Case's Build Thread (06 LJ)

Glad to see you back to work on this thing!!!

So, it's been a day since you posted the "teaser".....where's the update!?!

So more than a year has passed since my trip to Arkansas ended the life of my rear axle.  It's been more than a year since I decided to do this build.  It is very nearly a year since I started this thread.  My original goal of "Mayish" (LOL) is long gone.  During all this time the build has been very fun.  I've kept to my rule of only working on it when its fun and walking away when I needed a break.  During this time the project has existed in its finished state only in my head.  In my garage has been a pile of parts that very few people can connect with my vision of the finished product.  This is starting to change.  So without further ado:



ALL RIGHT LETS DO THIS!  GET SOME! YEAAAAAAAAAH!

Got lots to show you.  Not gonna lie, a monster is being born in my garage!

As per my last post, gave up on my expensive aftermarket high steer knuckles.  I felt pretty bad about this, but I've found no less than 3 builds on various forums that have had the same thing happen to them.  Guess I should read before buying huh?  Drilled out my stock steering arm for 3/4" bolts which is what my steering will be using:



Removed my old steering shaft.  Won't be needing this anymore:



So my floor is pretty disgusting huh?  That's because I have been busy making brackets.  Gussets for coilover hoops:



Tabs to mount the coilovers to the hoops:



Track bar mounts on the axle side:



But Case, those are all made out of cardboard.  Cardboard does not have the characteristics that make gussets actually useful!  Astute reader, you are, of course, correct.  So here are some metal ones:



The axle mount for the track bar is really cool.  Let's take a look at it.  Here it is drawn out:



When cut out made something like this:



Which was turned into this:



OK that was pretty cool.  Then I took a break.  Snagged me some tickets to the Iron Bowl.  After last year's almost win I had to go see this one especially because I knew my boy Cam Newton was gonna put on a show.  At first I was I was sad that I wasted money on this stupid game, and buy the end of it I was ready to name my first born Cameron.  The celebration in the stands after the game was epic and so was the woofing between rival fans on the way back to the car.  Here was my view of the action:



Then karma caught up with me, because shortly afterward I found myself elbow deep in my cummins replacing one of these:



Which for some reason costs a metric ass ton of money.  Oh well.  Enough side tracking.

Back to working on the Jeep.  I've been dying to see what the damn thing looks like with tires on it, so I re-remounted the heavy ass rear axle:



Then the track bar mount on the frame side needed to be made so that the front axle could be moved around:



This allowed the track bar to be measured, cut, and mounted:



Which allowed me to flex the front axle out and check for bindage.  Thankfully this time, everything flexed out fine and as an added bonus: ROOM FOR THE DRIVESHAFT!  Here is the front flexed out:



Which of course meant I needed to mount some tires to this bad boy and check for clearances! Here is the driver side full stuff, turned full lock (nothing hit):



Reverse view:



Yes, its wide:



View looking out the driver's door:



Think I'll be able to place my tire without a spotter?  Here's a fun one for you.  I can almost see my passenger front tire from the driver's seat.  With the passenger side flexed out, I can see exactly where my passenger side tire is.

With the tires on the Jeep I can finally see what it will look like when its sitting on its own, ready to be driven.  From my teaser post, this picture is what the Jeep will look like when its off the jack stands.  This is ride height and width that I'm planning on running:



It's finally starting to look like a Jeep again!  This is starting to get exciting!

Coming along!

I've been gone forever and you still havent gotten done yet lol. Case is slacking no? Maybe we should vote on it

When's the last time the motor was run?

With the lovely ethanol fuel we have these days, I'd drain the fuel and fill it back up with some fresh gas.  Ethanol is the devil.

This was discussed on here a while back.

50Willys wrote: That's why I run 100% gasoline in everything but my diesel truck.

You are living in fantasy land if you think that's true. We tested several of the local gas stations that were claiming to have pure gasoline in town that claimed to be selling pure gasoline. All had between 8 and 10 percent ethanol.

83K10 wrote: 50Willys wrote: That's why I run 100% gasoline in everything but my diesel truck. You are living in fantasy land if you think that's true. We tested several of the local gas stations that were claiming to have pure gasoline in town that claimed to be selling pure gasoline. All had between 8 and 10 percent ethanol.

Then why didn't you sue them for false advertising?

What were some of the stations you tested?

1toncrwlr wrote: this thing out and about yet?

Case, quit goofing around already! Get 'er dun!!!