[Nates93yj]

Here is the frame with rusty metal primer



Didnt get done painting until after 9
This is the gloss black



here is another shot of the paint. Still drying

[trippleb]

looks wicked man
Defiantly an inspiration for my build!

[green89yj]

This like watching paint dry. haha. just kiddin around man. It's lookin good. Too bad I'm not any closer to Iowa. Have you done any more bodywork on it? Which tub are you actually gonna use? The black one right?
Just ordered up my wheels tonight from Summit Racing. Cragar V5's and tomorrow I'm gonna place an order for the Goodyear Wrangler MT/R's with Kevlar at Sam's. They have a good warranty there and should mount and balance for free.

[Nates93yj]

Thanks Trippleb, its alot more work than i thought. haha

Originally Posted by green89yj

This like watching paint dry. haha. just kiddin around man. It's lookin good. Too bad I'm not any closer to Iowa. Have you done any more bodywork on it? Which tub are you actually gonna use? The black one right? YES
Just ordered up my wheels tonight from Summit Racing. Cragar V5's and tomorrow I'm gonna place an order for the Goodyear Wrangler MT/R's with Kevlar at Sam's. They have a good warranty there and should mount and balance for free. NICE

Nope no more body work hopefully sometime this week though. and i can start hanging suspension parts

i really want cragars and wranglers but i dont have that kind of money. haha
Maybe i might check the tires out. thanks

[green89yj]

Sweet. Can't wait to see the suspension hanging off of there. The frame turned out great. I'm so glad I got a Georgia jeep. It came from Colorado originally I think but whoever owned it there took pretty good care of it. Rust isn't too bad. Did you have trouble getting the frame mount bolts out of the leaf spring bushings? I had to cut mine out with a grinder.


Cragars were $40 a piece and my dad is gonna basically pay for the tires for me for some reason. I bought the lift on my own and some other stuff and for some reason that made him want to spend some of his money on the jeep. I'm not complaining. I will let you know how the tires do as soon as I get them on.
www.4wd.com has BFG KM MT's 33x10.5x15 for pretty cheap. I'll pull it up in a sec. The only reason I didn't get them is because of the warranty at Sams. Which was my dad's idea.

edit: 33x10.5x15 BFG KM's on 4wd are $713 for 5 of them or $571 for 4 of them. I think that sale ends tomorrow but they are still pretty fairly priced even when they aren't on sale.

[Nates93yj]

Originally Posted by green89yj

Sweet. Can't wait to see the suspension hanging off of there. The frame turned out great. I'm so glad I got a Georgia jeep. It came from Colorado originally I think but whoever owned it there took pretty good care of it. Rust isn't too bad. Did you have trouble getting the frame mount bolts out of the leaf spring bushings? I had to cut mine out with a grinder.
yes i used a sawzall


Cragars were $40 a piece and my dad is gonna basically pay for the tires for me for some reason. I bought the lift on my own and some other stuff and for some reason that made him want to spend some of his money on the jeep. I'm not complaining. I will let you know how the tires do as soon as I get them on.
www.4wd.com has BFG KM MT's 33x10.5x15 for pretty cheap. I'll pull it up in a sec. The only reason I didn't get them is because of the warranty at Sams. Which was my dad's idea.

edit: 33x10.5x15 BFG KM's on 4wd are $713 for 5 of them or $571 for 4 of them. I think that sale ends tomorrow but they are still pretty fairly priced even when they aren't on sale.

Yeah im going with 31s Firestone Destination M/Ts (hell of a mud tire). And i see Cragars in the future

Here is what the Red jeep looks like as of now.



And here is what the frame looks like, i still need to paint the axles but my dad wanted to get stuff mocked up. Those springs are the RC 2.5 lift and 5/8s booms



ARE MY BOOMS ON RIGHT. Im pretty sure they are.



Power washed the red jeep engine bay. It is a lot cleaner. I also cleaned the black jeeps fire wall and that looks really nice, but i dont have pics of it right now





Ill get some more pics up later. Thanks

[chicalibro3]

i might have missed something but i think the shackles should point down. the angle on those seems pretty gnarly. i might be wrong though.

[green89yj]

Why didn't you go with the 4" for the same price. I mean it's really not the same price when you buy tires and stuff but you know what I mean.

[Nates93yj]

Originally Posted by chicalibro3

i might have missed something but i think the shackles should point down. the angle on those seems pretty gnarly. i might be wrong though.

I thought it was a little steep too but, then i figure the motor and body weigh a lot. So i think that will help the shackles

Originally Posted by green89yj

Why didn't you go with the 4" for the same price. I mean it's really not the same price when you buy tires and stuff but you know what I mean.

I bought the lift from somebody here on JF and it was brand new for $250, so i couldnt have got the 4 inch. I dont like to be very high off the ground anyways

Here are my rear shackles ARE they right. haha i have no idea



Here is the rest of the frame mocked up
Even though its a RC 2.5 its really BIG




And now Rusty Red is getting stripped.





I dont know what ill do tomorrow, but ill do something. thanks

[green89yj]

What all are you keeping off the rusty red? Do you have two sets of headlight bezels? I want to try some flat black ones but don't want to mess up the ones I painted body color. What about the heater cowl grill thing? Or the side marker lights in the front flares?
Basically if you have two of anything that is in good condition or could be restored that you want to get rid of let me know. Some of that stuff might be good to keep as extras for yourself though. That frame is really starting to shape up.

[green89yj]

oh, dude, my Cragars are getting in tomorrow. I'll get pics up right away.

an i definitely get what you're saying on the lift. That's a sweet deal.

[Nates93yj]

Ill give you a Pm in the next couple days about the stuff

Originally Posted by green89yj

oh, dude, my Cragars are getting in tomorrow. I'll get pics up right away.

an i definitely get what you're saying on the lift. That's a sweet deal.

I cant wait its gunna be sick. i want cragars

[green89yj]

Get a job and save some cash. $40 a piece isn't bad and if you wait around long enough you will probably find an even better deal on them.

definitely no hurry about the junk. just something to think about. I'm trying to build up some extras for stuff I might want to mod or break. haha

[Nates93yj]

Originally Posted by green89yj

Get a job and save some cash. $40 a piece isn't bad and if you wait around long enough you will probably find an even better deal on them.

definitely no hurry about the junk. just something to think about. I'm trying to build up some extras for stuff I might want to mod or break. haha

Yeah i got a job. Its just id rather have other things than cragars.

the only thing i got is the turn signal lights.

Finding alot more rust, this steering box was going to come off the frame any day. The area where the track bar is is all cracked



Got the exhaust out







Got the gas tank out, in the pic above you can see the gas tank



Look at how the previous owner adressed the rust problem in the rear. What an idiot.



Here is the skid plate and its junk way too much rust but the black jeep came with a good skid plate so ill be useing that.



Tranny is on a jack stand



Sorry if im not typing or explaining things, but im just taking a little break and going back to work.
This week i should get the motor, trans, and transfer case pulled. I just ordered a clutch kit. Thanks
This is hows its looking right now

[Tompatt]

just a suggestion.. i would definatly go for a xj 4.0 engine swap.. it would be worth it in the end. my 2 cents.