87manchenick Posted June 21, 2013 Posted June 21, 2013 well after i bent my rear bumper today i decided its a great time to start my build :thumbsup: i bought the MJ about a month ago been driving it around hit a few mud holes and mainly played on the beach everyday getting an awesome feel for what it needs Current specs 4.0 with 10K miles aw4 with 20K 6.5" lift No sway bar discos 33" bighorns long bed Metric ton model Rear aussie locker D44 rear the plan for now is a set of bushwackers build some custom front and rear bumpers along with a set of sliders Final plan is not yet made i like to play till i break then upgrade :brows: as i have a spare cj7 at the house
skidoo_j Posted June 21, 2013 Posted June 21, 2013 Look into napier flares. I like the looks better. The bushwackes are 5.5 inches wide whereas the napiers are 3.5. Napiers are less $$ we get a club discount. Anyways I had a set of new bushwackers for the comanche available to me at a very discounted price, when i held them up to the truck I just didn't care for how dominate they were visually, especially from the front because of their width. I have not held a set of napier but they sent me some templates and based on the fact they're wider then stock, not a foot like the bushwacker, it's what I'm saving my pennies for vs bushes. Napier Flares I think the discount code is either comanche or cherokee for 10 or 15% off. Depends what promo he's got going.
87manchenick Posted June 21, 2013 Author Posted June 21, 2013 i will have to look into them started on my rear bumper today will have pictures up later
87manchenick Posted June 23, 2013 Author Posted June 23, 2013 well had some progress today on the rear bumper but forgot my phone so no pictures i feel like coming along nicely
87manchenick Posted June 29, 2013 Author Posted June 29, 2013 well update on my project i took out the dash bench seat the flooring stuff headliner and got my bumper welded up and mounted and am in the process of painting it pictures to come :)
87manchenick Posted June 30, 2013 Author Posted June 30, 2013 Photo time :) not to bad rust wise just gonna need some TLC
87manchenick Posted July 5, 2013 Author Posted July 5, 2013 Rust is fixed as of tonight became too late to take pictures sorry for the long gap for people that are watching the thread . :MJ 1: . Drove it over to the house today using a milk crate as a seat (its four blocks away in a small town) Also rear bumper that was made ready to put on got sold to some one with an XJ that offered me too much to not build another :thumbsup: more pictures to come tomorrow
87manchenick Posted July 5, 2013 Author Posted July 5, 2013 put my seat in this morning and the old bumper that was bent to go rescue my dad in his toyota who went mudding without me and got stuck about a mile back in the woods also turns out my fix wipers didn't work :doh: stopped on the way home for some snacks
87manchenick Posted July 5, 2013 Author Posted July 5, 2013 well i feel like i am talking to myself at this point but i will keep going full tune up today plugs wires cap fuel filter air filter and oil changes all the way around and greased everything she is almost ready for a real wheeling trip Ordered some goodies for the comanche today :yes: keep tuned in to find out what they are :brows:
sinkrun Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 Looking good keep up the good work wish i had more ambition to finish mine for paint.
87manchenick Posted July 6, 2013 Author Posted July 6, 2013 after the bumper and flares are cut i will be doing a rattle can paint job changing the color to a metal flake purple
87manchenick Posted July 7, 2013 Author Posted July 7, 2013 the new bumper is started only had about ten minutes to mess with it but i got the metal cut and welded just need to add tow hooks and then grind it all down do a second pass sand it down and start painting
87manchenick Posted July 13, 2013 Author Posted July 13, 2013 update she is now running and driving again new rear bumper is now flat black bed liner is out of it and the bed liner for it is ordered just waiting on brown santa to come and drop off my parts i want :)
87manchenick Posted July 24, 2013 Author Posted July 24, 2013 been along time on updated my parts got delivered in bad shape so i had to send them back :( on a plus note flex pics!
88whitemanche Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 Nice flex! I can't flex much myself need longer brake lines....
87manchenick Posted July 24, 2013 Author Posted July 24, 2013 the stump is about 36" and i have a bit more flex than that i say not bad for short arms :P and thanks also waiting on my one ton steering as today it started to steer funny kinda annoying as this is my DD
87manchenick Posted July 27, 2013 Author Posted July 27, 2013 just been driving it as i bought a fun little project its not a jeep but here is a picture anyways :P also means more to come on the jeep :P gi
87manchenick Posted July 29, 2013 Author Posted July 29, 2013 after 26 hard years the starter went out and after banging on it for a week to start it it gave out totally so she got a new one
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