jbain Posted March 6, 2018 Author Posted March 6, 2018 Dragged the 8.8 back from Canton Ohio today, Acme 4x4 welded up the tubes and installed an ARB and a set of 4.88s. Couldn't be happier.
jbain Posted March 7, 2018 Author Posted March 7, 2018 Unpacked my Barnes DIY one ton steering kit last night, Beefy!
jbain Posted March 7, 2018 Author Posted March 7, 2018 Swapped my RCV slugs for a set of 30 spline Warn lock in lock outs. Saved me a little cash.
jbain Posted March 10, 2018 Author Posted March 10, 2018 I'm always a little apprehensive when pulling rear flares for the first time. These looked so good I almost hated to start cutting on them.
jbain Posted March 10, 2018 Author Posted March 10, 2018 Got the rear flares mounted up this evening. I was hoping not to have to cut the bedside loose from the inner fenders but no dice. So it seems I've got some welding to do.
jbain Posted March 10, 2018 Author Posted March 10, 2018 Now that I have all the Notch Customs flares mounted up I'd like to give everyone my opinion. If I could send them back I definitely would. Of all the aftermarket vehicle specific parts I've ever purchased these are the worse. The first pic is the driver's front, it doesn't have a upper notch at all. The second and third are the passenger front. The upper part has a notch but the bottom body line is all jacked up. Neither side has a notch in the front and I don't even want to talk about the rear.
jbain Posted March 10, 2018 Author Posted March 10, 2018 When you've made a lot of progress on your project so you decide to make a punch list, then you realize your not even close.
jbain Posted March 10, 2018 Author Posted March 10, 2018 With the weatherman saying the sun may make an appearance today I've decided to do some painting. Unfortunately my budget requires me to reuse as many used parts as possible so I spent a couple hours this morning prepping the parts for the rear axle for resurfacing.
HOrnbrod Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 15 hours ago, jbain said: Now that I have all the Notch Customs flares mounted up I'd like to give everyone my opinion. If I could send them back I definitely would. Of all the aftermarket vehicle specific parts I've ever purchased these are the worse. The first pic is the driver's front, it doesn't have a upper notch at all. The second and third are the passenger front. The upper part has a notch but the bottom body line is all jacked up. Neither side has a notch in the front and I don't even want to talk about the rear. Bummer on the Notch flares. On their web site they show a close-up of a red MJ with their flares installed. The notches, especially on the rear flare, look perfect.
jbain Posted March 10, 2018 Author Posted March 10, 2018 7 hours ago, HOrnbrod said: Bummer on the Notch flares. On their web site they show a close-up of a red MJ with their flares installed. The notches, especially on the rear flare, look perfect. Yeah, it's going to take a lot of time to get them to fit right. It's disappointing.
jbain Posted March 10, 2018 Author Posted March 10, 2018 Assembled the rear axle today and ran new brake lines. The 8.8 parking brake assembly proved to be a real pain, but it's ready to mock up.
jbain Posted March 11, 2018 Author Posted March 11, 2018 Mounted up the rear bumper today and I gotta say I'm very happy with how it fits.
jbain Posted March 11, 2018 Author Posted March 11, 2018 Working on flares this morning and it's amazing how much of this flare I'm going to have to remove to get it to lay flat against the fender.
jbain Posted March 11, 2018 Author Posted March 11, 2018 Spent about 3 hours sanding on this flare, I'm no body man but I'm happy with the result. Wouldn't need any Bondo.
jbain Posted March 11, 2018 Author Posted March 11, 2018 Finished up the front bumper and mounted the winch. Looks kinda big with no lift an 235's.
jbain Posted March 13, 2018 Author Posted March 13, 2018 Prepped and painted the grill today along with installing the new headlights.
jbain Posted March 14, 2018 Author Posted March 14, 2018 Went ahead and pulled the trigger on my Golden Eagle decals. I chose the JK ones because they are smaller than the J10/CJ versions. I'll run the Golden Eagle lettering on the lower part of the doors similar to the White J10 in the picture.
jbain Posted March 15, 2018 Author Posted March 15, 2018 Got lucky and found a set of 1978 Factory Golden Eagle wheels. Had the local Jobber mix me up some AMC 7M Golden Ginger. Its thin so it took 5 coats for good coverage but a big difference between new and 40 year old paint.
jbain Posted March 15, 2018 Author Posted March 15, 2018 Today makes 4 months since I started tearing it down. My goal was 6 months so I need to stay busy. It's just amazing how much time projects actually take compared to what we estimate at the beginning.
neohic Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 I think it’s amazing what you’ve done in four months.
jbain Posted March 16, 2018 Author Posted March 16, 2018 15 hours ago, neohic said: I think it’s amazing what you’ve done in four months.
jbain Posted March 16, 2018 Author Posted March 16, 2018 Scotch brighted these this evening and layed down 3 medium coats of clear, hopefully I can get them mated with the Pitbulls tomorrow.
jbain Posted March 17, 2018 Author Posted March 17, 2018 Buddy of mine going the extra mile to get this hunk of rubber to roll smoothly.
jbain Posted March 17, 2018 Author Posted March 17, 2018 Time to stop procrastinating and get these axles in.
neohic Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 41 minutes ago, jbain said: Time to stop procrastinating and get these axles in. Absolutely amazing MJ in 3... 2...1...
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