Posted April 15, 2013 All painted up and mounted. The fit was perfect.
xjtrailrider Posted October 26, 2013 Author Posted October 26, 2013 New engine is going in soon! I picked up a low mileage 98 long block to replace the ailing RENIX. Stay tuned!
xjtrailrider Posted November 25, 2013 Author Posted November 25, 2013 So the old RENIX motor dropped #2 rod last week. The newer 98 long block is in.
ComancheKid45 Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 Wow catastrophic failure! Glad you were prepared! Truck looks great as always! :thumbsup:
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