pingpong Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 Yeah it kinda does :D I want to get transmisions swapped and suspension on. I am almost ready to wheel this thing :nuts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal J Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Like i told you just give me a call and i will help you pull the trans :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 Like i told you just give me a call and i will help you pull the trans :cheers: I will call you tommorow and tell you what is going on.. I have a situation you might be able to help with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 ......I have a situation you might be able to help with. :laughin: I'm a go for Saturday Pat.....I'll bring the waggy springs along. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 Yeah Jeff its all fun and games till you have to start getting rid of parts :cry: The home owners association has cracked the whip and got the county involved. Needless to say I have a limited amount of time to get my yard straight :oops: So now I can store "spare" parts out side no more. All this means is I get to build a bigger garage :eek: Anyway back on topic. Eddie at Ground Pounder Fab has been plugging along on my cage work. I got some more pics this morning so I will post them up. Here you can see the roof bracing as well as how it all ties in together here you can see the nicely fit joints Here is the a pillar bracing go back to the center Here you can see the all important dash bar Might seem like overkill But Eddie has wheeled with me/ or I like wheeling with Edddie :cheers: and he knows this thing will be tested more then likely :nuts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxerman600 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 sounds like yall are having fun wish i was closer to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 sounds like yall are having fun wish i was closer to help. Basically I have to pull any parts I need/ might need that I can fit in my garage and get rid of anything else that I was storing out side :oops: Not really a big deal except that I am trying to build a deck at the same time. Here is as far as the deck has gotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicofuentes0224 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Store the extra parts you were going to get rid of under the deck and put the lattis up to cover up the mess. That way if you end up needing any of the crap you were going to junk it'll be right under the grill. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 Store the extra parts you were going to get rid of under the deck and put the lattis up to cover up the mess. That way if you end up needing any of the crap you were going to junk it'll be right under the grill. :D Really not enough space. The deck is only like 23" off the gound. It all ready sucks to have to carry an axle.. I can only imagine dragging one :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted June 15, 2008 Author Share Posted June 15, 2008 Got some more pics to show here you can see how the "A" and "B" pillar are tied together as well as the seat mounts The specially clearanced trans tunnel. This bar also connects the "B" pillar at the base Seat mount tabs all the seat bars were a PITA according to Eddie. Just real close to the floor The floor had some high clearance done on the drivers side too These seats I acquired in a trade yrs ago... needed a project to put them in. They are high back reclining with sliders.. so they will do With both seats in I will still be able to put a center console in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted June 18, 2008 Author Share Posted June 18, 2008 Well picked it up from the fab shop today. Eddie at Groundpounder Fab did a great job. Now that I have it home it is time to finish it up. Still need to Paint the cage Install harnesses Install "new" front and rear axles/disc brake swap on rear Install new front suspension kit Fix and neaten up the interior wiring Swap transmisions Build belly skid I want to be done by the first week of July.. I might make it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share Posted August 20, 2008 Well Never made my goal of finishing by July. :oops: I have started working on it again. So far I have mounted the RK brackets. I didnt take any pics while doing this though. A few observations. It is a royal PITA to drill the inside hole. If I had to do it all over again I would have just welded the brackets to the frame :brows: or bought a 90* drill Right now mine are bolted and tacked welded. I will final weld them when I finish figuring out the x-memeber. Here is a pic of the mount in place. You can kinda see how far off the x-member will be. The Puke goat and ax 15 x memebrs are different. So I decided I would cut up the puke goat one and see how things looked. Here you can see how much they are off. First plan in the garbage Second plan... notch out a spare x-member and then weld them together. Basically I cut 2.25" off the front of the x-member. I will see how this turns out and looks, then decide if I should go total custom, or flange the stock one with 4 bolts and go with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I have a spare crossmember if you need it. You can get it when you come pick up the engine :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share Posted August 20, 2008 I have a spare crossmember if you need it. You can get it when you come pick up the engine :D Hopefully I have it figured out... Bad things is.. won't be able to work on it again till Saturday :cry: I have 12 hours the next 2 days, and it will be dark by the time I get home. Did I mention I am suppose to go Jet Skiing all day Saturday :nuts: don't look like I am going to make that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motion Offroad Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Parts went out today. Emailed you tracking info. Keep up the good work, like where this project is going! Thanks again! :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 Thanks Adam. I should get back to working on it tommorow. I am hoping to get the x-member welded up, and make a decision on making a new one, or keeping my hodge podge stock one. I am also hoping to pull the stock front axle, and get the one I am going to use mocked into place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted August 31, 2008 Author Share Posted August 31, 2008 Well I made some progress.. at least somewhat. The front axle is in, and together. Found out the hard way that 94 unit bearings are larger then 87 ones... and my rotors wouldnt fit over top of them :cry: so I had to assemble my front axle twice. Also learned that my front axle is now higher then the rear by a good inch :nuts: :mad: and I am trying to figure that out. Had one slight issue with my RK kit.. and Adam was great and called me, and we came up with a plan. I will post up some pics when i take a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjbliley Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I wish I would have known you were working on it. I was across the creek all weekend and I was dying to have something to do to get away from the kids for a few hours. I will let you know when I am going to be down there next time I go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 Thanks TJ. Well Pogress has been made. Front axle is all but bolted in and centered. LOnger brake lines are installed. For right now my shocks are my limit straps :eek: I am sure WIth no shocks I would be stretching my brake lines :nuts: Rear axle is in place. :D Disc brake brackets are on.. Going to press new bearings and redrilled retainer plates on tonight. I hope to get the axle shafts in On monday and vehicle back on all 4 tires then too. Hopefully the front has settled out by then.. cause if not.. an extended shackle will get bolted on. Things learned.. Non C clip bolt patterns for the axle retainer plate are the same as D44 parts. It cost 100 bucks (not 50 like quoted) to have the center hole bored out.. and caliper brackets and retainers redrilled. Waiting on the machine shop a week longer then quoted sucks. I suck at taking pics so I will post them when I get back tonight. Lastly waiting to the last minute to finish a project is never a good idea.. especially when a tropical storm/ hurricane is coming, and you have 1 week to finish your junk :nuts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxerman600 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 we want pic's :needpics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted September 14, 2008 Author Share Posted September 14, 2008 They are on my camera I swear :D Just havent had much of a chance to get on the site. Update : Got the parts back from the machine shop. They ended up charging me double what they quoted me. I kinda expected that.. I didnt expect them to drill 16 holes and bore the center hole out as well for 50 bucks :nuts: Over all the install was a PITA. Ended up having to remove the E-brake hardware to get the flange onto the studs. Even with that the studs are barely long enough to get a full nut on them. If I had to do this again I would change the studs out for longer ones. Also it is very hard to reassemble the e-brakes with the axle shafts in position. Instead of building my own front bumper.. I cheated and clearanced a stock one to be used. In the process of building rock rails... I still have to pull the shackles off of Casper and Install them on the turd so I can level the ride out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 OK here are some pics for you all Here is the d44 hanging.. I was waiting on the machine shop. They took a week longer then they said and charged me double what they said. Here are the axle retainers. on the right is the D44 one. On the left is a tj rubicon d44. they use the same pattern as the newer d35. The reason for using the Rubicon one is.. the spacer is all ready built in. Saves having to have a spacer machined. Here is a pic of the retainer plate and calipers on the axle here is a pic of a few of the left over parts Back on all 4 and off the trailer Pic of the spare Still left to do. I need a ZJ prop valve, brakes are weak at the moment. Make a hi lift mount. If time allows finish rock rails, if not... God Help the sheetmetal :nuts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted September 17, 2008 Author Share Posted September 17, 2008 Well the saga continues. After locating a prop valve and removing the spring. Bleed the brakes and have the same symptoms. Switched master cylinders, and this one appears to be bad. Ordered another one. It will be here tommorow. I am hoping it is that and not a siezed caliper... if it is the later.. I guess I will order one and install at the campsite :nuts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted September 17, 2008 Author Share Posted September 17, 2008 Ended up being a bad master cylinder. Drove the Turd down the road today to get gas. The 4.10's made a huge difference in acceleration and overall driving, I actually can use 5th now No weird vibes or handling. I can tell it is going to take a lil getting use to the lockright in the rear. :oops: It is kinda loud and when you stomped the go pedal it chirps tires :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Lock-right, lock-wrong... So, have you rolled it yet? That cage came out cool. Kinda makes me want to cage my cherry. Maybe I should... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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