Jesse J Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 thats so mean looking. once it's painted it's gonna be sick. what is he doing for gears? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 On 11/14/2020 at 7:51 PM, eaglescout526 said: How does it feel knowing your brother has the bigger Jeep truck? Expand Honestly, fine. My truck will get better fuel mileage, is nicer, and is more maneuverable than his. Plus, I have the cooler stripes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 On 11/14/2020 at 7:51 PM, Jesse J said: thats so mean looking. once it's painted it's gonna be sick. what is he doing for gears? Expand He isn’t sure on gears yet. It’ll probably get 4.10s though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 He also got 3 brand new (from the 70s) 15x10 white wagon wheels for $35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 On 11/14/2020 at 7:52 PM, 89 MJ said: Honestly, fine. My truck will get better fuel mileage, is nicer, and is more maneuverable than his. Plus, I have the cooler stripes. Expand Thats until he puts Honcho decal kit on his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse J Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 On 11/14/2020 at 7:53 PM, 89 MJ said: He also got 3 brand new (from the 70s) 15x10 white wagon wheels for $35. Expand thats one short of a full set It would be cool to see it with some 35s but its his truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 On 11/14/2020 at 7:56 PM, eaglescout526 said: Thats until he puts Honcho decal kit on his. Expand Yeah, there’s that. I think he wants to do it black with red white and blue Honcho stripes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 On 11/14/2020 at 8:01 PM, Jesse J said: thats one short of a full set It would be cool to see it with some 35s but its his truck Expand I think that’s the plan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 On 11/15/2020 at 5:19 AM, MiNi Beast said: Expand Pics with the 33s are on the previous page. Here is a pic off 4/5 of our Jeeps though. His is on 33s in this pic too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 Today we pulled the AX-15 out of my parts truck that will go in one of these trucks. We aren’t sure which yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 Here is the plan for the yellow truck for now: Black Honcho stripes White wagon wheels AX-15 swap 4.56 gears We are hoping to get it done for the All Breeds Jeep Show in July, but we won't tear into it until it starts to get warmer out. Lots of long nights and weekends are ahead of us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdog Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Sounds like a lot of work coming up, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 On 2/12/2021 at 5:42 PM, jdog said: Sounds like a lot of work coming up, Expand There definitely is! He just needs to source a slightly less rusty bed and then he should have just about everything he needs to begin working on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse J Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 sweet. stoked to see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 On 2/12/2021 at 10:15 PM, Jesse J said: sweet. stoked to see it Expand It’s going to be cool! Hopefully you can see it someday in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse J Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 On 2/13/2021 at 12:38 AM, 89 MJ said: It’s going to be cool! Hopefully you can see it someday in person. Expand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 Right now, he is hoping to get the truck looking like this, but it will have the muscle grille. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse J Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 it's gonna look cool. love those white wheels. although i have always been a razor grill guy but to each their own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 On 2/16/2021 at 7:02 PM, Jesse J said: it's gonna look cool. love those white wheels. although i have always been a razor grill guy but to each their own Expand We both prefer the Razor grille too, but he has a good condition muscle grille, he can always change it out later if he finds a nice razor. His truck will get 15x10 white wagon wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse J Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 On 2/16/2021 at 7:06 PM, 89 MJ said: We both prefer the Razor grille too, but he has a good condition muscle grille, he can always change it out later if he finds a nice razor. His truck will get 15x10 white wagon wheels Expand makes sense. my j series will have a razor no matter what. those wagon steelies just look great especially powdercoated white Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 We wet sanded this today to bring some of the old paint back. It’s hard to tell in pics. We also painted the grille/headlight bezels. Before wet sand: After: Grille before and after: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 that grille looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 On 3/14/2021 at 2:37 AM, Pete M said: that grille looks fantastic! Expand Thank you! It did wonders for it in person! The wet sanding also took of the rust stains, so the truck looks much better now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse J Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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