Rig Projects / Mods for the new wheelin season.

[Herzog]

So, what do you guys have on your plate?

For me its:

Buggy -

• Remove welded front - replace with detroit
• Find new tires, my SX's are getting pretty worn out...
• rebuild firewall & tranny tunnel for passenger safety

D.D. & Expedition XJ -

• Fab up a rear shock hoop (stupid stock mounts are just horrible)
• New rear leaf springs (get rid of the 2" blocks)

And that's about it. I'm hoping for a good year of wheeling!

 

[Meat_]

K5

Cut off rear cage, slip out "cab"
Rebuild 700R4, install 203/205
New belly armor
New drive shafts
Slip in new truck cab
Finish tube work on front
Make new hoop behind cab, cut down rear cage (cut the top off) and install making a "bed"
Sliders/boat sides
OBA York with about a 3~4 gallon tank
Install line lock on the rear (manual)
Build a grill
Build sufficent tube fenders to get it licensed
Aquire and install a train horn
Possibly get detroit and put dual electric line locks on rear

I guess that's enough.

Old Ramcharger

Change trans filter/gasket, fix leaking pan
Do general demothballing stuff
license so I can drive my fat ass to trail heads and start hiking again

DD
pay the damned thing off.

 

[Herzog]

Ah yeah... forgot the tow rig.

I need to get the front end aligned (pulls HARD to the right) but before I do that I need to go get my new track-bar (warranty) or just fab up a new one with a new mount and forget about the stupid thing.

 

[mbryson]

Lots

 

[Herzog]

Lots

The details are overwhelming!

 

[reddevil]

I just installed a RK 3 link and Bilstein shocks on my xj. Now I just need to make sure it's all adjusted correctly and put some loctite on. I also am hoping for a good wheeling year (including a trip out to the Rubicon for my first time.)

 

[I Lean]

Lots of other minor things, but I need to make sliders and front and rear bumpers for the 4runner, and maybe a cage. And mount new front seats.

 

[Nate R]

I would kinda like to see my junk move under it's own power again. :-\

 

[mbryson]

The details are overwhelming!

That's a LOT of typing.....(and thinking)




'Jeep'
onboard air find/fab/install
rebuild/reinforce Waggy and XJ springs (military wrap on redundant main leaf)
create some kind of a serviceable (semi-attractive?) interior/gauges, etc.
tube fenders
finish floor in the rear of tub
finish grille/narrowed hood swap and paint new parts
new tires would be nice (16.5")
redo rear hanger on front spring (looks uber-gay, but seems pretty strong)
interior tub coating (Herculiner or whatever...want something that's UV resistant)
fix wipers, heater
add a radio
redo rear shocks again
budget on board welder
storage for 'trail spares' and determine 'necessary' trail spares for this rig
skids/bellypan
rear disks (?)
rocker protection
tie cage to the frame
steering box/hydro assist


WHEEL the F*** out of it.



StuperDuty
leveling kit
finish gooseneck hitch install
a couple of dumb electrical maintenance items
Edge w/Attitude install (as much for the gauges as anything)


Trailer
redeck
fix the brakes
optimize for 'tent trailer' usage
new tires (?)

 

[mbryson]

........... (including a trip out to the Rubicon for my first time.)

I wanna do that, but we'll have to see where the funds are. I know I'm taking the chillin' to Yellowstone so I don't know if I've got the $$$ to go to Tahoe, now.

 

[bobmed]

Install wiring harness
New dash and gauges.
Install winch.
Redo front spring hangers.
New steering box and bracket to inside frame.
New headers and exhaust.
Replace front fenders.
Need to get lower seats so I don't hit my head on the cage.
New gas pedal and cable.
Remount clutch master cylinder to lower clutch pedal.
I'm going to try to get this done next weekend

 

[Tacoma]

K5

Install the 60/14 bolt
Install the 35's and beadlocks
Get the rear caged
cut the fenders
Rebuild the 454 for it, and a 700r4 too
rockers


M715
get the motor/trans/t-cases in
wire it up
chop the rockfangs down
clearance the cab/front fenders
mock up the rear fenders
start on the cage.

Suburban
cut the fenders more
CUCV bumpers
new rear door

 

[Brett]

As of tonight, pull the 4.0 and rebuild

 

[Tacoma]

bummer!!!

 

[Herzog]

As of tonight, pull the 4.0 and rebuild

I'm speachless! But not speachless enough to let you know that I am speachless.

 

[Hickey]

Pick up my 97 TJ
Build (it has none of the below)-

Front tube fenders
Suspension
Axles
Figure out some kind of doors

 

[richpblaze]

The 4 $unner

Finish installing the Dana 60's, install Detroit, ARB, throw on the 42's. Install a 4.7 kit in the T-case, build front bumper, roll cage. Not much

 

[Meat_]

Pick up my 97 TJ
Build (it has none of the below)-

Front tube fenders
Suspension
Axles
Figure out some kind of doors

You gunna wheel?

 

[richpblaze]

When??????????????????/

You gunna wheel?

 

[SAMI]

4Runner
...WASH ALL THE DAMN SALT OFF!!
*built new rear shock mount/crossmember(shocks are connected to old one that just dangles right now )
*replace valve seals / or rebuild head completely
*figure out why, and, fix front brakes from locking up randomly
*replace windshield
*build new front bumper w/ winch mount
*build new rear bumper / spare tire carrier
*bed liner the bottom half of the body panels
*wire winch into dash
*build a trunk in the rear w/ winch mount
*smaller lift springs and 35's
*electric cooling fan
*convert to an '81-84 grille if it can be done clean and not look like ****
*new dash (the extreme cold cracked mine this morning)
*chromo rear shafts
*high pinion e-locked front third member
*truss front rear axle housings
*lengthen air breathers / snorkel
*custom top: half hard, half canvas
*and hopefully, a Taco 3.4 or Lexus V8 conversion by this next winter

-Jason