Thomas Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Empty Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Welcome! Sweet save and trade for the trucks! The red one looks good. Hope to see more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComancheJon Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Haha pretty sick résumé! I'm 17 and have had 3 jeeps, welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted June 1, 2013 Author Share Posted June 1, 2013 Guess I should have been more detailed in my fist post! The red one I have is an 89 that I swapped literally everything from a 92 Cherokee. It's nice having the HO! It also had a small amount of rust on the floor so I took care of that right away. This one I plan on making a trail rig/crawler. I already have a rear Dana 60 with 4.10 gears and a spool locker. I'm just waiting on finding a front Dana 44 or 60 and eventually being on 37s. I'll post some pics of the floor when I get to a computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimoshel Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Nice going. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huck731 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 nice save from the scrap yard. mine has 20x the rust and it's not going to die any time soon. was that a j-20? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted June 1, 2013 Author Share Posted June 1, 2013 The floor is actually the only place on the entire truck with any rust at all! I got super lucky! And it's actually a j4000. It has an amc 401 in it. I'm still considering buying it! It's only 1500 and has an old school warn winch on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 Not too much of an update but I ordered a winch yesterday! And I'll be starting a front bumper build soon! I plan on putting the winch under the radiator for approach angle. I ordered a Smittybilt xrc10. A guy in my local off road club said he liked his xrc8 so I thought I would give it a try. I'll post pics when I start it. Oh also I finished one of my half doors! I think it came out pretty good too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted June 24, 2013 Author Share Posted June 24, 2013 got one half door done, and the other is about half way there...i will finish it when i get more welding gas. i think they look alright! if i could do it again i would have not let the door skin get so hot, it kinda got wobbly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted June 24, 2013 Author Share Posted June 24, 2013 oh also i went wheeling with some wrongler guys, 2 2011 JKs, an 09, and an 03 TJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 Empty Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 i was sick of having no seat room out of a DD so i sold the grey comanche to get this one, which makes this my 6th jeep! power everthing, everything works, cold ac, moab wheels, 3" lift on 32s! and i got it for only 1300! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dscowell Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Those door look pretty good! Looks like there are some good trails out in Idaho I would have never guessed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 Thanks! There are a few really cool spots you just gotta know where to go to find the good ones. I'll have a big update on Tuesday! My winch bumper is going to be done then! And you don't see the winch at all cause it's under the radiator :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 I haven't really been keeping this up to date, but I have got a lot done lately! got the bumper finished and powder coated, got my lift on, and other small stuff! then Christmas came early! its Rubicon Express 7.5" cloils, track bar and bracket....for now its on my same short arm :fs1: a long arm setup and one ton steering is coming soonish though! Then i put my old front lift on my girlfriends jeep and got her shackles for the back...her 32s will be going on soon! and i saw this sexy MJ flatbed!!! this has got me really thinking of making a flat bed for mine, only more of a crawler bed than a work truck like this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Dude! That bumper looks sick! Is that the DIY bumper from jeep tubes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 Nope! It's built from scratch with .250 wall DOM tube and 3/8" plate for the bumper mount and winch cross member... built by yours truly (me haha) I can post more pics of it...the winch is tucked under the radiator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I've always loved the tube pre-runner style bumpers...I also wanted to do a hidden winch pre runner style bumper but can't really get a lot of ideas online...pm me pics of your set up so I can grab ideas for mine....thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 I'll just post the pics here, it is my build thread after all haha. I do that after work tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnkyboy Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Lookin good. You set your winch up a lot like mine except I put the control box under the hood and run the winch off a wireless remote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bornindesert Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Really diggin the fabbed tube bumpers and semi-hidden winch set-ups. Nice looks, home grown, functional but not over-done with steel. There's something to be said about simplicity in design :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted August 24, 2013 Author Share Posted August 24, 2013 We ended up welding a 3/8" plate to the frame and making the winch mount off of that, and the bumper is a separate piece.The winch is actually barely touching the steering box. and i got the tires and wheels on my girlfriends jeep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnkyboy Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 You might want to move the winch over a little to get it away from the steering box. The box does move around a little when you steer especially when your offroad. You don't want the steer box to wear a hole in your winch. My winch is actually tucked in a bit further then yours, I had to offset the winch to the passenger side a little to get it away from the steering box. You should also consider extending your bumper mounts back enough to include the steering box bolts,the stress on the frame from the steering box can cause the frame to crack in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 I'll keep an eye on the winch..I think it will be ok though...we will see. It's nit hitting the winch it's just barely touching the bolt on it. I'll think about that with the mounts...I could just make the part welded to the frame go back more for more contact area. I might just wait to do that for when I plate the frame. I chopped part of the bed also. I'll add pics later. I also went wheeling last weekend that I'll put pics up for in a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 pic of the chopped bed, it probably won't have a bed for too much longer... I'm really debating a flat bed! i thought i had more pics of the wheeling trip but i guess not that was a steep climb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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