Huck731's 91 Mj Daily Driver

[huck731]

oh heck no, but it will determine how I lower it and what I can lower it with. some retro-fitted adjustable coilovers would be the tits

[neohic]

Jeep ZJ rear coils will lower the front of a MJ about 3" so I've read. They're easy to find too... unlike other other such lowered suspension components... (shameless plug) :yes:

[huck731]

build sheet so far,

 

16" RMl snowflakes

interlagos plaid bench seat, headliner, and door cards

 

thats all I had time to figure out while I was at drill.

[Minuit]

Hey there Sportruck brother! This probably isn't the modifications I would be making, but your plans look pretty interesting so far. Good luck! :thumbsup:

[huck731]

after my gps taking me to the rong road entirly I go treally pissed and drove like a bat out of hell the 20 miles it took me to get home from the middle of no where. I really missed having a 5th gear as the gearing really ate the gas up. another reason the diesel swap will me very nice

[huck731]

minuit, these where not my original plans for the truck until neohic made that sketch. I am going to roll with it because my true passion is vw's and the euro car community (although I am looking for another mj to make a dd/trail rig now). I have posted build thread on a few of the vw/euro forums I am a regular on and there seems to be a good amount of people exited about this build. I think even the jeep community will like it.

 

oh and I've come to the conclusion I am going to bag the truck, as much as I am a static drop diehard, air makes alot more sense with the truck and the incline of my driveway/condition of some of the roads within 2 miles of my house.

[neohic]

...not my original plans for the truck until neohic made that sketch...

 

So it's my fault?! :laughin: Bags sound cool. Really can't wait to see this taking shape!

[huck731]

I never even thought of doing this untill that sketch, but it is way cooler than building "another 4x4". I'm going to talk to an automotive interior shop tomorrow on pricing and I'm starting to find hub adapters/spacers fro the rims, hopefully tax time is fruitfull enough to get the rims.

[neohic]

Nice... I love building vehicles vicariously through other people.

[huck731]

I'm even considering selling my 90% complete 71 super beetle to fund this

[huck731]

rim decision has been made to get 16x8 RML snowflakes. now to decide on 1 or 3 peice wheels.

 

http://fifteen52.us/...0767&id=1622457

 

as for the mk5 interlagos plaid, that may or may not happen. from my research, if you can find it, it is crazy expensive so I may have to settle to the mk1 plaid cloth that looks really close to interlagos.

 

can a mod change the thread title to project eurojeep please?

[neohic]

[huck731]

this

http://www.vwheritage.com/vw_spares_Fabric-Mk1-Series-1-GTI-Red-Black-by-the-Meter-171881000_act_shop.product_pID_101371518_lang_EN_country_GB.htm?crumbStartPage=2&crumbStartRow=14

 

or this

http://www.vwheritage.com/vw_spares_Fabric-Mk1-Series-1-GTI-White-Black-by-the-Meter-171881001_act_shop.product_pID_101373161_lang_EN_country_GB.htm?crumbStartPage=2&crumbStartRow=14

[neohic]

this

http://www.vwheritag...rumbStartRow=14

 

If the truck is staying white, I'd go with the red/black.

[huck731]

the last part to this automotive puzzle will be the farenhiet orange pant that was on the 08 gti.

[huck731]

well I think I finally figured out the death wobble, the bushing on the end of the center link is all sorts of busted up...

 

in other news, I found out today that the lowering mechanism for my spare tire is seized up with rust and ice. so I am missing a day of work because I can't get there and have to buy 2 new tires. $$#!&!!!

[huck731]

I finally found out why my dome lights don't work...the P.O cut the harness going to them when he improperlly installed the xj bucket seats.

[huck731]

I finally decided that I am going to install the cb radio on the dash directly above the radio, I do feel a bit bad about drilling holes into an otherwise perfect dash though.

[huck731]

new muffler came in the mail today. I'll try to snap some pics when I get it on, possible this weekend.

[neohic]

Couldn't help but notice over of vortex...

 

... a white jeep pickup with a euro plate on the front.

 

... felt it better to bring it up here. Any pictures of the plate?

[huck731]

sounds like someone has been lurking the madison thread, lol

 

not that I can find, but I'm hoping to take some pictures this weekend.

[neohic]

sounds like someone has been lurking the madison thread, lol

 

:peek: ... guilty. Not a whole lot going on over here on this side of the state so I'm forced to venture around.

[huck731]

here are some pics, all but the snow one are from today.

 

 

 

 

 

and now fo rthe one you asked for...

[huck731]

I've been thinking abotu getting a set of rancho 5000 series struts for the rear end and giving it 2" of lift

[huck731]

finally got my oil changed.  she's already taken a liking to the shell rotella t full synthetic I gave her.  now I need this weather to clear up so I can finally install the new sway bar end links and if I'm feeling really ambitous, put in the new u-joints.